Afghanistan: Race against time as Biden sets 10-day rescue deadline August 21, 2021 The UK government has been plunged in a race against time to help British nationals and supportive Afghans leave Afghanistan as the US president suggested rescue missions must be completed within 10 days. Joe Biden, at a press conference on Friday, signalled US efforts to rescue American citizens could wrap up at the end of [...]
The hunt is on: 49-year-old Lee Peacock is London’s most wanted after two bodies found August 21, 2021 The police this morning is looking for a 49-year-old man as part of a murder investigation after two bodies were found within hours of each other at separate addresses in central London. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement they were appealing for information about the whereabouts of Lee Peacock, who they wished to speak [...]
Merkel urges Putin to free Navalny during her final visit to Moscow August 21, 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but the Kremlin leader rebuffed her, saying the jailing was unrelated to politics. Watch the full report.
Morrisons’ messy and dramatic takeover battle: Where are we now? August 20, 2021 Morrisons agreed a £7bn offer late last night in the latest twist in the UK supermarket chain’s dramatic takeover battle. Shares jumped this morning after investors digested the new deal from US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). It comes weeks after a rival bidder, a consortium led by private equity rival Fortress, [...]
Former boss of designer shoe brand worn by Meghan jailed for four years for £500k expenses scam August 20, 2021 The former boss of a designer shoe brand worn by the Duchess of Sussex has been jailed for more than four years after falsely claiming £500,000 in expenses. Roy Luwolt, 38, earned £150,000 a year as the self-styled co-founder and managing director of Malone Souliers, whose luxury footwear has been sported by celebrities including Meghan, [...]
Prince Harry donates £1.1m from memoir proceeds to his own charity August 20, 2021 The Duke of Sussex has donated £1.1m from the proceeds of his upcoming memoirs to the charity he co-founded. The royal family is braced for the publication of Harry’s memoirs next year which he has written “not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become”. Harry set up Sentebale, in [...]
Dentist wins £15,000 damages in libel after wild accusations surfaced online August 20, 2021 A retired dentist and his partner have won a website libel fight after becoming involved in a dispute over land in a Cumbrian village. Dr Richard Wozniak and Bridget Kelly, who had retired to Cumbria and bought a house in Rosgill six years ago, sued villager Chloe Randall. Ms Randall had fought the libel claim, [...]
Space race between US, China and Japan to bring Mars soil to Earth intensifies August 20, 2021 Space agency scientists in Japan said today they plan to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the United States and China, which started Mars missions last year, in hopes of finding clues to the planet’s origin and traces of possible life. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or Jaxa, plans to launch [...]
Former Royal Marine turned charity director trapped in Afghanistan August 20, 2021 Paul Farthing, known as “Pen”, has been battling to get all of his 25 staff from animal welfare charity Nowzad and their families out of Afghanistan as the Taliban complete their takeover. He is also faced with the prospect of having to put down all of the 140 dogs in his care, and potentially the [...]
Elon Musk says Tesla is developing humanoid robot that can ‘eliminate dangerous and boring tasks’ August 20, 2021 Elon Musk has said Tesla is aiming to launch the prototype of a humanoid robot called “Tesla Bot” next year. Musk added that the robot would “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Watch the full report.