The brother of Ghislaine Maxwell has told Sky News he believes prison officers have “physically abused” his sister and her treatment in a New York jail is a “fundamental abuse of human rights” that is “designed to break her”. In his first UK TV interview, Ian Maxwell said US authorities have mounted a “disinformation campaign”
Over 1,300 of the biggest UK-registered companies and financial institutions will soon have to make various climate-related disclosures. The disclosure standards on climate-related risks were voluntary but, following a recommendation in March, they will become mandatory from 6 April next year, subject to parliamentary approval. Those affected will include many of the UK’s largest traded
US President Joe Biden has hailed the Pope’s leadership in fighting the climate crisis and his efforts to ensure an equitable end to the COVID-19 pandemic, following a lengthy meeting at the Vatican. The American leader, a committed Catholic whose faith shapes many of his social and economic policies, had a private audience with the
Current high numbers of coronavirus cases in schools where only some teenagers have been vaccinated “provide the ideal conditions” for a new variant to emerge, government scientists have warned. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies says that “very high prevalence in schools combined with partly-vaccinated 12 to 16-year-olds in a highly mixing population” makes a
Failure to tackle global vaccine inequality at this weekend’s G20 summit could prolong the pandemic, civil society groups have warned. Campaigners have claimed previous calls to tackle structural problems with vaccine supply have so far been ignored, allowing doses to be “hoarded” by rich nations. The People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of more than 75
Microblogging site Twitter, which regularly tests new features ahead of their official rollout, has created a new way for some people to check out these new features before everyone else. Twitter has announced that subscribers to its paid Twitter Blue service will get early access to some new features under a new Labs banner. Like
For many, the evolution of humans is a discipline of great interest and curiosity – a way of ascertaining who we are and where we come from. Hence, finding and naming our ancestors is necessary. The practice of assigning names is of significance in science for several reasons, primarily because it helps researchers spread all
The energy regulator will conduct a consultation on how it caps bills, as many suppliers continue to struggle with increasing gas prices. Thirteen energy suppliers have gone bust since the beginning of September, beaten by soaring wholesale energy costs and unable to pass costs to customers due to the restrictions of the price caps. According
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Australia and the Middle East have the greatest potential to be major exporters of “green” hydrogen in the coming years, according to an analysis by energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. It can be used as a clean power source for sectors such as manufacturing and
Sky News reports exclusively from behind Taliban lines as the Islamist movement secures victory after victory across Afghanistan. Their advance comes twenty years after American led forces invaded the country to force them from power in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. Sky’s Special Correspondent Alex Crawford reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
Dawn Loggins never gave up on her dreams, even when she was homeless. She heads to her dream school, Harvard, this fall.
The person in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer has spoken out, claiming her role in the incident has been “falsely portrayed”. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed when Baldwin discharged a firearm on the set of western movie Rust. The film’s director Joel Souza – who was
11:58 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals learned what life is like with an injured DeAndre Hopkins. And it wasn’t pretty. The wide receiver left Thursday night’s game midway through the first quarter because of a hamstring injury and didn’t return until midway through the third quarter. When he returned, Hopkins was little
Woodrow Wilson high school in Beckley, rural West Virginia, is far removed from the halls of congress and the gathering of global leaders in Glasgow next week. Crowded around tables in the cafeteria, local people discuss how they might rehabilitate communities devastated by the decline of the coal industry. This is a “listening session” where
In this article AAPL Apple revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, which Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed to larger-than-expected supply constraints on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple fell over 4% in extended trading. “We had a very strong performance despite larger than expected supply constraints, which we estimate to
Two weeks of global leaders meeting to save the world begin with a one-on-one between the leader of the planet’s biggest religious denomination and its most powerful superpower. US President Joe Biden flies into Rome for an audience with the Pope ahead of the G20 summit of world leaders and after that the COP26 climate
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been charged with a misdemeanour relating to an alleged sex offence. Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York state courts, said a misdemeanour complaint has been filed against Cuomo in the state capital Albany. “As this is a sex crime, a redacted complaint will be available shortly,”
7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When COVID took hold of the world in March 2020, it also greatly hampered sports, but perhaps none more so than boxing. After all, the fight game hinges on major live gates to deliver its truly marquee events. While the other major sports leagues experienced plenty of pauses and cancellations,
Sky News has obtained exclusive CCTV footage from inside St George Hospital in Beirut, close to where the deadly blast hit one week ago. The doctors and nurses describe the moment they felt the first pulse, then the bigger blast. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
The New York Times is reporting that former President Donald Trump’s campaign tried to make up a fundraising gap during the 2020 election cycle by signing up one-time online donors for repeat donations without their knowledge. #CNN #News
Now that fall is in full swing, you’ll want to leverage an electric blower to clean your yard and driveway with little effort. Lowe’s has you covered if you haven’t picked up an electric model yet with a wide-ranging sale on various cordless models from $59. Plus, you’ll find discounts on electric lawn mowers and
In this article IVZ ENPH It’s worth hanging onto traditional energy stocks despite the recent resurgence in solar names, two traders say. The popular Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) is up nearly 10% this week, helped in part by Enphase Energy’s surge after reporting record revenue for its third quarter. TAN is beating the Energy Select
The UK has summoned the French ambassador after a British scallop trawler was detained – as a row over fishing rights continues to escalate. A government spokesman condemned “unjustified” threats from France over further action amid the ongoing dispute. Brexit minister Lord Frost chaired a meeting on Thursday to consider London’s response. “The proposed French
In this article EDR Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh attend the premiere of BBC America and AMC’s ‘Killing Eve’ at ArcLight Hollywood on April 01, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre | Getty Images Endeavor Content, the studio behind TV series including “Killing Eve” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” is soliciting second-round bids valuing the company
Britain has begun preparations for a major clash with the EU by activating a key government committee to look at the fallout from suspending cooperation over Northern Ireland, Sky News has learnt. Ministers are holding discussions inside the key cabinet committee, which oversaw Brexit fallout preparations, about the repercussions of triggering Article 16, which allows
Some days, the effort to go from burning mostly fossil fuels to using renewable energy can really seem like a slog. Things are improving, but all too often, it looks like a glacial pace (back before glaciers were melting faster, of course). Snails would get bored and fall asleep watching it. It’s just that bad.
Facebook has announced a rebrand of the company, renaming it Meta, to bring together its different apps and technologies. In an announcement at the Facebook Connect conference, founder Mark Zuckerberg said legacy apps like Facebook and Instagram will now be part of the new metaverse-focused parent company. It comes as the social media giant deals
The remaining seven countries on the government’s travel red list are set to be removed meaning there will no longer be a requirement for hotel quarantine for arrivals to the UK, Sky News understands. Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela are being taken off the list, which will leave no countries
Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts has thanked NHS “angels on Earth”, as well as her fans and well-wishers, in a social media post sent from hospital after revealing her bowel cancer diagnosis. The 42-year-old star, who rose to fame on reality show Big Brother in 2002, shared details of her illness on Sunday and announced
7:00 AM ET GROWING UP, Jordan Davis was obsessed with mythology. He devoured books about ancient Greece and studied the Egyptians. He still downloads TED Talks on everything from ancient civilizations to modern religion. His favorite stories were the Percy Jackson novels, about a boy who discovers he’s part god then goes on mystical quests,
After spending nearly half a year, every year, gathering and calculating carbon emissions data on spread sheets, Salesforce.com’s climate team was fed up. So in 2017 they built an app to crunch the numbers – and now they sell it for $4,000 (roughly Rs. 3 lakh) a month. As global companies prepare pledges to help
With so much research getting published every day all over the world, a super-smart search engine has become essential to help parse through seemingly endless scores of academic papers. Faced with the challenge, a technologist has found a way to unlock the world’s research papers for easier computerised analysis. He has released an index of