Hundreds of families are suing some of the world’s biggest technology companies – who, they say, knowingly expose children to harmful products. One plaintiff explains why they are taking on the might of Silicon Valley. “I literally was trapped by addiction at age 12. And I did not get my life back for all of
Isabella Day founded her jewellery shop, The Remarkable Goldsmiths, in Dartmouth just two years ago. Since then they’ve had around £3,000 worth of goods stolen. “We’re in a difficult position,” she says. “My partner’s very unwell. We are a family business, a small business. Literally everything we make in the shop, we haven’t been paid
Shoppers bought less fuel and food in October as they were hit by rising living costs and poor weather, according to official figures. The volume of products sold last month fell by 0.3% to the lowest level since February 2021 when large parts of the UK were in Covid lockdowns. Retail sales had widely been
Donald Trump has assailed a judge and clerk handling his New York fraud trial as a gag order banning him from criticizing court personnel was paused. The ex-president sued the judge in the civil case, Arthur Engoron, after he barred him and his attorneys from speaking about judicial staff. Mr Trump’s lawyers had argued the
Last month the German government announced an additional €370m (£320m; $390m) in funding for nuclear fusion research and development. This brings the total budget earmarked for the next five years to €1bn. So is Germany about to take a leap forward in fusion engineering? “We want to create a fusion ecosystem with industry, so that
One of Australia’s major port operators is back online after a cyber-attack crippled its facilities. Operations at DP World Australia container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth were disrupted from Friday to Monday morning. The firm manages around 40% of goods entering and leaving the country. The outage has not affected the supply of
