A man arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a young woman in Ireland while she was out for an afternoon jog is to face further questioning. The woman has been named locally as primary school teacher Ashling Murphy, from Tullamore, County Offaly. She died after being attacked while running along the canal bank
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The isolation period in England for those who test positive for COVID will be reduced from seven days to five, the health secretary has announced. Revealing the move in a Commons statement, Sajid Javid said data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that “around two-thirds of positive cases are no longer infectious by the
An estimated 3% of the UK workforce was off work in late December while a fifth of businesses reported increased cancellations over the past month amid the surge in the Omicron variant, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number-crunchers reported that 21% of firms had seen a rise in
A teenager in the US has pleaded not guilty to child abuse and attempted first-degree murder after being accused of throwing her newborn baby in a rubbish bin. Alexis Avila has been able to stay out of jail pending her trial but must remain under house arrest. CCTV footage showed a young woman, believed to
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Ubiquitous Energy solar energy capturing windows installed at Michigan State University. Courtesy of Ubiquitous Energy A material science start-up, Ubiquitous Energy, is raising tens of millions of dollars to turn windows into surfaces that capture solar energy. The California start-up announced on Tuesday it closed a $30 million funding round, including an investment from consumer
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CNN’s Jake Tapper reports the CMA’s 2013 Song of the Year honors the story of a fallen soldier and his father.
NASA on Wednesday embarked on a months-long, painstaking process of bringing its newly launched James Webb Space Telescope into focus, a task due for completion in time for the revolutionary eye in the sky to begin peering into the cosmos by early summer. Mission control engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,
After two years away, the Coachella music festival will return in April with Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Kanye West headlining the event. The festival, which takes place in the Southern Californian desert, has experienced multiple delays and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it will return this year across two weekends – 15-17
Russia could launch a new invasion of Ukraine from the sea – a form of attack that Russian forces “constantly practice”, including in Crimea, the deputy head of the Ukrainian navy has said. Vice Admiral Andriy Tarasov called the threat from an amphibious assault “real” but told Sky News that Ukraine’s armed forces would repel
6:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Wednesday’s Supercopa de Espana clash between Clasico rivals didn’t disappoint, as Real Madrid hung on to defeat Barcelona 3-2 in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Saudi Arabia. (Stream highlights here: U.S. only.) After Barca twice battled back from a goal down to take the game to extra
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, from left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, listen during a bi-lateral meeting with Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, not pictured, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images New documents show that one of former President Donald Trump’s
Boris Johnson is battling to survive as prime minister, despite throwing himself on the mercy of MPs and apologising for the “bring your own booze” Downing Street party. With top Tories joining Opposition leaders in calling for him to resign, he faces a perilous few weeks that could see his two-and-a-half-year premiership brought to a
Singer Ronnie Spector has died at the age of 78 following a “brief battle” with cancer, her family has confirmed. The singer, who was known for the 1960s hits “Be My Baby,” and “Baby, I Love You”, was surrounded by her family and husband Jonathan when she died today. Her family announced the news in
Ovo Energy, the UK’s third-biggest gas and electricity supplier, is to cut a quarter of its workforce as part of a restructuring aimed at saving costs amid the deepening industry crisis. Sky News has learnt that Ovo could announce details of its plans as soon as Thursday, with roughly 1,700 out of 6,200 roles expected
Despite overall sales being down about eight percent on the back of global supply chain and chip shortage issues, Volkswagen sold more battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2021 than ever, with more than seven percent of all VW-badged cars having been sold with plugs. VW’s most popular fully-electric model was, of course, the ID.4
An ichthyosaurs skeleton, which dates back around 180 million years, is the largest and most complete of its kind ever found in Britain. The find has been described by experts as “one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history”. Becky Johnson reports from the warehouse in Telford where the remains are being held. SUBSCRIBE
Amanda Carpenter, a former aide for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), shares what concerned her most about her former boss’s interview with Fox’s Tucker Carlson when Cruz backtracked on calling January 6 rioters “terrorists.” #CNN #News
A US judge has set out his reasons for rejecting Prince Andrew’s bid to have the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him thrown out. The Duke of York is being sued by Virginia Giuffre who claims he “committed sexual assault and battery” upon her when she was a teenager. In a 46-page document, Judge Lewis
It’s no secret the real estate market is skyrocketing, but the Covid pandemic is creating another little-known land rush. Indeed, some investors are paying millions for plots of land — not in New York or Beverly Hills. In fact, the plots do not physically exist here on Earth. Rather, the land is located online, in
US inflation has hit 7% for the first time in 40 years in the latest sign of the cost of living pressures squeezing consumers across the globe. Surging prices for used cars – up 37% on the same period last year – and higher rental costs helped drive the consumer price index (CPI) measure up
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has demanded the resignation of Boris Johnson over the Downing Street drinks party row. Mr Ross claimed the prime minister’s position was “no longer tenable” and revealed he had spoken to Mr Johnson on Wednesday afternoon to “set out my reasons and I explained to him my position”. The Scottish
Ted Lasso, Succession and The Power Of The Dog lead the nominations in this year’s Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards – which is largely seen as a warm-up to the Oscars. Representing both TV and film across 13 categories, the awards are led by the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents more than 160,000 people working in
Boris Johnson has apologised after admitting that he attended a Downing Street garden drinks party during the first lockdown. Addressing the Commons under intense pressure from MPs, including those on his own government benches, to confirm whether he attended a drinks gathering at Number 10 on 20 May 2020, the prime minister said he had
A person has been arrested in the unsolved case of three members of a British family and a cyclist shot dead in the French Alps more than nine years ago. Saad al Hilli, 50, was killed with his wife Iqbal, 47, and mother-in-law Suhaila al Allaf, 74, near Lake Annecy on 5 September 2012. A
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have identified a black hole having 200,000 times the mass of the Sun in Mrk 462, a dwarf galaxy with only several hundred million stars. In comparison, our Milky Way has a few hundred billion stars. The black hole was heavily buried in gas and dust in Mrk 462
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke out forcefully about Trump’s role in the insurrection during his impeachment trial. However, his statement on the anniversary of Jan. 6 didn’t mention the former President. CNN reporter Eva McKend breaks down McConnell’s strategy to deal with Trump. #CNN #News
In this article FB Facebook employees unveil a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta Platforms dropped 36 spots on Glassdoor’s annual ranking of the best places to work in the U.S.,
Novak Djokovic has said his agent made a mistake on his Australia entry form when providing details of his travel in the days before his arrival in the country. In an Instagram post he said his “team has provided additional information to the Australian Government to clarify this matter”. He also admitted being interviewed in
Police in Philadelphia say it’s a “miracle” all four passengers – including an infant – survived when the helicoper they were travelling in crash landed in a built up area. The Eurocopter EC135 aircraft somehow managed to avoid power cables and buildings before it hit the street and slid into bushes outside a Methodist Church,
4:09 PM ET A welterweight grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will headline UFC 272 on March 5, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed for the 170-pound scrap, but the bout is nearly finalized, per Campbell. The UFC 272 pay-per-view will take place at