This man has revealed himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin May 2, 2016 An Australian man named Craig Wright has come forward claiming to be the inventor of Bitcoin, who has before now been known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The entrepreneur has outed himself as the creator of the cryptocurrency to three news outlets – the BBC, The Economist and GQ. Wright claims to have cryptographic proof that he [...]
May Day 2016: Protestors tear gassed in Istanbul while Jeremy Corbyn condemns anti-Semitism May 1, 2016 May Day protestors in Istanbul have been tear gassed as they marched to campaign for workers' rights. Turkish police fired tear gas at the protestors in the Turkish capital, as well as deploying water cannon, according to Agence France-Presse. The protest in Istanbul is part of a global movement to mark International Workers' Day. In [...]
EU referendum: Polls at odds on outcome of June’s vote May 1, 2016 With under two months to go until the United Kingdom votes on its membership of the European Union, the outcome still remains somewhat unclear as polls are at odds with one another. A poll for the Sun on Sunday found that slightly more Britons want to leave the EU than remain a member, after President Barack [...]
EU referendum: Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish independence referendum “more likely than not” while she is First Minister May 1, 2016 Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has said a second Scottish independence referendum is "more likely than not" to occur while she is First Minister. In an interview with the Sunday Herald, Sturgeon said of a second referendum during her premiership: "Do I think it's more likely than not? Yes." While David Cameron has said there [...]
UK thinks it is “in the throes of a housing crisis”, according to new poll May 1, 2016 By now most are all too aware of the soaring cost of housing, leading to "generation rent" and pushing people outside city centres. But a new poll has revealed the extent to which people are concerned about the housing crisis. According to a poll for the Observer on attitudes to housing, 69 per cent of [...]
Clocks in Venezuela go forward to save electricity May 1, 2016 The electricity crisis in Venezuela is going from bad to worse. The country lost half an hour of sleep on Sunday as clocks moved forward to save power. The time change was ordered by President Nicolas Maduro, as the government implements a series of measures to help deal with the electricity shortage and deep economic crisis. The [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Barack Obama mocks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton May 1, 2016 As expected, President Barack Obama roundly mocked Republican contender Donald Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. More surprisingly, Obama also used his eighth and final correspondent's dinner to make jokes at the expense of Hillary Clinton. Obama said: "Although I am a little hurt that he’s not here tonight. We had so much fun [...]
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley says he could save BHS, preserving thousands of jobs May 1, 2016 Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has confirmed his plans to buy BHS are still alive. The billionaire's plans would save the chain, as well as thousands of jobs. Ashley told The Telegraph: "Any continuing interest that we have in BHS would be on the basis that we would anticipate that there would not be any job losses, [...]
Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan accepts anti-Semitism row could hurt his chances of getting elected May 1, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate believes his chances of winning the election next week could be damaged by the anti-Semitism row that has erupted. Sadiq Khan said he wouldn't be thrown of course by the row, but acknowledged that there could well be an electoral consequence that would damage his chances of taking City Hall, as well [...]
No apology from Ken Livingstone following accusations of anti-Semitism April 30, 2016 Ken Livingstone has said he does not expect his conduct to have any bearing on Sadiq Khan's performance in next week's London mayoral election. Speaking at the end of a week in which he was suspended from the Labour Party over comments judged to have been anti-Semitic, Livingstone said he was "not going to apologise for telling [...]