Sir Keir Starmer will no longer accept donations in the future to pay for clothes, Sky News understands. Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner also announced they would take the same approach moving forward. The decision by the prime minister, chancellor and deputy prime minister follows scrutiny of Sir Keir Starmer and his wife for accepting
A trio of property giants has lodged a protest against a radical financial restructuring that will see Cineworld imposing steep rent cuts on its landlords. Sky News has learnt that British Land, Landsec and Legal & General Investment Management all voted against the cinema operator’s restructuring plan this week. Cineworld has confirmed plans to close
With seven weeks to go until the US goes to the polls, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what citizens in key swing states make of the choice for president. This week they focus on the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Mark Stone travels to Florida where the foiled
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple on Friday greeted customers at its stores around the world for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4. The new products were announced at an event earlier this month and have been available for pre-order since Sept. 13.
A Lebanese government minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes “in a blatant way and without immediate condemnation”, in an interview with Sky News. Walid Fayad, the country’s energy minister, also said Lebanon was “losing faith” in the UN and international laws. He called this week’s pager attacks a move “from targeted terror to
The Caucasus Mountain range in Georgia is one of the great sights in the south of Europe. Towering peaks, higher than any in the Alps, rise up from green meadows and grassy hills covered in wildflowers. Winding roads thread through deep valleys, overlooked by ornate Orthodox churches and monasteries. But when I visited recently, I
A former member of the Harrods management team has told how Mohamed al Fayed would “cherry pick” women from the shop floor. Speaking to Sky News anonymously, the woman described the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, as “demonic” and said he “controlled everything with fear”. Lawyers representing 37 alleged victims of sexual abuse
The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump wrote a note saying he intended to kill the former US president and had a list of where he was expected to be, prosecutors say. The US Justice Department said the note, addressed “Dear World”, was written by Ryan Routh months before he was arrested
A painting of a nude woman with her legs open has prompted a police visit to an art gallery in Mid Wales. The painting is on display in the window of The Table in Hay-on-Wye, Powys. Warning: The image below shows the painting According to gallery owner Val Harris, the police have asked her to
Photo by Cindy Shebley on Pexels.com The Federal Reserve cut interest rates yesterday, and while it’s meant to support the broader economy, here’s how it helps homeowners go solar. On Wednesday, the Fed cut interest rates by a half point, lowering the benchmark lending rate to 4.75-5.25%. Over the past few years, higher interest rates
Alakh Pandey (R), CEO of Physics Wallah, along with the company’s co-founder Prateek Maheshwari (L). Physics Wallah Indian education technology startup Physics Wallah announced on Friday that it had raised $210 million as it looks to expand its business, in part via acquisitions, amid troubles in the sector. The funding, led by Hornbill Capital, and
Sir Keir Starmer’s top adviser is “getting the right pay for the job” despite reports she earns £3,000 more than the prime minister, former Labour MP Harriet Harman has said. The Baroness, now a peer and the co-host of Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunction podcast, said Sue Gray’s reported salary of more than £170,000 is “the rate
A Republican backed by Donald Trump in his bid to be North Carolina’s governor denied reports he called himself a “black nazi” on an online message board. CNN reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted racial and sexual comments on a pornography website more than a decade ago. In a video posted on social
In this article NVDA TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents the Nvidia Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the COMPUTEX Forum, in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Investors poured into tech stocks at one of the fastest clips of the year a day
Associated Press Sep 19, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FREEHOLD, N.J. — Freehold Raceway, the oldest horse racing track in the United States, is shutting down at the end of the year. Track officials made the announcement on Thursday after a meeting with employees. Horse racing has been conducted at the half-mile track
Today’s Green Deals are once again being led by Rad Power’s latest sale, which has its RadRover 6 Plus Step-Thru e-bike dropping to a new $1,299 low. We also spotted a new low price on Bluetti’s AC50B 448Wh LiFePO4 Portable Power Station at $279. Hitting our radar for the first time today is the Vvolt
U.S. crude oil rose nearly 1% on Thursday, one day after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the first time in more than four years and as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate. The Fed surprised the market on Wednesday with a bigger-than-expected cut of a half percentage point. Oil prices, however,
The family of an NHS pharmacist who took his own life after suffering paralysing complications from a COVID jab are calling for urgent reform of the government’s compensation scheme for vaccine damage. John Cross was told by the official medical assessor for the scheme that the jab had caused his rare neurological effects, but that
Combinations showing Entrepreneur Elon Musk (L) and Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes (R) Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country’s supreme court on Thursday. The fines, imposed by Brazil’s
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has blamed government “flimflam artists” for dragging out financial redress for victims. In a newsletter, seen by Sky News, he criticises the GLO (Group Litigation Order) scheme for being a “gravy train” for government lawyers, He adds it is “seemingly to ensure maximum income for the lawyers and minimal
Convicted con artist Anna “Delvey” Sorokin has made her debut on Dancing With The Stars – sporting a sparkly ankle monitor. The so-called “fake heiress”, who swindled Manhattan’s elite out of huge sums, took to the dancefloor on Tuesday as the US TV show returned for a new series. Sorokin defrauded banks and New York
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted it would “cost the taxpayer a fortune” if he were to watch Arsenal from the stands after it emerged he had accepted thousands of pounds worth of free football tickets. The prime minister has faced criticism after Sky News’ Westminster Accounts project revealed he had received two-and-a-half times more gifts
Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 19, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Activity in boxing is key. Competition keeps the fighters ready, furthers their stamina and sharpens their skills as they put
Hezbollah’s leader has accused Israel of carrying out “massacres” with pager and walkie-talkie explosions, saying it wanted to kill “5,000 people in two minutes”. Lebanon has blamed Israel for the blasts on Tuesday and Wednesday which have killed 37 and injured thousands. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the “unprecedented” explosions “could be called a declaration
Sep 19, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Blockbuster trades in MMA don’t happen like in other sports, and free agency only usually occurs when a fighter is either on the decline or a prospect is ready to rise up. Yet, many fighters are at a crossroads. Some find themselves perennially just outside of
Kylie Minogue has announced her biggest tour in more than a decade – as well as a new album. The pop star’s Tension tour will open in her home country, Australia, before heading to Asia and reaching the UK in May 2025. More countries and dates in Europe and North and South America are set
There has been no change to the UK interest rate despite the US and European central banks all moving to cut in the last week. The Bank of England has kept the interest rate at 5% as official figures this week showed some measures of price rises grew. It follows the first cut in more
The sun is burning in the morning sky, the heat is intense, the humidity suffocating. Flies buzz around our sweating brows as we peer down a dirt road, past heavily armed soldiers and their yellow crime scene tape flickering in the breeze. It’s the latest crime scene, a double murder, two men found after dawn
Chandrayaan-4 mission has received approval from the Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday. This marks another significant milestone in India’s lunar exploration efforts. Unlike previous missions, Chandrayaan-4 will not only aim for a successful landing on the Moon but will also focus on returning to Earth. This mission will demonstrate critical
Sir Keir Starmer has come under scrutiny over the past week for the more than £100,000-worth of gifts he has accepted. It started with controversy over his wife’s clothes and has escalated since Sky News’ Westminster Accounts project revealed he has been gifted more freebies and hospitality than any other MP since 2019 – a
New video has been released of the remains of the Titan submersible – more than 3700m down on the seafloor. The US Coast Guard said it shows “the aft dome, aft ring, remnants of the hull and carbon fiber debris”. It comes shortly after images of the sub’s tail were released. A hearing is currently
Kia is growing in China as most foreign automakers are rapidly losing market share. Foreign automakers like Toyota, Volkswagen, and GM are struggling to keep up with aggressive price cuts and an influx of new competition. After launching its new low-cost electric SUV, the EV5, Kia is already seeing the results, as brand sales in China topped
Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are the biggest individual crypto donors this election
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