The landscape around the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut has come to resemble a First World War battlefield, the ground carved up by artillery and cut with networks of trenches. For months, Russian forces including Wagner Group mercenaries have relentlessly attacked the city as they pursue full control of the Donbas region, but to no avail.
Month: January 2023
The world’s biggest tech event – CES – is returning to full operation this week after two years scaled down due to the COVID pandemic. Before the show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Centre has even officially opened, huge Silicon Valley conglomerates and ambitious start-ups alike are already living up to the conference’s reputation
In a stark contrast to the start of 2022, Apple began this year with $1trn (£829bn) wiped off its market value as tech companies face strong headwinds from higher interest rates, production problems and global economic concerns. As a result of investors selling off shares, the tech giant’s market value fellow below $2tn (£1.65trn), when
Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Kevin McCarthy to become the new House of Representatives speaker as chaos gripped the Republicans when hardliners blocked the appointment. Republican bosses had planned to replace Democrat speaker Nancy Pelosi with party leader Mr McCarthy after wrestling control of the House in the recent midterm elections But the
The man suspected of stabbing to death four university students in their beds will be taken to Idaho to face murder charges after he voluntarily agreed to be extradited. Bryan Kohberger, 28, appeared in court in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested in a raid on his family home last week. He is alleged to have
Rishi Sunak must “step up to the plate” and allow ministers to get around the table to negotiate with union leaders, the boss of the TUC has said – as he accused the PM of using the independent pay review bodies as a “human shield”. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak told Sky News the PM
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner has thanked fans on social media after he was critically injured by a snow plough. On Instagram, he shared a picture from his hospital bed and wrote: “Thank you for all your kind words. I’m too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all.” The post came
Pupils in England will study maths up until the age of 18 under plans to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak. The prime minister will say there is a need to “reimagine our approach to numeracy” in his first speech of the year on Wednesday, adding: “Letting our children out into the world without those skills
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter has said she would not have given her “blessing” for her mother to run for Congress if she knew the price her family has had to pay. Alexandra Pelosi, a documentary filmmaker, spoke about the threats her family have faced, including an attack on her father Paul, who was left with a
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to stealing billions of dollars of customer money in his first court appearance since he was released on a record $250m pretrial bail. Bankman-Fried, 30, entered his plea before US district judge Lewis Kaplan at a court in Manhattan, after spending the Christmas period under house
The health secretary has blamed high cases of flu, COVID and fears about Strep A for the “massive pressure” the NHS faced over the festive period. Several trusts have announced critical incidents in recent days, and ambulances have waited hours outside hospitals to transfer their patients, as the government faces growing questions over what it
Food inflation hit a record annual rate in December as cash-strapped households prepared for Christmas, according to a retail sector report. The latest British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ shop price index showed typical food grocery costs up 13.3% last month compared with December 2021. The rate had stood at 12.4% in November. The data showed fresh food
The first orbital rocket launch from UK soil is almost upon us – and you won’t have to be right on site to see it for yourself. In fact, you won’t even have to be in the country. When LauncherOne blasts off into space on Monday 9 January, carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall by the
The coffin of football legend Pele has been carried through the streets of Santos in Brazil as the public paid their final respects to the sporting icon. Thousands of fans gathered to watch the procession to say their last goodbye to the three-time World Cup winner ahead of his private burial. The casket, draped in
We’ve all been there: you’re on track to win a match of Call Of Duty or Fortnite, only to be outgunned at the last minute by a teenager with Spider-Man-esque reaction speeds. Should you throw your PlayStation controller out the window in anger, you may want to replace it with one of the increasing number
Winter crises are nothing new for the NHS, for which January is the toughest month. But this year’s could well be, NHS figures warn, the worst in its history. The government has acknowledged that accident and emergency departments are under pressure; but the warnings from medics on the ground are of an unprecedented crisis. This