The UK is now spending more of its aid budget at home than in poorer countries, development experts have said. That is because a large proportion of the pot – some £3bn – is being spent on housing refugees, mainly from Ukraine, according to the Centre for Global Development (CGD). The UK aid budget is
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7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 8 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN
The largest automaker in the US has pulled paid advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk completed his takeover of the social media company. Musk’s $44bn (£38bn) deal to buy Twitter completed on Thursday and he reportedly sacked the company’s chief executive and two other top bosses. The world’s richest man tweeted “the bird is freed”
The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into “abhorrent” claim of “sexual bullying” in the submarine service. Admiral Sir Ben Key, the First Sea Lord, said sexual assault and harassment has no place in the Royal Navy and that anyone who is found culpable will be held accountable. Responding to the allegations
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on October 06, 2022. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images After closing a $44 billion
In this article AAPL META MSFT AMZN GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Marlene Awaad | Bloomberg | Getty Images Other than Apple, it was a brutal earnings week for Big Tech. Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft combined lost over $350 billion in market cap after offering concerning commentary for
Joe Biden has described the violent assault on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband as “despicable” – as San Francisco’s police chief has said it was “not a random attack”. Paul Pelosi, 82, is recovering from a skull fracture after he was attacked by an intruder with a hammer on Friday. The intruder – David
China’s former president Hu Jintao has been unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony of the ruling Communist Party. The 79-year-old, who was seated on the left of President Xi Jinping, was led off the stage of the main auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by two stewards. He appeared to
In this article MSFT GOOG GOOGL META AMZN AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., outside the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple’s earnings received a drastically different reaction from investors than
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman and Axios reporter Jonathan Swan discuss Donald Trump’s political future with CNN anchor Abby Phillip. #CNN #News
The Department of Defense (DOD) is well aware that electric vehicles are rolling out at a record pace and are only expected to continue gaining vehicle market share. As a result, the Defense Innovation Unit, a sub-division of the DOD, is partnering with the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army Reserve to install EV
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Looking for new names We made 2 trades Earnings recap 1. Looking for new names Stocks climbed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up nearly 2%. And we’re looking
James Cleverly will today urge world leaders to work together to fight online terror and prevent attacks at a United Nations meeting in India. Attending the UN Security Council counter-terrorism committee in New Delhi, the Foreign Secretary – who kept his job in new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s Cabinet reshuffle – will urge the UK’s
Given what we know about the injuries Paul Pelosi sustained and the type of treatment he received, he is lucky to be alive. His wife is second-in-line to the presidency; the third-most senior politician in America. She is at the top of the Democratic Party, a close ally of President Joe Biden and a target,
A veteran investment banker is being lined up to chair one of Britain’s biggest car parts manufacturers as it prepares for a newly independent life as a standalone listed company. Sky News has learnt that Simon Mackenzie-Smith, a prominent City figure during a long career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is close to being
Rock ‘n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis, best known for the 1957 hit Great Balls of Fire, has died at the age of 87. Lewis died at home in Memphis, Tennessee, his representative Zach Farnum confirmed. The rock ‘n’ roll pioneer – who called himself The Killer – was also known for the song Whole
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook visits the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14, New York City, September 16, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Apple stock rose more than 7% on Friday after reporting September quarter earnings that modestly beat expectations
An intruder who broke into the home of Nancy Pelosi and her husband was searching for the US House Speaker, police say. The attacker broke into the couple’s San Francisco home via the back door at around 2.30am on Friday, armed with a hammer. Police chief William Scott said officers were called to the house
Every new season of The Crown becomes one of the most hotly anticipated TV events of the year. And the latest series is no different, with events now focussing on the more recent history of the 1990s. The show, which Netflix insists is fictional, despite being broadly based on true events and real life people,
The UK’s Northern Ireland secretary has said he “will be calling an election” in the nation after a deadline to restore devolved government at Stormont passed at midnight. Yesterday, last-ditch efforts to restore the multi-party executive failed and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris had been expected to subsequently call an election today and announce the