Boris Johnson can run from the latest “partygate” allegations, but he can’t hide. This is no longer about junior and middle-ranking Number 10 officials breaking COVID rules but about the prime minister’s own personal conduct. From the moment Mr Jonson failed to deny that he attended the now notorious “bring your own booze” party in
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple said Monday that it paid developers $60 billion in 2021, or $260 billion total since the App Store launched in 2008.
A residential energy supplier part-owned by a Cheshire local authority is lining up administrators amid suggestions that it could collapse as soon as this week. Sky News has learnt that Together Energy, which serves about 170,000 homes, is preparing to call in insolvency practitioners from FRP Advisory, the London-listed restructuring firm. One energy industry executive
The prime minister and his wife Carrie attended a “bring your own booze” event in the Downing Street garden during the UK’s first national COVID lockdown. More than 100 employees in Number 10 were invited to the drinks on 20 May 2020. In what has been described as evidence of “more rule breaking at the heart
Denmark’s foreign intelligence chief has been remanded in custody amid allegations he was involved in the leak of “highly classified” information. Lars Findsen, 57, is among four current and former employees of the Danish intelligence services who were detained in December over the alleged leak. Now Findsen is the only suspect to remain in custody
A New York City apartment block fire was more deadly because an open door allowed smoke to spread, the city’s fire commissioner has said. The blaze on the morning of 9 January in the Bronx was caused by a faulty electric heater, but fire chief Daniel Nigro said many of the victims were killed by
9:51 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Boxing’s welterweight division has arguably become the most competitive weight class, and Conor Benn, another exciting contender, wants to take on the world’s best
Electric farm trucks are awesome – I actually bought one from China to use as a utility vehicle around my parents’ sprawling property. But while mine looks like a knockoff American truck, I recently found a much more Eastern-style truck that has me intrigued. It’s a perfect selection for the latest entry in my Awesomely
Protesters have burned government buildings, taken over airports, and torn down statues. Dozens have been killed on both sides, and many more injured. Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay takes a look at why people are protesting – and what it means for Vladimir Putin and Russia. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
3:01 AM ET ESPN with AAP Nick Kyrgios appears in doubt for the Australian Open after pulling out of the Sydney Tennis Classic with COVID-19, his second tournament withdrawal in the space of a week. Kyrgios was scheduled to play Italian firebrand Fabio Fognini on Monday night but his withdrawal was announced via the tournament
Michael Gove has refused to deny that free lateral flow tests could be phased out in the coming weeks, less than 24 hours after another minister told Sky News the government would “absolutely not” charge for the devices. The housing secretary told Kay Burley that lateral flow tests will be free for “as long as
Aldi says it enjoyed a record Christmas with sales boosted by “half a million new shoppers in December” as the wider grocery sector gears up for a tougher year as household budgets are squeezed by surging inflation. The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket chain said sales in December rose by 0.4% compared to the previous year, when
Novak Djokovic has won his appeal against deportation from Australia, with a judge reinstating his visa and ordering that he be released from hotel quarantine within 30 minutes. Border officials previously ruled that the tennis star did not meet the criteria for a COVID exemption to entry requirements. Djokovic had spent four nights in an
There were no celebs and no broadcast, but the Golden Globes still went ahead this year, albeit in private. The muted ceremony followed a year of criticism for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organisation which runs the awards. However, the event still took place – here is a full list of the Golden Globes
Power Of The Dog, West Side Story and Succession are among the big winners at this year’s Golden Globes – but the 2022 event was a very different affair to usual, held in private without celebrities following controversy over the diversity of its membership. Winners were quietly announced on the Golden Globes website and social
NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot (6.5-meter) mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope. #NASAWebb is fully deployed! ???? With the successful deployment & latching of
A Consultant Anaesthetist has told Sajid Javid that he will not get vaccinated against COVID and is unhappy at the mandatory requirement. Steve James told the Health Secretary that his ‘natural immunity’ after contracting coronavirus was far superior to any booster. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-sajid-javid-directly-challenged-on-mandatory-coronavirus-jabs-by-unvaccinated-nhs-doctor-12511224 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
We’ve all heard it: “Supply chain issues”. It’s one of the main reasons for disruptions to so many industries across the spectrum. And at a time when micromobility products such as electric bikes and e-scooters are taking off like wildfire, many companies are coming under fire for their slow shipping and slower responses to customer
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visit the line of contact in Luhansk, Ukraine. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The United States and Russia are having key talks next week and the EU’s top diplomat is disappointed that the bloc will not be around the
Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died at 94. #CNN #News