A teenager behind videos filmed onboard a ship being held by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea has called on the UK and US to “stop this war”. Rashid al Haddad’s social media videos include him being seen on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, which was hijacked by the Houthi militant group last November. The
A Repsol Oil Operations oil drilling rig pounds into the desert searching through thousands of feet for and oil reserve in El-Sharara, Libya. Benjamin Lowy | Getty Images Oil prices were little changed on Monday as the market weighed the reopening of a key oilfield in Libya against ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The
The widow of a subpostmaster who was convicted as part of the Post Office scandal says she wants to know why the investigator ignored his “good record” – with her husband having been a police officer for 12 years before he started running the shop in Newcastle. Marion Holmes spoke to Sky News as she
Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is expected to meet with the Los Angeles Chargers this week for a second interview to be the team’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Harbaugh and the Chargers have been linked since owner Dean
The House of Lords has defied Rishi Sunak to vote against the ratification of the UK’s new treaty with Rwanda – in what could prove a damaging development for the Safety of Rwanda Bill. The upper house was voting following a report last week that recommended the treaty not be ratified. It comes after Rishi
Another named storm is expected to bring “severe and damaging gusts” on Tuesday after two people died as a result of Storm Isha. An 84-year-old man died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a fallen tree in Grangemouth, Scotland. In Limavady, Co Londonderry, a man in his 60s died after a crash
Dame Joanna Lumley says she hates it when people secretly take photos of her in public and will always call them out for their “creepy” behaviour. The Absolutely Fabulous star told Sky News: “I never mind doing photographs with people, but what I don’t like is when they steal them. “They don’t ask, you can
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 22, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tears ran down Elina Svitolina‘s face as she left the court at Margaret Court Arena on Monday. She had to retire from her Australian Open fourth-round match against Linda Noskova after just three games because of what she later described as a back
It’s a week since Donald Trump stormed to victory in Iowa. The polls predicted he would do well, but that didn’t make this first test of his re-electability any less remarkable. The four-times indicted, twice impeached, election-denying, global agitator won in all but one of the state’s 99 counties. It was unprecedented on many levels.
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A review of Royal Mail’s letter delivery obligations that could see Saturday post scrapped is “predetermined”, according to an industry union leader. Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) general secretary Dave Ward was reacting to a story by Sky News on Saturday that regulator Ofcom was to launch a consultation on options for reforming the Universal Service
So-called door plugs on another Boeing model are facing inspections under a “safety alert” issued by US air regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommended early on Monday that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets ensure the parts are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with bolts. The work was carried out in the
Sarah Ferguson has said her skin cancer diagnosis was a “shock” and thanked well-wishers and medical staff for the support she has been given. In a post on Instagram, the Duchess of York said: “I have been taking some time to myself as I have been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer,
Churchillian it wasn’t – this was surrender He’ll fight them on the seas and oceans, he’ll fight them on the beaches… Ron DeSantis just won’t fight them in New Hampshire. The Florida governor is fond of quoting Winston Churchill in a set-piece speech and he did it again in the social media address that announced
A 19th-century dispute, which has gone through decades of court procedures, has finally culminated in the Ram Temple. Consecrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this temple site is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, one of the most revered gods in the Hindu pantheon. The city of Ayodhya in India’s most populous state
Commuters are facing travel disruption this morning after Storm Isha battered the UK, bringing warnings of possible tornadoes and danger-to-life winds. Rush-hour trains have been axed for many, with 90mph gusts expected to cause more cancellations and delays for rail, air and sea travellers into Monday morning. Multiple Met Office weather warnings, including two amber
Water company bosses have awarded themselves over £25m in bonuses and incentives since the last general election, according to analysis by Labour. The analysis found that nine water chief executives were paid £10m in bonuses, £14m in incentives and £603,580 in benefits since 2019. It comes amid outrage over illegal sewage dumping, with water firms
Iveco just landed its largest electric bus contract to date, selling more than 400 battery electric city buses and a 10-year service contract to the city of Rome. The new deal has Iveco supplying 411 battery electric vehicles to ATAC S.p.A. | Azienda per la mobilità, Rome’s public transport company. The €300 million deal includes
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – once tipped as Donald Trump’s biggest challenger for the Republican presidential nomination – has suspended his campaign. It comes after Trump won a resounding victory in the Republican Party’s Iowa caucuses, with DeSantis only narrowly beating his nearest rival, Nikki Haley. He said following the result and “deliberation” with his
Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, just six months after being treated for breast cancer. She was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, after having several moles removed – with one of those identified as being cancerous. A spokesman for the duchess, 64, said she remained in
Rishi Sunak will seek to refocus attention on the economy this week amid questions about how long his chancellor will remain in post. Downing Street issued a statement in October saying: “The chancellor will be delivering the autumn statement in a few weeks’ time and the budget next spring.” The latest Politics at Jack and
Compass Group, the FTSE-100 contract caterer, is in advanced talks to take over a rival business which provides hospitality services at landmark venues including Kew Gardens and the Royal Opera House. Sky News has learnt that Compass is this weekend putting the finishing touches to a deal worth more than £400m to acquire CH&Co, a
Saoirse Ronan has revealed she was meant to have a role in the Barbie film, but didn’t get to take part. The Irish actress said she was lined up to be “a weird Barbie” in Greta Gerwig’s runaway hit. Australian actress Margot Robbie stars as the main character, Stereotypical Barbie, while Ryan Gosling plays Ken
Electric bikes have long been popular for hunters due to their ability to reach hard-to-access areas quickly and quietly. But now we’re seeing a rather unique use of e-bikes as a hunting tool: to help take down invasive pythons in the Everglades. Electric bicycles have proven popular in Florida, with its year-round riding weather and
Women and girls in Gaza are being forced to use scraps of tents during their periods as they have no sanitary products, aid workers say. With more than 1.9 million Gazans displaced since 7 October, a tent “city” of almost two square miles has been set up in Rafah, south of the strip. No food
Residents of a town in Mexico attacked numerous officers and vandalised a local government building as protests erupted after a 27-year-old man was shot dead by police. Neighbours in the town of Lerdo de Tejada – just off the Gulf coast state of Veracruz – clashed with officers at the scene and overturned a police
Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer has said he “feels like things will never change” after alleged racist abuse was aimed at him in the closing stages of their 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Palmer, 27, was seen going to retrieve the ball from behind the goal, before sharply turning away and motioning towards match referee
Jeremy Hunt has compared himself to tax-cutting former chancellor Nigel Lawson as he suggested using his spring budget to “relieve pressure on families”. Ahead of the budget on 6 March, the chancellor said the government’s plan of “prioritising tax cuts” is working, and they will “stick to it”. Mr Hunt went on to liken his
When I first coined the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column nearly three years ago, this was precisely the type of thing I had in mind. Searching for all of the coolest and wildest electric vehicles from China’s largest online shopping site has finally landed me on the one I think I
A couple have been accused of fraudulently collecting retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his “mummified” body in their home for six years. Police in Kansas discovered the body of Mike Carroll in 2022 after his son-in-law, Kirk Ritter, called police to report his death. However, authorities discovered through digital
Justin Timberlake has given fans a taste of new music as a solo artist for the first time in almost six years. The 42-year-old American singer teased the new song “Selfish” which accompanied an Instagram Reel of him rehearsing at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played an intimate show on Friday evening.
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted a speech by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, with cries of “will you condemn the genocide” and “how many more children need to die”. The Labour Tottenham MP was giving a speech to the Fabian Society on Saturday to outline the party’s foreign policy if it wins the next general election. But
A 45-year-old man found dead alongside two young girls and a 36-year-old woman in Norwich has been named as Bartlomiej Kuczynski. Their bodies were found at a house in Allan Bedford Crescent, Costessey, Norfolk, after police forced their way into the property following a call from a member of the public shortly before 7am on