Boris Johnson has doubled down on his insistence that it is for his successor to “make significant fiscal decisions” after crisis talks with energy bosses ended with no new measures to ease the cost of living crisis. Speaking after the meeting, the prime minister said he would continue to urge the energy sector to ease
The UK’s economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter, according to latest estimates. In June, GDP fell by 0.6%, services fell by 0.5%, manufacturing by 1.6% and construction by 1.4%, the Office for National Statistics said. The large drop in June was partly caused by the large reduction in services spending as coronavirus test
The UK is set to send more weapons to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia’s invasion, the defence secretary has announced. Multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) and precision guided missiles, which can strike targets up to 50 miles away, will be delivered to the eastern European nation, Ben Wallace said. “This latest tranche of military
A drought is expected to be declared tomorrow in the South West, Sky News understands. It follows the start of a four-day amber heat warning, below normal levels in waterways, and England’s driest July since 1935 during which the temperature rose above 40C for the first time. The declaration means people living across the South
The continents of Earth were formed by gigantic meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years of our planet’s four and a half billion year history, according to new Curtin research, which has presented the strongest proof to yet. Dr Tim Johnson, from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the
Olivia Wilde has won the first part of the custody battle over the two children she shares with her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis. Sudeikis’s claim for the children to live in Brooklyn, New York, was dismissed, and a judge ruled that their home state is California, according to papers seen by Page Six. The 38-year-old actress
Around 5% of businesses with 250 or more employees have offered a one-off cost-of-living payment to their workers in the last three months. The figure comes from the Office for National Statistics’ Business Insights report, which also says the rate was just 1% among smaller firms. It comes despite many businesses struggling with their own
Satellite images appear to show several Russian warplanes at an airbase in Crimea have been damaged or destroyed. Ukraine’s air force said on Wednesday that nine aircraft were demolished in explosions a day before – a claim Russia denied. The images, from the US-based Planet Labs, show several warplanes in pieces and swathes of scorched
In an internal meeting, Tesla teased new and updated energy products coming later this year along with a better customer front-end for solar installations. Tesla’s energy division definitely lives in the shadows of its automotive business. When most people think “Tesla,” they think of electric cars, but the company has had a renewed focus on
Mining the Worlds Second-most-valuable Cryptocurrency at Evobits I.T SRL An engineer inspects Sapphire Technology Ltd. AMD graphics processing units (GPU) at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2021. The worlds second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75% this year, outpacing its larger rival Bitcoin. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Photographer: Akos
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Liaison Committee that he previously met former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev without officials in his previous role as Foreign Secretary. He said “I met him on very few occasions – and if I was Foreign Secretary on the occasions you are mentioning, then yes.” The PM also said he
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad joins CNN’s New Day to discuss the recent arrest of an armed man near her family’s home in Brooklyn, New York. Alinejad was also targeted in an alleged kidnapping plot last year by Iranian nationals after speaking out against the Iranian regime. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied any
5:20 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch said Wednesday he pushed himself too hard trying to return to NASCAR competition and will miss his fourth consecutive Cup Series race because of concussion-like symptoms. Busch has been out since crashing in qualifying on July 23 at Pocono Raceway. He had hoped to be
In this article DIS A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images If Disney+’s subscriber growth is any indication, the rumors that the global streaming market is nearing saturation have been proven
A man alleged to be the fourth member of the so-called “Beatles” Islamic State terror cell has been arrested in the UK. Aine Davis, 38, from Hammersmith, west London, was arrested on Wednesday evening after arriving at Luton airport on a flight from Turkey. He was detained in relation to offences under sections 15, 17
Singer Marcus Mumford has revealed he was sexually abused when he was six years old. The frontman of British folk rock band Mumford & Sons says he hit “rock bottom” in 2019 and afterwards had therapy where during the second session he was physically sick as he was talking about what happened to him as
An important milestone in the planned human spaceflight project Gaganyaan was completed on Wednesday with the successful test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of crew escape system from Sriharikota spaceport, space agency ISRO said. The crew escape system takes away the crew module of Gaganyaan mission in case of any eventuality and rescues
The US says an Iranian operative has been charged over an alleged plot to murder John Bolton who was national security adviser to former president Donald Trump. Shahram Poursafi, who American officials state is a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, is wanted by the FBI on charges related to the alleged murder-for-hire plot. Mr
Donald Trump has said he invoked the fifth amendment and would not answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings. The former US president arrived at New York attorney general Letitia James’ offices in a motorcade shortly before 9am on Wednesday. More than an hour later he said he “declined
Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year. After unveiling the Tesla Semi in 2017, the company first guided a start of production in 2019. This was delayed many times, but in the summer of 2020, CEO Elon Musk said that “it’s
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images A major way criminals in the crypto world launder money is by sending digital assets across blockchains, bypassing a centralized service that can trace and freeze transactions. They use so-called cross-chain bridges to make it happen, and the dollar amounts are getting large. One particular cross-chain bridge called RenBridge has
Pupils in Wales will not sit GCSE, AS or A-level exams next summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with teachers assessing their grades instead. Wales’ Education Minister Kirsty Williams said the decision had been made for the “well-being of learners” and to “ensure fairness” as students will have spent different amounts of time in school
Nathan Day was up early helping his son get ready for work when he received a message from a neighbor asking him to save her grandchildren from the rising floodwaters. Day, a former coal miner who lives in Hindman, Knott County, said he was unaware of what was happening in the region until he received
Allies of Rishi Sunak have played down the defection of a Tory MP to supporting Liz Truss as the two campaign teams continued to trade blows over economic policy. Former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, who is backing Mr Sunak, said that “inevitably MPs change their mind during these contests”, when asked on Sky News about
US inflation grew at a slower pace than expected in July, according to the latest government figures, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to deliver another super-sized interest rate hike. Consumer prices jumped by 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, down from the 9.1% year-on-year jump in June. On a monthly basis, prices
Russian authorities have raided the home of a former state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against the war in Ukraine. Marina Ovsyannikova gained international attention in March after bursting into a studio of Russian state TV, her then employer, to denounce the war in Ukraine. She held a poster that read:
All children aged one to nine in London are to be offered a dose of the polio vaccine, after more of the virus was found in the city’s sewers. Vaccine-derived poliovirus has been detected in sewage in Barnet, Brent, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, and Waltham Forest. The virus has also been found in lower
The International Space Station’s Expedition 67 mission began in March this year and is aimed at conducting research and investigations that will facilitate human spaceflight beyond the low-Earth orbit to Mars and the Moon. Recently, seven crew members have been working on experiments that could benefit both astronauts in space, and human life on Earth. The team
Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88. The announcement was made by his publisher, Penguin Random House. The Snowman was first released as a picture book – and has sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide – before it was turned into a much-loved animation
Energy bosses have been “hauled in” before government to discuss what they are going to do with their rising profits as household bills soar, the education secretary has told Sky News. James Cleverly said Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng are to meet with leaders of energy companies as calls grow for more
Waymo One is Alphabet’s autonomous ride-hailing service, and work to upgrade the passenger experience is happening hand-in-hand with expanding availability. The latest Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) improvements focus on the pickup experience and include a new melody. Waymo wants to make its autonomous service more inclusive and recently (via The Verge) rolled out a handful
In this article VYGVQ Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried became a crypto billionaire and one of the most famous players in the industry by building cryptocurrency exchange FTX into a top site used
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who served in former President Trump’s administration, criticized Trump’s endorsed Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz. #CNN #News