Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Europe and NATO, Michael Ryan says President Putin’s “endgame is to stay in power” because he “doesn’t have a lot of other options once he leaves government”. 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
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Boris Johnson said he will face the Commons next week to “set the record straight” over his partygate fine – as more of his MPs called on him to quit. The prime minister apologised earlier this week after he was ordered to pay a £50 fixed penalty for attending a birthday gathering in Downing Street
When Elon Musk declared on 4 April that he had become the biggest single shareholder in Twitter there was much head scratching as to why the Tesla chief executive had taken his 9.2% stake. Some commentators assumed he was just having a bit of fun. A few days earlier, he had run a Twitter poll,
The Duke of Cambridge has said he feels like a “stubborn optimist” when it comes to tackling environmental issues, as he hailed the “game-changing nature” of his Earthshot Prize. Speaking during a podcast co-hosted by actress Cate Blanchett, William said he aimed to scale up the competition’s 2021 winners and explore more eco-solutions led by
Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $41.39bn, a regulatory filing showed. The Tesla CEO’s offer price of $54.20 per share represents a 38% premium to the closing price of Twitter’s stock on 1 April, the last trading day before his investment of over 9% in the company was publicly announced. It comes
A Californian investment firm would become the largest shareholder in Chelsea FC if a consortium spearheaded by a part-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team wins the battle to buy the Stamford Bridge club. Sky News has learnt that Clearlake Capital would own at least 50% of Chelsea’s shares under a bid proposal to be
Newborn babies are being put at risk by an infection caught from their mothers and crucial research into how to prevent its spread is in jeopardy, according to campaigners. Jane Plumb has been fighting for the routine testing of pregnant women since she lost her 17-hour-old son Theo in 1996 as a result of a
The European Space Agency on Wednesday ended cooperation with Russia on three missions to the Moon due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, following a previous decision to do the same for a Mars mission. The ESA said it would “discontinue cooperative activities” on Luna-25, 26 and 27, a series of Russian lunar missions on which
This morning we got our first glimpse of the accommodation that asylum seekers who are flown to Rwanda will stay in. The press pack were taken to a guest house built in 2014 about a mile from the centre of the capital, Kigali. Called the Hope Guest House, it is intended to fulfil the migrants’
NASA’s Perseverance is breaking the record for longest distance covered by a rover on the Red Planet. It is using its self-driving capabilities as it treks across the Jezero Crater, seeking signs of ancient life and gathering samples for planned return to Earth. On an Instagram post, NASA said the rover is “now capable of
The Royal Navy will take over responsibility for tackling people crossing the English Channel from today, Boris Johnson has said as he announced plans plans to fly some migrants to Rwanda. Speaking at an airport in Kent, the prime minister said: “We must ensure that the only route to asylum in the UK is asafe
Scientists are expecting a major solar storm to hit the Earth on April 14. This event could cause possible damage to Earth, researchers suggest. Space agencies say that this geomagnetic solar storm could be particularly powerful as the Sun has been quite active lately. Recently, the Sun has been flaring up more. This is because it
A court in Jersey has frozen $7bn (£5.4bn) in assets linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. The assets being targeted are either located in Jersey, or owned by Jersey-incorporated entities, the Law Offices Department of Jersey said. Police searched addresses suspected of being connected to Mr Abramavich‘s business activities on Tuesday. The island of Jersey
After promising the journey earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz has successfully taken its VISION EQXX concept EV over 1,000 km (621 miles) in routine traffic on a single charge. The journey began in cold rainy conditions in Sindelfingen, Germany, and successfully crossed the finish line in the town of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur in the
Police in the US have released footage of an incident where a black man was fatally shot in the back of the head by a police officer. Patrick Lyoya, 26, was stopped earlier this month for driving with a licence plate that did not match the vehicle, when he tried to run from the unidentified
Alena Vorobiova hadn’t thought much about bitcoin before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Fast forward to border closures and shelling on her hometown, cash shortages at ATMs across the country, and the central bank suspending electronic cash transfers — and she decided to give bitcoin a try. Whereas money providers often charge transfer fees of
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MADRID — On a night when Atletico Madrid tried everything to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel as well as the silk to win the Champions League. By the end, it was the home side who lost their cool when Brazilian defender
Sky News’ John Sparks reports from the basement of his hotel in Dnipro, Ukraine, after a night of explosions and blasts struck across the country. President Vladimir Putin is having to pay a heavy political price for the slow pace of his campaign in Ukraine, our Correspondent says. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to
Retired Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks joins CNN’s Inside Politics and breaks down Russia’s primary efforts in this new chapter of the war and the newly appointed Russian commander known as “The Butcher of Syria.” #CNN #News
Russia has admitted that the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet – the Moskva – was in flames on Thursday, with Ukraine claiming to have hit it with missiles. Russia’s defence ministry said the Moskva missile cruiser had been badly damaged after ammunition on board was blown up by the fire. In comments reported by
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said Wednesday it plans to add a fuel and inflation surcharge of roughly 5% to existing fees it collects from U.S. third-party sellers who use the company’s fulfillment services. The fee will go into effect in about two weeks, and is “subject to change,” the company said
The Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr has pleaded guilty to kissing a waitress without consent at a New York nightclub in 2018. The 54-year-old is accused of violating three different women at various Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019, but his guilty plea covers only one of the allegations. It comes nearly three years
The government plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing in an attempt to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel. Boris Johnson is set to argue action is needed to combat the “vile people smugglers” turning the ocean into a “watery graveyard” in a speech on Thursday. After the prime minister’s speech, Home
“We call on everyone who supports the actions of our president and the Russian army to join in creating and distributing truthful content!” This call to arms by a Russian website appears to be successfully recruiting ordinary Russians – 28,000 of them according to research by Sky News – to take part in the information
An artist friend of Johnny Depp became tearful in court as he described claims of domestic violence by Amber Heard as “malicious” and “fraudulent” – saying they have spread “around the world” and “wrecked” the actor’s life. Isaac Baruch, who has known Depp since the early 1980s, was questioned on the witness stand during the
The mayor of Mariupol has said Ukrainian forces in the city will continue to fight despite being short on ammunition and massively outnumbered. Vadym Boichenko said: “Our heroic defenders are fighting, holding out with incredible valour and bravery, defending the city of Mariupol; defending our future and our homeland Ukraine.” “This has to be made
A man arrested and charged with a terrorism offence after an attack on the New York subway called police himself and told them to come and get him, officials say. Ten people were shot and wounded, and a dozen others were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries on Tuesday, when a gunman set off
A second P&O ferry has been further detained by the authorities in as many days following a failed inspection, likely scuppering the scandal-hit company’s plans to run a service between Dover and Calais from Easter. It emerged earlier on Wednesday that the Pride of Kent – first detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Personal vehicles such as bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and motorcycles have skyrocketed in popularity in the US over the last few years due to their efficiency and effectiveness compared to cars. But a six-year study by UCLA shows that these light vehicles account for a higher proportion of injuries. The study, conducted across 180 UCLA outpatient
A woman left waiting nearly four years to have various NHS surgeries, says the impact of the delays has been “soul destroying”. Across England, some 6.1 million people are waiting for hospital care, including more than 23,000 who have been waiting for more than two years. For Jo Goulding, who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis
A driver uses the Uber app to drop off a passenger. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images When Sergio Avedian, 55, started driving full time for Uber and Lyft in 2016, he used to make $3,000 a week. “Now, it’s impossible to make that kind of money,” he said. Coming out of the
IS “Beatle” El Shafee Elsheikh has been found guilty of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder journalists and aid workers in Syria. The 33-year-old former British national was found to be part of an Islamic State terrorist cell that operated in Iraq and Syria, and whose members were nicknamed “The Beatles” because of their UK accents.