Britain has granted permission for more French fishing boats to trawl UK waters, amid a post-Brexit row over access rights. A UK government spokeswoman said 18 additional licences have been issued to replacement vessels which could prove they had previously fished in British territory. A further seven are under consideration. Meanwhile Jersey has given permanent
In this article BZFD BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti stands in front of the Nasdaq market site in Times Square as the company goes public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company on December 06, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images BuzzFeed fell 39% in its first week of trading, closing
7:01 AM ET Sidney Crosby hears a lot on the ice during an NHL game. Cheers and jeers. The cacophony of trash talk, interrupted by a few goal horns. But as the years have passed, Crosby’s started to hear something else: Opponents openly confessing that they had the Pittsburgh Penguins star hanging on their bedroom
Another 633 Omicron cases have been found in the UK – the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant has been detected in the country. The latest figure brings the total number of confirmed Omicron cases to 1,898 across the country, the UK health security agency said. In England, another 618 confirmed cases of the
Russia could be getting ready for war. It has amassed military equipment and combat-ready troops along the border with eastern Ukraine, in scenes resembling 2014 when Russia seized the peninsula of Crimea. Sky’s correspondent in Moscow Diana Magnay assesses the situation – and asks whether Vladimir Putin is about to invade Ukraine. SUBSCRIBE to our
As Ford’s CEO Jim Farley took to Twitter to announce a 3x increase in Mustang Mach-E production, the company also alerted dealers that modest price increases and new packages would be coming for 2022 models. The California Route 1 edition also got a meaningful range bump. Meanwhile, the company delayed a much anticipated Explorer EV…
Nick Emery clears mountains of snow from his driveway on March 14, 2021 in Nederland, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson | Denver Post | Getty Images This winter could be especially cold and expensive. But there are a few ways to keep your wallet full and your family warm. People who heat their homes with natural
The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had found no safety issues after investigating allegations made against Blue Origin’s human spaceflight program. The FAA said in September it would review safety concerns raised by former Blue Origin employees. The FAA said on Friday it was closing its investigation after finding “no specific safety
Technology has come as an incredible force multiplier for law-enforcement agencies across the world and they are exploring ways to gain the most out of it to make the world a more secure place. In this effort, Australian federal police say they are using an advanced DNA sequencing technology to predict the physical appearance of potential
Jupiter, one of Britain’s best-known fund managers, is on alert for a takeover approach amid a frenzy of dealmaking activity across the global asset management industry. Sky News has learnt that Jupiter’s board, which is chaired by Nichola Pease, has hired the advisory firm Robey Warshaw to fortify its defences against a potential bid. City
At least 50 people are thought to have died as tornadoes and storms hit several US states, toppling buildings and trapping people inside. Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear said the state had “experienced some of the worst tornado damage we’ve seen in a long time”. He said the number of deaths would likely “exceed 50” and
Some staff at the Treasury had office drinks while England was in lockdown last year. The Times reported that around two dozen civil servants were present for the drinks on 25 November, 2020. The group had been working on the Autumn Spending Review, the Treasury said. UK could see one million infections – COVID latest
10:44 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — On a rainy Thursday at Providence Park, the Portland Timbers‘ home venue has all the trappings of base camp on Mount Everest. Shelters have been constructed. Sleeping bags and blankets are everywhere. Propane canisters and space heaters provide little additional warmth against the December chill. Adult beverages are expected
A star younger than our Sun but similar in size has got scientists worried and they say everyone should be worried too. The star, called EK Draconis, is located dozens of lights years away from us and has been spewing out massive fireworks. Scientists recently watched it having an energy blast and ejecting charged particles
A father and son have pleaded not guilty to starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed 1,000 homes and forced tens of thousands of people to flee. David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are charged with reckless arson over the Caldor fire which started on 14 August. Five people were injured and
Singer Taylor Swift is facing legal action from songwriters who claim she copied their lyrics in her 2014 hit single Shake It Off. On Friday, a judge in California rejected a bid by the Grammy-winning performer to throw out a lawsuit that says she took wording from the 2014 song Playas Gon’ Play by R&B
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky delivers a keynote address during the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on November 30, 2021. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon Web Services on Friday published an explanation for an hours-long outage earlier this week that disrupted its retail business and third-party online services. The company also said
In his new memoir, former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says the President’s blood oxygen levels reached dangerously low levels during his 2020 bout with Covid-19. #MaggieHaberman #CNN #NewDay
Images of the upcoming refreshed electric Mini Cooper have leaked, showing significant exterior and interior changes including redesigned taillights and a rimless center screen. The images were taken at a facility in China and posted to Chinese social media. In the photos, the undisguised Mini is accompanied by several other camouflaged models parked nearby. It
Whinstone CEO Chad Harris takes CNBC on a tour of the largest bitcoin mine in North America. Bitcoin mining has totally recovered from the Chinese crypto crackdown that took more than half the world’s miners offline virtually overnight earlier this year. The recovery is measured by looking at hashrate, a term used to describe the
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 16: Oracle chairman of the board and chief technology officer Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address during the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld on September 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Oracle chairman of the board and chief technology officer Larry Ellison kicked off the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld with a keynote address.
8:00 AM ET Mark Fainaru-Wada Close ESPN Staff Writer Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award T.J. Quinn Close ESPN Staff Writer T.J. Quinn joined ESPN in November 2007 as an investigative reporter
David Meredith, CEO, Everbridge Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of Everbridge lost almost half their value on Friday after the software company said CEO David Meredith resigned effective immediately. Everbridge, whose technology helps companies manage public safety emergencies, saw its stock price rocket during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic as cities across the
1:33 PM GMT France scrum-half Antoine Dupont has been named World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year, it was announced on Friday, beating out Australia’s Michael Hooper and Samu Kerevi, as well as England’s Mauro Itoje, to the award. The 25-year-old enjoyed a stunning year, notably completing a superb European Champions Cup and Top 14
The future of LV= was thrown into confusion this evening when members of the UK’s second largest mutual life insurer narrowly rejected a takeover by private equity group Bain Capital. The board of LV=, which was formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, had urged its 1.16 million members to support the £530million takeover. However, with 75% of
Ghislaine Maxwell’s fourth accuser has recalled the moment she was left “frozen” after the British socialite allegedly told her to undress and massaged her breasts. Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of alleged sexual abuse of a child. Annie Farmer, who is the only one of four accusers to give evidence under her full name,
The government has been “presented with some very challenging new information” about the Omicron variant and will keep restrictions “under review”, Michael Gove has said after he chaired a meeting of the COBRA emergency committee. Mr Gove headed the talks with first ministers and deputy first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss
The UK will have more than one million Omicron cases by the end of this month if current trends continue unchanged – but booster jabs provide 70-75% protection against symptomatic infection, says the Health Security Agency. The UKHSA said in a statement: “It is projected that if current trends continue unchanged, the UK will exceed
Sir Lewis Hamilton has failed in his bid to win a record eighth F1 world title after a last-lap drama in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After leading for almost all of the race, the 36-year-old British driver was overtaken on the final lap by championship rival Max Verstappen in controversial circumstances. It means Red
US inflation has hit a 39-year high in the latest sign of a cost of living squeeze for consumers in the world’s biggest economy. Figures from America’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed consumer price index (CPI) inflation hit 6.8% last month, the biggest year-on-year surge in prices since June 1982. The reading, which was
The UK has recorded 448 new Omicron cases in the latest 24-hour period – taking the total across the country to 1,265. It comes after 249 new infections of the COVID-19 variant were reported on Thursday. The latest figures released by the UK Health Security Agency show 443 cases have been recorded in England, one
Foreign ministers of the world’s most powerful free nations converge on Liverpool this weekend for a meeting likely to be dominated by Russia’s threatening military build-up on the borders of Ukraine. The gathering comes days after Britain’s new head of armed forces issued a stark warning about the risk of war with Russia. Admiral Sir
With more than a hundred thousand Russian troops now amassed on Ukraine’s border, Western forces now fear a new armed incursion. President Joe Biden warned that if Russia invades Ukraine as is feared, he will bring down the might of US sanctions on Mr Putin’s country in a way that will exact ‘a very real