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Tesla boss Elon Musk says shareholder votes on a record-breaking payout to the multi-billionaire and a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas are “currently passing by wide margins”.Tesla shareholders have been voting on several proposals, including one that could confirm a pay deal for Mr Musk, that was worth $56bn (£43.8bn) when it was first agreed in 2018.The company is due to make an official announcement on the result of the vote at a meeting on Thursday.Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BBC News.In a post on social platform X, formerly known…

Getty ImagesLong waits for cancer care are becoming routine across the UK with nearly half of all specialist cancer centres experiencing delays most weeks, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has said.The college has warned of an “impending crisis” in the cancer workforce, with a “staggering” 30% shortfall in radiologists and 15% shortfall in clinical oncologists.The Conservative Party said it would meet current targets for cancer care in England by the end of the next parliament, if re-elected. Labour has said it will double the number of scanners to improve early detection, while the Liberal Democrats said they would introduce…

1 hour agoBy Joan Cummins, BBC Midlands Today • Eleanor Lawson, BBC News, West MidlandsBBCPauline Black OBE said Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson was “extraordinary”Pauline Black OBE has paid tribute to her bandmate from The Selecter, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, who died of cancer at the age of 73.The 2-Tone band formed in Coventry in 1979 and their debut album Too Much Pressure was released a year later.Black told the BBC: “He was extraordinary. When he used to do James Bond, I’ve never seen anybody as powerful on the stage. He was absolutely fantastic.”We used to call each other the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of ska. It…

At least 49 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the country’s Interior Ministry says.Video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower part of the building and thick black smoke billowing from the upper floors.Many of the casualties are said to be foreign workers who lived there, including a number of Indian nationals.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his condolences to the victims and their families.”The fire mishap in Kuwait City is saddening,” he said on X.”My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and…

Consumer price rises in the US eased slightly last month, official data suggests, ahead of a key meeting where policymakers will publish their latest interest rate decision.According to the US Labor department, prices rose 3.3% in the year to the end of May, down 0.1 percentage points from the month before.Core inflation, which strips out more volatile items like food and energy prices, also slowed despite rents continuing to weigh on household budgets.Despite borrowing costs standing at their highest rate in years, officials at the Federal Reserve are expected to hold off on any interest rate cuts this month.The inflation…

4 hours agoBy Imran Rahman-Jones, Technology reporterLarian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 was the bestselling game on Steam in 2023The owner of Steam – the largest digital distribution platform for PC games in the world – is being sued for £656m.Valve Corporation is being accused of using its market dominance to overcharge 14 million people in the UK.”Valve is rigging the market and taking advantage of UK gamers,” said digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt, who is bringing the case.Valve has been contacted for comment.The claim – which has been filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, in London – accuses Valve of “shutting out” competition…

A thousand BTS fans will queue in Seoul on Thursday for a hug from Jin, who is back to his role as K-pop idol after 18 months of military service. The three-hour marathon is his first public event since being discharged from the army on Wednesday. The 1,000 who will be embraced were chosen in a raffle – although Jin has said he had suggested hugging up to 3,000 fans. “I’m so happy now that I will meet Jin,” says Ms Park who learned last weekend that she had won a spot in Thursday’s “hugathon”. “I didn’t expect to win.…

A Thai film about a young man caring for his dying grandmother as he vies for her fortune has struck a chord in South East Asia, where TikTokers’ teary responses are going viral. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has topped box offices across the region since it was released in April.The film follows M, who is plotting to win an inheritance from his cancer-stricken grandmother, but begins to question his motives as he grows closer to her. The story appears to have deeply resonated with moviegoers, who have been sharing emotional videos of themselves before and after watching…

Singer Kevin Jonas has revealed he had a cancerous mole removed from his face.The Jonas Brothers member spoke about his diagnosis on Instagram in a short video.”So today I am getting a basal cell carcinoma removed from my head,” he said, showing followers the mole on his forehead.”Yes, that is an actual little skin cancer guy that just started to grow.”And now, I have to get surgery to remove it. So, here we go.”He then did a quick update after the operation, saying it was “time to heal and go home”.Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin…

The United Nations has added Israel’s military, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s armed wing for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights.The three entities, along with Sudan’s warring parties, have been singled out for the killing and maiming of children.“Children were killed and maimed in unprecedented numbers”, the Children in Armed Conflict report said.The annual report – seen by the BBC and due to be released on Thursday – is meant to shame parties so that they commit to measures outlined by the UN to protect children.UN Secretary General António Guterres said the conflict between…