Rishi Sunak should apologise for his transgender jibe which was made while Brianna Ghey’s mother was in parliament, Gordon Brown has told Sky News. The former PM was speaking to the Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge a day after the current occupier of Number 10 joked during Prime Minister’s Questions about Sir Keir Starmer’s record
Einride has announced it is helping world-renowned brewery Heineken electrify its freight operations between the Netherlands and Germany. Heineken put several electric trucks into operation last month as it looks to deploy Einride’s entire ecosystem across its fleet operations in the future. Einride is an eight-year-old commercial EV startup that continues to hit Electrek’s homepage
Alexei Navalny has become the latest in a string of deaths of critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Over his more than two decades at the top of the Kremlin, a number of Mr Putin’s opponents have suffered unfortunate fates – including being jailed, shot dead in the street, or poisoned with tea spiked with
Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India keeps global crude prices affordable by buying oil from Russia, India’s energy minister said. “The world is grateful to India for buying Russian
Taylor Swift appears to have sold one of her two private jets, while her lawyers have threatened legal action against a student tracking her movements. The singer‘s Dassault Falcon 900 jet had been listed under SATA LLC, a company with the same address as Taylor Swift Productions in Nashville, until 30 January, according to Business
In this article ADYEN-NL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Adyen reported a big miss on first-half sales Thursday. The news drove a $20 billion rout in the company’s market capitalization . Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of European online payments giant Adyen jumped on Thursday, after the company
Hit animated film Moana is getting a sequel which is due to hit screens in November. Originally planned as a TV series, Disney boss Bob Iger revealed on Wednesday that it would now be a second movie, adding, “we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui”. The first film made more than
Rishi Sunak has declined to apologise for his joke about transgender people, despite Brianna Ghey’s father calling for him to say sorry. The prime minister was criticised for aiming the political dig about transgender people at Sir Keir Starmer, saying the Labour leader had broken promises on “defining a woman” while Brianna’s mother, Esther Ghey,
There has been a jump in the number of properties falling behind with mortgage payments, according to industry figures that also show an 11% rise in repossessions of buy-to-let (BTL) properties. UK Finance said cost of living pressures and higher interest rates continued to take a toll on borrowers over the final three months of
Up to 25cm of snow is forecast in parts of England and Wales for Thursday, according to the Met Office. There are two amber weather warnings in place for snow and ice, and five yellow weather warnings for rain, snow and ice across the UK on Thursday, some of which carry over to Friday. The
The caretaker prime minister of Pakistan has told Sky News there is no attempt to “target a specific party or group” amid claims of pre-poll rigging and candidate harassment. Speaking on the eve of the election, Anwar ul Haq Kakar did acknowledge they couldn’t totally guarantee free and fair elections. “Absolute is a very relative
The death of a baby who was decapitated during delivery has been ruled a homicide by a medical examiner’s office in the US state of Georgia. The parents, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr, sued the hospital and the doctor who delivered their baby boy, named Treveon Taylor Jr, in July last year. Both
Tesla has released the first major software update for the Cybertruck, and it improves the electric pickup’s handling, charging, and more. One of the main downsides of Cybertruck right now is software. Despite starting deliveries a few months ago, Tesla has yet to fully develop the electric pickup truck’s software, and it is still missing
In this article ENPH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Enphase Energy sees light at the end of the tunnel this year for the solar market after the industry has taken a beating from high interest rates. High rates have depressed demand for residential solar installations in 2023,
Billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank, which owns Arm, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, July 28, 2016. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank made more in Arm’s after-hours trading on Wednesday than the total amount the company lost from its disastrous bet on now-bankrupt WeWork.
ESPN.com staff Jan 23, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MMA calendar is officially underway, as the UFC and ONE have major cards booked in January. Moreover, PFL’s acquisition of Bellator should make for an interesting schedule mix for fight fans to enjoy. As the year rolls forward, news and rumors will
A US drone strike in Baghdad has killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, according to US officials. The drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital – and was in response to a drone strike that killed three US troops in Jordan towards the end of January.
Labour will announce tomorrow that it is scaling back its flagship green prosperity plan, Sky News understands. The policy will not be dropped altogether, but the party is ditching the financial target to spend £28bn a year on environmental schemes. Labour will put this down to uncertain public finances and is also likely to say
The world’s largest offshore wind developer has scaled back development targets and announced hundreds of job cuts as the renewable industry struggles under the pressure of rising costs. Orsted, the company developing the Norfolk coast windfarm, Hornsea 3, also suspended shareholder payments in an effort to strengthen its balance sheet. In common with the industry
The father of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey has demanded an apology from Rishi Sunak, saying he was “disgusted” with the prime minister’s comments in the Commons today. Speaking to Sky News, Peter Spooner said Mr Sunak’s remarks during PMQs, which the schoolgirl’s mother Esther attended, were “degrading” and “absolutely dehumanising”. He said: “As the
Porsche’s electric sports received a major upgrade for the 2025 model year. The new Porsche Taycan features longer range, more performance, and fast charging capabilities. 2025 Porsche Taycan gets even more performance Porsche has been testing the new Taycan model for several months now, and it’s finally here. The new electric sports sedan is upgraded
A plot to kidnap a child was being hatched in a Portuguese holiday resort a week before Madeleine McCann vanished there, Sky News has been told. Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German drifter suspected of abducting Madeleine, tried to recruit a mutual friend to help find a youngster to sell to a
In this article UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Uber reported fourth-quarter results Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines. Shares fell about 3% in premarket trading. Here’s
Siemens Energy site in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, August 3, 2022. Wolfgang Rattay | Reuters Siemens Energy swung to profit in its first fiscal quarter on the back of a surge in orders and a one-off gain from selling a stake in its Indian affiliate to parent company Siemens. The German renewables firm reported
Artists including Central Cee, Raye, Potter Payper and Dave have been recognised at the MOBO Awards. Celebrating black music in the UK and internationally, the 26th MOBOs ceremony also saw special achievement prizes awarded to Soul II Soul, Sugababes and Ghetts. Fresh from being announced as the most nominated artist ever for this year’s Brit
The culture secretary will hold talks this week with the Premier League and its 20 clubs amid the continuing impasse over a financial redistribution deal for English football. Sky News has learnt that Lucy Frazer will attend a dinner on Thursday evening with executives from the top-flight clubs, as well as Alison Brittain, the Premier
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez could have — perhaps should have — been celebrating his dazzling performance over Josh Taylor in June 2023 at Madison Square Garden, one he delivered while he was doubted by critics. Lopez had largely struggled since his landmark win over Vasiliy Lomachenko
The road into Gaza is a boggy quagmire. We drove for over an hour, in heavily armoured Israeli military vehicles, through deserted and destroyed neighbourhoods in the south of the strip. There are no windows to see out of, but from the video feed on the small screens inside the cab I didn’t spot a
Rishi Sunak has been criticised for aiming a political jibe about transgender people at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer – while Brianna Ghey’s mother Esther attended PMQs. In Prime Minister’s Questions, his weekly showdown with MPs and the leader of the opposition, Mr Sunak said the Labour leader had broken promises on “defining a woman”.
Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has suffered an embarrassing loss to “none of these candidates” in Nevada’s primary vote. Tuesday’s result has been interpreted as a protest staged by Donald Trump-supporting members of the Republican Party. Mrs Haley is Donald Trump’s last rival in the race to go up against President Biden in November’s US election.
Former Neighbours star Holly Valance has described “leftie” ideas as “crap” and backed Jacob Rees-Mogg for prime minister. The actress, model and former singer, who topped the charts in the UK and Australia with her hit song Kiss Kiss in 2002, made the comments at the launch of former prime minister Liz Truss’s Popular Conservatism
Los Angeles has recorded at least 475 mudslides after one of the wettest storms in the history of southern California. Officials are warning of further mudslides and flooding after a large amount of the city’s average annual rainfall fell in just three days – while seven deaths have been reported across the state. LA mayor
As the next general election draws closer, three political powerhouses are uniting to unravel the spin in a new weekly podcast from Sky News. Launching on 1 March, Electoral Dysfunction will bring together our Political Editor Beth Rigby, Labour MP Jess Phillips and former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson to analyse the week
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