Britney Spears has sported a #FreeBritney T-shirt ahead of a potentially life-changing court hearing which could see her 13-year conservatorship brought to an end. The star’s fiance Sam Asghari shared a video clip on social media showing the couple in the matching tops, which also featured the statement: “It’s a human rights movement.” In just
The Duchess of Sussex claimed Prince Harry faced “constant berating” from members of the Royal Family over the strained relationship she had with her father, text messages reveal. Earlier this year, Meghan, 40, successfully sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of MailOnline and The Mail on Sunday, over five articles that reproduced parts of her
A long-awaited plan for railways in the Midlands and north of England will be published next week that could see the eastern extension of HS2 from Birmingham to Leeds mothballed. Regional political leaders are anticipating publication of the government’s integrated rail review for the Midlands and north imminently, with many braced for delays to key
Boris Johnson has warned the rising COVID cases in Europe could be seen in the UK if people do not get their booster jabs fast enough. Both the Netherlands and Austria today announced fresh lockdown rules in the coming days as cases rise again in some European countries. The prime minister said: “I’m seeing the
World leaders have reached the most significant climate change pact since the landmark Paris Agreement, following a turbulent two weeks of fraught negotiations in Glasgow. With a stroke of the gavel, COP26 President Alok Sharma has brought the talks to a close after almost 200 nations finally reached consensus on how to navigate the climate
Three is a trend, so the saying goes. So news of two more big company demergers today, hot on the heels of the three-way break-up of 129-year-old US industrial giant General Electric announced on Wednesday, suggests that “doing the splits” is being looked at anew by company boards. Toshiba, one of the best known companies
7:56 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The most-avoided-fighter-in-boxing label is not just a badge of honor, it’s also an unfathomable test of patience for the person who bears it. That status is earned, if you truly can earn something you don’t want, by virtue of a few different attributes. The fighter has to be immensely talented
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – whose state’s banner industry, coal mining, has been largely unionized and been central to the US labor movement since soon after its inception – today called the proposed $4,500 union-made EV tax credit “wrong” and “not American.” The $4,500 union-made EV credit is a section of the proposed $12,500
In this article GM F 7203.T-JP VOW3-DE GS Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Swedish battery firm Northvolt said Friday it had produced its first battery cell with what it described as “100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt.” In a statement, the Stockholm-headquartered company — which has attracted investment from Goldman Sachs
There’s increasing tension on the Belarus-Poland border where at least 2,000 migrants are camped out in freezing conditions trying to secure passage into the European Union. The European Commission has accused Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko of luring migrants with the false promise of easy entry to the EU as part of an ‘inhuman, gangster-style
Drugs firm AstraZeneca has said it plans to start earning a “modest” profit from its COVID-19 vaccine having previously sold it at cost. The Anglo-Swedish company has until now not been making a profit from the Oxford coronavirus jab and said it would not do so during the pandemic. The vaccine has in fact proved
Space research is one of the major fields of exploration today. Discoveries and speculations backed by technological advancements are opening up new vistas for human life. Amidst these endeavours, a lot of effort is being put to find the best way to produce oxygen on the Moon. Scientists seem to have found a solution to
China’s Singles’ Day shopping event has chalked up slower growth this year after a more muted approach from online retail giant Alibaba. Sales grew 8.5% to 540bn yuan (£63bn) but that was down from a 26% increase last year and the smallest bounce since the extravaganza – now the world’s biggest online sales event –
One of the most worrying questions that weigh on the minds of scientists, astronomers as well as the general public is whether the Earth is threatened by a potential asteroid collision? Despite being addressed by the scientific community, this question crops up time and again. Now, a NASA scientist has tried to put all speculation
New observations suggest a celestial object tracking Earth’s orbit just about 9 miles (14.5km) away from the planet is a fragment of the Moon. Astronomers say the fragment was tossed into space possibly after an ancient lunar collision. The asteroid, named Kamo’oalewa, is about the size of a Ferris wheel but a lot fainter than
Austria is just “days” away from placing millions of people who are not fully-vaccinated against coronavirus into lockdown, as daily infections are at a record high, the country’s chancellor has said. Around 65% of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, national statistics show. However, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention
5:33 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Maria Sakkari used her strong first serve to extend her dominance over former French Open champion Iga Swiatek with a 6-2, 6-4 win Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sakkari, a 26-year-old player who is having a breakout year, also ousted Swiatek in straight
An Olympic gold medallist has said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack while waiting for an Uber with a group of friends. Sunisa ‘Suni’ Lee said she experienced the attack recently, as she opened up about the ordeal in an interview with PopSugar. Lee became the first Asian-American woman to win Olympic gold in
In this article RIVN After its first two days of trading in 2010, electric vehicle maker Tesla had a market cap of just over $2 billion. R.J. Scaringe, the CEO of EV manufacturer Rivian, is worth that much on his own after his company’s second day on the public market. Rivian shares popped 57% in
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet today that adds waypoints to its navigation system – something that was highly requested by owners. Over the years, Tesla has become known for its over-the-air software updates adding features to its vehicles. It’s something that previously wasn’t standard in the auto industry, but