Money stolen by the former boss of one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges was being sent to political candidates to gain influence and impact policy in Washington DC, it has been alleged. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The US attorney leading the
Month: December 2022
Rishi Sunak has promised to bring in new laws to tackle illegal immigration, saying anyone who comes to the UK illegally will not be allowed to stay. Making a raft of announcements in the Commons, the prime minister said the legislation would be introduced early next year and mean people who do not come to
“I’ve had a bad month.” Said with the understated manner of a man who had simply forgotten to put the bins out for a few weeks on the trot, that was FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried‘s assessment of a period that saw his star-studded £21bn cryptocurrency empire collapse in the blink of an eye. From one
The “tide is turning” in rail unions when it comes to pay offers on the table, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed. Members of the RMT rejected the latest offer from Network Rail yesterday by 64%. The deal would have included a 5% and 4% pay rise over two years, but meant thousands of job
The UK recorded its second largest fall in real wage growth since records began in 2001 during October and the unemployment rate rose, according to new official jobs figures which also highlight the growing impact of strikes on the economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that wage growth was 4.2% weaker when the
Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations. The company, now run by Elon Musk, formed the council in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. It had been scheduled to meet with Twitter
Six people, including two police officers, have been killed in a gunfight at a remote home in Australia’s Queensland state. Constables Matthew Arnold, 26 and Rachel McCrow, 29, had called at the property to investigate reports involving a missing person. But when they approached the entrance, they came under fire from two heavily armed offenders,
A six-year-old boy who fell through ice into a lake in Solihull is still fighting for his life, as one of the three children who died was named locally. Mourners left flowers, balloons, soft toys and lighted candles at a vigil held on Monday night following the deaths of three boys aged eight, 10 and
Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for writing scores for director David Lynch’s TV and film greats such as Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has died. The classically-trained Grammy winner died at his home in New Jersey in the US. He was 85. Badalamenti created famously haunting and ethereal music accompaniment to many works by Lynch
The man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared in a US court. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al Marimi appeared in person at the Washington DC federal courthouse. Dressed in a green jumpsuit, he walked slowly into court and
Talks to avert the nursing strike on Thursday have failed after the union leader behind the action accused Health Secretary Steve Barclay of refusing to discuss pay. In a statement on Monday night, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen said: “I needed to come out of this meeting with something serious to
The mother wept with relief as she cradled her newborn baby at the only maternity hospital still working in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Yulia Khomchyk, 37, discovered she was pregnant after Russian forces had seized the regional capital during the first days of the full-scale invasion in February. But almost nine months later, a
A friend of one of the boys who died after falling through an icy lake in Solihull has revealed some details leading up to the tragic event. Tommy Barnet, 10, said one of the boys got his legs stuck in the ice before his friends rushed over to help him, but they all fell in.
Some of Britain’s finest actors have earned nominations for the 80th Golden Globes, ahead of the ceremony’s return to television next year. Dame Emma Thompson, Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy and Daniel Craig all received nods for top awards, with winners due to be revealed at a star-studded event in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, in January.
Rail strikes will go ahead this week after union members voted to reject an offer from Network Rail. Members of the RMT union will walk out on 13, 14 and 16 and 17 December. More strikes are planned from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 5.59am on 27 December. It was expected that the offer would
It’s shaping up to be a big few months for fans of Star Wars. Before spring has even been allowed to settle, 2023 will already have delivered new seasons in the popular Mandalorian and Bad Batch series, and one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the sequel
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