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Father of Patrick Mahomes charged with driving whereas intoxicated – days earlier than the Tremendous Bowl

5Feb

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Father of Patrick Mahomes charged with driving whereas intoxicated – days earlier than the Tremendous Bowl

The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been charged with driving whereas intoxicated.Mahomes Sr was detained on Saturday evening in Texas and his bond was set at $10,000 (£7,940). The 54-year-old was launched on Sunday, based on jail data.His arrest comes earlier than his son leads the Chiefs in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday as Kansas City makes an attempt to carry on to the title.Mahomes Sr was arrested on the identical cost in 2019 and was sentenced to 40 days in jail, data present. He was additionally a sportsman, taking part in 11 seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1992 to 2003.Read extra:Man dies after stealing a airplane and crashing into the bottom Last month, Patrick's brother Jackson...

5Feb

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Snapchat proprietor Snap Inc to chop greater than 500 jobs

The proprietor of Snapchat has turn out to be the most recent tech agency to announce job cuts.Snap Inc mentioned it might shed roughly 10% of its workforce - round 530 workers - with a lot of the roles anticipated to go within the first quarter. The disclosure was made in a regulatory submitting, which additionally revealed the corporate expects to face costs of as much as $75m (£60m) in severance payouts and different associated prices.The California-based agency employs greater than 5,300 workers globally, together with round 500 within the UK.A Snap spokeswoman instructed Sky News it was unable to say at this stage if any posts at its London places of work can be affected. She added: "We are reorganising our team to reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration."We...

Thatcher’s favorite advert males employed for NatWest retail share sale

5Feb

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Business

Thatcher’s favorite advert males employed for NatWest retail share sale

An promoting company arrange by the brothers who helped propel Margaret Thatcher to energy is to orchestrate efforts to steer thousands and thousands of Britons to purchase shares in NatWest Group, the taxpayer-backed financial institution.Sky News has learnt that M&C Saatchi, whose founders in 1995 included Lord Maurice Saatchi and his brother Charles, has been appointed by the Treasury to plot a marketing campaign selling a retail provide of NatWest shares later this yr. The multimillion pound marketing campaign, which is prone to embody a heavy emphasis on social media in addition to tv and poster advertisements, is anticipated to be sanctioned by Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, after the Budget in March.Banking sources mentioned on Monday that Barclays had additionally b...

Labour excluded some campaigners from race equality act launch occasion

5Feb

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Politics

Labour excluded some campaigners from race equality act launch occasion

Labour's plans for a brand new race equality act had been introduced at a behind closed doorways occasion that excluded equality campaigners who needed to evaluation the proposals, Sky News can reveal.The social gathering is pledging to be a authorities that might give stronger authorized protections for equal pay for black, Asian, and minority ethnic employees. Politics newest: PM needs King 'full and speedy restoration'But forward of right now's launch, stakeholders had been emailed at 11pm final evening to say the occasion was "postponed" after protests had been because of happen at a venue they'd initially chosen in north London. Image: An e-mail despatched to attendees forward of Labour's launch occasion ...

Big successor to Hadron Collider may uncover secrets and techniques of 95% of the universe

5Feb

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Technology

Big successor to Hadron Collider may uncover secrets and techniques of 95% of the universe

Scientists at CERN - house to the world's largest particle accelerator - have put ahead proposals for a brand new "supercollider" which it's hoped will assist uncover the secrets and techniques of 95% of the universe.The Future Circular Collider (FCC) is seen because the large successor to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which sits in a 17-mile tunnel beneath the bottom close to Geneva, Switzerland - however the brand new machine can also be going through criticism for its £17bn price ticket. The LHC, which began working in 2008, achieved its first high-energy particle collisions in 2010 and lately has acquired a collection of upgrades.It accelerates subatomic particles to nearly the pace of sunshine, earlier than smashing them into one another.The LHC found the so-called "G...

Jacob Elordi: Saltburn star accused of assaulting radio reporter outdoors Sydney lodge

5Feb

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Entertainment

Jacob Elordi: Saltburn star accused of assaulting radio reporter outdoors Sydney lodge

Saltburn star Jacob Elordi has been accused of assaulting a radio reporter by pushing him in opposition to a wall and placing his arms on his throat.The Brisbane-born actor was approached in a beer backyard outdoors a lodge in Sydney by an worker of an Australian breakfast radio present, it has been claimed. Joshua Fox, previously UK-based and a producer on The Kyle And Jackie O Show on KIIS FM, claimed Elordi reacted angrily when he requested him to recreate a second from the movie Saltburn, a thriller about excessive society.The scene sees Oliver Quick, performed by Irish actor Barry Keoghan, drink Elordi's character Felix Catton's bathwater.In a clip posted on Instagram, Fox informed the radio present's listeners: "He [Jacob] says 'Hey, are you filming? Can you not?' And I...

Dodgers present out for Betts’ charity bowling occasion

4Feb

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Baseball

Dodgers present out for Betts’ charity bowling occasion

Mookie, Brianna Betts host charity bowling occasion nn","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","thumbnail_url":null,"type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Over the last two years, the Bettses have held numerous events around Los Angeles and have started the 50/50 Foundation. On Saturday, Betts hosted celebrities and most of his Dodgers teammates at Lucky Strike in Downtown L.A. for a night of bowling and raising money for a good cause.nnMookie and Brianna Betts teamed up with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and all the proceeds of the event went towards continued support of Brotherhood Crusade as part of “50 Feeds LA” and field improvements at Jackie Robins...

Bianca Andreescu Targets Indian Wells Comeback

4Feb

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Tennis

Bianca Andreescu Targets Indian Wells Comeback

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 4 2024Off the court docket since final August as a result of a again harm, and winless since Wimbledon 2023, Bianca Andreescu is focusing on a return at Indian Wells in 2024.The 2019 Indian Wells and US Open champion was on the NHL All-Star sport in Toronto on Saturday and informed TSN’s Mark Masters that she is feeling higher, however not fairly at one hundred pc."It's getting there. It's not 100%, but I'm really hoping that I can play Indian Wells," Andreescu informed TSN's Mark Masters. "It's not guaranteed, but I'm taking it day by day, and I'm really hoping I can get back on court soon.”Asked what the biggest challenge has been in her recovery, Andreescu said: “I feel like I have dealt with so much that I know how exactly to handle m...

Director Matthew Vaughn responds to rumours Taylor Swift was secret creator behind Argylle

4Feb

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Director Matthew Vaughn responds to rumours Taylor Swift was secret creator behind Argylle

British director Matthew Vaughn has dispelled on-line rumours that Taylor Swift was behind the pseudonym Elly Conway - the creator of the novel related to his new movie Argylle.The movie sees its protagonist Elly Conway, performed by Bryce Dallas Howard, thrown into the world of espionage when she meets actual spy Aiden, performed by Sam Rockwell, on a prepare. Argylle additionally stars Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Bryan Cranston, Ariana DeBose and Catherine O'Hara.On Friday - the day of Argylle's launch in cinemas - The Telegraph revealed the actual writers behind the novel - Terry Hayes and Tammy Cohen.Before filming for the manufacturing obtained below approach, Vaughn requested Hayes to write down a companion novel for the movie - and shortly Cohen was additionally...

Emily Hand: Irish-Israeli former Hamas hostage, 9, ‘threatened with knife’ throughout ordeal

4Feb

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Emily Hand: Irish-Israeli former Hamas hostage, 9, ‘threatened with knife’ throughout ordeal

The father of nine-year-old Emily Hand, the Irish-Israeli lady held hostage by Hamas for 50 days, mentioned she was threatened with a knife throughout her ordeal.Emily, who was launched in November after her seize on 7 October, suffers from panic assaults and infrequently speaks in whispers, her father mentioned in an interview with Israeli station Channel 12. Thomas Hand, who's initially from Dublin, mentioned Emily talks "very little" about her time in captivity. Image: Thomas Hand. Pic: Channel 12 Israel "Just every now and then, [she gives] little snippets of information. But we're not actually even allowed to question her in any way, from the psychiatrists' point of view. They said, 'No, whatever she want...