The UK’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8% in the three months to February, according to official figures that also highlighted a faster than expected spike in wage rises. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate rose from 3.7% due to a surge in the number of people unemployed for more than
Terence Penny is a Toronto native and rising star in the local rap scene. He grew up in the artistic and progressive Jane and Finch district. Terence’s music spans genres and inspires listeners because of his skillful fusion of hip-hop and gospel and his dedication to empowering communities. An Adaptable First Step: When Terence Penny
Gather ’round our May issue for an extraordinary seafaring tale from bestselling author David Grann: The Wager, a real-life Lord of the Flies. Also, you’ll hear from novelists Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Katy Simpson Smith, and join Pulitzer Prize winner Héctor Tobar on his journey to redefine Latino. Upcoming issues of BookPage will bring special
An arrest warrant has been issued for the man accused of shooting a Black teenager in the head in Kansas City. Andrew Lester, 85, is accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who reportedly went to the wrong house by accident when trying to collect his younger brothers last week. Police said on Monday that Lester
Photography via Getty. Design by Kayleen DicuangcoThe first Monday in May is right around the corner. By Sarah Mariotti Date April 17, 2023 Facebook Twitter This article was originally published in May 2020 and has been updated. Mention the first Monday in May to any fashion lover and they’ll immediately know what you’re talking about.
Rishi Sunak has criticised vaping companies for appealing to children – and revealed he is looking forward to US singer Katy Perry performing at the King’s coronation concert. In an interview with Sky News’ children’s programme, FYI, the prime minister hit out at vaping companies for targeting children with colourful adverts and characters. He told
Leonardo DiCaprio might be the king of the Coachella scene, but he hasn’t found his queen just yet. The Oscar winner raised eyebrows over the weekend when he was photographed alongside supermodel Irina Shayk at the music festival in Indio, Calif. But before any relationship rumors start, a source exclusively tells E! News that the stars weren’t getting
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Two New York residents have been arrested and charged after allegedly running an illegal Manhattan police station for the Chinese government. The pair face federal charges of operating the undeclared outpost in the Chinatown neighbourhood and conspiring to act as agents for Beijing, said the US attorney for the eastern district of New York. The
Yesterday, Skream released “Summoned,” his first solo dubstep tune since 2013. Over the past decade, the UK trailblazer has been making a name for himself in house and techno, though his name had already been well-enough established in his time as one of the progenitors of 140 bass music. Over the past couple years, Skream
There are a lot of great robots in science fiction. In fact, when you think of the science fiction genre, robots are on of the first things that comes to mind. But what makes a robot great? What makes for the best sci-fi robots from books? Is it their capability? Is it their personality? Or
Did the team get all the answers to a cold case? On NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 17,the team worked with the cold case homicide unit. The case involved a missing Navy petty officer. Meanwhile, Kilbride and his son worked to rebuild their relationship, but it quickly became apparent there was too much past
Parliament’s standards watchdog has opened an investigation into the prime minister over possible failure to declare an interest. The probe by the standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, was launched on 13 April and cited paragraph 6 of the MPs code of conduct, which governs how MPs should behave. The code states that “members must always be
Voting machine company Dominion has settled its defamation lawsuit with Fox News. Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox over its coverage of false claims that the company rigged the 2020 US presidential election to prevent Donald Trump‘s victory. The trial was scheduled to begin on Monday but just a few hours before it was due to
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Gerry Hutch has been found not guilty of murdering a man at a Dublin hotel in 2016. The 50-year-old stood trial accused of the murder of David Byrne who was shot six times at a crowded boxing weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel. It was one of the first deadly attacks of the Hutch-Kinahan gangland