More than 100 Conservative MPs have made a fresh plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more to support pubs and clubs at next week’s budget. In a letter to Mr Sunak, the group of Tory backbenchers have called on the chancellor to maintain a freeze on alcohol duties when he delivers his budget on
Inflation could top 5% in the months ahead, the Bank of England’s new chief economist has warned. The remarks by Huw Pill in an interview with the Financial Times are likely to be seized upon as the latest evidence of Britain’s cost-of-living crisis. Mr Pill also told the FT that the Bank would face a
Green bonds offering savers the chance to back the government’s environmental projects are going on sale – but experts think the “paltry” returns on offer will see demand wilt. The bonds, described as the first ever green savings product issued by a country, go on sale online via the Treasury-backed National Savings & Investments (NS&I)
Conservative Party fundraising bosses are embroiled in a row over claims they offered dinner with the housing secretary to property developers for £4,000, Sky News can reveal. Michael Gove refused to be sat with developers at an event at the party’s conference in Manchester earlier this month following a furious behind the scenes row. He
The argument now distracting and dominating the European Union is an unequal battle with the potential for far-reaching consequences. On one side is Poland, enthusiastically supported by Hungary, and determined to prove that one of the fundamental tenets of European solidarity isn’t so fundamental after all. On the other side is, well, just about everyone
Billy Connolly has told Sky News he is definitely finished with stand-up despite having expressed an interest to one day return to the stage. The comedian says his Parkinson’s diagnosis has made his brain work differently. 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
The Orlando Police Department released bodycam footage of two officers pulling over Florida’s first black elected state attorney, Aramis Ayala.
Tesla has announced plans to triple the size of the Supercharger network within the next 2 years. It’s an ambitious goal, but the automaker has fallen short of its growth goals for the fast-charging network in the past. During Tesla’s Q3 2021 earnings call yesterday, investors asked Tesla about what they are doing to prevent
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister has told CNBC that an “even worse” energy crisis could be triggered if the world is not careful with its climate policies. “If we are not careful about what we are doing to achieve our targets, we may end up having [a] very serious energy crisis like what we are seeing
Warner Bros has called Ruby Rose’s scathing allegations against it a “revisionist history”, after the star claimed there was toxic behaviour on the set of Batwoman. In a string of posts on their Instagram stories, which automatically delete after 24 hours, Rose made allegations referencing what they perceived to be toxic working conditions and abusive
An augmented reality (AR) professional 3D-printed a full-scale Velociraptor for his daughter and went on to bring it to life (virtually). A video shared by Florent Germain on Twitter shows the results of this fun experiment. Germain tweeted on October 20, “Last month, I 3D printed a full-scale Velociraptor for my daughter. Then, I went
A woman had a potentially fatal experience in Canada recently. As she slept through the night a meteorite, a small meteorite pierced through her roof and came crashing on her pillow. It barely missed her head, but created a hole in the roof. The incident turned the light back on the question: What if a
The UK’s next Eurovision act will be chosen by a music management company, after it came last with the dreaded “nil points” in the 2021 contest, the BBC has said. The corporation, which as the country’s public service broadcaster looks after Eurovision for the UK, will collaborate with TaP Music, which counts the likes of
In this article .BBKA The logo of German software group SAP is pictured at its headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, May 12, 2016. Ralph Orlowski | Reuters German software giant SAP on Thursday posted a jump in revenue at its fast-growing cloud unit, which helped boost the company’s earnings performance in the third quarter. SAP’s third-quarter
A health minister has denied there is a “plan C” to control COVID-19 by restricting household gatherings in England at Christmas if hospital admissions get worse. Edward Argar told Sky News it is “not something I’m aware of” after reports claimed Whitehall officials are considering not allowing members of different households to meet in each
The maker of a host of well known consumer brands has revealed a big lift in prices and warned of worse to come as it battles “unprecedented cost inflation” around the world. Unilever, which produces foods such as Marmite, Cornetto ice creams and Hellmann’s mayonnaise alongside goods including Dove soap, said it had raised prices
Donald Trump is launching a new social media platform to “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”. The former US president – who was banned from Twitter and Facebook earlier this year – says he plans to share his thoughts with the world on TRUTH Social. Announcing his plans, Mr Trump added: “We live
In the last week, thousands of people have been arrested by police in England and Wales on suspicion of drug trafficking. In addition to the 1,468 arrests, weapons including zombie knives and samurai swords were seized, and £1.3m in cash was found by police between 11 October and 17 October Police in England and Wales
The family of a nine-year-old boy who died after apparently being struck by lightning have paid tribute to their “beautiful boy”, saying “he was our everything”. Jordan Banks is thought to have died after being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Sky News
After objecting to the certification of the electoral college results in January, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has repeatedly claimed — on national TV — that he has been canceled and silenced. CNN’s Brianna Keilar looks back at Sen. Hawley’s comments surrounding the 2020 election and its results. #BriannaKeilar #CNN #News
The Boring Company’s first commercial loop, deployed in Las Vegas, has officially been approved for expansion throughout the city. Tesla vehicles inside tunnels are going to offer a new transit solution in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is The Boring Company’s first full-scale loop project currently in commercial use. Elon Musk’s tunneling
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Armin Laschet visit the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the fundamental good the electric car maker does will be measured in the acceleration of the world
Staff at Netflix’s headquarters in Hollywood have staged a walkout in protest at the release of a controversial special by the stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, one of the biggest names in American comedy, has been accused of making anti-transgender comments in the hour-long special The Closer. But Netflix has refused to remove the special
6:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves‘ pitching puzzle for Game 4 of the NL Championship Series was complicated further by news that righty Huascar Ynoa would be unavailable because of tightness in his right shoulder. Atlanta made the announcement as manager Brian Snitker sat down for his pregame press conference. Ynoa had
The last 3 months have demonstrated a surge in solar installations in India. If this rate continues, coal-fired power could peak in 2024 and this increased solar generation could satisfy India’s increasing thirst for energy. After a dip in 2020 due to COVID, solar installations have quadrupled in the last three months — from a
In this article TSLA Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Tesla reported third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, and it’s a beat on both the top and bottom lines. Here are the results. Earnings per share
Tesla said it had battled chip shortages, port congestion and rolling blackouts as it reported better-than-expected sales – but warned “outside factors” could hold back further growth. The electric car maker, led by billionaire Elon Musk, also boosted its profitability in the third quarter despite a 6% fall in the average selling price of its
We could see a seemingly endless line of trucks as we headed down the highway in northern Ethiopia. As their contents drew closer we knew the battle ground was shifting in this country’s increasingly nasty civil conflict. There were thousands of troops perched on the back, clutching automatic weapons while fighting to stay upright. They
The UK has recorded another 49,139 new COVID cases and 179 virus-related deaths, the latest figures show. The cases figure is the highest since 17 July, when there were 54,674 cases. A total of 320,594 cases have been recorded in the last week – an increase of 17.2%. The figures show there were another 42,902
Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to the murders of 17 people killed in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida. The 23-year-old entered his pleas in a courtroom in front of a dozen relatives of victims after answering a long list of questions from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer aimed at confirming his mental competency.
COVID cases could hit 100,000 a day, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned – but he confirmed England will not yet move to the government’s plan B for dealing with pressures on hospitals this winter. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference on Wednesday, Mr Javid cautioned that the coronavirus pandemic “is not over”. “Thanks
British baking royalty Mary Berry has been recognised by actual royalty, by being made a Dame Commander for services to culinary arts, charity and broadcasting. Dame Mary, who has had a career spanning the last five decades, says she is “proud and honoured” to have received the award after her ceremony with Prince Charles at
Tesla Model X buyers are left in the dark as deliveries start and some people who have placed an order a year ago still don’t know when they will get their car. Electrek has learned that Tesla expects more clarity on Model X delivery timelines next month. Tesla didn’t produce the Model X for about