September 11, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Standard Chartered-owned crypto firm Zodia launches in Singapore

A view of the Standard Chartered bank in Singapore, May 3, 2023. Caroline Chia | Reuters Zodia Custody, a company that helps large institutions...

by admin September 11, 2023

Standard Chartered-owned crypto firm Zodia launches in Singapore

Politics

RAAC: Collapse-prone concrete found in parliament

Collapse-prone concrete has been found in the Houses of Parliament. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, known as RAAC, was a common building material used in...

by admin September 11, 2023

RAAC: Collapse-prone concrete found in parliament

Politics

Angela Rayner to accuse Tories of ‘levelling down’ country as she sets out Labour’s plan

Pay and housing will be at the heart of Labour’s “real-life” plans to level up the country, Angela Rayner is to announce. The deputy...

by admin September 11, 2023

Angela Rayner to accuse Tories of 'levelling down' country as she sets out Labour's plan

World

Morocco earthquake: Race against time to reach survivors as number killed nears 2,900

Rescuers are battling to reach remote mountain towns devastated by the earthquake in Morocco, as the number of confirmed deaths from the disaster neared...

by admin September 11, 2023

Morocco earthquake: Race against time to reach survivors as number killed nears 2,900

World

Morocco earthquake: Unbearable pain in village where people have disappeared under rubble

Up here, in a remote mountain village, a scene of unbearable pain. A man with sunken, exhausted eyes, walks through the rubble and destruction...

by admin September 11, 2023

Morocco earthquake: Unbearable pain in village where people have disappeared under rubble

Technology

I took my first self-driving car ride with my teenage son and it felt comfortably dull

I signed up to try Waymo as soon as it became available in San Francisco, and this weekend Alphabet’s self-driving car company finally invited...

by admin September 11, 2023

I took my first self-driving car ride with my teenage son and it felt comfortably dull

Girl, 2, dies after being found in pond in Hampshire as woman arrested on suspicion of murder

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-year-old girl who was found in a pond in Hampshire....

by admin September 11, 2023

Girl, 2, dies after being found in pond in Hampshire as woman arrested on suspicion of murder

Business

Further 9,100 Wilko employees to be made redundant after rescue deal collapses, administrators say

A further 9,100 Wilko employees will be made redundant by early October, administrators have said. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) failed to reach a deal to save...

by admin September 11, 2023

Further 9,100 Wilko employees to be made redundant after rescue deal collapses, administrators say

World

Sara Sharif: Five children recovered by police at grandfather’s home in Pakistan

Five children who travelled from the UK to Pakistan with Sara Sharif’s father have been recovered from her grandfather’s home in the city of...

by admin September 11, 2023

Sara Sharif: Five children recovered by police at grandfather's home in Pakistan

World

Jenni Hermoso makes emotional return to football hours after Luis Rubiales quits over World Cup kiss

Jenni Hermoso has received an emotional welcome back to her Mexican club just hours after Luis Rubiales resigned as Spanish FA President. Mr Rubiales...

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Jenni Hermoso makes emotional return to football hours after Luis Rubiales quits over World Cup kiss

Sara Sharif: Grandfather says it was ‘his duty to protect’ five children recovered by police

Sara Sharif’s grandfather has told Sky News it was “his duty to protect” five children who have been recovered from his home by police...

by admin September 11, 2023

Sara Sharif: Grandfather says it was 'his duty to protect' five children recovered by police

Girl, 11, attacked by XL bully crossbreed in Birmingham says dog should be put down and its owner jailed

The child victim of a dog attack which prompted the home secretary to seek a change in the law says the animal should be...

by admin September 11, 2023

Girl, 11, attacked by XL bully crossbreed in Birmingham says dog should be put down and its owner jailed

Business

BMW to make new electric Mini in Oxford after securing millions in taxpayer funding

BMW is to build its next generation of electric Minis in Oxford after securing £75m in taxpayer support from the government. It comes as...

by admin September 11, 2023

BMW to make new electric Mini in Oxford after securing millions in taxpayer funding

Business

Electric vehicle leasing group Onto collapses after L&G pulls plug

An electric car leasing company which raised tens of millions of pounds from backers such as Legal & General (L&G) has crashed into administration....

by admin September 11, 2023