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Apple has removed an app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from its App Store, with the developer saying in a social media post that it had been told by the technology company that its ICEBlock app had been removed due to “objectionable content.” The app, which is free, relies on crowdsourcing…
Welcome to the house of scandal, scares and squabbles, Mr Vice President. Chevening is the ultimate ministerial perk. Apart from the prime minister’s hideaway, Chequers, it’s the most lavish of all government grace-and-favour mansions. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he and his weekend house guest JD Vance get on because they “share a similar working-class…
Itβs rare to find a high school baseball player still pitching after Tommy John surgery. Senior Aidan Martinez of Birmingham gets to have his comeback season this spring. On June 27, 2024, Martinez had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Itβs needed when the ulnar collateral ligament has to be repaired in the elbow….
A Florida family agreed to settle a wrongful deathΒ lawsuit Wednesday with an AI company, Google and others after their teen son died by suicide in 2024.Β The terms of the settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, were not disclosed.Β Megan Garcia filed a lawsuit in October…
Jeffrey Epstein was always an issue for Peter Mandelson.Β Well before the revelations of this week, the Epstein cloud hung over him and he knew it. Back in May, Sky News was offered a chance to speak to him. He’d just finished a speech at an event in Washington and his communications team had suggested…
Walt Disney Co. is on track to fully integrate its streaming platforms Hulu and Disney+ in 2026. Hulu isnβt disappearing; Disney hasnβt set a date to retire the stand-alone app. But the Burbank entertainment giant is making progress on its plan to fold Hulu content into the Disney+ platform sometime next year. The Burbank entertainment…
In a massive Christmas U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer, the government has announced a huge climbdown on inheritance tax on farmers. The tax relief on family farms handed down between families is to increase from Β£1m to Β£2.5m, meaning only farms worth more than Β£5m will pay. The climbdown, overturning bitterly unpopular proposals in Rachel…
π Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app π He may have described himself as a “fighter not a quitter”, but even Peter Mandelson couldn’t survive new and lurid revelations about his relationship with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. The ultimate political animal, Lord Mandelson was no stranger to scandal – having twice been…
Amazon on Monday said it is cutting 110 roles from its audio division Wondery as part of a restructuring effort. The cuts reflect an industry shift toward producing more podcasts with video, a format that has become more popular with consumers who listen to their favorite hosts on platforms including YouTube and Spotify. The layoffs…
Lucy Powell’s had quite the political comeback. Sacked from cabinet by the prime minister but weeks ago, she’s back with her own powerbase and voice at the top of the party as the deputy Labour leader. She was not Keir Starmer‘s choice and, while the prime minister was quick to embrace her on Saturday as…
