Bill Gates transferred $1.8billion in stock to his wife Melinda the day they announced their divorce in what appears to be the first of many public transactions the pair will make as they start to divide up their extraordinary assets. The Microsoft
New York City schools will shift to remote learning when winter weather strikes instead of a day off
New York City students will no longer get to enjoy snow days after officials said schools will shift to remote learning when winter weather strikes. From September, students will be expected to login in for class from home if snow and ice
Jeff Bezos told Amazon execs about his affair with Lauren Sanchez in lengthy Valentine's Day meeting
Jeff Bezos told Amazon executives about his affair with Lauren Sanchez in a lengthy meeting that cut into their Valentine’s Day plans, according to a new book. The CEO and founder of the online retail giant, 57, met with his senior staff
Pupils at a £15,000-a-year boarding school have been banned from Leavers’ Day after bingeing on alcohol in a ‘Grand Prix’ car pub crawl race. More than 20 cars and 50 sixth formers from Haberdashers’ Adams’ Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, took part
Driver killed when block of concrete fell off lorry and smashed through windscreen on family day out
A ‘doting’ grandfather was killed in front of his wife and grandchildren when a block of concrete fell off a lorry and smashed through his windscreen on a family day out strawberry picking, an inquest heard. Steven Oscroft died instantly in the tragedy
Your polling card, which is sent to your registered address via post, is the easiest way to find out where you’re registered to vote. If you’re completing a postal vote, it needs to be with your local council by 10pm on May
New York City’s public school system has eliminated the Columbus Day holiday, replacing it with ‘Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day’ while also adding Juneteenth as a school holiday for the first time. On Tuesday morning, the city’s Department of Education posted the 2021-22
House Democrats who received the most donations from the pharmaceutical industry are declining to support a push to release the patents on COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, even as Pfizer reports soaring revenue from its vaccine. Pfizer on Tuesday reported $3.46 billion
Hundreds of people arrived in America from Mumbai and Delhi on Tuesday, the first day of Biden’s ban on travel for non US citizens from India, to escape the world’s worst COVID surge. Biden’s ban applies to non-US citizens but permanent US
UK records FOUR Covid deaths: Fatalities stay in single figures for second day running for first time since September as cases fall by 28% in a week to 1,946 – as MPs, pubs and restaurants urge PM to speed up lockdown-easing plans