The northern leg of the HS2 line is set to be scrapped, Sky News understands. Rumours had been circling for weeks that the high-speed rail line between Birmingham and Manchester was going to be axed by the prime minister and chancellor due to soaring costs. Even the reports – which have been denied by Number
Russell Brand is being investigated by a second police force following further allegations. Thames Valley Police told Sky News that a woman contacted the force two weeks ago with “new information,” and that it was looking into her claims of “harassment and stalking”. The Metropolitan Police previously confirmed it had received a “number of allegations
With car bloat so prevalent on US roads these days, you’d be hard pressed to find a compact car in any typical parking lot. But if everyone is arming up with SUVs, then I’ll just have to go even bigger with my own double decker bus. Since a 9,000 lb Hummer has somehow become an
FTX’s multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency blowup hasn’t destroyed all faith in the industry. In a new documentary premiering Monday, FTX customers, insiders and investors tell CNBC that despite not receiving a single dollar worth of cryptocurrency back, they’re optimistic on the industry and plan to keep investing. Evan Luthra, an app developer, entrepreneur and angel investor, told
Donald Trump could be fined $250m (£201.3m) and banned from owning real estate in New York for five years after a judge ruled that he and his associates inflated their assets by as much as $3.6bn (£2.9bn). The former US president is expected to appear in court today after the pre-trial ruling by Judge Arthur
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to commit to tax cuts ahead of the next election, despite growing calls from inside his party. His cabinet colleague Michael Gove told Sky News on Sunday that he wanted to see “the tax burden reduced” by the time the public goes to the polls. But speaking to Kay Burley
Water companies are making their case for a hike to annual household bills of up to £156 in the second half of the decade, to tackle challenges including shortages and sewage leaks. Industry body Water UK said the firms’ business plans, which have to be signed off by the regulator Ofwat, would see investment almost
Taylor Swift has returned to the NFL stands in support of her rumoured-beau – bringing a star-studded entourage with her. Swift is rumoured to be dating Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce, with the pair being spotted together after last weekend’s round of NFL matches. Her much-hyped presence in the stands this weekend sent
Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of
Drunken cell parties, fights, stabbings, prison guards with faulty equipment out of their depth. Welcome to HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire, where staff Sky News has spoken to claim all these events have taken place, and one guard told us assaults on staff are “a daily event”. Three prison guards have blown the whistle on
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:41 PM ET Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.
Less than three months after announcing entry into a new market of Israel, Chinese EV automaker ZEEKR is continuing its expansion in the Middle East (and around the globe for that matter) and doing so quickly. The young automaker has announced four new partnerships that will see EV deliveries coming quite quickly. Although ZEEKR remains
Turkey has carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq after a suicide bombing attack in capital Ankara, its defence ministry said. The airstrike destroyed 20 targets belonging to the Kurdish militant group PKK, which claimed responsibility for the bombing. Earlier on Sunday, two police officers were injured in an attack in Ankara, hours before parliament
Police in New York are searching for a nine-year-old girl who they believe was abducted while camping with her family. Charlotte Sena was last seen at around 6.15pm on Saturday at Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, which is 50 miles north of Albany, the capital of New York State. Police believe Charlotte was
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amazon customer service representatives this weekend have been handling a wave of inquiries from customers who received suspicious and confusing email confirmations about gift card purchases they had not made. Customers on social media said they were sent
Liz Truss is to remake her case for the direction she believes the Conservative Party should take – a year after her administration began to collapse around her. The UK’s shortest ever serving prime minister will speak at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Tuesday. A year ago, under her
The prominent financier Jonathan Rowland is to take the challenger bank he co-founded six years ago onto the London stock market through a reverse takeover of another business set up by his family. Sky News has learnt that Mr Rowland, who has floated a number of corporate vehicles in the City, has orchestrated a deal
A teenager who was on the coach which overturned in a fatal crash on the M53 in Cheshire says he is “happy to be alive”. Speaking to Sky News anonymously, he recalled how what started as a normal school day on Friday turned into a tragedy. “We were all just chatting on our phones,” he
Katherine Ryan says she “wrestled” with her conscience over whether to work with a male celebrity she says she believes “was or is dangerous”. The Canadian comedian first spoke about an “open secret” in the industry back in 2022, telling fellow comic Sara Pascoe she had confronted the alleged predator while filming a TV show
Both pedal bicycles and electric-assist bicycles are important alternative forms of transportation, helping to reduce private car use. But electric bikes have long been the quickest growing category of two-wheelers. This year Germany is set to hit a major milestone that will see e-bikes outsell pedal bicycles for the first time. Germany has spent years
At least seven people have died in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, according to local authorities. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Teatre nightclub, emergency services said on X, formerly Twitter. Four people were injured and the number of dead could rise, Murcia’s
The US Powerball jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.4bn (around £852m) after no one won over the weekend. The next chance for ticket buyers to clinch the jackpot will be Monday’s draw, although they will have to overcome the steep odds of 1 in 292.2 million to secure a win. The potential jackpot will
Michael Gove has called for a tax cut before the next general election – putting him at odds with the chancellor on the first day of Conservative Party conference. Jeremy Hunt told The Times newspaper on Saturday the government was “not in a position to talk about tax cuts at all”, and needed to focus
boonchai wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images Supply cuts from heavyweight crude producers have helped drive oil prices near $100 per barrel — fueling some to consider the potential for future demand destruction. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents per barrel from the Thursday settlement to $96.01 per barrel on Friday at 11 a.m. London
The US has narrowly avoided a government shutdown – with just three hours to spare before current funding expired. A rushed package means agencies will be able to continue operating as normal for the next 45 days, ending days of turmoil in Washington. However, this temporary solution has dropped aid to Ukraine – an issue
Top Tories are setting out their policies as the Conservative Party conference kicks off in Manchester – with levelling up, immigration, Ukraine and the next general election on the agenda. Rishi Sunak has announced that more than 50 “overlooked” British towns will be given £20m each over the next 10 years to regenerate high streets,
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The owner of Beds.co.uk and furniture retailer Cox & Cox has swooped to buy Victoria Plum, one of the UK’s best-known bathroom sellers. Sky News understands that AHK Designs acquired Victoria Plum late on Friday evening. The brand had been put up for sale by Endless, the investment firm which had owned it since 2019.
Just a few months ago, investors appeared relatively sanguine about the dreaded prospect of stagnant economic activity and rising inflation. Oil prices surging to the brink of $100 per barrel and the specter of higher for longer inflation have renewed concern about stagflation risks, however. “I think that the big bogeyman out there is stagflation,
Five people have died and five were seriously injured after a truck crash caused a toxic gas to leak into the air in Illinois. The accident caused a “large plume, cloud of anhydrous ammonia” that led to “terribly dangerous air conditions” after the tanker spilled more than half its load after rolling over in a
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers purchasing Apple’s new iPhone 15 during a launch event at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Apple said on Saturday that it will issue a software update
Grassroots Conservative supporters are saying they want to oust Rishi Sunak and “go to war” with the liberal wing of the party in leaked WhatsApp messages obtained by Sky News. We have obtained the discussions amongst members of the Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO), founded in December 2022 by donor and Johnson-backer Lord Peter Cruddas after
In this article AAPL META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images At Meta’s annual Connect conference this week focused on virtual reality and the metaverse,