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Children got an inflation-busting rise in pocket money last year, according to new data. Parents are giving their children a weekly average of Β£10.73, an 8% rise on the 2024 average of Β£9.92. Data from GoHenry, a money app that helps children learn to earn, save, spend and invest, shows children earned a total of…
A US federal judge has ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at addressing the damaging effects of monopolistic practices. In an effort to curb Google’s influence, Washington DC Judge Amit Mehta has introduced new limitations on how the company directs traffic to its search engine. He is requiring the…
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trumpβs authority to send soldiers to Portland, Ore., with members of the court signaling receptiveness to an expansive new read of the presidentβs power to put boots on the ground in American cities. A three-judge panel from the appellate court β including two…
It is “outrageous” that a convicted fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is still on the run, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. Pamela Gwinnett isolated 89-year-old Joan Green from her family during the COVID-19 pandemic, convinced Joan to give her lasting power of attorney, then raided her life savings….
They met two days prior to Sunday nightβs encounter at Crypto.com Arena, a two-game set between the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies reminiscent of a playoff series. The Lakers won the first game Friday night here and knew the Grizzlies were going to bring more intensity and a stronger effort even with star guard Ja Morant…
A renewable energy group founded by the former chief executive of Petrofac, the oilfield services group which collapsed during the autumn, will this week announce a Β£40m fundraising despite signs of growing tension over its leadership. Sky News has learnt that Venterra, which was set up four years ago by Ayman Asfari, will unveil the…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπ Another day and another podcast dominated by Peter Mandelson – but as the political pressure ramps up across parliament, how will Number 10 react and is the carnage over? In a frantic 24 hours, Lord Mandelson gave up his peerage and the Metropolitan Police…
The jewellery tycoon, alleged to have orchestrated a Β£170m scam which defrauded a legion of wealthy investors, will be declared bankrupt if a bid by his former company’s liquidators is successful. Sky News has learnt that insolvency practitioners in charge of probing the demise of Vashi, a luxury diamond jeweller which had shops in some…
Critics will accuse him of yet another U-turn, but Sir Keir Starmer insists circumstances have changed and British lives are now at risk from attacks by Iran. The prime minister’s announcement that two British airbases – Fairford in Gloucestershire and the hotly disputed Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands – can be used by the…
Rapper Pooh Shiesty kidnapped and robbed fellow rapper and mentor Gucci Mane in a music studio ambush, federal prosecutors say. The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that Memphis rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30 planned and executed the βcoordinated armed takeoverβ at a Dallas music studio in January. According to prosecutors, eight of nine suspects…
