Chinese smartphone maker Realme apologised to consumers for possible delays of its latest handset because the devices were stolen while in transit to Spain just a few weeks ahead of the product launch. A shipment of Realme’s GT6 smartphones, which has a launch event in Italy set for Thursday, was stolen on its way to […]
US President Joe Biden has publicly apologised to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over a months-long holdup in American military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield. Speaking in Paris, where they both attended ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Mr Biden told Mr Zelensky that he apologised to […]
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has apologised after skipping a major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in order to carry out an election TV interview. Mr Sunak said “it was a mistake” not to stay in France for the international event after he had attended the earlier British ceremony in Normandy. […]
Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda has apologised for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the Japanese car giant suspended production on three of them. The wide-ranging faulty testing at Toyota involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. […]
Disgraced ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells apologised for “all that subpostmasters and families… have suffered” as her evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry in the UK got under way. The 65-year-old ordained priest told the inquiry on Wednesday that she had been “too trusting”. She was given a self-incrimination warning by chair Sir Wyn […]
Apple has apologised for “missing the mark” after a backlash over its latest iPad advert that showed creative tools, including musical instruments and books, being crushed by a hydraulic press. The video was meant to demonstrate the wide range of creative tools that have been compressed into the latest iPad. However, the destruction shown in […]
New Labour MP Natalie Elphicke has apologised for comments she made supporting her ex-husband after he was convicted of sexual assault, following criticism from her new party colleagues. Ms Elphicke’s former husband and predecessor as MP for Dover, Charlie Elphicke, was convicted in 2020 of sexually assaulting two women and jailed for two years. She […]
A district attorney based in Rochester, New York, issued a public apology on Monday, April 29, after a video of her traffic stop argument with a police officer went viral. Sandra Doorley was accused of refusing to pull over for a speeding ticket and arguing with the officer who followed her home to question her […]
England forward Billy Vunipola has “unreservedly” apologised after being fined for resisting the law on the Spanish island of Majorca. The 31-year-old said there was “no violence” during the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning and he is scheduled to fly back to the UK on Monday. In a statement issued through his […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp apologised to fans for the Merseyside derby defeat at Everton which has left his side needing a “crisis” to affect Arsenal and Manchester City in order to salvage their almost-impossible title hopes. The German’s last visit to Goodison Park ended in his first defeat there, having previously won two and drawn […]
Warwick Davis has apologised if his social media message “caused anyone concern”. The Star Wars and Harry Potter actor’s wife Samantha Davis died aged 53 on March 24th, and her death was announced last week. Davis posted on Sunday saying: “I’m done here, signing off”, along with a heartbreak emoji. Thank you everyone for looking […]
The Met Police has apologised after an officer said an antisemitism charity leader looked “openly Jewish” as he was threatened with arrest for being near a pro-Palestine march. Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah skull-cap when he was stopped in the Aldwych area of London on Saturday. He was told by police his presence was […]