Jan 23, 2022 Dan Hooker says the chance for a fresh start and the opportunity to put himself back into the title mix are behind his move down to featherweight, which was officially rubber-stamped by the UFC on Monday. Hooker has been booked to fight Arnold Allen, ESPN’s 10th-ranked featherweight, for the UFC’s return to
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9:00 AM ET Tom Aspinall is a young star in the making in the UFC’s heavyweight division. At age 28, he is 4-0 in the Octagon, 11-2 overall in his MMA career. On Saturday, the fighter from Manchester, England, who now fights out of Liverpool, will be competing on home turf when he headlines UFC
Here is an artists’ rendering of a Marvel Fusion power plant and facility. Marvel Fusion Nuclear fusion is the energy that powers stars. If it can be recreated on Earth, it has the potential to provide nearly limitless energy with zero carbon emissions — and unlike nuclear fission, which powers nuclear plants today, fusion does
In this article UBER DASH LYFT A traveler arriving at Los Angeles International Airport looks for ground transportation during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers “basic employee rights” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Lyft said
A faked video of the Ukrainian president telling people to surrender is being shared online. The video shows what appears to be Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing behind a podium saying: “It turned out to be not so easy being the president.” He goes on to declare that he has “decided to return Donbas” in eastern Ukraine
The former Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli has been hired by Nick Candy, the British property developer, to advise on his looming offer for the crisis-hit Premier League club. Sky News has learnt that Tifosy Capital & Advisory, which was set up by Mr Vialli and a group of financiers, is working with Mr Candy ahead
The body of a three-week-old boy has been pictured lying on the floor of a makeshift morgue in the basement of a Mariupol hospital. The newborn was injured in artillery shelling and could not be saved by doctors in the southern Ukrainian port city which is besieged by Russian forces. The body was one of
A baby and several other children were among more than 900 people risking the perilous journey across the Channel aboard small boats on Tuesday. More than 500 people were intercepted by French patrols and turned away, the Home Office said, but at least 405 people managed to reach the UK. More than 2,600 people have
West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma will be prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act after being filmed kicking his cat, Sky News understands. The RSPCA has begun the prosecution process against Zouma and his brother, Yoan, who filmed the incident earlier this year. A date for the first court appearance has yet to be set. Zouma’s
A Lloyd’s of London syndicate has been fined £1.05m over a culture of bullying and discrimination including an annual “Boys’ Night Out” characterised by heavy drinking and sexualised comments. Underwriting firm Atrium was also ordered to pay £563,000 in costs, after it accepted three charges of detrimental conduct brought by the insurance market’s enforcement board.
A powerful earthquake has hit northern Japan, shaking buildings and triggering a tsunami warning. The tremor registered a magnitude of 7.3, according to public broadcaster NHK. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck 60km (36 miles) below the sea off the coast of Fukushima. It is the same region which was devastated by a magnitude 9.0
In this article AAPL iPad Air 2022 Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple’s new $599 iPad Air launches on Friday. I’ve been testing it for the past several days and think it’s the best iPad for most people. It’s more powerful and is better than the regular $329 iPad in almost every way, the best mix
McLaren Racing, one of motorsport’s most famous names, has struck a deal to lure Google, the technology behemoth, into Formula One racing for the first time. Sky News has learnt that Alphabet Inc-owned Google has signed an agreement with McLaren that will see the search engine’s consumer brands adorning its F1 and Extreme E cars
The US central bank has fired the starting pistol on interest rate rises as the world’s largest economy faces up to a surge in inflation that is only predicted to accelerate during Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate, for the first time since 2018, by a quarter point to a
The Ukrainian president has asked the US Congress in Washington to “remember” Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 attacks, when “innocent people” were attacked from the air, as he called for more support. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was greeted with a standing ovation ahead of his powerful remarks, which he made through a video link from Ukraine. Echoing
After years of diplomatic efforts, a deal has been agreed that will see dual British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori return to the UK later today. A third dual national, Morad Tahbaz, will be released from prison in Iran on furlough. At the heart of the agreement was the settlement of a 40-year debt,
The minister for refugees has said he expects “thousands of people” to arrive in the UK next week under the government’s Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme. Lord Harrington, who was appointed to the role last week and subsequently enrolled into the House of Lords, told the Home Affairs Committee that it “may not be possible”
As Boris Johnson jetted off to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to persuade the Kingdom to pump more crude, a reminder arrived that whatever the prime minister’s efforts may yield, it may not be enough to save the world from an oil shock. The International Energy Agency, the multinational body set up in the wake
A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato, have had their hopes mashed, after Guinness World Records confirmed it was not a potato after all. The spud looking plant, known as a tuber, was discovered last August at the couple’s farm near Hamilton when Colin Craig-Brown and his wife
Supermodel Bella Hadid has said she regrets having a nose job when she was 14 and spoken of her struggles with mental health issues in a candid new interview. The star confirmed she had the surgery as a teenager to US Vogue, following years of speculation about her appearance. Hadid also discussed what it was