Sir Keir Starmer and Labour have accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations from a wealthy climate activist who has also been funnelling money to Just Stop Oil – a group condemned by the party. Ecotricity, a company founded by Dale Vince, gave more than £20,000 to Sir Keir Starmer during Labour’s 2020 leadership
The crew behind an historic rocket launch from UK soil have vowed to bounce back after their highly anticipated space mission ended in failure. LauncherOne suffered an “anomaly” in its bid to reach orbit on Monday night, after being carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall by a converted jumbo jet named Cosmic Girl. Relive UK’s historic
The entire community of Montecito and surrounding canyons have been ordered to evacuate after California was hit by severe storms. The evacuation order, affecting about 10,000 people, came on the fifth anniversary of a mudslide that killed 23 and destroyed more than 100 homes in the coastal enclave. Montecito is home to a host of
Ford Motor Company will reportedly partner with LG Energy Solution to erect a new battery plant in Turkey capable of an annual capacity up to 45 gigawatt-hours (GWh). In order to work with LG, Ford will have to back out of a previous deal with SK On, the battery division of SK Innovation and a
It was once one of Hollywood’s biggest and booziest nights – with the A-list stars who flocked to the ceremony to pick up their gongs, mercilessly roasted for the viewing entertainment of the millions who tuned in to watch. British comedian Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes five times, pushing the boundaries of celebrity mockery
For the first time ever an orbital rocket will be launched from the UK. A 21-metre rocket to be released over the Atlantic will be launched from Newquay airport with the help of a jumbo jet. Minutes later its cargo of nine satellites will be in orbit. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:
CNN’s Jake Tapper jokes that there is a betting pool in his makeup room on how much longer the House speaker vote will take. #CNN #News
Businesses are set to secure £5.5bn in scaled back government support to help them with their energy bills from the start of April, after the current scheme ends. The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will reduce rather than cap energy costs for businesses and will last for 12 months. The latest measure replaces the Energy
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) talks to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as Representatives cast their votes for Speaker of the House on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images House Republicans
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SoftBank has stopped working on a London initial public offering for chip designer Arm because of political upheaval in the British government, the Financial Times reported. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly reopened negotiations with the CEOs of
The health secretary has announced the government will block-book beds in residential homes so around 2,500 people can be released from hospitals when they are medically fit to be discharged. Steve Barclay gave a statement to the Commons outlining the government’s plans to help ease the “severe pressures” on the NHS – hours after his
Two British nationals who were reported missing in Ukraine have been named. Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry, who are volunteers helping with civilian evacuation and humanitarian efforts in the war-torn Donetsk region, were reported missing by the area’s police department. They were last seen leaving Kramatorsk for Soledar at 8am last Friday, and contact was
The UK is considering supplying Ukraine with British tanks for the first time to fight Russia’s invading forces, Sky News understands. Discussions have been taking place “for a few weeks” about delivering a number of the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank to the Ukrainian armed forces, a Western source with knowledge of the
Jan 9, 2023 Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Petra Kvitova issued a reminder of her ability ahead of the Australian Open when she beat Elena Rybakina on Monday in a clash of Wimbledon champions at the Adelaide International. The 32-year-old Kvitova who won at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 relied on a powerful serve to
Caroline Flack’s former manager has called Prince Harry’s description of his relationship with the presenter in his memoir “disgusting” and “grotesque” and called for him to be stripped of his titles. Alex Mullen, the creative director of APM Media, who previously worked with Flack, said it was “absolutely gross” the royal had repeated “old long
More than 1.4 million fixed rate mortgage customers are facing the prospect of significant hikes to their monthly payments when their deals end this year, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 57% of those coming up for renewal in 2023 were fixed at interest rates below 2%. It added that
The US president Joe Biden has declared an emergency in California after the state was hit by severe winter weather. There were thunderstorms, snow and powerful winds in California on Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of a “relentless parade of atmospheric rivers” – storms consisting of long plumes of moisture stretching out into
A container ship loaded with more than 65,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine has been refloated after running aground in the Suez Canal. The M/V Glory was 24 miles (38km) into its southward journey through the Egyptian waterway, near the city of Qantara, when it suffered a technical fault, according to the Suez Canal Authority
Prices in the electric bike industry spent years with relative stability until the pandemic’s many ripple effects wreaked havoc on the industry. Over the last few years we’ve watched prices rocket up and then plunge back down again in a matter of months, only to repeat. Many riders had hoped to see 2023 bring with
Gary McKee, 53, ran every day during 2022 to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice At Home West Cumbria. He spoke to Sky News about the work of the charity – and what it takes to run every single day of the year. #macmillancancersupport SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency, claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill. #CNN #News
“Chinese companies are getting pretty competitive for iPhone assemblers. China is doing quite well in pretty much everything, except semiconductors,” Kirk Yang, chairman and CEO of Kirkland Capital, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images More mainland Chinese electronics manufacturing companies are set to take away market share from
A leisure entrepreneur whose dealmaking prowess earned her the nickname ‘the pub superwoman’ is in talks to join the board of Whitbread, the FTSE-100 hospitality group. Sky News has learnt that Dame Karen Jones, who has been a prominent industry figure for decades, is in advanced negotiations about becoming a non-executive director of the company
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has said rioters will be found and punished with the “full force of the law” after supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country’s presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court and ministries’ building. Footage and images on social media show what looked like thousands of people, many draped in
Electric boats offer major advantages for beginner and experience boaters alike. But cleaner, quieter and more enjoyable boating often comes with a seriously hefty price tag. Or at least it used to, before the Veer X13 was announced earlier this week. Compared to the prices we’re used to seeing, the Veer X13 is a welcome
Kamali Melbourne previews Saturday’s papers with Rachel Cunliffe of the New Statesman and Mary Macleod of Business In The Community. #presspreview #newstateman #skynews #papers #headlines 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
Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham details her final days with Melania Trump, including the former first lady’s views about the 2020 election and her behavior during the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol. #CNN #News
Prince Harry has accused members of the Royal Family of getting in “bed with the devil” over their links with the tabloid press – and admitted Meghan did not get on with William and Kate “from the get-go”. In an interview with ITV, the Duke of Sussex insisted he did not have “any intention to
The fact that you are reading this speaks to the success of Russian propaganda. Its claim of a massive air strike killing 600 Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk is almost certainly a grotesque untruth. But for Russia it matters not. As a work of misinformation, it’s out there and will work its way through social media
Jan 6, 2023 The last time Trevor Bauer took the mound, he seemed to have reached the apex of his pitching career. By the summer of 2021, the talent that made him a first-round draft pick and the curiosities that unlocked cutting-edge training regiments had finally converged. He was a reigning Cy Young Award winner
On a freezing, foggy evening in December, the House of Commons finally formally responded to the last major financial sleaze scandal to hit parliament, and in doing so, sent an important signal about the way politicians look after themselves. After more than a year of deliberation, the debate and vote late in the evening of
MPs have earned £17.1m on top of their salaries in this parliament, with around two-thirds of the money going to just 20 MPs. As part of Westminster Accounts, a joint project between Sky News and Tortoise Media to shine a light on how money works in politics, we found the majority of the extra earnings
A Chinese manufacturer is on the brink of launching what will become the largest offshore wind turbine when it’s complete. 18 MW wind turbine GE Renewable Energy announced in December that its Haliade-X, the first wind turbine capable of more than 12 megawatts (MW), received a full type certificate for operations up to 14.7 MW