BBC News A care company has been prosecuted and fined for running illegal children’s homes in what has been called the first case of its kind. Catalyst Care Limited is the first unregistered children’s homes provider to be successfully prosecuted, according to Ofsted, which brought the legal action against it. Its directors pleaded guilty at […]
Tech Advanced Micro Devices reported second-quarter earnings on Tuesday that beat expectations, but the stock slumped in extended trading after rising during regular trading hours. Here’s how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter ended June 27: EPS: $1.66, adjusted, versus $1.62 expected Revenue: $11.54 billion versus $11.28 billion expected Overall, AMD […]
BBC News The Hundred men’s competition, Headingley Sunrisers Leeds 241-2 (100 balls): Rickelton 94* (42), Marsh 76 (37), Brook 55 (18) London Spirit 204-6 (100 balls): Willey 83* (46); Topley 2-30 Sunrisers Leeds won by 37 runs Scorecard. Table Harry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty as Sunrisers Leeds posted the highest total in […]
Tech Pinterest shares fell 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue but issued lukewarm sales guidance. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG: Earnings per share: 43 cents adjusted vs. 36 cents expected Revenue: $1.18 billion vs. $1.15 billion expected Sales rose 18% […]
BBC News A major search is under way for a boy missing in the sea off the East Yorkshire coast. Emergency services were called to Hornsea at about 18:00 BST. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive […]
Business News The Lucid Gravity is displayed during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. This year’s edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show includes a range of new SUV models. Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Lucid Group […]
BBC News A man who admitted using motor oil and detergent to kill his neighbour’s fish, after being “driven completely insane” by the noise of a water pump in the pond, has been sentenced. Gerry Duffy, 76, of Hadley Road, Barnet, north London, pleaded guilty on the day of his trial at Willesden Magistrates’ Court […]
BBC News Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison has broken his silence, defending his company’s $110bn (£86bn) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Opposition to the mega-merger relies on a vision of Hollywood that “no longer exists,” he wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times. In his first public comments on the transaction, […]
Business News An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Entertainment giant Paramount, now renamed Paramount Skydance, is attempting a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery worth $108.4 billion. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance raised its full-year […]
BBC News The gap between the level of results achieved by students in the least deprived parts of Scotland and those in the most deprived closed a little in this year’s figures – but still remains significant. The “attainment gap” is a measure of the difference between the grades of the top 20% better-off students […]
