Tesla cars being shipped to Europe Tesla will shut down its Berlin gigafactory for about two weeks, from January 29 to February 11, due to a lack of components as a result of a Red Sea blockade, according to Reuters. The Red Sea is home to important shipping lanes, particularly between Asia and the Mediterranean
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen’s contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices rose after Britain and the United States carried out military strikes against targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, as tensions in the Red Sea
The airstrikes in Yemen expand the war in the Middle East, draw Britain and America in deeper and risk an even wider conflagration. Both countries have chosen a risky option that may not work and could make matters worse. And in the minds of millions across the region, the UK and US will be seen
Broadcast icon Annie Nightingale – Radio 1’s first female DJ – has died, the BBC has said. Nightingale, who was 83, started presenting on Radio 1 in 1970 and became its longest-serving broadcaster. She was awarded an MBE in 2002 and a CBE in 2020. In 2004, Nightingale was the first female DJ from Radio
Shipping costs have risen by more than 300% since November amid the disruption caused to freight in the Red Sea from attacks, according to fresh data. Just hours after US and UK-led attacks on Yemen aimed at preventing renewed assaults on shipping by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, it was revealed that freight prices continued to rise
The UK economy returned to growth in November, according to official figures that are being closely watched amid fears the prospect of recession remains on a knife edge. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported output growth of 0.3% for the month – recovering from a 0.3% decline witnessed in October when many weather-sensitive sectors
A barrage of British and American air and naval strikes against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen is a calculated escalation to deter threats – but it could yet trigger a regional war. The key test will be how the militants and their arch sponsor, Tehran, respond. The Houthis were quick to claim they would retaliate against
Joe Biden’s son has pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 election campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai departs federal court on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Pichai testified on Monday to defend his company in the largest antitrust case since the 1990s. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google cut several hundred
Would you spend a week off-grid in this luxury electric RV? Iconic Italian car design firm Pininfarina is teaming up with AC Future to rethink the future of travel and living. The Electric Transformer House (eTH) is a modern take on the traditional RV. It’s an expandable luxury mini-home with 400 sq ft of living
In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A woman holds a smartphone with the USD Coin logo displayed on the screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Donald Trump defied a judge and launched into a six-minute speech on being an “innocent man” as his civil fraud trial in New York came to an end today. Mr Trump had been barred from giving a formal closing argument at the trial but after two of his lawyers delivered the traditional speeches, one asked
South Africa has formally accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in a hearing at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice. During opening arguments, a lawyer for South Africa said the latest war is part of decades of Israeli oppression. Adila Hassim told a packed room at the Peace Palace in The Hague that
Rishi Sunak is due to hold a full cabinet call this evening which is thought to be about UK and US military strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The meeting is due to start at 7.45pm tonight. Attacks by Houthi fighters – both on Israel and on commercial ships in the Red Sea – have stoked
Kevin Hart says there’s absolutely no chance he will ever host the Oscars, labelling award show gigs as “very cold” and not “comedy friendly environments”. The 44-year-old comedian and actor stepped down from hosting the 2019 Oscars after a series of old tweets emerged in which he’d used homophobic slurs. Chat show host Ellen DeGeneres
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just approved the first-ever batch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds to come out of the U.S. The agency gave the green light on Wednesday to sponsors of 10 ETFs, including BlackRock, Invesco, Fidelity, Grayscale, and Ark Invest — paving the way for
Two tech giants are battling it out for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft had overtaken Apple for the first time since 2021 to become the world’s most valuable firm by market capitalisation – which measures the value and number of a company’s shares. Money latest:‘Huge announcement’ on car finance could see
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Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd has said he has an “aggressive and untreatable” form of leukaemia. The veteran politician, 73, who has represented Greater Manchester for over 40 years, said he had been receiving treatment for blood cancer, but the illness had progressed. He said he would be leaving hospital on Thursday in order to
Brexit has cost the UK £140bn so far, according to new analysis, and could see the nation £311bn worse off by the middle of the next decade, according to a new report. Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics – commissioned by London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan – have modelled how the UK’s economy would have acted