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Year: 2023

Michael Gove says mortgage assistance is “under review.”

Help for people struggling with their mortgages is being kept “under review,” according to cabinet minister Michael Gove. However, any financial help will be determined by the Treasury, he told Laura Kuennsberg. He also warned that any assistance comparable to…

Fifa reports nearly 20,000 hostile social media posts during the 2022 World Cup.

According to a Fifa assessment, around 20,000 nasty social media remarks were directed towards players, coaches, and officials during last year’s World Cup. Fifa and the players’ union Fifpro developed moderation software that scanned 20 million postings and hidden 286,895…

David Warburton resigns as Conservative MP, resulting in another by-election for the party.

A Conservative MP who was suspended following sexual misconduct charges has resigned. David Warburton, who represents Somerton and Frome in Somerset, is the fourth Tory MP to quit in the last eight days. Mr Warburton described the 14-month period after…

Max Verstappen secures the pole for the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Nico Hulkenberg.

In a wet qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix that provided a number of surprises, Max Verstappen of Red Bull claimed pole position. He will start in front of Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas, which is often in the middle of…

West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has been charged with DUI in Pittsburgh.

Bob Huggins, the West Virginia University men’s basketball coach who was briefly banned and forced to take a pay cut after using a homophobic slur during an interview, was detained on Friday for driving under the influence. Huggins, 69, was…

A rare earthquake affects homes, schools, and churches in France.

Following an earthquake on Friday evening in the western French town of La Laigne, approximately 170 people were relocated. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.2 to 5.8, was felt from Rennes in the north-west to Bordeaux in the south-west….

Virgin Galactic commercial space flights will begin this month, according to Richard Branson.

Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism company, says it will launch its first commercial voyage by the end of this month. The company is aiming for a launch window for the Galactic 01 trip from June 27 to June…

Binance has left the Netherlands and is being investigated in France.

According to French media sources, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is being examined by French authorities. The probe is centered on the company’s anti-money laundering practices. It comes after the company announced its exit from the Netherlands after failing…

Five children were killed in air attacks during the Sudan crisis.

According to officials, an air attack on Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed seventeen people, including five children. The Saturday strike in the densely populated Yarmouk area burned 25 homes. It happened just a day after a top army commander promised to…

Death of Gino Mader: “Shock but no surprise as cycling searches for explanations”

Nearly a year has passed since Tom Pidcock of Britain won a stage of the Tour de France with a stunning performance that perfectly balanced boldness and technique in his descent of the Col du Galibier. The Ineos Grenadiers rider…