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
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”
Bp Pulse, the global oil leader’s charging infrastructure unit, is teaming up with Hertz to build a network of EV fast chargers in high-demand locations such as airports. The project aims to accelerate EV adoption by providing charging solutions where they are most needed. In September, Hertz and Bp signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
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
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
Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell gives his analysis after more than a dozen Russian missiles reportedly struck energy facilities and other infrastructure across Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukrainians to conserve electricity as 1.5 million people have been left without power, saying: “We are trying to bring lights back to people as soon
According to human rights groups, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians have been imprisoned unlawfully in Russia, with the lucky ones being used as bargaining chips in prisoner swaps. CNN’s Clarissa Ward speaks with families of those who have been taken. #CNN #News
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
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 7.5% on Friday, a day after it reported September quarter earnings that modestly beat
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
11:25 AM ET Associated Press Alex Bowman will return for the NASCAR season finale after missing five races with a concussion suffered in a crash in the new Next Gen car. Hendrick Motorsports said Bowman will be back in the No. 48 Chevrolet next weekend at Phoenix Raceway, his home track. The team said the
Rock and 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 representatives said. The rock and roll pioneer – who called himself The Killer – was also known for the song Whole Lotta Shakin’
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
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
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
Britain’s Ministry of Defence sent serving Royal Air Force pilots to China to teach a course to their Chinese counterparts and allowed Chinese nationals to study at UK military colleges, Sky News can reveal. Up to four frontline pilots took part in the ‘Aviation English Course’ in Beijing that ran in 2016, while at least
It was three years before Kelly Boone saw her daughter’s face free from a thick layer of make-up. Avella was 11 years old when she first began exhibiting symptoms of severe body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) – even going as far as to consult a cosmetic surgeon and begging for rhinoplasty. At the most severe, it
They tell us to run, and so we run. Through the scrub, the mud and the undergrowth until we stop under the shelter of trees. Out of breath, out of sight and, for now, out of danger. This is a place of mud, weapons and nervous energy. We are in the area where the borders
7:00 AM ET Manchester United successfully qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol, though the game didn’t pass entirely without dispute. 2 Related Cristiano Ronaldo scoring on his return to the team grabbed the headlines, but an incident in the first half saw winger Antony
Tesla Model Y took the top spot on the list of best-selling cars in Europe in September, and the electric SUV might stay there for a while. Over the years, Tesla’s vehicles have often become the best-selling vehicles in certain European markets. However, it never topped the list of best-selling cars in the entire European