The energy regulator has published a series of proposals that, it hopes, will provide greater protections for households and businesses in time for the coming winter when gas and electricity charges peak. Ofgem said it was responding to complaints about poor customer service standards through planned new rules to ensure households can contact suppliers and
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In this article 700-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, Elon Musk’s photo is displayed on a phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the new logo of ‘Twitter’. Harun Ozalp | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images When Elon Musk was in the process of buying Twitter last year,
A former nurse is suing the hospital she worked at after witnessing a patient’s face catching fire during an operation, according to Australian media. Marilyn Espinola was working at Sunshine Hospital in St Albans, northwest of Melbourne, when a procedure to remove a section of a patient’s artery went horribly wrong. The fire broke out
Tesla has the two bestselling cars in California by a ridiculous margin – and we are not just talking about electric vehicles. It even outsells longtime bestseller Toyota overall in Q2. Oh and Rivian almost catches Land Rover in Q2. It is helping push the market shares of battery-electric vehicles to a record high in
Police forces in England and Wales have laid out plans to drastically reduce the number of mental health callouts they respond to. Under a new framework, known as the National Partnership Agreement, some forces will only attend 20-30% of what was referred to as health and social care incidents within the next two years, down
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at an event with senior officials and CEOs in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 22, 2023. Chris Kleponis | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will report results for its fiscal fourth quarter
BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen has urged people to get tested for bowel cancer following the death of his colleague and friend George Alagiah, who died on Monday. Speaking to Sky News, the BBC correspondent, who revealed his own bowel cancer diagnosis in 2019, implored those who received NHS test kits to use them. The 63-year-old
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books USA Basketball named 14 players to its Select Team on Monday, which will serve as the opponent for Team USA during its upcoming training camp for the FIBA World
US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has been involved in a car crash. The Florida governor, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was involved in an accident in Tennessee on Tuesday but is uninjured, his spokesperson said. “This morning, the governor was in a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga,
The BBC has admitted asking an “inappropriate” question about sexuality to the Moroccan captain at the Women’s World Cup. A journalist – reported to be from the BBC’s World Service – has faced criticism after quizzing Ghizlane Chebbak on whether there were any gay players in her squad, with same-sex relationships illegal in the north
Robinhood Markets, the US stock trading app, has hired a senior executive from Freetrade, a British fintech company, to spearhead revived plans for a UK launch. Sky News has learnt that Jordan Sinclair, a former Barclays executive, has been appointed as Robinhood’s UK CEO. A filing registered with the Financial Conduct Authority shows Mr Sinclair’s
Sea surface temperatures of more than 38C (100.4F) have been recorded off the coast of Florida – potentially setting a new world record. The recording was captured by a buoy in Manatee Bay in the Florida Keys. It means the sea there was as warm as a hot tub – the standard temperature setting of
Porsche will stay in Formula E for at least two more years than its original five-year commitment, extending through the 2025-2026 season. The news comes on the eve of Formula E’s ninth season finale, a doubleheader of two races happening this weekend in London. Formula E is the FIA’s top-level electric open-wheel racing series with
Nuclear energy has never been part of Australia’s energy mix as it has abundant renewables, according to Australia’s minister for climate change and energy. “I’m not here to tell other countries what to do. Nuclear plays a role in various countries’ mix, but in Australia, it never has,” Chris Bowen told CNBC on the sidelines
A woman and her parents have been arrested after a headless body was discovered in a hotel bathtub in Japan. The body of Hitoshi Ura was found in the red light district of Susukino – known for its so-called short-stay “love hotels” – in the city of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido in
Spotify is raising the price of its ad-free premium service in more than 50 countries, including the US, UK and Ireland. The music-streaming company, which has more than 200m Premium subscribers, said the move will result in a $1 (78p) increase for US-based plans. This means the price of a single plan will now start
Apple is being sued for £1bn (£785m) by UK app developers over its App Store fees. Professor Sean Ennis from the University of East Anglia Centre for Competition Policy is bring the class action lawsuit on behalf of 1,566 app creators because of the tech giant’s “excessive” charges. Some app makers are charged 15% to
The luxury automaker is planning to unveil the electric vehicle we have all been waiting for. In September, Mercedes-Benz will show off a preview of its new entry-level EV, a CLA-sized electric sedan, at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. Mercedes will give us a sneak peek into its next-gen electric vehicles later this year
Elon Musk announced that there will be a rebranding of Twitter soon, and speculation points to the implementation of X. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Elon Musk has long been enamored with the letter X. Now, he’s killing off the Twitter brand and the iconic blue bird in favor of X as part
Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 02:46 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can