May 31, 2020
Twitter is now in completely uncharted waters
(CNN Business) There is no turning back for Twitter now. The only way out is through. When Twitter slapped a warning label on one of President Donald Trump's tweets Friday for "glorifying violence," it was almost certain that the move — a first for…
May 31, 2020
George Floyd death: Lawyer calls it ‘premeditated murder’
A lawyer for the family of George Floyd, whose death sparked unrest across the US, has accused a police officer of "premeditated murder". Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder, but lawyer Benjamin Crump told…
May 31, 2020
Storm develops near Bermuda
A tropical system developing near Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean could set the record as the earliest, third-named storm to take shape ahead of the official hurricane season. The NOAA's National Hurricane Center predicted that the tropical system has…
May 31, 2020
George Floyd death: Widespread unrest as curfews defied across US
Curfews have been ordered in cities across the US to try to stem unrest sparked by the death of a black man in police custody. But they have been defied in many areas, with shops looted, cars burned and buildings attacked. Riot police have used tear…
May 31, 2020
Zuckerberg finally explains why Facebook is doing nothing about Trump’s posts
(CNN Business) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Friday night why his company would take no action on posts in which President Trump threatened "looting" in Minneapolis would lead to "shooting." That explanation came roughly 16 hours after…
May 30, 2020
Coronavirus: India to loosen lockdown despite record cases
India has announced plans to further ease a strict national lockdown even as the country reported a record daily rise in new coronavirus cases. From 8 June, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres and places of worship will be allowed to re-open in…
May 27, 2020
GE is saying goodbye to its 129-year-old light bulb business
New York (CNN Business) General Electric is saying goodbye to the light bulb. The conglomerate is shedding a struggling business founded by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. After years of failing to find a buyer, GE announced Wednesday it will…
May 27, 2020
Northern India wilts under crippling heat wave
NEW DELHI -- As India braces for a hotter than usual summer, many cities in the country's north are reeling under an intense heat wave with the temperatures on Wednesday crossing a scorching 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). The…
January 24, 2019
INCIDENT AT HER MAJESTY’s PRISON TURKS AND CAICOS ON 24 JANUARY 2019
At approximately 0910 hours on the 24th of January, a single prisoner was legitimately restrained after offering a serious threat of violence to the prison officers and the prison estate. He had armed himself with a number of stones, and was…
January 20, 2018
Facebook to use surveys to boost ‘trustworthy’ news
Facebook has announced it will prioritise news sources deemed to be more trustworthy on its News Feed. The firm said the social network community will determine which outlets are reliable via the use of user surveys. Founder and chief executive Mark…