The boss of the UK motor industry’s lobby group has blamed “criminal activity” for UK-made luxury cars finding their way into sanction-hit Russia. The chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Mike Hawes was speaking just over a week after Sky News uncovered a system of getting vehicles from the UK
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Tech tycoon Mike Lynch died by drowning after the Bayesian superyacht sunk off the coast of Sicily, an inquest has heard. The 59-year-old billionaire, who founded software giant Autonomy in 1996, was one of seven people who died in the disaster off the coast of Sicily in August. An inquest into his death, as well
The warning from Iran to Israel is written on the side of a missile. It reads: “Decisive victory.” Posters of the political leader of Hamas and the head of Hezbollah – both killed in Israeli strikes – are also plastered on ballistic missiles in a slickly produced video released by Iran’s revolutionary guard to state
eVTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has secured a fresh round of funding from previous investor Toyota Motor Corporation, totaling $500 million. With its investment, Toyota’s total funding committed to the eVTOL specialist inches closer to $1 billion. The money will help Joby secure flight certification and begin commercial production of its sustainable aerial technology.
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: U.S. stocks were lower Thursday as Wall Street extends Tuesday’s sharp selloff, which was triggered by concern over Iran’s missile attacks on Israel. All three
Three police officers have been convicted of witness tampering in the case of Tyre Nichols, who died after a prolonged beating during a traffic stop in Memphis. However, they were cleared of civil rights charges that could have seen them locked up for life. Mr Nichols, a father of one, died three days after officers
At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the world’s second richest person. Zuckerberg’s net worth reached $206.2
Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by his former hair and make-up artist. The woman, who does not use her name in the lawsuit and goes by Jane Roe, claims the assault occurred when she travelled from Nashville to Los Angeles with the singer,
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency Ripple is displayed on January 30, 2018 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images The price of the XRP token tumbled Thursday, a day after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed to appeal a
Laura Kuenssberg has explained more about why a planned BBC interview with Boris Johnson could not go ahead – and revealed the “brighter side” after she said she accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. In her weekly newsletter, Kuenssberg, who presents the broadcaster’s Sunday politics show, addressed her recent “embarrassing mistake”, saying
A 20-year-old TikTok personality has been charged with murder after the body of a therapist was discovered wrapped in a tarpaulin on a motorway. Terryon Thomas, best known online as Mr Prada, was arrested in East Baton Rouge, Louisana, on Tuesday after 69-year-old therapist William Nicholas Abraham was found dead on the side of a
Emily Kaplan, ESPNOct 3, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Ten years ago, a photo from a Florida Panthers game went viral — and still lives in infamy. It was Florida’s third game of the 2013-14 season, against the Ottawa Senators, and it wouldn’t be an
Blackstone, the private equity giant, has hired one of Wall Street’s leading banks to sell the corporate events business which runs some of the world’s largest trade shows. Sky News understands that Blackstone has engaged Goldman Sachs to handle an auction of Clarion Events which is expected to value it at more than £2bn. The
The government has pledged nearly £22bn to fund projects that capture greenhouse gases from polluting plants and store them underground, as it races to reach strict climate targets. The plans are designed to generate private investment and jobs in Merseyside and Teesside, two industry-heavy areas that will be home to the new “carbon capture clusters”.
A US cruise ship bound for a round-the-world trip has departed Belfast for the second time this week following months of delays, passengers have said. Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey set sail on Thursday afternoon and Sky News understands it is heading to Scotland to refuel. Passengers were pictured celebrating at one of the bars on
Hurricane Helene. Image from CSU/CIRA & NOAA. Hurricane Helene has made its way through the southeast US as the strongest storm of the 2024 season and potentially the costliest storm ever recorded. But if you watch US media, you’d barely know that the true culprit behind Helene’s record-breaking strength is us – the climate change that
A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil markets are being too complacent given the risk of major supply disruptions in the Middle East,
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is all set for its second launch on Friday, 4th October 2024, at 6 a.m. EDT (10:00 GMT) from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This launch, called Cert-2, is a crucial step toward certifying the rocket for use by the U.S. Space Force. Launch
Oct 2, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a day of MLB postseason openers dominated by the visitors — with three of the four away teams winning — the home teams will try to get even on Wednesday. The must-win action in the best-of-three wild-card round starts with the Houston Astros trying to
Revolut CEO, Nikolay Storonsky (L) and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Reuters British financial technology firm Revolut on Thursday criticized Facebook parent company Meta over its approach to tackling fraud, saying the U.S. tech giant should directly compensate people who fall victim to scams via its social media platforms. A day after Meta announced a partnership
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