By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer) SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge […]

Stephen Fry reveals trans friends are ‘deeply upset’ by JK Rowling’s stance on safe spaces for women – but wishes both sides of gender row would stop seeing each other as ‘enemies’ Actor and author, who famously narrated Potter audiobooks, has weighed in Fry said Rowling still a ‘friend’ – but trans and intersex friends are ‘deeply upset’ He told […]

If most people think property developers are evil, and lobbyists are widely regarded with suspicion, then Tom Forrest must be seen as the devil incarnate. As head of the developer lobby group Urban Taskforce, his job is to advance the interests of the big end of town. It’s not the obvious career path from his previous life as a union […]

Prosecutors in Ireland are preparing to charge four men responsible for a brutal prison “revenge beating” that saw a man kicked to death in his cell. Robert O’Connor was found dead in his cell on Friday, July 29. The 34 year old Dubliner had only begun his six year sentence at Mountjoy prison for possession of a firearm when four […]

‘Last pint under £10 for a while!’ England and Wales fans begin their World Cup odyssey – posting pictures of their final airport beers before hitting the roasting temperatures of Qatar World Cup fever is growing, despite extortionate beer prices, booze bans at stadiums and anti-gay laws   England flags were seen flying outside of houses across the nation, while others […]

A SELF-confessed plastic surgery “addict” who has spent £70,000 on multiple procedures is now unrecognisable thanks to her 36NN breasts. Amber May has been obsessed with enhancing her boobs and achieving her dream curvy body for years and has been under the knife eight times. The model has had multiple boob jobs, Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), two rhinoplasty surgeries plus […]

A mum from Leicester is to wear a Christmas elf outfit for 24 hours a day for a whole month for charity. Charlie Brian, 35, has dubbed herself 'Charlie the Elf' and is gearing up for four entire weeks of green elf outfits – even when she's sleeping or going to the shops. Her novel challenge will start on November […]

A bloke who hijacked a twin-engine plane and made terroristic threats where he threatened to crash the plane into a supermarket has died while behind bars. Cory Patterson, 29, was charged with stealing a plane and threatening to crash it into a Walmart based in Mississippi, United States. The 29-year-old former airport worker has since died in police custody, according […]