A competition encouraging children to kill as many cats as possible has been cancelled following a backlash. A prize of £124 was on offer for the youngster who managed to shoot the most feral felines in New Zealand. But critics of the North Canterbury Hunting Competition feared household pets could end up being targeted because
3:08 AM ET PHOENIX — LA Clippers coach Ty Lue came into this series with a plan to confuse, frustrate and unbalance a Phoenix Suns team inexperienced playing together with unending defensive scheme changes. With zone, double teams from every angle, rapid-fire matchup switches and other various wrinkles, Lue’s strategy was working. The Clippers took
Microsoft has been invited to showcase its products in 10 Downing Street on the same day that its $75bn takeover of games-maker Activision faces being blocked by British competition watchdogs. Sky News has learnt that the technology giant is among the companies due to attend an event organised by UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), the industry
Tesla (TSLA) is about to release Q1 2022 financial results today, Wednesday, April 19, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management are scheduled after the results. Here we’ll take a look at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results. Tesla Q1 2023
Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals has raged in Sudan for a fifth day after an internationally brokered truce fell apart. A 24-hour ceasefire was to have been in effect from sundown Tuesday to sundown on Wednesday, with both sides pledging publicly to abide by it after US secretary of state Antony Blinken spoke
8:05 AM ET A group of professional sports leagues and media outlets have formed a coalition that aims to ensure a responsible approach to sports betting advertising, which has increased dramatically over the past five years and caught the attention of politicians. The Coalition for Responsible Sports Betting Advertising, announced Wednesday, consists of the NFL,
People with type 2 diabetes should swap sugary drinks for coffee, tea and water to reduce their risk of dying early, research suggests. Making the simple swap has been linked to lower rates of early death due to cardiovascular disease and other causes, a study has found. Experts, including from Harvard Medical School in the
The first UK-made Jaguar electric car is to be a £100,000 four-door grand tourer, the vehicle’s manufacturer has announced. The UK’s largest carmaker said its first British car to run fully on batteries will be made in the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Solihull plant in the West Midlands and will be available in selected markets
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Germany and other EU countries are looking to sanction Russian nuclear energy. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany, Poland and a few other EU nations are pushing for sanctions on Russian nuclear energy, as the bloc looks at new ways to hurt the Kremlin’s revenues amid Moscow’s invasion
The government’s flagship online safety bill is “massively letting down” women and girls by failing to include specific protections to prevent misogynistic abuse, a senior Tory peer has said. Baroness Nicky Morgan has joined campaigners and celebrities in calling for a violence against women and girls (VAWG) code of practice to be included in the
After the rate of inflation eased slightly but still remains above 10%, Ian is joined by KMPG’s chief economist Yael Selfin to discuss the official figures. He also talks to Alex Kendall – the chief executive of the UK-based autonomous vehicle group, Wayve – about Asda beginning what it claims is the UK’s biggest trial
Soaring food and non-alcoholic drink prices have kept UK inflation in double-figures and continued to put more pressure on household budgets. More expensive bread, cereals and chocolate all caused the overall average price of food and non-alcoholic drinks to increase 19.1% in the year to March. This is the sharpest 12-month increase since August 1977. Here are some of
6:54 PM ET Texas A&M received good news from the transfer portal Tuesday when Boston College defensive back Josh DeBerry announced he was transferring to play for the Aggies. DeBerry entered the transfer portal during the spring window that started on April 15 and reported offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Wisconsin and Texas A&M among
Twitter will finally remove “legacy” blue ticks from verified accounts on Thursday. Elon Musk announced earlier this month that 20 April was the final date for culling the checkmarks – almost three weeks after the original plan to do so on April Fool’s Day. The only blue ticks left will be those with a Twitter
India is on track to surpass China as the most populated country in the world, according to United Nations data. India is expected to have have 1.4286 billion people compared with China‘s 1.4257 billion by the middle of 2023, the UN population dashboard indicated – that is 2.9 million more people in the South Asian
The government has made it its primary aim to halve inflation by the end of the year but things aren’t quite going to plan. Britain has shot up the leader board and now has western Europe’s highest rate of consumer price inflation. Economists were expecting the headline rate to fall from 10.4% to 9.8% in
11:42 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face Tuesday night, requiring more than 75 stitches, but he returned to the ice less than a period later. Barron was injured in the first period during a big scramble in front of the Vegas Golden
12:43 AM BST World Rugby will trial a Television Match Official (TMO) Bunker concept aimed at reducing lengthy stoppages and making correct decisions on foul play, with the system expected to be used at the men’s World Cup later this year if the trial is successful. The concept, which is essentially a card review system,
The rate of inflation has eased slightly but still remains above 10%, according to official figures showing record costs for some essential foods. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index (CPI) measure slowed to 10.1% in March from 10.4% the previous month. Economists had largely expected a figure of 9.8%. The
Tesla has implemented another wave of price cuts across its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. It’s the second time this month, resulting in its electric cars starting under $40,000 before incentives. After consistently and gradually increasing its electric vehicle prices over the last two years, Tesla has started bringing those prices down in 2023
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