Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to expand with another 137,000 personnel starting from next year. The announcement by the Russian president came a day after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine reached its six-month mark. Moscow has not revealed any losses in the conflict since the first weeks, but Western officials and the Kyiv government believe
admin
Astronomers working on US space agency NASA’s Lucy mission may have spotted an undiscovered mini-moon orbiting an asteroid in the solar system. The mission is headed to study the Trojans — two groups of asteroids that orbit the Sun and are located on each side of Jupiter. While on its way to the space rocks,
Olivia Wilde has spoken out about publicly being served legal documents on behalf of her former fiance Jason Sudeikis while she was on stage, describing it as “vicious” and “scary”. The 38-year-old actress and director, who is now in a relationship with Harry Styles, was handed an envelope marked “personal and confidential” at an industry
Brian Cox has told Sky News that playing Logan Roy – the terrifying head of the Waystar family empire in drama Succession – has had “a terrible effect” on him. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the 76-year-old star, whose career has taken him from Dundee to Hollywood, said: “I was not really a swearer
Shell Energy is to pay out more than half a million pounds for overcharging thousands of households above the permitted price cap. Industry regulator Ofgem said the supplier would refund and compensate 11,275 prepayment customers as well as pay into a fund to support vulnerable people. Shell Energy had reported the problem itself after discovering
3:00 AM ET The end of the transfer window is only a week away, so which players should you be keeping an eye on? Here are some stars likely to make headlines before the deadline on Sept. 1 arrives. Cristiano Ronaldo, FW, Man United 2 Related Dropped from the first XI for the win against
Sky’s Ed Conway is in the Salar de Atacama salt flat in Chile, home to more than a quarter of the world’s lithium – which is what goes into your smart phone and electric car batteries #shorts
“Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff defends his book from criticism that it is full of inaccuracies and is tantamount to a work of fiction.
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
In this article TATAPOWER-IN RWE-DE India is targeting a major ramp up of its renewable energy capacity, but achieving its aims represents a big challenge. Puneet Vikram Singh | Moment | Getty Images Norway’s Climate Investment Fund and the country’s biggest pension company, KLP, are set to invest in a 420-megawatt solar power project being
In this article AMZN In this photo illustration, the Amazon Basic Care logo is displayed on a smartphone with an Amazon logo in the background. Thiago Prudêncio | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service, Amazon Care, marking a major retreat by the retail behemoth in its efforts
Uvalde’s district police chief has been sacked over the hesitant response by hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement officers during the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. In a unanimous vote, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s (UCISD) board of trustees dismissed police chief Pete Arredondo, three months to the day after one of the
Harvey Weinstein has been given permission to appeal his rape and sexual assault conviction. The written decision was sent to Weinstein’s lawyers and according to Reuters it contained no details on what grounds may have led to the decision. It means New York state’s highest court will hear arguments from Weinstein‘s lawyers and prosecutors and
Kobe Bryant’s widow has been awarded $16m (£13.5m) after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, their teenage daughter and seven others. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay damages over photos of the NBA star’s body at the
The government must increase its energy bills discount by at least 150% or risk pushing millions of households into financial distress. That is the warning from consumer group Which? ahead of Friday’s announcement of the energy price cap for the three months from October. In May, the government said that it would give every household
A rocket attack on a train station in central Ukraine as the country marked its Independence Day has killed 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The Ukrainian leader had warned for days that Russian forces might attempt “something particularly cruel” this week. The lethal attack hit the town of Chaplyne in the central Dnipropetrovsk region,
CCTV footage capturing the sound of gunshots during the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool has emerged. The video does not show the attack itself but the audio clearly captures the sound of four gunshots. Olivia was killed shortly after 10pm on Monday night after a 35-year-old man, being chased by another man with a
App-based lender Atom bank says its four-day working week trial has been a resounding success. The bank, which is based in the northeast of England, said the trial had been “overwhelmingly positive” for employees, improving productivity and job satisfaction. Recruiting and retaining staff was easier, and there was no negative impact on customer service ratings,
Aug 24, 2022 As a young hockey fan, Trevor Zegras would dream about pulling off video-game moves as an NHL player. Now he’s on the cover of “NHL 23,” a video game that features a move named in his honor that he made famous as an Anaheim Ducks rookie sensation last season. “It’s weird. I
Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham and CNN’s Gloria Borger explain why they believe the former President has not yet released surveillance footage from the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, despite proposals from some of his allies to do so. #StephanieGrisham #erinburnettoutfront #CNN