Donald Trump has said he is being “unfairly attacked”, as the former US president’s family business becomes the subject of a criminal investigation. The Trump Organization has been the focus of a civil probe by the New York attorney general over whether it falsely reported property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax
Month: May 2021
Bitcoin’s price has fallen sharply after China announced curbs on cryptocurrency transactions. The cryptocurrency dropped by more than 20% to extend a sharp downturn over the past month. It dipped below $40,000 (£28,241) and hit its lowest level for more than three months on Wednesday afternoon, briefly even falling further to around $30,000 (£21,180). Image:
There are now almost 3,000 cases of the Indian variant in the UK, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock said 2,967 cases of the COVID-19 variant have now been recorded, having stood at more than 2,300 on Monday. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world As a result, surge testing
Ultranationalist Israelis are are trying to hide their activities by creating private online groups where members must prove who they are in order to gain access. One such group told its prospective members they were trying to block “police, Arabs and journalists” from tracking them. Sky News has been examining active Israeli ultranationalist social media
More than 70% of UK adults have now had their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the government has announced. Another 174,100 first coronavirus jabs were administered on Tuesday to take the total to 36,985,505 (70.2%), while 20,870,453 (39.6%) people are fully vaccinated after 324,001 more second shots. Follow live coronavirus updates from the UK and
Events without masks and social distancing are as safe as going to a shopping centre or eating in a restaurant, early reports appear to suggest. Preliminary data, as seen by The Times, suggests that COVID-19 transmission can be significantly reduced at big events by the introduction of screening and improved ventilation, allaying fears that gigs,
The decision to travel to amber list countries is a “personal responsibility”, a minister has said. But skills minister Gillian Keegan echoed the PM’s warning yesterday that they are “not somewhere where you should be going on holiday”. Thousands of people have reportedly travelled to destinations on the amber list since the ban on foreign
There remains little sign of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza after more than a week of cross-border attacks. While France has called for a UN Security Council resolution on the violence, the United States has said it prefers “intensive behind-the-scenes discussions”. After Israeli’s N12 TV news channel said fighting could end on Thursday morning,
The rate of inflation more than doubled in just one month to 1.5% during April, posing a price rise challenge to the Bank of England amid the fragile economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index measure rose from 0.7% in March. The increase was driven,
An investigation of Donald Trump being carried out by the state of New York’s attorney general is now a criminal inquiry. A spokesperson for attorney general Letitia James said: “We have informed The Trump Organization that our investigation into the organisation is no longer purely civil in nature. “We are now actively investigating The Trump
The government was not as prepared for the pandemic as it could have been, according to its own spending watchdog. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found officials “lacked detailed contingency plans to manage the unfolding situation” when it began early last year. In future, officials should make better use of data, improve
American actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86, it has been announced. Grodin, who was best known for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run and Beethoven, died of bone marrow cancer at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, his son Nicholas said. In 1988, he starred alongside Robert De Niro in
Boris Johnson is being warned by scientists that a surge in vaccinations in COVID hotspots may not be enough to halt the spread of the Indian variant – and that he should not have relaxed lockdown rules this week. The prime minister has said he is keeping the variant under close watch, adding “we’ll know
Eleven children having treatment to help them deal with trauma were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in recent days, according to an independent humanitarian organisation. They were among more than 60 youngsters who have died in the territory since the latest wave of attacks between Palestinian militants and Israel erupted on Monday last week.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has become a mother to a baby girl, announcing the news on social media. The 50-year-old posted a photo showing her hand cradling her new daughter’s feet on Twitter and Instagram. A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother, So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life
Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has reported an annual loss for the third year in a row and warned of an increasingly tough battle to overcome supply chain problems. The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, reported a pre-tax loss of £861m for the year to the end of March, after posting a shortfall
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