Rishi Sunak has declined to offer his backing to the chairman of the BBC and stressed his appointment was made by his predecessor Boris Johnson. Richard Sharp has been dragged into the BBC row over Gary Lineker because of his close ties to government and the role he played when Boris Johnson was considering taking
HSBC Holdings has emerged as a potential ‘white knight’ bidder for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK as the government and regulators seek to avert the lender’s insolvency. Sky News has learnt that HSBC was on Sunday night exploring a bid for the British arm of the stricken technology-focused lender, joining a slew of smaller rivals
Sources close to Gary Lineker are increasingly confident the row with the BBC will be resolved to his satisfaction in the next 24 hours. Sky News also understands there could be a statement on the Lineker issue as early as this morning. The BBC is also expected to announce it is reviewing its social media
Electric bicycles have been finding favor in a growing number of communities. From hunters to surfers and even soldiers, e-bikes and their low-cost, far-reaching transportation options have permeated a surprising number of different groups and use cases. The latest community adopting e-bikes en masse may be even more of a surprise: the Amish. Amish communities,
The Aramco logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported a record net income of $161.1 billion for 2022 — the largest annual profit ever achieved by an oil and gas company. Aramco said net income increased 46.5 percent over
Police search for missile fragments in a residential area in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv where locals are left sheltering underground feeling angry and upset. The force said five vehicles were completely destroyed and 15 more were damaged, as were the facades of nearby houses. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-i-want-putin-to-die-says-grandmother-shaken-by-blast-after-missile-hit-her-apartment-block-car-park-12829715 #ukraine #russia #war #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
YouTuber Hank Green says online influencers with large followings need understand that they wield more power than they may think. Listen to his full conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the Chasing Life podcast https://cnn.it/421vQkg. #CNN #News #shorts
A business lender founded by a prominent former Conservative Party donor is in talks to buy the British operations of Silicon Valley Bank, the US lender which collapsed last week. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Oaknorth Bank, which was valued at nearly $3bn in a funding round in 2021, is in detailed talks with
The former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has told Sky News he is approaching death in the hospital he has been moved to from jail. In a moment of rare media access, the former leader also delivered a warning to the people of Georgia after days of protests had swept through the country. An appeal
Eight people have died after two boats capsized off the coast of California, emergency officials have said, with officials suspecting that the craft were being used by people smugglers. San Diego Fire and Rescue officials received a 911 emergency call at around 11.30pm on Saturday night local time. The caller reported that she was on
Mar 11, 2023 Every weight class in the UFC has its intrigue, but nowhere are the twists and turns as dramatic and volatile at the top as they are in men’s bantamweight. Merab Dvalishvili put on a historic performance in winning a lopsided unanimous decision over former champion Petr Yan in the main event of
12:35 AM ET More than a son of a gun, Tim Tszyu is a world champion in his own right after knocking out flashy American Tony Harrison in their super-welterweight showdown in Sydney. Editor’s Picks Tszyu dropped Harrison in the ninth round with a series of savage blows to the head and body to claim
British tech firms face a “serious risk” over the collapse of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, the chancellor has warned, but said the government was “working at pace” to limit the damage. Speaking to Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Jeremy Hunt said the government and the Bank of England were “absolutely
Match of the Day 2 coverage will be only 14 minutes long tonight as the fallout from the Gary Lineker BBC row continues. On BBC Two, the Women’s Super League Chelsea v Manchester United match kicked off with no pre-match presentation and no pundits – it is aired live using world feed commentary. Sky News
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As the Ukraine conflict continues, one focus is now on a tiny breakaway state within Moldova. A series of mysterious explosions in Transnistria hint at a possible troubling new front. Mark Stone explains… SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing blow back from Republican leaders for peddling new falsehoods about the January 6 Capitol riot. #CNN #News #shorts
Dozens of early-stage tech companies in the UK have warned the chancellor of “an existential threat” to the sector following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in the US. The Bank of England has said it is seeking a court order to place SVB UK into an insolvency procedure, after US regulators took over its
In this article SIVB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Employees stand outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Big names in Silicon Valley and the finance sector are calling publicly for the federal government to push another bank to
The BBC’s director general has said bosses are “working very hard” to fix the damage done to the broadcaster following the suspension of Gary Lineker. Tim Davie was speaking after a day when Football Focus and Final Score were taken off the air and Match Of The Day – usually presented by Lineker – was
A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tech founders and execs were undeterred by the inclement weather on Friday, as they crowded the doors of Silicon Valley Bank locations across the Bay Area,
From sausage fingers to severed fingers and with oddball indies in contention alongside billion-pound blockbusters, Hollywood’s big night is here and this year there are cinematic treats catering to pretty much everyone’s tastes. While more box office hits like Avatar and Top Gun have made the shortlist than usual, they aren’t the ones everyone’s talking
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It wasn’t even 13 months ago that Scottie Scheffler was still searching for his first victory on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, Scheffler will have a chance to pick up his sixth tour win since then — and it would be another big one. Scheffler, who is No. 2 in
A new champagne carpet, loads of newbies, a crisis team, and (organisers hope) no slaps this year – it’s time for the 2023 Academy Awards! While the Oscars is of course about celebrating the best films and performances of the year, there’s also a lot more to look out for than just the winners. The
Households on prepayment meters will no longer pay more for their energy than those on direct debits, the chancellor is expected to announce this week. The “prepayment meter penalty” will end in July, saving more than four million households around £45 a year at a cost of £200m. It will be managed through changes to
The launch of a rocket made mostly from 3D-printed parts had to be aborted at the last minute because of a temperature problem. California-based Relativity Space was attempting to launch the 33-metre rocket, called Terran, from a former missile site at Cape Canaveral in Florida. About 85% of Terran is made of 3D parts printed
Uh oh, I’ve done it again. I’ve fallen in love with another one of the victims subjects of my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series. It’s an odd mashup of a quad and a pickup truck, complete with dumping bed. It’s the opposite of a mullet: party in front, business in back!
“Alongside all industries, the oil and gas sector needs to up its game, do more and do it faster,” Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO Sultan al-Jaber said during a keynote speech at CERAWeek. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images The chief executive of one of the world’s biggest oil companies, who will lead
Rishi Sunak has said he hopes the BBC can resolve its row with Gary Lineker in a “timely manner” but the dispute is not something the government should get involved with. In a statement, the prime minister said Lineker “was a great footballer and is a talented presenter”. But the 62-year-old Match of the Day
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer went head to head at Prime Minister’s Questions, but who came out on top? Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-boris-johnson-earns-almost-4m-in-2023-so-far-calls-for-investigation-into-new-conservative-lobbying-claims-12593360 #pmqs #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, calls on paparazzi to keep their distance and stop yelling at the “Die Hard” star when they see him in public. #CNN #News #shorts
Logo of Silicon Valley Bank is at a location in San Francisco, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. Staff | Reuters The U.S. cryptocurrency firm Circle’s USD Coin lost its dollar peg and fell to a record low Saturday morning after the company revealed it has nearly 8% of its $40 billion in reserves tied up
We’d been worrying about Serhiy Petrushenko, a 21-year-old boy we met guarding a bridge in central Kyiv completely on his own on the second day of the war. He became an overnight sensation after our report, the interview was watched well over 50 million times on social media alone. When we spoke to him his