(Reuters) – At least five employees were fired by private rocket company SpaceX after drafting and circulating an open letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and calling on executives at the start-up to change the company’s work culture to make it more inclusive, according to two people familiar with the matter. SpaceX did not immediately respond […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer losses. But a new report examining how the coronavirus pandemic has changed gamblers' habits says that may no longer be the case. The report issued Friday by Las Vegas-based […]

Tesco boss denies profiteering as fuel sales soar by 44 per cent to £2billion in first three months of the year Fuel prices are continuing to soar to record levels as the cost of living crisis bites Motoring bodies and other retailers claim supermarkets are pushing up prices Tesco CEO Ken Murphy denies this and […]

AQA exam board is forced to apologise after A-Level law students were tested on topics they were told would NOT be in the paper AQA failed to inform pupils about an important question worth 30 marks They have now had to apologise twice during the exam period this year  Pupils were told they would know […]

HEALTH bosses have issued an urgent warning to Brits to stay safe as a scorching 32C heatwave grips the nation. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), along with the Met Officeissued a Level 3 heat-health alert across London, East of England and the South East. It means the Met Office's threshold for a heatwave in all […]

FIFTY years ago, a watchman was making his rounds at the Watergate Complex in Washington DC when he noticed a piece of tape on a basement door. This piece of evidence left behind by ex-FBI agent James McCord led to the arrest of five men who had broken into the Democratic National Convention office at […]

Russian warship violates Danish territorial waters off Baltic Sea island TWICE amid soaring tensions over NATO membership of neighbouring Sweden Russian warship twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea This ‘unacceptable provocation’, Denmark said, was nearby a democracy festival It comes amid Russian anger at Sweden, Finland applying for NATO membership A […]

Ukrainian general threatens to destroy £2.7billion ‘umbilical cord’ bridge linking Russia to Crimea using long-range Western weapons Major General Dmytro Marchenko threatened to destroy the 745ft Kerch bridge Russia has been using the bridge to deliver reinforcements to Ukraine’s south If the bridge was destroyed, it would cut off Russian forces in the region  Ukraine has […]

BORIS Johnson today made another secret dash to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's heroic President Zelenskyy. The PM discreetly travelled this morning in a second surprise trip to the war-torn country since Russia first launched its brutal invasion. Mr Johnson confirmed the trip in a tweet picturing him meeting his his counterpart and wartime leader. Downing […]

In Newark, New Jersey, activists and community members will kick off the Juneteenth holiday weekend with a rally to call for slavery reparations. Beginning at noon on Friday, people will take to the streets of the state’s largest city for the “Juneteenth March And Rally For Reparations, Justice And Democracy.” The rally, organized by over […]