Reuters US markets ended April in a deep funk, as investors turned their backs on once-favoured technology companies amid concerns about the economy. A sell-off in Amazon shares, after the firm reported a fall in online sales, helped drive the Nasdaq index down more than 4% on Friday. April was the worst month for the
Month: April 2022
Getty Images Hostile states buying access to MPs and peers could be “the next great parliamentary scandal” unless reforms are made, a report has warned. It found All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) were at risk of “improper lobbying” by foreign actors. Labour’s Chris Bryant said the groups “must never be a backdoor means of peddling influence”.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Conservative MP accused of watching pornography in the House of Commons chamber has been named as Neil Parish. He has been suspended from the parliamentary party and is under investigation by Parliament’s standards commissioner. Two female
PA Media Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two and a half years for hiding £2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. The 54-year-old six-time Grand Slam champion was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act. The case centred on Becker’s bankruptcy in June 2017 resulting from
Reuters An Islamic State group militant from the UK has been jailed for life by a US court for his involvement with a notorious hostage-taking terror cell. Alexanda Kotey, 38, pleaded guilty last September to eight criminal charges relating to the abduction, torture and beheading of IS hostages in Syria. Kotey, originally from London, showed
Reuters Ukraine has launched a hunt for 10 Russian soldiers accused of war crimes in Bucha – the town outside of the capital Kyiv where civilians were tortured, raped and murdered. The Ministry of Defence – which shared pictures of the soldiers – described them as “the despicable 10”. Prosecutors say they are being investigated
Residents have been banging pans and shouting from the windows of their homes, to protest against the government enforced lockdown in Shanghai. The Chinese government has been pursuing a zero-Covid strategy since the beginning of the pandemic, with the aim of keeping the country entirely Covid free. Criticism of the government is rare in China,
Getty Images Two British volunteers providing humanitarian assistance in Ukraine have been captured by the Russian military, an aid organisation has said. The non-profit Presidium Network said the men were detained at a checkpoint near the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Monday. The Foreign Office is said to be urgently seeking more information.
Nikita Horban was sitting cross-legged on an old-fashioned steel hospital bed, running his fingers over the flat part of the bandage where his toes used to be. He was still wearing the clothes the Russians sent him home in – a military green t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms. He looked pale and gaunt, older than 31.
1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia — We’ll be debating this pick for years, passing on more proven commodities such as Aidan Hutchinson. An atypical No. 1 overall selection, Walker nonetheless possesses the raw power, freaky athleticism and ideal length to be a star one day. But his pass rushing effectiveness remains an area
PA Wire Black children are disadvantaged in schools because they are viewed as “less innocent” and more adult-like, a report says. The Commission on Young Lives in England report says this process of “adultification” means black children feel over-policed in schools. It makes many feel unsafe and has a huge negative impact on their lives.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Rockets hit Kyiv during the UN Secretary General’s visit to the city, in which he criticised his own organisation’s Security Council. Antonio Guterres said the council had failed to prevent or end the war in Ukraine. This
Reuters A drop in online sales and rising costs have helped to push Amazon to its first loss since 2015. Online sales at the e-commerce giant slipped 3% in the first three months of the year, as the boom to its business from the pandemic starts to fade, the firm said Thursday. Growth in other
No one knows who put it here. But something rather odd has appeared in the centre of St Petersburg. A bizarre art installation made up of one word: “ZAMESTIM” (“We will replace”). Each letter is the first letter of an international brand that has suspended operations in Russia. Their company logos are featured, too. Z
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed a two-year contract extension committing him to the club until 2026. But the club have signed Klopp and his staff to longer deals at a time where the team are chasing a quadruple. He said he was “delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited”. Klopp added: “When the owners brought
Reuters The US economy contracted in the first three months of the year partly due to trade disruption from the Ukraine war. Figures from the Commerce Department showed that gross domestic product fell at an annualised rate of 1.4%. Slower growth had been expected but the figure was worse than forecast, marking the first fall
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