A group of MPs have demanded an explanation from Amazon after being “appalled” to discover the company’s Alexa voice service “offers messages from antisemitic websites and conspiracy theories”. The All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism has written to Amazon’s UK boss, John Boumphrey, to request urgent action over the issue. In the letter, the MPs cited
Month: November 2020
Tributes are pouring in for legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who has died at the age of 60. Former England star Gary Lineker, who famously played against Maradona in the World Cup quarter-final in 1986, described his opponent as “the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time”. Maradona’s infamous “hand of
Argentina’s president has said there will be three days of national mourning following the death of the country’s most famous footballer. Diego Maradona, who captained the 1986 World Cup-winning team, died from a heart attack at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said: “Diego was Argentina in the world. He gave
The legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the Argentinian football association has said. Maradona, who captained Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning team, is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time – if not the greatest. Brazil’s Pele said: “Certainly one day we’ll kick a ball together
The UK has recorded another 696 COVID-related deaths and a further 18,213 cases – the highest daily total for fatalities since 5 May. It is the second six-month high in consecutive days, after the country recorded 11,299 cases and 608 related deaths on Tuesday. The announcement brings the government’s official coronavirus death toll to 56,533.
Scientists have accidentally discovered a species of fungus-farming ant is growing its own body armour using biominerals, something never previously seen in insects. Leaf-cutting ants are an extremely unusual evolution of the ant line, as they have – for the past 60 million years – co-evolved with the fungi that they cultivate for food. A
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told MPs that the UK economy is forecast to have suffered the largest fall in output for more than 300 years as a result of the coronavirus crisis. As he set out his one-year spending review to the House of Commons, Mr Sunak declared the “economic emergency” from the pandemic “has
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is setting out government spending plans and latest economic forecasts. Here are the main points: £18bn allocated to testing, PPE and vaccines and £3bn for the NHS plus over £2bn for transport arteries open How will the spending review affect you and the country? Sky’s economics editor Ed Conway will answer your
Bitcoin is nearing its highest-ever price – passing $19,000 (£14,241) for the first time since its calamitous collapse in 2018. In recent months, Bitcoin has been boosted by strong levels of demand from institutional investors, with PayPal announcing that it would allow its users to buy and sell the cryptocurrency. Other cryptocurrencies have also grown
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has defended filming with bugs in Wales following reports that police are investigating the show over concerns it is using non-native wildlife. A spokesman for the hit ITV series, which has moved from Australia to the UK this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, said all insects used
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage earlier this year. In an article for The New York Times, Meghan wrote: “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.” She describes how she “felt a sharp cramp” as she picked her son Archie out of his
A man who fled from North Korea across the demilitarised zone into South Korea says he is an ex-gymnast who jumped a 3m (9.8ft) fence using his athletic prowess. The man, apparently aged in his early 20s, has been made to jump to prove his story to officials in the South, local media reports. The
America is back and ready to lead – that was the message from President-elect Joe Biden as he prepares to take office in January. His words were a sign that the “America first” policy of incumbent Donald Trump will be set aside for one that is more focused on working with the country’s allies. In
Rishi Sunak must not try to raise taxes in this parliament, the leader of the group of northern Tory MPs has told Sky News. When the chancellor delivers his spending review later, he will also unveil a set of dire forecasts, These are likely to show the lowest growth for 300 years, with a long-term
The White House has given approval for Joe Biden to start receiving the president’s daily intelligence reports, an administration official has said. The bulletin, called the president’s daily brief, consists of a collection of classified intelligence reports prepared every day to give the US leader updates on major security threats around the world. It comes
A neurologist is asking female ex-professional footballers to take part in his study, as he fears dementia could be an even bigger issue for women who play the game than men. Dr Michael Grey, lead researcher on the SCORES Project at the University of East Anglia, has more than 35 male ex-pros in the study
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