87 m. ago Dan Ashworth new job 'revealed' just months after brutal Man United sacking and £4.1m pay

Dan Ashworth left Manchester United in December after less than six months as the club's director

Economics

89 m. ago US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction

Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandalA US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars while operating her failed blood-testing startup, once valued at $9bn, rejecting her multi-year appeal. The court also upheld the conviction of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, once Holmes’s romantic partner and president of Theranos.A three-judge panel for the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco rejected claims of legal errors at their separate trials held in 2022. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes

US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd AustinA US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to investigate former president Joe Biden and two of his cabinet members for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.The request, submitted by the Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) last month but made public by the group on Monday, urges the ICC to investigate Biden, as well as former secretary of state Antony Blinken and former defense secretary Lloyd Austin, for their “accessorial roles in aiding and abetting, as well as intentionally contributing to, Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza”. Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week

A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job in an illegal strike

Events

1 hour ago 'We're terrified': Elderly residents want to see last orders called on hostel plans for former pub

Protest over conversion of pub into temporary accommdation

Events

2 h. ago Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species

Study shows funding bias towards animals like rhino while other endangered species including amphibians and algae disregardedMost global conservation funds go to larger, charismatic animals, leaving critically important but less fashionable species deprived, a 25-year study has revealed.Scientists have found that of the $1.963bn allocated to projects worldwide, 82.9% was assigned to vertebrates. Plants and invertebrates each accounted for 6.6% of the funding, while fungi and algae were barely represented at less than 0.2%. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago Chen and Kerrigan are added to cast of a figure skating event benefiting victims of DC plane crash

Nathan Chen, Nancy Kerrigan and Peggy Fleming are among the figure skaters added to the cast of a benefit event this weekend in Washington, D

Events

2 h. ago Border agents issue blistering response to Elon Musk for DOGE email demanding a list of 'accomplishments'

US Border Patrol agents are furious after Elon Musk 's DOGE team sent agents an email asking them to justify their jobs.

Politics

2 h. ago Unforgotten theme tune: real life love story behind haunting track

ITV's Unforgotten murder investigation is concluding but there is one other question nagging everyone

Politics

2 h. ago Philippe Clement entitled to hefty Rangers severance package with reputed pay

The Belgian lost his job after less than 16 months in charge at Ibrox

Politics

3 h. ago Rangers panic as Elon Musk’s job cuts remove vital services in national parks

The Trump administration laid off 1,000 National Park Employees last week, a move rangers say will cause chaos across the country.

Politics

3 h. ago Morocco says it dismantled Islamic State cell that was planning attacks

Moroccan authorities have arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the Islamic State in the Sahel

Events

3 h. ago Teenager who murdered family was planning shooting at his former primary school

Nicholas Prosper, 19, shot his mother and two siblings and was planning a mass killing at his old primary school in Luton.

Events

3 h. ago Teenager who murdered his mother and siblings was plotting to attack school

Nicholas Prosper pleaded guilty to the murders of Juliana Falcon, 48, Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in Luton on Monday

Events

4 h. ago EastEnders' Martin Fowler star James Bye's new job after tragic BBC soap death

Martin Fowler star James Bye has joined the cast of a brand new production, taking on the iconic role of Mr Darcy in the new play Death Comes To Pemberley

Events

4 h. ago Dairy company plans £90m investment and 90 jobs at Lockerbie site

The investment would have an impact on other Arla sites across the country.

Economics

4 h. ago Dear Jobs Guru: ‘My nitpicking manager is driving me insane – I don’t know what to do’

Worker Caroline is at her wit’s end thanks to her new boss, who undermines her by micro-managing everything she does. Our Jobs Guru James Innes is here with some much-needed advice

Society

4 h. ago The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs

Events

4 h. ago Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone

Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas

Economics

4 h. ago Starbucks to cut menu items and lay off 1,100 staff to streamline operations

About 30 percent of its menu will be cut to simplify its processes

Politics