A final decision is in sight for Microsoft’s protracted bid to acquire the maker of Call Of Duty now that the UK’s competition regulator has closed its public consultation on the matter. The Competition and Markets Authority will consider comments from the public – which were submitted over the past week – and Microsoft’s amended
Month: August 2023
Rishi Sunak has been pictured on his summer holiday as his family enjoy a “really special” trip to California. The prime minister, his wife Akshata Murty, and two young daughters Krishna and Anoushka beamed while on the busy Santa Monica Pier where they played funfair games. The family will also head to Disneyland during their
An amateur rapper and her husband have pleaded guilty to attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein went to desperate lengths in their attempts to convert billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency into cash. At the time of their arrest in 2022, the stash of 120,000 Bitcoin was worth $4.5bn (£3.5bn). The
Donald Trump declared it is “a very sad day for America” after pleading not guilty to trying to overturn the 2020 election result. Speaking after his court appearance, the former US president said: “When you look at what is happening this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in
Dan Wootton’s column with the MailOnline has been paused while the publication investigates allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual material. The GB News presenter has written a regular column for the online news outlet since 2021. His last article was published on 29 June. It comes after The Sun newspaper
The new owner of Purplebricks, the online estate agent, is finalising plans to cut more than 100 jobs in a bid to improve its financial performance. Sky News understands that Strike, a rival operator, is close to rubber-stamping plans to axe roughly 15% of Purplebricks’ 695-strong workforce prior to the takeover. Sources close to the
Body positivity is Lizzo’s brand. No stranger to the subject of fat shaming, the singer – whose real name is real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson – has been credited with changing the narrative around plus-size women, calling out sizeist behaviour and refusing to conform to industry stereotypes as she cranks out the hits in a
The government is turning to the private sector in an attempt to cut NHS waiting lists. Thirteen new community diagnostics centres (CDCs) will be opened across England to carry out an additional 742,000 scans, checks and tests per year. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by the private sector – but despite this,
Two drug dealers who stabbed an aspiring lawyer to death in a case of mistaken identity have been handed life sentences for his murder. Rashid Gedel and Shiroh Ambersley were among a group of six men who targeted 22-year-old Sven Badzak and his 16-year-old friend in an eight-second “gang-style attack” as the victims returned from
Hospital workers who pick their noses are more likely to catch COVID, a new study suggests. Researchers said hospitals should offer staff educational sessions about the habit and consider recommending against nose picking in infection prevention guidelines. Academics from the Netherlands examined data on COVID infection rates among 219 hospital workers in Amsterdam between March
A part-time dog walker has been left housebound after tick bites left him with a life threatening allergy to red meat. Christopher Goldman suffers from alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne illness that can cause anaphylaxis if he eats mammal meat such as beef, pork or lamb. He believes any exposure, including airborne transmission, to any mammal
Donald Trump – who is seeking re-election in 2024 – has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat to US President Joe Biden. How will Mr Trump counter the accusations – and what can we expect as the case moves forward? The charges Mr Trump faces three charges of conspiracy – one
A Somali sports official has been suspended after an apparently untrained female sprinter represented the African country at an international athletics tournament in China. Nasra Abukar Ali took more than 20 seconds to finish the 100m race at the World University Games in Chengdu, with footage showing she came last by a considerable distance. She
Greenpeace activists have covered Rishi Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black fabric after climbing on to the roof of the property in Yorkshire. Two of the environmental campaign group’s activists also unfurled a banner with the words “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?” across the grass in front of the manor house. The group
Former Love Island star Chris Hughes has been told by the BBC it was “not appropriate” to compare a female cricket player to Barbie during a pitchside interview. The ticking off came in response to a comment made by the now sports presenter while he was speaking with Australian all-rounder Maitlan Brown at The Hundred
Donald Trump is due to appear in court to face charges over involvement in the January 6th Capitol riots. He is set to be arraigned at the federal court in Washington DC, where he will be given the opportunity to plead not guilty. Increased security measures have been put in place around the court building, which is