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‘It happened in plain sight’: Entertainment industry calls for change after Noel Clarke claims

An open letter signed by hundreds of members of the entertainment industry has called for a change in culture, in the wake of allegations...

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Lifelong Ipswich Town fan Ed Sheeran agrees deal to sponsor club’s shirts next season

Ed Sheeran will be the new shirt sponsor for football team Ipswich Town next season. Sheeran, who lives in Suffolk and supports the League...

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The Railway Children sequel announced after more than 50 years

A sequel to The Railway Children has been announced more than 50 years after the original – with Jenny Agutter due to reprise her...

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Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling reveal name of baby son

Ellie Goulding and her husband Caspar Jopling have revealed the name of their newborn son. It was confirmed by Jopling earlier in May that...

Science

NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space

NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard...

Mark Wahlberg’s chef reveals extreme ‘7,000 calorie a day diet’ for star’s new film role

Remember Mark Wahlberg’s gruelling daily routine that involved 2.30am wake-ups and cryo chamber recovery to get over his punishing workouts? That post went viral...

Science

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Will Fly First Crew to Space in July, Will Offer a Seat to Online Auction Winner

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will send its first crew to space on July 20 and is offering one of the seats to the winner...

Sports

Ranking college football’s 25 best defenses over the next three seasons

7:24 AM ET The contrast between the LSU and Alabama teams that played for the national championship in January 2012 and those that captured...

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Tesla Powerwall owner shows how the battery system can withstand 48-hour outage with solar power

A Tesla Powerwall owner demonstrated what it looks like when you go through a 48-hour power outage with the battery system and solar power....

Environment

Electric vehicles and renewables will need a dramatic rise in mineral supply, IEA warns

Bim | E+ | Getty Images The supply of critical minerals crucial for technologies such as wind turbines and electric vehicles will have to...

Business

Uber hit with $600m UK drivers’ bill after being forced to classify them as workers

Uber has set aside $600m (£430m) to resolve “historical claims” relating to its private hire drivers in the UK after it lost a legal...

US move on vaccine intellectual property is a ‘monumental moment’ in COVID-19 fight

The head of the World Health Organization says the US backing of a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines is a...

Technology

Mark Zuckerberg can no longer deflect blame for Trump’s Facebook suspension

In this article FB Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify following a break during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee...

Politics

UK to send two Royal Navy ships to Jersey over threat of French blockade of island port

The UK is sending two Royal Navy boats to Jersey “as a precaution” after threats of a French blockade of the island’s main port....

Environment

India’s Adani Green Energy Posts 86% Jump In Q1 2021 Profit

One of India’s largest renewable energy generation companies, Adani Green Energy, has reported stellar financial performance during the first quarter of this year. According...

World

G7 nations hit out at Russia and China – but fail to establish actions against them

G7 foreign ministers have hit out at China and Russia – but failed to establish any concrete actions against them. Following two days of...

Facebook’s Trump decision sends a message to politicians globally

There are two distinct strands to today’s decision by Facebook’s oversight board, which is funded by the social media giant but made up of...

Business

What are your holiday options? COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates for tourism hotspots revealed

The UK is set to relax restrictions for visiting a handful of countries under a new traffic light system. Those returning to the UK...

BAFTA defends decision to present Noel Clarke with outstanding contribution to cinema award

BAFTA has defended its decision to present Noel Clarke with its outstanding British contribution to cinema award – and said calls for board resignations...

Trump calls continuing Facebook ban ‘a total disgrace’ as suspension upheld

Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the indefinite suspension on former US President Donald Trump. The board has upheld Facebook’s decision on 7 January to...