Sir Keir Starmer will defend focusing on “short-term pain” for “long-term gain” as he reiterates the need for “tough decisions” during his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference. Speaking on Tuesday, the prime minister will again point to the £22bn “black hole” in public finances he claims was left by the Conservatives, saying there
Elon Musk has vowed to get “anyone who wants to be a space traveller” to Mars – but not if Kamala Harris becomes US president. On Sunday night, Musk told his X followers that in just two years, he will send five spaceships to Mars. “Eventually,” he added, “there will be thousands of Starships going
Liam Gallagher has hit back at critics of his vocals saying “imposters” should stay away from next year’s highly anticipated Oasis tour. Gallagher performed in front of a packed, 96,000-strong Wembley Stadium last night ahead of the boxing fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. It was the first time Gallagher performed since his band,
Sovereign wealth funds out of the Middle East are emerging as key backers of Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence darlings. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar have been looking to diversify their economies, and are turning to tech investments as a hedge. In the past year, funding for AI companies by
Volvo Days 2024 packed a lot of innovative new products into a few short days, but the company’s autonomous construction robots still managed to stand out. A global shortage of qualified operators is impacting job sites everywhere, precisely at a time when demand for housing, mineral mining, and renewable energy construction is going from peak
Angela Rayner has promised to bring Labour’s flagship workers’ rights bill to parliament next month as she told her party’s conference: “Things can get better if we make the right choices.” The government has faced criticism in recent weeks over its pessimistic messaging around the economy, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warning October’s Budget
Trinny Woodall, the prominent entrepreneur, has secured a £15m financing boost as part of plans to expand her beauty empire. Sky News has learnt that Trinny London, which was founded in 2017, has struck a deal with Aurelius Finance Company, a private debt provider, to provide working capital to it. Industry sources said the agreement
A former Harrods director told Sky News he does not see how security at the department store “wouldn’t have known” about Mohamed al Fayed’s behaviour towards women. Five women have alleged they were raped by Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, with several others alleging sexual misconduct. A legal team representing
An international team of researchers, led by scientists from Stockholm University’s Department of Astronomy, has discovered a higher number of black holes in the early universe than was previously recorded. Using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, this team found black holes among faint galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang event. These findings may help
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended receiving a donation of £14,000 from a Labour peer embroiled in a freebies row, saying it was “declared properly and thoroughly”. An article in the Mail on Sunday claimed the minister had used some of the money from Lord Waheed Alli to pay for her 40th birthday party. But
NASA‘s Europa Clipper mission is on track for its scheduled October 10 launch, aiming to explore Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Scientists believe Europa could be one of the most promising places to find the conditions for life beyond Earth. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometres) to study whether the moon’s icy
At least 31 people have been killed and 16 are injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports. Another 17 miners are still unaccounted for after the explosion struck a mine in Tabas, some 335 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran, late on Saturday. Local
At least 30 people have been killed and dozens are injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reports. The explosion struck a mine in Tabas, some 335 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran. The state-run IRNA news agency said authorities had sent emergency personnel to
Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. were among the first four drivers knocked out of the playoffs Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson cruised to an easy victory. The first of three elimination races in the 10-race playoffs began
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has acknowledged it had twice failed to bring charges against Mohamed al Fayed for sexual abuse. The former Harrods owner, who died last year at the age of 94, was described as a “monster” earlier this week by lawyers representing alleged sexual abuse victims. Women say he raped and sexually
The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for $15m over claims Elon Musk’s company trespassed and damaged a plot of its land. A lawsuit filed in Texas alleges SpaceX treated a plot of land owned by Cards Against Humanity as essentially its own for at least the past six
The all-electric Cadillac LYRIQ was an Electrek favorite when it first made its debut two years ago. Now, LYRIQ buyers who have been waiting for a deal can score more than $10,500 in discounts on the Ultium-based Caddy. Our own Seth Weintraub said that GM had come in, “a year early and dollar long at
Streams of Punjabi music have seen a massive rise, but some fans aren’t pleased with the direction the genre is heading in. The 2002-hit Mundian To Bach Ke by UK-based producer Panjabi MC is what put the music on the map for the very first time. Since then, the music has changed, and many more
Even the Iron Lady flinched at the prospect of delivering her leader’s speech to the annual party conference. Her speech writer Ronald Millar recalled leaning forward moments before Margaret Thatcher went to the rostrum with words of encouragement. “Piece of cake, prime minister,” he whispered, only to be rebuffed with “not now Ronnie, I’m about
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterSep 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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