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Estonian PM urges West to hold firm over Ukraine despite economic hit

Western unity is being strained by the economic impact of the war in Ukraine, the prime minister of Estonia has warned. Kaja Kallas has...

Musk threatens to terminate Twitter deal after alleging ‘spam’ accounts weren’t disclosed

Elon Musk is threatening to pull out of his deal to acquire Twitter alleging that the company has failed to disclosure the number of...

Boris Johnson narrowly survives confidence vote – but suffers significant Tory rebellion

Boris Johnson has narrowly survived a vote of confidence among Tory MPs – but suffered a rebellion bigger than Theresa May. Some 211 MPs...

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Tesla is aiming to improve service and make majority of appointments same-day repairs

Elon Musk says that Tesla is working on its service in North America and aiming for the majority of appointments to be same-day repairs....

Environment

‘There is hope’: Prince William in rallying cry for the environment

Prince William delivers a speech in London on June 4, 2022. In his speech, the Duke of Cambridge said “decades of making the case...

Business

Platinum Jubilee ‘boost’ for shops and hospitality despite cost of living squeeze

Retailers, along with pubs and restaurants, have enjoyed a “welcome boost” from the four-day weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, according to two measures...

Technology

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi surges 50% after report that regulators are ending probes

In this article DIDI Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi surged more than 50% in pre-market trade...

Business

Petrol prices hit “frightening” new record high

Average petrol prices have reached a “frightening” new record high of 177.8p a litre, figures show, a further increase on the last record price...

Politics

How long will Boris Johnson last? Conservative confidence votes in numbers

Boris Johnson needed 180 of his 359 MPs to vote for him in order to stay on as party leader and prime minister. He...

Politics

‘The beginning of the end’: Boris Johnson’s anti-corruption tsar resigns over partygate

The prime minister’s anti-corruption tsar has resigned over Boris Johnson’s response to the Sue Gray report into partygate – and will vote for him...

Politics

The highs and lows of Boris Johnson’s time in office as prime minister

His supporters say he got Brexit done and saved the country by making the vaccine rollout happen before any other developed nation. His opponents...

Science

Bezos’ Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch

Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket’s back-up system that had not...

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Bon Jovi band ‘heartbroken’ as it announces death of founding member

A founding member of Bon Jovi, former bass player Alec John Such, has died, the band has announced. His former bandmates said they are “heartbroken”...

Sports

The heartbreaking end of Ukraine’s World Cup quest and the fight that continues

9:21 PM ET CARDIFF, Wales — The Ukrainian dream of a World Cup appearance ended on a cold Sunday night in an unrelenting rainstorm....

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Quick Charge Podcast: June 4, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

New York just passed a bill cracking down on bitcoin mining — here’s everything that’s in it

Following an early morning vote in Albany on Friday, lawmakers in New York passed a bill to ban new bitcoin mining operations. The measure...

World

UK to ignore Putin’s threats and send ‘cutting edge’ rocket system to Ukraine

The UK will send a “cutting edge” rocket system to Ukraine to help troops fight back Russia’s advance in the embattled east of the...

South Korea and US launch missiles to prove ‘readiness to strike’ after North Korea firings

South Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s latest launch. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch of...

Rebels set to trigger no confidence vote in Boris Johnson as soon as this week

Rebel Conservative MPs say they expect a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson to be held in the coming days. Letters expressing no confidence...

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50 feared dead as gunmen attack Catholic church in Nigeria

More than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a Catholic church in Nigeria. The attackers targeted the St...