Britney Spears’ lawyer has made a court filing seeking to remove the singer’s father from his role overseeing her finances as part of her conservatorship. It comes after Spears appeared in court for a second time, where she said she wanted Jamie Spears to be charged with conservatorship abuse and removed from the legal agreement
Month: July 2021
The remains of the final unaccounted for victim of the apartment block collapse in Miami have been identified, her family have said. Estelle Hedaya, 54, was the last victim to be confirmed – more than one month after the catastrophe that claimed 98 lives and became the largest non-hurricane related emergency response in Florida. Her
The German pharmaceutical group behind one of the most successful COVID-19 vaccines wants to use the same technology to develop a malaria vaccine. BioNTech, who developed the first coronavirus jab with US company Pfizer, is aiming to begin clinical trials for a “safe and highly effective malaria vaccine” by the end of next year. According
A violent hailstorm has brought traffic to a halt on one of Italy’s main highways, injuring a number of people and smashing car windows. The storm hit part of the northern stretch of the road between Milan and Naples, which runs for almost 500 miles. Hundreds of cars were pelted with hail, forcing drivers to
Tesla has shrugged off the global chip shortage to notch up quarterly profits of more than $1bn for the first time. The electric car maker led by Elon Musk said it achieved the milestone despite supply chain challenges as it “worked extremely hard to keep production running as close to full capacity as possible”. It
President Joe Biden is to end the US military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year after coming to an agreement with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. During a meeting with the Iraqi leader on Monday, Mr Biden said that US counter-terrorism cooperation will continue and America’s role in Iraq will be
Boris Johnson will receive a letter from the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales outlining officers’ fury at a pay freeze and criticising the government’s new Beating Crime Plan. John Apter is to deliver the document to Downing Street as the prime minister prepares to unveil more details of the government’s refreshed
The list of sectors able to avoid quarantine as part of a pilot scheme is being extended – and the number of testing sites across England is being increased. To support the expansion of the daily testing pilot scheme, some 1,200 new sites are being added to 800 already in operation. The expanded scheme will
Boris Johnson has pledged to ensure “less crime, fewer victims and a safer society” as the country recovers from the pandemic. The government will unveil its new Beating Crime Plan on Tuesday which will see the creation of league tables for 101 and 999 call answering times so the public can see how quickly their
In an open letter to NASA, Jeff Bezos has offered to waive billions of dollars in payments from the space agency in order to ensure his company Blue Origin gets to take part in its upcoming moon missions. With a potential funding shortfall threatening to derail NASA’s planned moon missions – in particular its Human
More than seven years since the last iteration, and over 17 years since the release of the first Samurai Warriors game, the fifth instalment hits European markets today. Landing on UK shelves a month after the Japanese release, it remains a cult fan-favourite ‘hack and slash’ title. Japanese developer Omega Force takes the series back to its
Home And Away has paid tribute to “much-loved cast member” Dieter Brummer, who has died aged 45. The actor was found dead by New South Wales police at about 1.30pm local time on Saturday at a property in Glenhaven, following a request for a welfare check. His death is not being treated as suspicious. In
Boeing is to attempt the second uncrewed test flight of its new Starliner capsule to the International Space Station as it bids for more NASA contracts. While the capsule has been successfully tested on the ground, orbital test flights for the CST-100 have faced several delays and software problems. Boeing and NASA are aiming to
People who have recovered from COVID-19 are more likely to score lower on intelligence tests, new research has found. Scientists tested 81,337 people between January and December last year as part of the Great British Intelligence Test, including almost 13,000 who had been infected with the virus. Those who had been on ventilators saw the
The US is “going in the wrong direction” on coronavirus as cases soar due to the Delta variant and a large proportion of unvaccinated people, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert has said. Dr Anthony Fauci said the nation is “practically pleading” with people to get vaccinated as coronavirus cases surge once again in areas
University students could need to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus to attend lectures and stay in halls this coming academic year. “We aren’t ruling it out,” a senior government source told Sky News about the prospect of mandating COVID-19 vaccination passports for universities. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Please use
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