Unusually dry conditions have been persisting across Southern California, creating an environment prone to destructive wildfires. In early January 2025, multiple wind-driven fires swept through the Los Angeles region, destroying thousands of homes and other structures. The lack of sufficient rainfall, combined with warm and dry weather, has severely impacted soil moisture levels, leaving vegetation
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has admitted to a “serious offence” after a Sky News investigation analysed CCTV footage showing the moment an 80-year-old Palestinian grandmother was shot in the West Bank. Halima Abu Leil was shot during a raid in Nablus. The grandmother died soon after. During the course of the investigation, we noted
Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she has split from her husband, Peter Murrell. Ms Sturgeon and Ms Murrell met via the SNP and first became a couple in 2003. They later married in July 2010 at Oran Mor in Glasgow. In a statement posted to Instagram stories, she wrote: “With a heavy
RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne was remembered at a vigil in their home city of Liverpool on Sunday night. James Lee Williams, originally from Colwyn Bay in North Wales, died on 5 January aged 32. Hundreds of fans and friends of The Vivienne gathered at Liverpool‘s St George’s Hall. Buildings across the city were
The launch of a huge, partially reusable rocket, built by Jeff Bezos’s company, has been called off this morning after hours of delays. The 98-metre rocket, called New Glenn, is around as tall as Big Ben. It was set to carry up to 45 tonnes of tech to low Earth orbit. However, the team at
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump administration. To date, there’s been
Even if you’re not knee-deep into electric bikes like many of us, you very likely may have heard of the e-bike brand SUPER73. The company’s motorcycle culture-inspired electric bikes have proven incredibly popular among teens and young adults, but the heyday of fast and questionably (or clearly) illegal e-bike modes seems to be coming to
Volkswagen U.S. assembly of all-electric ID.4 flagship in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2022. Volkswagen The new Republican-majority Congress has wasted no time in making its energy priorities clear. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said from the House floor minutes after his reelection, “We have to stop the attacks on liquefied natural gas, pass legislation to
The government will “mainline AI into the veins” of the UK, with plans being unveiled on Monday by Sir Keir Starmer. The prime minister is set to promise investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. It comes as his government battles against allegations they are mismanaging the economy and stymied
Ukraine’s president is offering a prisoner swap with North Korean soldiers it has captured, in exchange for Ukrainians held by Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a direct appeal to leader Kim Jong Un after seizing two North Koreans in Russia’s Kursk region. “In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea, there will undoubtedly
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media interview while attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S. September 25, 2024. Leon Neal | Via Reuters LONDON — The U.K is looking to build a homegrown challenger to OpenAI and drastically increase national computing infrastructure, as Prime
Tulip Siddiq has sought to distance herself from her aunt, deposed Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, claiming they never spoke about politics. But Sky News can reveal that in a blog written by the now City minister she boasted about how close they were politically and published photos of them together. In posts written in late
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is set for the inaugural launch of its new space rocket on Monday in a development that could add more fuel to the billionaire space race. The New Glenn rocket is due to blast off from Cape Canaveral – the result of a multi-billion dollar, decade-long effort that could set the
Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has announced she is pregnant with twins. The singer, 33, said she was “eating for three now” on her Instagram alongside a polaroid picture of her with Zion Foster, with whom she was reported to have split up last year. Nelson shared the touching post on Sunday, letting the
The health secretary has said that the cabinet is aware of the “pressure” on Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid volatile markets and a challenging broader economic picture – but appealed for the public to “give her time”. Wes Streeting argued that the public “underestimates” the “amount of heavy-lifting” Ms Reeves has had to do and will
The Duchess of Sussex has delayed the release of her new Netflix series due to the devastation caused by the wildfires in LA, the streaming platform has announced. Meghan’s eight-part series, With Love, will premiere on March 4 instead of January 15. “I’m thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the
Yolo County, California depends on its climate for continued agricultural success. As such, the county’s leaders are taking environmental stewardship seriously by aiming for full carbon neutrality by 2030. To help achieve that goal, they’re putting zero-emission machinery like the Volvo DD25 Electric compactor to work. We got our first chance to sample the DD25
There comes a point in the arc of most political scandals after which a resignation risks prompting more questions than it answers. The danger for Tulip Siddiq – and by extension Sir Keir Starmer – is that threshold may about to be passed, if it hasn’t been already. In other words, if she goes now,
A woman has suffered life-changing injuries after she was stabbed at the Accident and Emergency department where she was working. It’s believed she is a nurse at Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester, where the attack happened. A 37-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. It is understood the woman
Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 01:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A flare-up of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the smoldering Eaton fire that decimated Altadena, had said Friday that it would
On 19 December, 80-year-old Palestinian grandmother Halima Abu Leil was shot in an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) raid on her neighbourhood in Balata refugee camp in Nablus, West Bank. Two days later, Halima’s children told Sky News their mother was shot six times by Israeli special forces on her way to buy groceries. She died
A pair of Eric Morecambe’s trademark glasses have fetched £20,000 at an auction. Memorabilia and personal items from the comic’s former home in Hertfordshire, went up for sale following the death of his widow Joan in March 2024. His glasses were synonymous with his comedic persona and a pair in imitation tortoiseshell by company Metzler
Half the public think Elon Musk is having a negative impact on British politics following his rants on X about Labour and Sir Keir Starmer, according to a new survey. The South African-born billionaire has spent much of the past week attacking the prime minister over his opposition to another national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kubota came to this year’s CES with a sprawling display filled with electric equipment, hydrogen gensets, and an onslaught of commercial robots ready to mow, farm, dig, and build. If you weren’t impressed by Kubota’s display this year, you weren’t paying attention. Kubota gave us a sneak peek of its KATR farm robot – itself a
A police officer has been killed after being hit by a lorry while helping motorists who had been involved in a separate collision. PC Rosie Prior died was killed on the A19 at Bagby in North Yorkshire on Saturday morning. Another driver, Ryan Welford, 41, from Knaresborough, was also killed when the HGV struck him
Details are starting to emerge of the victims of the Los Angeles fires – and at least two died trying to protect the homes where they raised families for decades. The number of people killed by the wildfires has increased from 11 to 13, according to officials. The Eaton fire has killed eight people and
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh. It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be
TV presenter Katie Piper has revealed her decision to get an artificial eye, 16 years after an acid attack that left her with life-changing injuries and partial blindness. The Loose Women panellist, 41, is an advocate for those with burns and disfigurement injuries. She shared a video of her being fitted with the prosthetic on
Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Jan 11, 2025, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid eased past Mallorca and Barcelona comfortably beat Athletic Club to set up a Clásico showdown in the Spanish Supercopa final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, stream LIVE on ESPN+, U.S. only). It’s the third season in a
In this article META AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg slammed rival tech giant Apple for lackluster innovation efforts and “random rules” in a lengthy
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has met Israel’s prime minister in an effort to secure a ceasefire deal in Gaza before the president-elect takes office on 20 January. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed details of the meeting with Steve Witkoff on Saturday, adding that the head of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency has been deployed to
Scientists have discovered a unique link between ferroelectric domain walls and superconductivity in two-dimensional van der Waals materials. This breakthrough, credited to research by Gaurav Chaudhary from the University of Cambridge and Ivar Martin from Argonne National Laboratory, sheds light on how specific structural features in these materials enable strong electron interactions. The findings are
The launch of Blue Origin’s highly anticipated New Glenn rocket has been delayed due to adverse weather conditions. Initially planned for Friday, January 10, the liftoff was rescheduled to Sunday, January 12, at 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT). This decision was taken because rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean could jeopardise the landing of the