When Rishi Sunak stands up to deliver his budget and three-year spending review on Wednesday it will be his first real opportunity to set the tenor of his chancellorship unencumbered from the immediate crisis of COVID – although the fall-out of this pandemic will undoubtedly loom large. It will make a change for a chancellor
Ed Sheeran says he has tested positive for COVID-19, but will continue to perform and carry out interviews from home. The singer announced the news in a video on Instagram, saying: “Hey guys. Quick note to tell you that I’ve sadly tested positive for Covid, so I’m now self-isolating and following government guidelines. “It means
For a generation of young Russians, Vladmir Putin is the only president they’ve ever known. And after the country’s entire government made the surprise decision to resign, Putin’s stay in power could last even longer. The Russian leader is due to stand down in 2024 when his current forth term comes to an end –
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has repeatedly struggled to answer whether or not he spoke with former President Donald Trump on the day rioters stormed the US Capitol. CNN’s Brianna Keilar rolls the tape. #CNN #News
The Volkswagen ID.4 is a most curious car. Seemingly a tame vision of the future of VW’s electrification strategy, yet it seems to garner a fair bit of love and hate. To figure out why this is, I partnered with VW to get a feel for the car for 2 weeks. The reality is VW
For the marine shipping industry to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2050, promising technology will need to become reality, and efficiency gains will need to increase as well. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Amazon and IKEA are among the major companies pushing the ocean shipping industry to adopt zero-carbon fuel sources for vessels by 2040.
Radio host Steve Allen has apologised to Strictly Come Dancing star Tilly Ramsay after calling her a “chubby little thing” live on air and blaming her “dad’s cooking”. The CBBC presenter and daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay hit back on social media, saying she would not “tolerate” such comments from a “67-year-old man”. It
In this article 9868-HK A new Xpeng P7 car is shown in the Xpeng Motors flagship store in a shopping mall. Xpeng P7 is one of the two popular models of Xpeng motors. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng released updates for its semi-autonomous driving system
Users of the Tesco website and app are experiencing disruption following an “attempt to interfere” with the system, the retail giant has said. The website and app have been hit with outages since yesterday morning, meaning customers cannot place or track orders. Website users are given an error message when they try to access groceries
A Facebook whistleblower whose claims have rocked the social media giant has launched a fresh attack on Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of not being willing to protect public safety. The latest broadside by former employee Frances Haugen comes as she prepares to give evidence to MPs at Westminster. Her intervention ramps up the pressure on
Health leaders have urged the government to introduce “some kind of Plan B” with emergency departments in a “terrible place” amid rising levels of coronavirus infections. Dr Katherine Henderson, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, warned ministers that hospitals are “already struggling to cope” and that medical professionals are worried about the winter
Rishi Sunak has refused to be drawn on the future of the eastern leg of HS2 just three days before announcing his spending plans in the autumn Budget later this week. Deflecting a question on the matter on Sky’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday, the chancellor also failed to confirm whether a new Northern Powerhouse Rail
1:41 AM ET Shakur Stevenson talked up his intentions for weeks ahead of his title opportunity against Jamel Herring. He spoke about his goals to showcase his ability to be aggressive and do more than offer a second consecutive lackluster performance. On Saturday night, Stevenson backed up all of his talk and won the WBO
Tesla has increased Model S and Model X prices by another $5,000 as demand is pushing deliveries of new orders deep into next year. As we reported earlier this week, Tesla is back to delivering its full lineup of vehicles after finally starting back production of the Model X after the refresh. The automaker is
The concept of “clean coal” is a scam, according to former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking with CNBC Tuesday as part of its Sustainable Future Forum, Turnbull said the idea of carbon capture and storage “simply doesn’t work” despite years of investments. “The proposition was that you would … effectively separate the CO2 from
Internal messages have revealed a Boeing worker wouldn’t let his own family on a 737 MAX. The Boeing 737 MAX was mocked by an employee as being “designed by clowns” more than a year before the first of two fatal air crashes, it has emerged. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Sky
CNN’s Anderson Cooper gives Lara Trump a history lesson after her comments about the “downfall of Germany” on the Fox Business Network.
An Ecuadorian Olympic sprint star who became a national hero at London 2012 has been fatally shot in his home city of Guayanquil, police say. Alex Quinonez, 32, reached the finals of the 200m nine years ago, finishing seventh as he competed in a field that included athletics legend Usain Bolt. He won bronze in
Guest blog by Nitish Arora and Jessica Korsh India needs to exponentially increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to power the potential 102 million EVs on the road in 2030. Reaching this target is essential to prevent a climate catastrophe and improve the unhealthy air quality for millions of Indians. A robust public charging network is essential for
A notorious Colombian drug kingpin has been arrested in what has been described as the biggest blow to the country’s trafficking network since the death of Pablo Escobar. Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, was captured by the armed forces during an operation in a rural area of the South American nation’s Uraba region. Both