The government will spend an extra £1bn to insulate the least energy-efficient homes in the UK, the business secretary has announced. Grant Shapps said the new Eco+ scheme was aimed at middle earners who do not benefit from any other government support to upgrade homes. Labour criticised it as a “reheated announcement with no new
Stock markets in Asia have seen sharp falls while a recent easing in oil prices gained new momentum on Monday in reaction to growing COVID lockdowns and public protests against them in China. Brent crude futures were 3% down on the day at $81 a barrel as investors fretted over demand in the world’s second-largest
Billie Eilish will lead the line-up for the Prince of Wales’s Earthshot Prize awards ceremony. The Prince and Princess of Wales will fly to the United States this week for a three-day trip that culminates on Friday with the staging of the awards he founded to discover and scale up environmental solutions to repair the
Protests against stringent COVID restrictions have intensified across China – as a British journalist was beaten and kicked by police. Demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night, despite being forcibly removed by officers using pepper spray only a few hours earlier. Sky’s Helen-Ann Smith described the atmosphere in Shanghai this morning as “very,
The Royal College of Nursing says staff “have had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels”. Director of the RCN for England, Patricia Marquis, says strike action ‘will be disruptive’ but safety and access to emergency services will be ensured. #nursing #strike #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
Former CIA director Leon Panetta discusses former President Trump’s reaction to the Department of Justice naming a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations of former President Donald Trump. #CNN #News
Three people have been arrested after the bodies of two babies were found at a house in South Wales, police have said. Two men aged 37 and 47, and a 29-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of concealing the birth of a child and they remain in custody, South Wales Police said. An investigation was
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla Semi has completed its first 500-mile trip with a full load – quite a feat for a battery-electric truck. Tesla Semi is an all-electric class 8 commercial truck that Tesla first unveiled in 2017 and it was supposed to be in production in 2019. However, it was delayed several
In this article NK-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not been quick enough to
A London museum says it is closing one of its key exhibitions for good after admitting the display “perpetuates a version of medical history based on racist, sexist and ableist theories and language”. The Wellcome Collection’s Medicine Man gallery includes objects relating to sex, birth and death, and anatomical models in wood, ivory and wax
As night fell in Shanghai, they gathered in their hundreds. Ordinary, angry people who took their frustrations on to the streets. When we arrived, we followed the crowds right up to a barricaded road. It was blocked by a row of police standing shoulder to shoulder. They were preventing people from congregating at Wulumuqi Road,
The murders of two 16-year-old boys who were stabbed to death just a mile apart in London are linked, according to police. The two victims have been named as Kearne Solanke and Charlie Bartolo. Investigators are trying to trace a dark-coloured SUV type vehicle “with distinctive silver roof bars”, seen in the area in the
Inflation-busting pay rises are “unaffordable”, cabinet minister Mark Harper has told Sky News in the face of strikes in the public sector. The transport secretary said there “simply isn’t the money” to fund such wage hikes, even in line with rising prices, given the current economic situation and state of the public finances in the
Scottish people have spoken to Sky News about their ‘anger’ over the Supreme Court’s ruling that Holyrood needs Westminster’s approval for a second referendum. #scotland #independence #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:
The father and siblings of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus residence, spoke with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about the ongoing investigation into the killings. #CNN #News
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Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson is talking to media. EU countries are debating new steps to deal with the energy crisis. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images Several EU member states are not happy with the bloc’s proposed cap on natural gas prices — at 275 euros per megawatt hour — which
Nov 27, 2022 UFC star Conor McGregor is not currently in the promotion’s drug-testing pool and will likely need to be in the pool for six months before competing again, a spokesperson for USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, told ESPN on Saturday. McGregor, the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, has been out of action
12:55 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Regis Prograis stopped Jose Zepeda in brutal fashion in Round 11 on Saturday in Carson, California, to capture the vacant WBC junior welterweight title. The 140-pound bout was a mostly tactical affair until Round 10, when Zepeda delivered a three-punch combination that stunned Prograis. The following round, Prograis (28-1, 24
At some point in our lives most of us have done something to upset someone. That person might have responded by politely asking you not to do it again, or they may have decided life is too short and simply let it go. If you’re lucky they won’t have responded by paying a hitman thousands
Nov 26, 2022 TWICKENHAM — If anyone wondered whether prematch talk about their boss’ suspension would weigh heavy on South Africa’s minds, then it was in stark contrast to the light work they showed in dispatching England in their own backyard on Saturday. The build-up to this game was dominated by talk of South Africa
Public anger in China towards continuing COVID-19 lockdowns has sparked rare protests in a number of major cities in recent days, with some demonstrators calling on the Communist Party to step down. The latest demonstrations were prompted by a fire in a high-rise apartment block in the northwestern Xinjiang region on Thursday. The fire, in
Health officials have raised concerns that some migrants have been moved from a processing centre in Kent to other parts of the country while suffering from suspected diphtheria. There have been dozens of suspected cases of diphtheria among those who have left the Manston processing centre in recent weeks, according to The Sunday Times. It
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Former President Donald Trump absorbed a stunning defeat at the Supreme Court over his long-running campaign to hide his tax returns, which are now set to land before a Democratic-run House committee. Republican-appointed appeals court judges, meanwhile, appeared cool to his latest bid to slow the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. #CNN #News
The list of weird yet awesome electric boats on Alibaba seems to grow every week. Fortunately for us, we’ve managed to stumble upon another oddball offering in the form of an inflatable electric houseboat. And if you ask me, it’s perfect for the latest edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week
In this article EDF-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP | Getty Images A facility described as “France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project” is fully
Another Conservative MP has said he will not be standing at the next general election. Chris Skidmore, the MP for Kingswood, said in a statement “there has been no greater honour in my life” than to represent the constituency, in southwest England. “Parliamentary boundary changes will result in the Kingswood constituency ceasing to exist. “With
A teenager has been denied permission to witness her father die by lethal injection in Missouri after a judge upheld a law that states she is too young. Kevin Johnson, 37, faces execution on Tuesday, 29 November for shooting a police officer in 2005, when he was 19. His daughter, Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey, was two
The head of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has vowed to sack firefighters who bullied colleagues or have been racist, misogynistic or homophobic as he vowed to take a zero tolerance approach. Commissioner Andy Roe’s comments come after a damning independent report revealed the “toxic culture” in the LFB, with accounts ranging from women being
Qatar is reviewing its investments in London after the organisation running the capital’s transport system banned the Middle East country’s advertisements on the Tube, buses and taxis. A source with knowledge of the review has told Sky News the decision by Transport for London (TfL) is “another blatant example of double standards and virtue signalling
Irene Cara, the singer best known for the title tracks of Fame and Flashdance, has died aged 63. Her publicist said she had died in her Florida home and that the cause of death was unknown. Cara won an Oscar for the song Flashdance… What A Feeling from the 1980s hit movie Flashdance and has
Nov 25, 2022 Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods and 13-year-old son Charlie are returning to the PNC Championship with hopes of doing one better than last year. The 20-team field is for winners of majors or the Players Championship and a child or parent. This will be the third time Woods plays. A