Rebekah Vardy’s agent appeared to admit leaking information about Coleen Rooney’s “car crash” to journalists, a court has heard. During Vardy‘s third day in the witness box at the closely watched “Wagatha Christie” libel trial, jurors heard how an article was published in The Sun newspaper about Rooney crashing her Honda. Text messages between Vardy
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Biofuel researchers have been constantly working to develop a self-sustaining technique for converting renewable carbon sources into fuels while excluding carbon out of our environment and water. Despite significant advances, finishing the cycle using clean energy has proven to be difficult. Now, a group of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has
In this slow grinding war of artillery, the front lines move back and forth in a deadly dance – but on the outskirts of Kharkiv the Russians are in retreat. The villages here have been battered and so too have the Kremlin’s forces, with remnants of armoured vehicles burned up on the side of the
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a missing 15-year-old girl was found by police in Bristol. Maddie Thomas disappeared on 26 April after leaving her foster parents’ home in Southmead, saying she was going to the shops. She has now been found by police and her foster parents and family
An air traffic controller who helped a passenger with no flying experience land a plane in Florida when the pilot suddenly fell ill has said the moment “felt like I was in a movie”. The passenger radioed an urgent plea for help off Florida’s Atlantic coast on Tuesday and was able to land the plane
The United States has surpassed more than one million COVID-related deaths, the White House has said. The country, with a population of 329.5 million people, has recorded more than 80 million cases of coronavirus and has the highest number of reported deaths globally so far. President Joe Biden called it a “tragic milestone” and urged
At least 50 more fines have been issued as a result of the police investigation into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall during coronavirus restrictions. But Number 10 has confirmed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not one of those who have received a new fixed penalty notice (FPN). In the latest update on its
Be in no doubt, today’s GDP figures are bad news indeed. Bad news as they show the economy is shrinking sooner than expected, down 0.1% in March. But bad news too, in terms of what it heralds for the rest of the year. All the signs and predictions were already that the worst is set
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KYIV, UKRAINE: Director General of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) Serhiy Makogon. GTSOU will block Russian gas flows via two key entry points in Russian-occupied territory from Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Yuliia Ovsiannikova/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images European natural gas prices jumped after Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator suspended Russian flows through
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov says Vladimir Putin is “losing strength,” after he failed to mention any triumphs in his Victory Day speech. Mr Kasyanov also mentioned that there is a fifty-fifty split in opinion amongst Russians regarding the war in Ukraine. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
CNN’s Evan McMorris-Santoro follows single, working mom Jessica Kelly as she begins her new job at the Kawasaki factory in Lincoln, Nebraska. #CNN #News
The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised astronomy since its deployment in 1990. The telescope, which has a crystal-clear perspective of the universe and is far above rain clouds, light pollution, and atmospheric distortions, has taken some stunning photos of the most distant stars as well as planets in our solar system. A new image from the
Finland has announced it wants to join NATO as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. President Sauli Niinisto said the country, which shares an 810-mile border and a difficult past with Russia, must apply for membership to the organisation “without delay”. In a joint statement with the country’s prime minister Sanna Marin, they added: “We
10:56 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to close out the New York Rangers in their Game 5 loss on Wednesday night, but their attention afterward was on the loss of captain Sidney Crosby. The Rangers won 5-3 to narrow the Penguins’ series lead to 3-2. Game 6 is Friday night in Pittsburgh. The question
In this article AAPL Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable firm. Aramco’s market valuation was just under $2.43 trillion on Wednesday, according to FactSet, which converted its market cap to dollars. Apple, which fell over 5% during trading
Adele and boyfriend Rich Paul have shared a photograph of them standing outside what is thought to be the couple’s first home together. The mansion, said to be worth $58 million (£47m) was previously owned by Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone and sits in three acres in the star-studded Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles. The
Emergency talks between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol are due on Thursday as ministers consider whether to override parts of the post-Brexit deal. The UK’s Attorney General Suella Braverman is said to have approved the scrapping of swathes of the agreement, giving Boris Johnson legal cover to make the move, despite
An attempt to protect abortion rights with a federal law in the US has failed. The bid to preserve the rights – first enshrined in the Roe v Wade bill of 1973 – came following the leak of a Supreme Court document that appeared to suggest justices planned to overturn the almost 50-year-old legislation this
Spring weather means it is time to get out there and start making sure your yard is in shape. Today we’re tracking a notable discount on an electric tool to help the cause, with EGO’s Power+ Hedge Trimmer helping you make last year your last time relying on gas or oil. Now down to a
Tax cuts could now be announced before the summer recess, Sky News understands. Ministers have been forced to rethink plans after grim forecasts from the Bank of England suggested the economy was now at risk of recession. Inflation is also likely to be higher than expected just six to eight weeks ago, putting pressure on
In this article VOW3-DE This image, from 2019, is of a refurbished Scout. The brand was originally built by International Harvester between 1961 and 1980. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Volkswagen is planning to resurrect the iconic “Scout” brand as an electric vehicle in the United States. In a report late Tuesday,
In this article GOOGL Google Pixel Watch Google Google announced several new gadgets during its I/O developer conference on Wednesday, including its long-awaited Pixel Watch, a new budget Pixel 6a phone and headphones. It also teased its flagship Pixel 7 phone, which is coming this fall, and said it’s working on a new tablet. Hardware
President Putin has defended his invasion of Ukraine claiming it was a forced response to plans by the West to invade Russia. During his speech in Red Square at the country’s annual Victory Day parade, which marks the Soviet Union’s triumph over Hitler’s Nazis, he said Russian forces were “fighting for the Motherland.” But he
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s jetliner, dubbed the “doomsday plane,” was expected to be featured in Putin’s “Victory Day” parade but was pulled at the last minute because of weather. CNN’s Brian Todd explains what the plane does. #BrainTodd #TheSituationRoom #CNN
1:34 PM ET The Cleveland Guardians game against the Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the Guardians organization, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. The game was postponed to allow for continued testing and contact tracing. MLB will provide a rescheduling update when it becomes available. It was announced
A quake of magnitude 5 shook the surface of Mars on May 4, as per a seismometer placed by NASA’s InSight lander on the planet. The seismic event has been dubbed a “monster” quake by the space agency given that it is the strongest temblor ever detected not just on Mars but also on any
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in March, as surging inflation took a toll on demand to offset the boost that had been expected from the end of COVID restrictions. The monthly figure compares to no growth in February and 0.7% growth in January, while the quarterly figure (between January and March) showed a growth
A teenage girl in Bristol who has been missing since April is now believed to have been abducted, according to police. Maddie Thomas, 15, disappeared in the Southmead area on 26 April. Avon and Somerset Police said they are “no longer investigating Maddie’s disappearance as a missing person case but as a child abduction”. Officers
A man who strangled his girlfriend died of a heart attack while burying her body in the backyard, investigators say. Joseph McKinnon’s body was found on Saturday in the small town of Trenton, South Carolina, after neighbours reported an unconscious man. Emergency services were called out but could not revive him. As sheriff’s deputies investigated
Tory backbenchers are pushing for tax cuts after Boris Johnson was said to have shown “more than a bit of ankle” on doing so to address the cost of living crisis. Jake Berry, the Conservative MP who leads a group of Tories representing northern constituencies, said it was “now or never” for Mr Johnson to
Chelsea FC is close to unveiling a £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with a fast-growing cryptocurrency group – despite a temporary ban on the club striking lucrative new partnerships while it operates under government supervision. Sky News can reveal that the Blues have agreed a shirt-sleeve contract with WhaleFin, a digital asset platform owned by Singapore-based Amber
Rebekah Vardy has told the High Court she was “just joking” following an allegation she told her agent to leak a story about a female celebrity having an affair with a footballer. The 40-year-old is currently suing Coleen Rooney after being publicly accused of leaking “false stories” to the media in 2019. Rooney has claimed