Twitter founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey has sold a digital certificate connected to his first ever tweet for just over £2m. The digital certificate was purchased in an auction by Sina Estavi, a Malaysia-based entrepreneur, who said: “This is not just a tweet!” The tweet itself, which said “just setting up my twttr”, was
Month: March 2021
Getting a COVID vaccine could be made mandatory for care workers who look after the most elderly, the health secretary has told Sky News. Matt Hancock said that, while vaccines would not be made mandatory for the general public, they could be required for those whose profession sees them work with the most vulnerable. He
The number of people in payrolled employment has risen for a third consecutive month despite further lockdown misery for the economy, according to official figures. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed an increase of 68,000 last month. But the figures also laid bare the toll on people’s livelihoods during the COVID-19
Actress Rebel Wilson has said she injured her ankle on a bike ride in London after a dog ran into her path. The Australian star of Pitch Perfect, 41, shared a picture to her Instagram story showing her ankle propped up with ice on it. She captioned it: “F*** people who don’t have their dogs
Attempting to take a holiday abroad will result in a £5,000 fine under new coronavirus laws. The legislation covering COVID-19 restrictions includes a ban on leaving the UK without a reasonable excuse – with the hefty fine for those breaking the rule. The new rules will also mean protests will be considered a permitted exception
Jamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a TV series based on the former heavyweight boxing champion’s life and career, producers have said. The Oscar-winning actor joins movie legend Martin Scorsese and another Hollywood director, Antoine Fuqua, as executive producer. Fuqua, a filmmaker best-known for 2001 crime thriller Training Day, will also direct the limited
Protesters who engaged in “wanton disorder” in Bristol on Sunday have been warned by police to “expect a knock at your door in the days or weeks to come”. More than 100 officers and staff from Avon and Somerset Police are working on identifying those involved after a protest in the city turned violent, with
US police carrying out a drug raid have discovered a semi-automatic pistol disguised as a toy Nerf gun. The Glock pistol had a 50-round magazine, was painted blue and orange and had a Nerf logo similar to the toys made by Hasbro that fire foam darts or balls. Image: The discovery was made during a
Travel shares have dropped sharply on growing fears of another lost summer for foreign holidays. British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) was the biggest faller on London’s FTSE 100, losing 5%, with aircraft engine maker Rollls-Royce not far behind, shedding 4%. Shares in easyJet fell 5% while Dublin-based rival Ryanair was nearly 3% lower,
The size of the British army will be reduced to 72,500 personnel, and the RAF will have its air cargo and personnel carriers drastically cut as part of the biggest overhaul of the armed forces in decades. Under plans revealed by the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, the army will shrink to its smallest size since
Nicola Sturgeon did not breach the ministerial code over her handling of the Alex Salmond harassment case, an independent investigation has found. The finding was made by James Hamilton, the Scottish government’s independent adviser on ministerial standards. He had been asked to examine whether Scotland’s first minister “attempted to influence the conduct of the investigation” into
Four Chinese officials will be sanctioned by the UK over “appalling violations” of human rights against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, the foreign secretary has announced. Sanctions have also been placed on an official body – Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau. Dominic Raab said that evidence points to a “highly disturbing programme
Four Kenyan policemen will stand trial for murder after a judge ruled they have a case to answer in the death of British aristocrat Alex Monson. The policemen – Naftali Chege, Charles Wangombe Munyiri, Baraka Bulima and John Pamba – are accused of killing the 28-year-old son of Nicholas, the 12th Baron Monson, in 2012.
Britons Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at the Writers Guild Awards, in a major boost to their Oscars hopes. Fennell walked away with the prize for best original screenplay for her film, Promising Young Woman – her directorial debut. She won over the likes of Aaron Sorkin, who wrote The
Parents who repeatedly get angry at their children can harm the physical development of their brain structures in a similar fashion to how those structures are impacted by serious abuse. While serious abuse and neglect are already known to stunt the growth of victim’s brains, the impact of so-called “harsh parenting” practices below that threshold
President Joe Biden has picked former space shuttle payload specialist Bill Nelson to lead NASA over the course of his administration. Mr Nelson, 78, became the second sitting member of Congress to travel in space in 1986, when he boarded the shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist – rather than a full-on astronaut – while
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