Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress mother – who also starred in I, Claudius and Family Affairs – as “warm-hearted and talented”. Pulman said Young died on Thursday following care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. “Just to
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The Coral Hotel – an architectural replica of the British colonial Governor’s House across the road in Port Sudan – is the new office for British consular support. The UK operations base relocated there from Wadi Saeedna in Omdurman – roughly 14 miles (22km) from Khartoum and a heartland of fighting – after a Turkish
Joe Biden told journalists at a glitzy bash that he is “working like hell” to free their colleagues who are being held overseas. It came as celebs such as Julia Fox and John Legend gathered at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, often seen as a chance for politicians and comedians to trade barbs
The UK Government has announced that an operation is underway, sending evacuation flights for British nationals stuck in Sudan. Sky’s Alistair Bunkall has witnessed an RAF plane leaving a base in Cyprus thought to be heading for the war-torn country. The UK government are being urged to make the most of the 72-hour ceasefire to
In a joint news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, President Joe Biden responded to concerns over his age and polling that shows Americans and Democrats disapprove of his decision to run for president in 2024. #shorts #CNN #News
In yet another entry of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week that takes us into new territory, this week it’s time to grab your backpack and lunch money for your first day of school. Or at least your first day out and about on a new electric school bus. That’s right, this
A general exterior view of Climate Pledge Arena before the game between the Seattle Kraken and the Carolina Hurricanes on October 17, 2022. Steph Chambers | Getty Images Professional sports are inherently a copycat industry. From Major League Baseball’s Moneyball revolution to the NBA’s renewed focus on 3-point shooting driven by the Golden State Warriors
Elon Musk has served August 22, 2022 former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey with a subpoena in a hunt for material to help him get out of buying the giant social media platform for $44 billion as agreed. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Twitter‘s former CEO Jack Dorsey openly criticized Elon Musk’s leadership of the
3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling
A lavish new Robe of Estate, decorated with bees, a beetle and flowers, has been made for the Queen Consort to wear after her coronation. Only small glimpses have been released, ensuring the whole ensemble remains under wraps until the big day. Announcements have also been made about traditional languages forming part of the coronation
12:03 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The last time the New York Rangers played in New Jersey, they established a 2-0 series lead and had many wondering if the upstart Devils weren’t ready for the Stanley Cup playoffs spotlight. But after Thursday night’s Game 5 at Prudential Center, the Devils had a 4-0 win and
A senior MP has accused police of giving the “green light” to internet trolls after a vexatious complaint saw her subjected to a social services investigation. Stella Creasy was told her harasser would not face criminal sanctions because he was “entitled” to his view her children should be taken into care because of her “extreme”
Sir Keir Starmer has denied that a Labour attack advert aimed at Rishi Sunak is racist. A series of recent ads, which have been described as “gutter politics” and criticised by some of Labour’s own MPs, have targeted the prime minister personally. In an interview with Sky News, Sophy Ridge questioned the party leader about
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling has revealed he will leave Soccer Saturday after 25 years at the helm of the show. The 68-year-old announced his intention to step down live on air during Soccer Saturday. “I’ve been at Sky for more than 30 years and loved every moment of my time as part of the
Five members of a family including an eight-year-old boy have been killed in a shooting in Texas after the family asked a man to stop firing rounds in his garden because they were trying to sleep, authorities said. Authorities are searching for the 38-year-old suspect after the shooting in the town of Cleveland, around 45
A crisis in Sudan has caused a mass exodus of thousands of people fleeing the escalating violence with Britain attempting to evacuate people by air. However, all overland routes are dangerous, with reports of vehicles being stopped and people being robbed. The situation in Sudan is increasingly perilous, with staying put becoming increasingly dangerous. Sudan
Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees in New York rescued a 3-year-old boy that fell onto an electrified rail line. #CNN #news #shorts
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, right, arrives on stage as Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai exits during the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Google hired Oracle’s Thomas Kurian four years ago to run its cloud business, the internet search company had a
The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households. This first phase of this solar and wind project is in the Tengger Desert, which lies on the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. It has an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts,
The Swiss National Bank has come into the spotlight following its assistance in UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse. Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images The Swiss National Bank will hold its annual general meeting in Bern on Friday against a backdrop of protest over its action on climate change and its role in the emergency
The sportswear tycoon Dave Whelan is heading for a showdown with landlords over plans for an overhaul of his Fitness First gyms empire that would involve site closures and steep rent cuts. Sky News has learnt that Mr Whelan, best-known as the former owner of Wigan Athletic Football Club, is working with advisers on a
British nationals seeking to flee Sudan have only until midday local time if they want to be evacuated from the war-torn country as NHS doctors without UK passports were told they can now catch final rescue flights. The Foreign Office has urged those still in the African nation to travel to the Wadi Saeedna airfield
If people were asked who their dream dinner party guests might be there’s a chance either Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen or Steven Spielberg might make the list. It’s therefore no surprise waiting staff in Barcelona had to do a double-take when the former US president, the iconic singer-songwriter, and the Oscar-winning director sat down for
10:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom unexpectedly exited his start against the New York Yankees after giving up his first hit with two outs in the fourth inning Friday night. DeGrom retired his first 10 batters and had a 5-0 lead when he walked Anthony Rizzo. Ahead of
Army air units in the US have been grounded for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 soldiers in the past month. Operations have been suspended with immediate effect until personnel undergo instruction. For active-duty units, the training will take place in the coming week, while national guard and reserve troops
Hospitals are bracing themselves for “exceptionally low” staff numbers in some regions as nurses prepare to go on strike over the bank holiday weekend, NHS England has warned. The latest walkout comes as the health service warns that, due to nearly six months of strike action, the number of rescheduled appointments is set to hit
Len Goodman, who spent many years as one of the judges on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 78, according to his agent. In a statement, his agent Jackie Gill said: “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78. “A much loved husband, father and grandfather who
Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and Kremlin critic, vows to fight for his freedom after he is jailed in Russia. She speaks with CNN after his 25-year sentence. #CNN #News
Manchester United could become the most expensive sports team in the world, after a Qatari businessman entered a record-breaking offer as the bidding window slammed closed. Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad, who chairs the Qatar Islamic Bank, submitted his final offer for the club on Friday, Sky News understands, with the figure offered thought to be
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s inventory problem, Musk’s deep fakes self-driving comments?, the Bolt EV getting killed, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel – except for this week,
Pricing power is what’s allowing many companies — including seven of our Club holdings — to support revenue growth and enhance, or at the very least protect, profitability during an earnings season marked by a still-elevated inflationary environment. When we’re talking about “pricing power,” it’s the ability of companies with strong brands to raise prices without
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images A former Apple employee who swindled the company out of more than $17 million with a scheme that double-billed for parts was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution to
In this article AMZN MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google launched Bard AI, it’s own chatbot to rival Microsoft and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tech investors are eager to hear how much industry leaders are bolstering profitability now that they’re in cost-cutting mode. But there’s one area where