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Elon Musk has claimed a “wide margin” of support among Tesla shareholders for a $56bn pay package due to him but which was blocked by a court.A new shareholder vote was ordered after a judge in Delaware ruled in January that the 2018 awards had effectively been controlled by the billionaire, as the board had close personal and financial ties to Tesla’s founder and chief executive. The $56bn (£43.4bn) figure – the highest award ever seen in corporate America – does not consist of salary or bonus pots.Money latest:Budget airline ranks worst for delays for third year runningThe sum arises…

Tom Hardy has said he would “100%” want to appear in the new Peaky Blinders film – but was not sure if his character will be involved.The English actor played Jewish gang leader Alfie Solomons from season two of the hit series. Despite falling at the hands of Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby in season five, Hardy has fought for his character’s return.Earlier this month, Netflix confirmed a Peaky Blinders film is in the works, with Oscar-winning Irish actor Murphy reprising his role.Speaking to Sky News at the UK gala screening of his new film, The Bikeriders, Hardy appeared to show…

Denmark’s food agency has recalled three South Korean spicy instant ramen noodle products – warning consumers they are so hot they might cause “acute poisoning”.The Samyang Foods products being withdrawn are Samyang Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew. The agency issued the warning on Tuesday and said the products were being recalled because the levels of total capsaicin in a single pack of all three noodle products “are so high that they pose a risk of the consumer developing acute poisoning”.”If you have the products, you should discard them or return…

As climate change pushes temperatures up, invasive mosquitoes are embedding into European countries – bringing dengue fever with them. In 2023, there were 130 locally acquired cases of dengue reported in the EU, compared to 71 in 2022, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The rise is even more stark when you look back further – between 2010 and 2021, there were 73 cases across the whole period.”Climate change is creating more favourable conditions for invasive mosquitoes to spread into previously unaffected areas and infect more people with diseases such as dengue,” ECDC…

French singer-songwriter Francoise Hardy, who inspired Bob Dylan and Sir Mick Jagger, has died at the age of 80.The musician was a fixture of pop culture in the 1960s and also modelled for designer brands including Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne.Her death was announced by her son Thomas Dutronc, who she shared with ex-husband and French music star Jacques Dutronc. Image: Hardy arrives at London Airport in 1966. Pic: AP Sharing an image on Instagram of himself as a baby being held by his mother, he wrote in French: “Maman est partie…” which translates as “Mum is gone”.Hardy first…

Elon Musk has moved to drop a lawsuit he filed against ChatGPT maker Open AI and learned he is facing a fresh investor claim relating to his sale of Tesla shares.The tech billionaire, who had launched his complaint early this year, looked to drop the action just 24 hours before a San Francisco judge was to hear a bid by Open AI to have the case thrown out. He had accused the firm, which he co-founded, and its chief executive Sam Altman of abandoning its original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not for profit.Money…

After a very strong start to 2024, during which the UK economy achieved its strongest growth for two years, things stalled again in April.That the economy flatlined during April was no surprise, though, given a couple of factors. One was the early timing of Easter, which will have led some consumer spending that would normally have taken place in April to be brought forward to March.Money latest:The most expensive place to buy a seaside home in the UKThe other, more pertinent factor, was the weather. The Office for National Statistics notes in its release that rainfall during April was 155%…

The UK economy flatlined in April, according to early official figures that have been seized on by the government’s critics as evidence the Conservatives’ plan is not working.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was zero growth in April compared to the 0.4% figure recorded during March. A Reuters news agency poll of economists had predicted the 0% performance given earlier evidence that wet weather had knocked retail sales and construction output particularly hard.The GDP (gross domestic product) report from the ONS – the last to be released ahead of the election – showed UK overall rainfall at 155%…

Researchers have found the route of one of Europe’s busiest winter getaways – the annual migration of millions of insects heading south through a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees.Using video cameras and butterfly nets, researchers from the University of Exeter recorded an estimated 17 million flies, wasps, butterflies and dragonflies pouring through a single 30-metre-wide pass between two peaks on the border of France and Spain each autumn. “To see so many insects all moving purposefully in the same direction at the same time is truly one of the great wonders of nature,” said Dr Karl Wooton, from Exeter’s…

A British indie band formerly called Easy Life have changed their name to Hard Life after they said they were sued last year by the brand owners of the easyJet airline.Writing on Instagram, the Leicester group admitted the “last nine months have not been easy” but they have now released a new single, Tears. Part of the video was included in the social media post. Last October, the musicians said they were going to change their moniker.It came after they said they were sued by easyGroup because their name was too similar.In the lawsuit, it was pointed out the band…