7:01 AM ET Sidney Crosby hears a lot on the ice during an NHL game. Cheers and jeers. The cacophony of trash talk, interrupted by a few goal horns. But as the years have passed, Crosby’s started to hear something else: Opponents openly confessing that they had the Pittsburgh Penguins star hanging on their bedroom
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There are pictures from parties in Downing Street during strict COVID restrictions that will “inevitably get out”, the prime minister’s former chief adviser has said – as two polls showed the Tories being overtaken by Labour. Dominic Cummings, who left Number 10 last November, made the claim about the images on his Twitter account. Downing
The company behind the controversial Cambo oil field has said work on the project is being paused – after oil giant Shell pulled out last week. Siccar Point, which owns 70% of the North Sea project off Shetland, said it would now “evaluate next steps”. The project has become a focal point for campaigners seeking
In the UK he’s probably best known for his comedy, but in Hollywood Jack Whitehall is establishing himself as a family film star. Earlier this year he brought the light-relief in Disney’s Jungle Cruise as the brother of Emily Blunt’s lead character, and now he’s starring as the immature uncle of a young girl in
Holly Humberstone has won the 2022 Brits Rising Star award ahead of the main ceremony next year. The award, which in the past has been won by the likes of Adele and Sam Smith, recognises those who are likely to go on to have successful careers in music. She was shortlisted against viral artist Bree
The High Court has reversed a decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. Mr Assange, 50, is wanted in America over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information following WikiLeak’s publication of several hundred leaked documents relating to wars in
The prime minister’s standards adviser has had further talks with Number 10 after an official investigation contradicted Boris Johnson’s claim he knew nothing about how the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat was being funded. Questions have been raised about Lord Geidt’s future in the wake of the development, but Boris Johnson’s spokesman said the
Omicron coronavirus cases have surged by as much as 400% in some parts of South Africa – although the country’s health ministry has said there is mounting evidence the variant causes milder infection. South Africa reported more than 22,000 new infections on Thursday, a record during the fourth wave but still below the more than
Sixty years after West Side Story was first adapted for the screen, legendary director Steven Spielberg has re-made the film for a modern audience. When the musical was written in 1957, it was a version of Romeo and Juliet which reflected issues of the time around gang warfare, racial divisions and injustice. Decades later Spielberg
Astronomers have found a giant planet that is 10 times bigger than Jupiter and is orbiting a pair of massive, extremely hot stars, an environment previously thought too inhospitable for a planet to form. Scientists have named the planet “b Centauri (AB)b” or “b Centauri b”. The European Southern Observatory (ESO), which photographed the planet
India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Named Gaganyaan, the first human space mission to launch from Indian soil was initially set for August 2022, to mark 75 years of India’s independence but the coronavirus-induced pandemic forced a delay in its timeline. Singh acknowledged
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “bumps on our road to recovery” as new figures showed growth stalled even before the arrival of the Omicron variant. GDP grew by just 0.1% in October, well short of the 0.4% expected by economists and a big slowdown on September’s 0.6% expansion, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
NASA has warned about the potential impacts of “swirling Sun debris” created by a solar storm likely to hit the Earth by December 11. The agency said a coronal mass ejection (CME) of plasma and magnetic field escaped the Sun earlier this week and is expected to possibly strike by Saturday. Astronomers and space scientists
The city of New York is currently proposing a contract to buy a fleet of Model 3 vehicles from Tesla. It would create a fleet of hundreds of electric cars for the city. The proposed contract has been revealed through a notice for public hearing obtained by Electrek. The city wrote in the notice: “IN
A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters LONDON — Stock picking is going to be more important for investors than macroeconomic themes in 2022, according to BlackRock‘s Nigel Bolton. Markets continue to grind higher against a backdrop of uncertainty, and developments on the Covid-19 front, global
Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, is cooperating with the January 6 committee, a significant development that will give investigators insight from one of the highest-ranking Trump officials. CNN’s Jamie Gangel has the exclusive story. #CNN #News
US actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and bolster his career. Prosecutors said the 39-year-old former Empire star lied to police when he told them that he was accosted on a Chicago street by two masked strangers
In this article GOOGL Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google executives are acknowledging employee concerns about rising inflation, but say they have no plans to respond with
Sex And The City was the product of “a very unfeminist time” according to Candace Bushnell – the real-life Carrie Bradshaw whose novel inspired the hit TV show. While the show is returning after two decades with a new name, And Just Like That, Bushnell says for those who now feel the original hasn’t aged
Boris Johnson’s most senior communications adviser addressed staff and handed out awards on the night of the alleged Downing Street party, it is understood. Jack Doyle, the director of communications in Number 10, thanked staff working there “like he does every week”. Downing Street Christmas parties: How many events are now under investigation and when