The 2023 Weight of the Nation report reveals the shocking finding that 59 per cent of adults in the Midlands do not know that losing weight could reduce their risk of Type-2 diabetes, exceeding the national average of 57 per cent. This figure rises even further for the city of Birmingham, where a staggering 63 per cent of adults don’t know the connection between the condition and excess weight. Diabetes currently costs the NHS £1.5m an hour[1] and impacts 4.3 million people[2], making reducing...
U.S. video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software said on Wednesday it would acquire Gearbox Entertainment, best known for the first-person shooter game Borderlands, from Sweden's Embracer for $460 million. The Swedish group is selling the game developer for a steep discount, having bought it in a deal that valued the business at up to $1.4 billion in 2021. In a separate statement, Embracer said the deal with Take-Two would cut its net debt by about 3.2 billion crowns to 3.5 billion crowns...
A plan for new flying vehicles and drones includes hopes for the first flying taxi to take off in 2026.
The Department of Transport has published its Future of Flight Action Plan.
The Canadian Independent Music Association has been very vocal in asking for financial assistance for artists who are still struggling in the wake of COVID. The concerns have been addressed. Time to coincide
Plans were in the pipeline for the city to be home to the world's first airport for flying cars and delivery drones
Embracer Group has officially divested Gearbox Entertainment, selling the
The 28-year-old sexually abused his 14-year-old victim and took video, according to court records and evidence presented at trial.
Luka Modric impressed yet again for Croatia as he capped an impressive display with two assists that helped Croatia beat Egypt 4-2 in the FIFA Series. Modric played 60 minutes and controlled the tempo of the game, as usual, completing 66 of his 72 passes (92% accuracy), which was the most in the game for any player. He was involved in the attack quite a bit as he got the assist to the first goal, a simple pass to Nikola Vlasic for his shot from outside the box. The second assist was a well-taken...
Take-Two Interactive Software announced that it has reached a deal with Embracer to acquire the developer of the Borderlands franchise Gearbox Software. Read this article on TechRaptor
A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men in a racist assault and for his role in a separate episode where a white man was sexually assaulted. Hunter Elward, 31, was given a 241-month sentence by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee. The judge is also due to sentence five other ex-officers who admitted to torturing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in...
Five other former officers who admitted to subjecting two Black men to numerous acts of racist torture are due to be sentencedA former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced on Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year.Hunter Elward was sentenced by US district judge Tom Lee, who handed down a 241-month sentence. Lee is also due to sentence five other former law enforcement officers who admitted to subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell...