Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries following a “weather-related accident” on New Year’s Day, his publicist has confirmed. The Marvel actor underwent surgery on Monday and is now in intensive care in a critical but stable condition. Renner was airlifted to hospital following the incident, which happened while he was “ploughing snow”
Strikes by rail and road staff are set to cause extensive disruption to commuters returning to work after the Christmas break – amid fears that continued walkouts could cause a years-long slump in demand for train travel. About 40,000 members of the RMT union from Network Rail and 14 train operators are taking industrial action
Two Britons were among four killed after two helicopters collided mid-air near a marine theme park in the Australian state of Queensland. An FCDO spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities.” The collision occurred on the Gold Coast at
Jan 2, 2023 Associated Press NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will
5:25 PM ET The NHL Winter Classic on Monday featured the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. The hometown team came out on top 2-1 courtesy of two late-game goals from Jake DeBrusk. It was the NHL’s second time playing in front of the Green Monster,
We’ve covered plenty of tax incentives and rebates to make electric motorcycles and other EVs more affordable. But this is the first time we’ve seen a country give out EVs for free as a way to replace internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The title of the first country to make such a bold move goes
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says Liz Truss should not get the £115,000 annual payment handed to departing prime ministers. “No, she shouldn’t take that entitlement after 44 days. She should turn it down,” he said. Sir Keir also said there needed to be a general election to halt “the revolving door of chaos” under
New details are emerging about 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger, the suspect arrested for the killings of four University of Idaho students. CNN’s Camila Bernal has the story. #CNN #News
Dec 23, 2022 Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Christmas is still ahead of
UK Border Force officers have joined patrols on French beaches for the first time in a bid to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel. The first joint patrols are believed to have taken place just before Christmas after months of negotiations between UK and French officials. The collaboration aims to give UK officers
Prince Harry has said “I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back” in the release of a trailer for an upcoming TV interview. The Duke of Sussex also says “I want a family, not an institution” and “they’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile”. In a series
An airport worker has died after being “ingested” into a plane engine in the US state of Alabama. The accident happened about 3pm on Saturday at Montgomery Regional Airport after American Airlines Flight 3408 had arrived from Dallas. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the ground crew worker was “ingested into the engine”
Virtual singer Luo Tianyi performing with world renowned pianist Lang Lang in 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. Launched in 2012, Luo Tianyi has nearly 3 million fans and even performed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing this year. Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — From customer service to
Close to 50 shops shut down every day in 2022, more than at any other point for at least five years. In a bruising year for retail, 17,145 shops closed last year – up by nearly 50% on 2021, when 11,449 shops shut. Analysis by the Centre for Retail Research found about 47 sites shut up
Thousands of football fans are saying a final farewell to Brazil football hero Pele at the home of his former club Santos. The coffin of the three-time World Cup winner was carried to the centre circle of the Brazilian’s club’s Vila Belmiro stadium where he will lie in state for 24 hours. The sporting icon,
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital following a “weather-related accident”. The 51-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Sunday following the incident, which occurred while he was “ploughing snow”, his spokesperson told US media. Renner is with his family and “receiving excellent care”, the spokesperson added. It comes after
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles, especially now that a slew of new credits have been reinstated to US consumers. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is,
A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students found stabbed to death in a house. Bryan Kohberger, 28, was detained some 2,500 miles away in Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania. He has now been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, according to prosecutor Bill Thompson. #idaho #students
CNN’s Eva McKend spoke to people who voted for Republican New York Rep.-elect George Santos after it was revealed he fabricated parts of his resume. #CNN #News
The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill, which aims to regulate the internet, has been revised to remove a controversial but critical measure. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Days after Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill banning TikTok from government devices, legislators and advocates say they are looking to further regulate social media
Pressure on the NHS is worse now than it was at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading doctor has said. Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said “urgent action” is required to bring the NHS back from the brink. Speaking to Sky News, he said the National Health Service
Brazil officially has a new but familiar president as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time. The leftist politician, known as Lula, had held Brazil’s highest office between 2003 and 2010 after three attempts to get the top job. Now aged 77, he entered office having defeated far-right candidate Jair
A group of financial investors which have lent hundreds of millions of pounds to Matalan are close to finalising a deal to take control of one of Britain’s biggest homewares retailers. Sky News understands that the senior lenders, which include prominent City names such as Invesco and Man GLG, could strike a deal within the
Single-piece bike frames aren’t new, but it’s rare to see a full-suspension folding e-bike built on a one-piece magnesium alloy frame. That didn’t stop Heybike from chasing that dream and coming up with the Heybike Tyson folding electric bike. The new e-bike was just unveiled ahead of its first public showing at CES 2023. It
Footballing greats including Neymar, Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Geoff Hurst and Gary Lineker have been paying their respects to Pele, who has died aged 82. 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
A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an “unsafe maneuver,” forcing the US aircraft to take evasive action. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports. #CNN #News
Rapper Professor Green has revealed he nearly died after suffering a seizure. Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, said he fell “face down” into steel and concrete after suffering a grand mal seizure while on his own at home in April. In a post on social media, the “I Need You Tonight” rapper revealed
The Archbishop of Canterbury has kicked off 2023 by putting the Church of England on a collision course with Rishi Sunak’s government. Justin Welby is a canny political operator who is almost certainly the most political archbishop of Canterbury in recent years. And there have been a few of those. During 2022 he led an
Andrew Tate’s Twitter account has been used to protest the influencer’s innocence after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. Tate’s account, which is followed by more than four million people, tweeted on Saturday: “God is on our side, so the Matrix will not win.” It comes after the controversial “self-help” social media influencer,
Heavy rain and snowfall have hit parts of California, just days after a brutal bomb cyclone struck the US. As Californians prepared to ring in the New Year, officials issued evacuation orders for some northern areas of the US state due to the risk of flooding. Towns and villages around the city of Sacramento and
Specialist terrorism experts are investigating an attack involving a machete on police in New York that left three officers hurt. A man wielding the weapon attacked officers outside the security cordon for the city’s main Times Square celebrations at about 10pm on New Year’s Eve. Police commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters: “Unprovoked, a 19-year-old male
Anita Pointer, a member of Grammy-winning group the Pointer Sisters – whose hits included I’m So Excited and Jump (For My Love) – has died of cancer aged 74. Her publicist Roger Neal said she died surrounded by her family at her Beverly Hills home on Saturday. The Pointer Sisters – at different times including
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