The government will introduce a new law to parliament on Tuesday, which they say will ensure 40% of trains will still run on strike days. The new minimum service level regulations will also make sure “certain priority routes can remain open” – though it is not yet clear which journeys will be covered. Other rules
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The government’s policies for the upcoming year will be unveiled during the King’s Speech on Tuesday, with a pledge to put criminal justice “at the heart” of its plans. The speech – devised by the prime minister, but delivered by King Charles – will include details of a Sentencing Bill to ensure whole life orders
An awkward exchange between Sky Sports F1’s Martin Brundle and Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) ended with the American rapper giving the interviewer a firm thumbs down. A clip of Mr Brundle interviewing the artist on the grid in Sao Paulo ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday has been the subject of discussion on social
Donald Trump is giving evidence at his civil trial in New York. It comes after his sons, Eric and Donald Jr, both gave evidence to the trial last week. The former US president is accused of inflating his net worth. He denies any wrongdoing. Trump briefly appeared in the dock last week and was fined
British Steel has revealed a decarbonisation plan that could result in the loss of 2,000 jobs in Scunthorpe, according to unions. The Chinese-owned company confirmed it was to shut down its blast furnace and replace it with two cheaper, greener electric arc furnaces (EAFs) – one of which was to be located up the coast
Rishi Sunak has responded for the first time to allegations that a Tory MP committed a series of rapes, saying the claims were “very serious”. The prime minister urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to talk to the police, as he faced questions about the accusations while on a visit to Norfolk. “These are
The UK information regulator has apologised to the former NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose, who resigned after discussing the banking affairs of Nigel Farage with a journalist. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said its comments last month – in which the regulator said a NatWest employee shared information when they should not have done,
Gaza lost communications in its third total outage of the conflict so far, as Israel’s military said it had divided the Palestinian territory into two. Israeli media reported the country’s troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours, having encircled the area. Strong explosions were seen in northern Gaza overnight, with the conflict
White people are 36% more likely to receive a positive response when applying to rent a home than black people, Sky News has learned. Exclusive figures provided by Generation Rent show apparent racism currently in the rental market. The campaign organisation used artificial intelligence to set up two fake profiles, a black and a white
Ports of LA/Long Beach/ Photo by Nick Prior Trucking companies are currently suing the state of California in federal court, trying to protect their ability to continue forcing poison into your lungs and the lungs of their employees because they don’t want to save themselves money by shifting to electric trucks. The lawsuit is over
A Chinese flag flies outside a residential compound in Beijing on April 30, 2017. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Chinese companies have gained ground in global patent holdings in the cybersecurity technology sector amid growing U.S.-China tensions, according to a report from Nikkei Asia on Sunday. Chinese firms such as Huawei and Tencent accounted
A mayor in Alabama has died in an apparent suicide – days after a right-wing site published pictures of him wearing women’s clothes and makeup. F.L. “Bubba” Copeland – who was also a pastor at a nearby church – fatally shot himself on Friday, according to Sky’s US partner NBC News. Mr Copeland had
“Jaden” was stabbed a couple of weeks ago while walking the streets of Croydon, south London. Luckily for him, it wasn’t serious. But a week later, he was arrested for carrying a knife of his own. When we meet him, he tells us he is appearing before the magistrates in the morning. The thing is,
More than 16 million people have missed payments on key household bills this year – two million of them for the first time. The government-backed Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) says 30% of British adults have fallen behind on at least one payment in 2023. Credit card repayments were the most common bill that went
Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans announced that guard CJ McCollum has a small pneumothorax in his right lung after an imaging was performed Sunday morning. According to the Mayo Clinic, a pneumothorax “occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and chest wall.
The leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors have resigned from the Labour Party this evening over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, Sky News understands. Afrasiab Anwar, who has been in the party for 10 years, was among those calling for the leader to step down on
Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in New York City, July 26, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Twelve jurors in a lower Manhattan courtroom have begun to deliberate the fate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried following a month of testimony from nearly 20 witnesses. The case was handed to the jury
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The Beatles’ last song has become their 18th number one single. Now And Then was written and recorded by John Lennon in New York in the late 1970s, before being developed by the other band members, including George Harrison, in 1995. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono had given the recording to the remaining Beatles the previous
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was fined $25,000 for his postgame comments ripping the officiating after his team’s loss to the Jacksonville
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meet Grok, the first technology out of Elon Musk’s new AI company, xAI. Grok, the company said, is modeled on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It
The England footballer Ollie Watkins is among a group of investors ploughing new funds into a fast-growing British online sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Sky News understands that Mr Watkins, who played for Aston Villa on Sunday in the 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest, is backing The Edit LDN, which has operated concessions in department stores
Prince William has arrived in Singapore, where he’ll announce the winners of his Earthshot Prize, a £1m award for green innovators. The Prince of Wales said it was “fantastic to be back” as crowds gathered around the world’s largest indoor waterfall at Changi Airport. Travelling without the Princess of Wales, who stayed at home to
Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by legendary jockey Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan and
Thousands of people were left without water on Sunday due to an issue at a Thames Water treatment works. Thames Water apologised to residents in Godalming, Surrey, and said it was investigating. Jeremy Hunt, the MP for the area, said a major incident had been declared. He posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that
Day after day, the victims of the Hamas terror attacks arrive at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv. For the scientists trying to identify them, it’s heavy work and it’s getting a lot harder. Warning: This report contains images of human remains and graphic descriptions of injuries – which some people might
The deputy prime minister has said he fears there has not been the “moral clarity” that “Jewish lives matter” after the Hamas attack on Israel. Oliver Dowden warned the Jewish community in the UK was “fearful” after a number of pro-Palestinian marches. Rishi Sunak’s deputy drew comparisons with the Black Lives Matter protests after the
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the West Bank – as Hamas claims Israel struck a refugee camp in Gaza. Continuing his tour of the region, Mr Blinken met the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the city
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNY Over the past month, lawyers in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried have brought close to 20 witnesses to the stand and presented hundreds of exhibits to the 12 jurors who will decide the fate of the
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally hitting the road at the end of this month, but it was spotted today in a special color – matte black, the first time we’ve seen the Cybertruck in anything other than basic unpainted stainless steel. We’ve technically seen the Cybertruck with other wraps, but those were mostly camouflage or jokes
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Oh, what chaos might’ve been in Saturday’s early slate. Ohio State spent much of Saturday afternoon flummoxed by Rutgers‘ defense and unable to corral Kyle Monangai. Texas jumped out
Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle