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Leicester Tigers players continue negotiations over wage cuts

Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs has confirmed players are still in dispute with the club over pay cuts.




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New World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte begs Agustin Pichot not to walk away from the sport

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: New World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte has pleaded with Agustin Pichot not to walk away from the sport after his 28-23 election defeat.




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Princess Beatrice has a selfie with Rita Ora's mum at Centrepoint's charity gala in London

Princess Beatrice, 31, donned a black dress which featured flower pattern detail as she arrived at Centrepoint's 50th Anniversary Gala at the Roundhouse in Camden yesterday.




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Caprice Bourret dazzles in a plunging sequinned dress while launching her latest bedding range

The model, 48, dazzled in a plunging silver sequinned wrap dress as she posed for a glamorous photoshoot while promoting her latest bedding range.




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One police office killed as suicide bombers blow themselves up in Tunisia

The suicide bomb blasr targeted a police patrol in Charles de Gaulle Street in the centre of Tunisia's capital, Tunis.




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Gay man runs to be President of Tunisia - becoming the first homosexual to run for office

Mounir Baatour (pictured), the Liberal Party's chief and a lawyer at the Court of Cassation, presents himself as a defender of LGBTIQ rights.




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Jihadist arrested over plot to get followers to infect Tunisian police with coronavirus

Two terrorists have been arrested in Tunisia after potting to cough, sneeze and spit at members of the country's security forces (pictured) to infect them with the coronavirus.




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Oil and investment asset price declines will affect...

KUWAIT, May 9 (Reuters) - The decline in oil prices and the value of investment assets since the start of the coronavirus outbreak will have an adverse...




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WEATHER: Commuter chaos as heatwave sparks trackside FIRES with police called in to rescue people

The second-hottest day in UK history is causing chaos for commuters up and down the country as they face being stranded on sweltering services while they struggle to get home from work. 




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Storm Ciara set to strike this weekend as Met Office names weather system

Storm Ciara is set to batter the country this weekend with gale force winds reaching upwards of 80mph forcing the Met Office to issue a two-day weather warning spanning the whole of Britain.




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Britain faces fresh SNOW and ice warning tonight and tomorrow

Storm Ciara has moved eastwards from the UK, but it will leave mass white-outs in its wake up and down the country as the Met Office issued fresh snow warnings for today.




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Storm Dennis set to hit UK: Met Office RAISES threat levels

Today in Mytholmroyd officials were seen desperately trying to prepare for the fourth named storm of the year by using sandbags as flood defences.




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Elon Musk and Grimes will practice gender-neutral parenting with their baby. Here's what that means.

Singer Grimes and Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently gave birth to their first child together, and said they will use a gender-neutral parenting style.Gender-neutral parenting refers to raising a child without subjecting them to specific cues or items assumed to be for girls or boys, like the toys they play with, skills they learn, or clothes they wear.Raising a child in a genderless way can allow them to decide their own gender identity rather than feeling like they must fit into the one their parents gave them at birth.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.On May 5, Grimes and Elon Musk welcomed their first child, X Æ A-12, into the world.The internet was quick to offer speculation about the meaning and pronunciation of the symbol-heavy name, which lends itself to Grimes' and Musk's planned




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Antenna matching in IoT and low power devices

Antenna matching in IoT and low power devices




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Effortless testing of direction finding devices – amplitude based

With the R&S®Pulse Sequencer radar simulation software, users can easily and intuitively create scenarios for simulation of angle of arrival (AoA).




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Adam Gemili: Usain Bolt gives me great advice... but once he retires it's time for the Brits to step up!

ADAM GEMILI - ROAD TO RIO: I see Usain Bolt on the circuit and he’s always good fun. He likes to make jokes of me! Bolt gave me some great advice to really enjoy athletics and have fun with it.




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Gynaecologist quizzed by Ukrainian police 'after woman sees her intimate examination on a porn site'

Police have questioned a 'respected' Ukrainian gynaecologist, Dr Vyacheslav Tripolko, after an unnamed woman saw herself on an adult site undergoing an ultrasound investigation.




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Republican senators demand Secret Service turn over records of Hunter Biden's international travel

Sens. Charles Grassley and Ron Johnston released a letter to the Secret Service seeking information on Hunter Biden after the Senate acquitted Trump of abuse of power.




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Cardiff eye up £8.5m move for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze

Cardiff are looking to push through an £8.5million bid for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze this week. The Bluebirds are keen on adding to their midfield and have targeted the 24-year-old.




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Cardiff's £10m move for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze collapses

Julien Fournier, Nice's general manager, confirmed the Premier League club pulled out of negotiations on Tuesday night, despite a fee having been agreed earlier at £8million plus add-ons.




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Former Cardiff star Peter Whittingham in hospital, police confirm

South Wales Police have confirmed that the former Cardiff City midfielder is in hospital after suffering a 'head injury' as a result of an accidental fall at a pub in Barry on March 7.




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Barclays' CEO says crowded offices could be 'a thing of the past'

Barclays' CEO said Wednesday that offices may never see the same crowds again after the coronavirus pandemic subsides. "There will be a long-term adjustment to our location strategy," he told reporters following the bank's first-quarter results. Across Wall Street, executives are mulling massive changes to workplaces to promote safety. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.One of the United Kingdom's largest banks is rethinking its staffing and office strategies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic."There will be a long-term adjustment to our location strategy," Jes Staley, chief executive of Barclays, told reporters following the bank's first-quarter financial report on Wednesday. "The notion of putting 7,000 people in the building may be a thing of the past."He said that




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How Wall Street can get back to the office; Private equity's energy mess

Welcome to Wall Street Insider, where we take you behind the scenes of the finance team's biggest scoops and deep dives from the past week. If you aren't yet a subscriber to Wall Street Insider, you can sign up here.Happy May! With remote work stretching into another month, conversations are starting to shift to when we'll return to the office — and who might remain at home. Luke Ellis, the CEO of $104 billion hedge-fund manager Man Group, broke down how it will operate after the pandemic, and said his firm has proven it can "not just survive but thrive and operate at close to full productivity with everyone working from home." Meanwhile, CEOs from firms including Franklin Templeton, MSCI, Prudential, and Tradeweb explained how the whole experience has blurred the lines between work and




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The future of the office, how we'll shop and pay, and Masa Son's biggest challenge

Hello!As the curve flattens in many parts of the world and the movement to reopen the economy gains steam, I keep finding myself thinking about this seating plan.As Holly Secon reported this week, 44% of workers on one floor of a South Korean call center got the coronavirus. The desks colored blue show where employees with confirmed cases sat.For some of you, that seating plan might look a little like your bank of desks at the office. It certainly looks like mine. A number of Business Insider reporters this week delved in to what a return to work might look like, and how offices will have to be reconfigured to make a return possible:Joe Williams talked to the co-CEOs of Gensler, the largest architecture firm. They described the three ways that offices will change post-coronavirus.Alex Nicoll




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Offices are transforming forever. Here's what to expect when you go back to work — and why it won't be like you remembered.

The coronavirus pandemic is transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Architects are already laying out the floorplans of the near-future. And companies are rethinking how much office space they really need.Many experts see the very concept of the office transforming from a place you go every day to more of a hub for high-stakes meetings and collaborative work.Business Insider has talked with dozens of experts to learn what offices will look like when you go back to work, and what it will take to return to normal.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a huge catalyst that's transforming how employers, real-estate services providers, and landlords are thinking about the office.Top




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Leicester host Fleetwood in the second round of the Carabao Cup

The tie will see Foxes striker Jamie Vardy play against his former side. He joined Leicester from Fleetwood back in 2012. Manuel Pellegrini's West Ham will also travel to League One opposition.




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Blackburn 3-0 Wigan: Danny Graham scores twice

Danny Graham reached a half century of goals for Blackburn as they comfortably saw off relegation-threatened Wigan. The 33-year-old forward achieved the milestone with the opener.




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Katie Price enjoys a night on the town with Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry and Scotty T in Newcastle 

The reality star, 41, displayed her toned physique as she donned a cream crop top with red and black stripes as she partied with her pals.




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How one global company is planning to bring its 75,000 employees back into the office after the pandemic subsides - while still keeping remote work as an option

Government officials and business leaders to begin thinking about how to re-open the US economy. But many operating procedures in place before the outbreak are unlikely to return back to normal - at least in the near-term. Cisco, for example, is weighing whether to place employees into two "teams" and tier which cohort can be in the office working at a certain time - effectively continuing some of the social distancing guidelines currently in place.The tech giant also plans on continuing a halt on business travel, according to Chief Operating Officer Irving Tan.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The sudden pivot to remote work led to a few chaotic weeks as companies scrambled to make the necessary adjustments. But as corporations begin to settle into the new normal - or at




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How a local upstate New York fitness studio designed their own at-home bike delivery service in just a few days and boosted revenues while their doors remain shut during the pandemic

Mark Dellas PhotographyErika Brason.Companies shut down by the pandemic have had to come up with alternative revenue streams, including Rebel Ride, a local fitness studio in East Amherst, New York. Owner Erika Brason decided to make the studio's classes virtual and rent out her equipment. Renting out 59 bikes for delivery and pickup as well as making 34 workout videos took her and her team just two weeks to put together."This is the time to get noticed in ways you haven't in the past," Brason explained. "You basically have to reinvent your marketing strategies so that when the time comes, you can give people a really good reason to come back."Click here for more BI Prime stories.With the COVID-19 pandemic rattling businesses big and small - from bookstores and restaurants to shops and gyms




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Candice Swanepoel jets off to New York Fashion Week... following a night at the Vanity Fair Party

Candice Swanepoel wasted no time heading to fashion week after a night at the Oscars. Following a night out at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party the 31-year-old supermodel headed off to Zimmermann.




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Shakira and Gerard Pique take sons to Disney On Ice show

The Colombian singer and her Spanish pro soccer star partner enjoyed a fun family trip out with their two boys to the Palau Sant Jordi arena on Monday for the Disney show.




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Colton Underwood questioned his sexuality after years of bullying due to choice to abstain from sex

The 28-year-old former star of The Bachelor - who is currently in quarantine after being diagnosed with COVID-19 - talked candidly about his struggles finding himself as he matured.




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Iran's foreign minister mocks Pompeo as 'arrogant clown,' claiming people rejoiced Soleimani's death

Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) an 'arrogant clown' following the funeral procession for slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani (right).




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Oil prices jump more than six per cent amid fears of Middle East conflict

Benchmark oil prices hit more than $70 per barrel on Monday as the price of gold also soared, with investors looking for safe havens as world markets fall amid fears of a major war in the Middle East.




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Former policeman's on the trail of his missing daughter after the fall of Saddam in a new thriller

Bertie Carvel, 42, stars alongside Waleed Zuaiter, 49, in Channel 4's gripping new thriller Baghdad Central. The pair told how having an Arab Muslim as the lead character is nothing less than historic.




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Ex-LAPD officer found guilty of murder after shooting dead Catholic missionary outside a nightclub

Rookie cop Henry Solis went on the run in Mexico after shooting dead Salome Rodriguez Jr. after getting into a fight outside a Los Angeles bar in 2015. He was convicted of second-degree murder.




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Has Keir Starmer REALLY spent a lifetime seeking justice for the powerless?

As part of his bid to become the next Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has made political capital out of his legal career by highlighting the cases he has pursued on behalf of the 'underdog'.




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Tributes to British servicewoman, 26, who worked with Hollywood star Chris Pine

Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base. Her cousin said: 'You are a true hero, taken from us doing what you loved doing, and done so well.'




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Ritual site of a Mesopotamian war god found in Iraq that was used for animal sacrifices

Archaeologists have uncovered a sacred plaza in Iraq that was used to appease Ningirsu - a hero-god of war. Some 5,000 years ago, where people held feasts, rituals and animal sacrifices in the pit.




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Kim Kardashian flaunts signature curves in onyx for Skims campaign after Justice Project premiere

The sexy shoot was released as Kim premiered her documentary Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project, documenting her advocacy for prison reform with #Cut50.




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Kris Jenner has sex with beau Corey Gamble in Kylie's office

During the raunchy episode, the Justin Bieber tour manager, 39, visited the momager, 64.




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Khloe Kardashian talks True's second birthday plans ... before star jokes about her different voice

Khloe Kardashian's daughter True Thompson is set to turn two years old. She talked about her plans on Instagram Live on Friday with her Good American co-founder Emme Grede.




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Russian man saws off his own leg while high on 'zombie drug' spice

Graphic pictures showed the man lying on a hospital bed and clutching at the stump of his left leg which was cut off above the knee in the city of Projopyevsk, 2,100miles east of Moscow.




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Ipswich named the UK's top 'emerging destination' in the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards

The Suffolk town is the only British destination in the global ranking for this category. It comes 14th in the list. Attractions include the New Wolsey Theatre, Christchurch Mansion and 'unique shops'.




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Police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over ice to rescue helpless man

Andrey Postnikov recorded the dramatic encounter alongside the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The man was eventually pulled from the water and taken to Mariinsky Hospital.




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Petrol could soon reach $1 a litre as Saudi Arabia launches a price war with Russia

Petrol could plummet to $1 per litre after a price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia.




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Donald Trump boasts of speaking to Vladimir Putin about oil price collapse, trade

President Donald Trump Trump told Fox News interviewers Monday his next call was to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with an oil price war and trade on the agenda.




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Dow is set to drop 100 points as doubts grow over Trump's promise of Saudi-Russia oil price deal

Stock indexes gained about 2 percent on Thursday as oil prices soared on hints of a Saudi-Russia deal, but doubts returned Friday on whether the rebound would last as demand tapers off.




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Russia's coronavirus tally rises above 10,000 with Moscow at its epicentre

The country reported a record one-day rise of 1,459 new cases on Thursday as well as an increase in the national death toll from 13 to 76.