The British adult subscription platform OnlyFans has had a huge jump in revenues this year, raking in more than £805m as users flocked to the site for its amateur pornographic content. Recording pre-tax profits of £374m, OnlyFans had its most significant yearly growth to date in 2021. The company’s revenues increased by 160% from £309m
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A man has pointed a loaded handgun in the face of Argentina’s vice president in what is being described as an attempted assassination. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was threatened outside her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday night. The trigger was pulled but no shots were fired – indicating the weapon jammed – before the
Bob Dylan has added three new shows to his sell-out UK tour due to “popular demand”. The shows in Manchester, Oxford and Bournemouth will end the US folk and rock singer’s tour this year. Dylan, 81, will now play 12 dates in October and November 2022 as part of his Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide
The UK will enter recession before the end of this year, with growth expected to be weak into 2024. That is the latest forecast from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which said it expects the UK economy to record three consecutive quarters of contraction – the definition of a recession – this year. However,
A retired New York policeman has been jailed for assaulting one of the officers who tried to stop the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building. Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest term yet given in a case related to the riot. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after a
We’ve been driving along the Indus Highway, witnessing the slow burial underwater of each area as flood waters spread across Pakistan. This morning we woke up to the news of new breaches. My producer, Muhammad Yousuf, had heard of a village completely flooded. We headed out to find out what the people there had been
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy
Donald Trump is “obviously thinking” about running for president again in 2024 as “he hates seeing what’s happening in the country”, his son-in-law has said. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley, Jared Kushner also dismissed the importance of an FBI raid at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Asked if Mr Trump was
Twitter has confirmed that it has begun testing an edit button – but it won’t be available to everyone. The company revealed earlier this year that it was working on a tool to let users edit tweets after they are posted, calling it its “most requested feature to date”. It will allow tweets to be
A cabinet minister and a top Number 10 aide serve at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government despite allegations of sexual misconduct, a Sky News investigation can reveal. Sky News has published testimony from two women who give detailed, first-hand accounts of what they claim happened to them when one was assaulted and the other
A Japanese minister has declared “war” on old-fashioned technology, including the humble floppy disk, in a determined bid to drag the government into the digital age. Almost 2,000 government procedures still rely on the business community using the now obsolete storage devices. Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kono said existing regulations would be updated to
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard could reduce competition and requires further investigation, the UK’s watchdog has said. The $68.7bn (£59.4bn) takeover was announced in January, and would make Xbox-maker Microsoft a more powerful rival to Sony and Nintendo. But the Competition and Markets Authority said the deal could restrict competitors’ access to Activision Blizzard games
Arcade Fire are facing growing calls from fans to cancel shows or refund tickets for their upcoming UK tour dates following allegations of sexual misconduct against frontman Win Butler. The claims by three women and one gender-fluid person were published in an investigation by US music site Pitchfork at the weekend. The four were aged
Boris Johnson has given the green light to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk by promising £700m of government funding for the project. In one of his final acts as prime minister, he confirmed the move at a speech from the site and said he was “absolutely confident it will get over the
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral because of his “work schedule”, the Kremlin has said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and one of the most significant figures of the 20th century, will be laid to rest on Saturday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ceremony will have “elements” of a state
Annual house price growth in the UK slowed in August but remained in double digits for the tenth month in a row. House price growth fell to 10% last month, down from 11% in July, but actually increased when taking account of seasonal effects. Meanwhile, house prices have risen by almost £50,000 in two years.