Holding out his phone, a soldier walked towards me in the shattered ruins of a kibbutz in southern Israel. “This is my friend,” he said, showing a photograph on the screen of a beautiful young woman and her fiancé. Their names were Nieve Raviv, 27, and Nirel Zini, also in his 20s. The soldier described
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has condemned Hamas’s “evil” attack on Israel one week on from the group’s surprise raids. In an unprecedented incursion, Hamas took hostages and killed civilians last weekend. In the week since, Israel has retaliated by bombing Gaza, from where the militants launched the attack. Civilians have been caught up in the
Labour has been accused of “shutting down any solidarity” with Palestinians after its elected representatives were given “strong advice” to stay away from protests this weekend. Supporters of the party were also urged to “exercise caution” and asked not to take Labour Party banners to demonstrations. An email, shared with Sky’s deputy political editor Sam
Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani has withdrawn from the process to buy Manchester United, Sky News understands. His offer, which valued United at more than £5bn, was believed to be the only bid for 100% of the club – that the Glazers announced last November could be sold. He and Ineos billionaire
Ice cream trucks evoke a certain nostalgia that is difficult to replicate. But at a time when large combustion engine trucks are being replaced left and right, what is to come of cold confection slinging vehicles? Perhaps they can be replaced by this Vespa-looking ice cream scooter instead. It’s not technically a Vespa, though it
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. U.S. equities moved lower in midmorning trading Friday, with the S & P 500 down 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.68%. Jim Cramer said that the market is
Thierry Breton, a former CEO of French IT consulting firm Atos, is seen as a key architect of the European Union’s digital reforms. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Days after the Israel-Hamas war erupted last weekend, social media platforms like Meta, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) received a stark warning from a top European regulator
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans flocked to cinemas on Friday night with glow sticks and friendship bracelets in hand to watch the pop star’s Eras Tour concert film. The film, which runs for just under three hours, is expected to make hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide after becoming the most profitable concert film in
A rare solar eclipse will sweep across the US later today, with a spectacular phenomenon known as the “ring of fire” due to stun stargazers. The “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse will be on show in a number of US states as well as parts of Central and South America. Unlike in a total
British actor Sir Michael Caine has confirmed he has retired from acting after the release of his latest film. The Oscar, Golden Globe and Bafta-winning actor has made the announcement after appearing in more than 160 films over his seven-decade career. His final film, The Great Escaper, which was released on 6 October, sees Sir
An MP who defected from the Scottish National Party to join the Conservatives this week has said she and her family have been forced into hiding after receiving a barrage of threatening messages. Dr Lisa Cameron said she was told “I hope you burn” and “I hope someone throws a brick at you in the
NatWest Group is preparing to cancel millions of pounds in bonuses and share awards earmarked for its former chief executive following a probe into the closure of the former UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s bank accounts. Sky News has learnt that NatWest, in which the government remains the single-largest shareholder, wants to resolve the issue of
The UK could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza and could face legal action if it does not do more to “restrain” Israel, Tory MP Crispin Blunt has warned. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) – of which Mr Blunt is co-director – announced it has written a notice of intention to
Celebrated Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck has died aged 80, her editor has confirmed. Her death was confirmed on Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. According to her publisher, the US poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner died of cancer at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a career spanning more than 60
California governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation that mandates all new school buses in the state to be electric starting in 2035. California already led the US in electric school bus adoption with over 2,078 committed electric buses across the state, at least 34% of which are already delivered or operating. And with Newsom’s sign-off on
In this article DUK NEE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A rendering of a hydrogen energy storage gas tank for clean electricity solar and wind turbine facility.3d rendering Vanit Janthra | Istock | Getty Images One of the most generous tax credits in Biden’s landmark climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, is the production
NEW YORK, US – SEPTEMBER 17: Elon Musk arrives at the Turkish House to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, United States on September 17, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency
Connor O’Halloran Oct 12, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LA TURBIE, France — Florence Balogun had been telling her son Folarin to choose the United States for years. England, where he grew up, had called to ask whether he would play for its squad. Nigeria, where his parents were born, was interested, too,
The BBC says it has agreed a financial settlement with Andrew Flintoff following his Top Gear crash – reported to be worth £9m. The former cricket star, widely known by his nickname “Freddie”, was seriously injured in the crash last December during filming for the motoring show at its test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome. The
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 13, 2023, 12:29 PM Close • 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 Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France – Marcus Smith has been named at fullback for England’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal
Israeli infantry and tanks have carried out “localised raids” in Gaza – the first hint at a shift to ground assaults. The small raids were carried out to attack Hamas rocket crews and seek information on the location of hostages taken by Palestinian gunmen last Saturday, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. It is the first
In this article ATVI MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., during the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul, Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has closed its acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, according to a regulatory filing by the company on
Israel’s military says infantry backed by tanks have carried out “localised raids” in the Gaza Strip. It comes ahead of an expected ground operation, with Israel warning more than a million people in the north of Gaza to evacuate to the south. The small raids were carried out to attack Hamas rocket crews and seek
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions CRANBERRY, Pa. — Sidney Crosby couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to do something dramatic in the offseason after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in
Bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images Asian fintech firm MoneyHero on Friday fell on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, following the completion of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Bridgetown Holdings. Bridgetown Holdings Limited is backed by Thiel Capital – PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm – and Pacific Century Group, a
Welcome to Backstage, the TV and film podcast from Sky News This week’s Backstage is live from the BFI London Film Festival as some of the most anticipated films of the year hold screenings in the UK. Martin Scorsese chats about his new film Killers of the Flower Moon, starting Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert
This week, Kia unveiled a tranche of new EV concept cars, and the common element among them that stood out to me? These cars have some really weird wheels. And I mean that in a good way! The EV4 Concept’s wheels are triangles, and I cannot get enough of them. Does putting a triangle inside
Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices on Friday rose 4% after the U.S. tightened sanctions against Russian crude exports, exacerbating supply concerns in an already tightly balanced energy market. International benchmark Brent crude futures with December expiry traded 3.9% higher at $89.34 per barrel at around 6:25 a.m. ET, while front-month November U.S. West Texas
Israeli soldiers on a tank are seen near the Israel-Gaza border. Ilia Yefimovich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images On Saturday, Dvir Ben-Aroya woke up expecting to go on his regular morning run. Instead, he was met with blaring alarms and missiles flying over Tel Aviv. Ben-Aroya, co-founder of Spike, a workplace collaboration platform with
Luton Airport has admitted it does not know whose vehicles were damaged by a massive fire which ripped through one of its car parks three days ago. Passengers who left their cars at Terminal Car Park 2 say they have been “left in limbo” since Tuesday night’s blaze. The airport apologised to customers in a
The mother-in-law of Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf has asked “where is people’s humanity?” – in a tearful appeal on social media from Gaza, adding: “This will be my last video.” Elizabeth El Nakla – the mother of Mr Yousaf’s wife Nadia – visited Gaza last week with her husband Maged, when Hamas launched a
UK wholesale gas prices have risen again and are now at their highest level since mid-February. Prices rose to nearly 135 pence a therm (a unit of heat used to measure gas) on Friday afternoon. It comes after gas costs hit a six-month high of nearly 123p a therm on Tuesday afternoon – a level
Coleen Rooney says she “sticks by” the Instagram post about Rebekah Vardy in a trailer for a new documentary about the Wagatha Christie scandal. The author and TV personality, 37, shocked the country when she turned amateur sleuth and accused her former friend and fellow WAG of leaking information from Instagram to The Sun newspaper