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Government borrowing and debt grew in November, official figures showed, casting doubt on the likelihood of one of the prime minister’s key pledges. In the financial year, from April up to last month, borrowing grew to £116.4bn. That’s the second highest since records began in 1993 and an increase of £24.4bn on the same period
A man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder has been exonerated by a judge – becoming the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defence lawyers. Oklahoma
Hassan came to the UK on a boat across the English Channel. Now he is sleeping rough on a Liverpool housing estate. “Where should I go? What should I do?” he asks me, as he clears out his rain-soaked tent, which he’s pitched under some trees near to a row of semi-detached houses. A sleeping
Elon Musk‘s X/Twitter is back up after going down tonight all over the world. The usually reactive owner of the struggling social media platform hasn’t said anything about what happened or why, but for users it was certainly like someone pulled the plug for nearly an hour late Wednesday. Detected by Downdector just before 10
Dec 21, 2023NewsroomDark Web / Cybercrime German law enforcement has announced the disruption of a dark web platform called Kingdom Market that specialized in the sales of narcotics and malware to “tens of thousands of users.” The exercise, which involved collaboration from authorities from the U.S., Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine, began on December 16, 2023,
It’s a great season to be a Minnesota Timberwolves fan, with the team currently leading the NBA‘s Western Conference. Stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards have undeniable chemistry; veteran Mike Conley shows real leadership on the court; center Rudy Gobert is gunning for his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award. This is the kind
F*cking scumbags. If you’re not familiar with Ritch Henderson, he’s one of the latest in a long line of incredible artists coming out of Alabama right now after dropping a killer debut album this year with Fallacies and Four Letter Words. It’s already hard enough for artists who earn a living out on the road.
American actor David Krumholtz was 16 years old when he landed the role of Bernard The Elf — the grumpy head elf of Santa’s workshop with an exceptional work ethic — in the family holiday film “The Santa Clause” back in 1994. David shared the comedic film with Tim Allen as the marketing director and
Stephen Colbert bravely allowed Nicki Minaj to change her song lyrics to be about him during an appearance on The Late Show in 2018 and he’s now the subject of a new tune. During an interview on the late-night show, Minaj offered Colbert a new opportunity to battle rap her. In the clip, Colbert queried
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G and Galaxy A15 5G were unveiled in Vietnam on December 11. Now, the smartphones are confirmed to launch in India. Samsung has revealed the launch date of the two A-series phones. The Indian variants of both models are expected to share similar specifications with their Vietnamese versions. They are expected to
Julia is a professional nerd who can be spotted in the wild lounging with books in the park in Brooklyn, NY. She has a BA in International Studies from the University of Chicago and an MA in Media Studies from Pratt Institute. She loves fandom, theater, cheese, and Edith Piaf. Find her at juliarittenberg.com. View
Spring energy bills are projected to ease as energy markets stabilise, according to a closely-watched forecast. Energy bills in the three months from April to June are projected to fall 16% to £1,660 a year for the average user, according to research firm Cornwall Insight. It’s a £268 drop from the energy cap from next
Murals aren’t hard to find in San Pedro, as the art form has increased in popularity over the past couple of decades. But the newest artistic display — “La Pincoya en El Norte” — is drawing more than the usual accolades. The mural is on the side of a building in the town’s historic waterfront.
President Joe Biden said there was “no question” Donald Trump “supported an insurrection” in light of Colorado’s legal ruling rendering him ineligible for the US presidency. However, Mr Biden did not comment on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. Speaking about his likely Republican opponent in next
The Irish government is to bring a legal case against the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The inter-state case is over the UK’s decision to bring in the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act, deputy premier Micheal Martin has confirmed. The act became UK law in September 2023. It looks to end
Bobby Kotick, the longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard, is stepping down Dec. 29 following the company’s drawn-out $69 billion sale to Microsoft that closed in October. The exec — who oversaw some of the industry’s most popular games from Pitfall to Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga and Farm Heroes Saga — had said previously he would stay
Dec 20, 2023NewsroomNetwork Security / Data Breach Ransomware groups are increasingly switching to remote encryption in their attacks, marking a new escalation in tactics adopted by financially motivated actors to ensure the success of their campaigns. “Companies can have thousands of computers connected to their network, and with remote ransomware, all it takes is one
An alarming report published by Reuters on Wednesday details how the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has shirked responsibility for the failures of parts it knew to be defective, including suspension and steering systems. The investigation comes shortly after a recall of 2 million Teslas to add safety guardrails to the cars’ Autopilot features — whose
What a throwback. If you spend as much time on Youtube as I do, you’re bound to run into some old videos from way back before artists were uploading music there on a regular basis. Actually, there was a time when it was mostly just grainy cover videos or live performances, and if you wanted