Online seller eBay has agreed to pay $1.2bn (£890m) to purchase second-hand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy, the companies have announced. The all-cash deal is expected to be completed by the middle of this year – five years after Etsy, an online marketplace, bought Depop for $1.6bn (£1.18bn). The acquisition comes as the popularity of […]
eBay to buy Depop from Etsy in $1.2bn cash deal Read More »
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2am during the World Cup knockout stages this summer – but only if any of the home nations have got that far. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to extend opening hours for the later rounds of the tournament, which is being hosted jointly by the US,
Pubs can stay open until 2am if home nations reach World Cup knockout stages Read More »
Playing Tetris could help tackle memories of past trauma, research has found. The trial included close to 100 NHS staff who had been exposed to trauma at work – such as witnessing deaths during the pandemic. It found those who played the classic video game as part of their treatment experienced fewer flashbacks. The study
Tetris can help tackle memories of past trauma, study finds Read More »
A man is dead and a teenage boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a skate park in Northampton. Four people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s incident in the Briar Hill area, police said. They are two teenage boys, a man, and a woman all from Northampton. All remain in
Man dead and teen critically injured after stabbings at skate park in Northampton Read More »
Number 10 will be nursing its whiplash this evening as Donald Trump once again throws a diplomatic hand grenade into the UK’s Chagos deal with Mauritius. Posting on Truth Social, Donald Trump implored Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the deal, saying: “DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!” In his long post online, the US president
Trump could be about to force yet another Labour U-turn Read More »
Donald Trump told protesters in Iran that “help was coming” little over a month ago. But at that time, there was almost no US military presence that would have made a difference in the region. On 22 January, he said there was a “great armada” assembling, when what he was referring to was the aircraft
How US military is assembling within striking distance of Iran Read More »
Technology firms that do not take down abusive images from their platforms within 48 hours face being blocked from the UK under new rules proposed by the government. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was putting tech companies “on notice” to take down non-consensual intimate images, and will leave “no stone unturned” to protect
Tech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours – or face being blocked from UK Read More »
A billionaire mogul says paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein stole vast sums from his family. Les Wexner, 88, who was behind retailers including Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch, was answering questions about his friendship with Epstein in a behind-closed-door session on Wednesday with US Congress. Mr Wexner, who is pictured in the Epstein files, has
Ex-Victoria’s Secret mogul says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole vast sums from our family’ Read More »
The towns of Gorton and Denton feel less like political battlegrounds and more like working towns getting on with the day. And perhaps that’s the point. In places like these, elections are rarely theatrical. They are quieter, more incremental, the odd conversation among friends who might pass each other in the street. But that doesn’t mean feelings don’t run deep. In the
Take the Central Line into the middle of London and just before the train arrives at Bank station, something strange happens Rather than approaching in a straight line, the tunnel begins to twist and turn round dramatically. The angle of the curve is part of the explanation for why there is an enormous gap between
Sky News gains rare access to Bank of England’s gold vaults Read More »