Thousands of ambulance workers in England will strike on 10 February, Unison has announced. The union said workers across five services will walk out as the long-running dispute over pay and staffing continues. Ambulance workers in London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West will be involved in the industrial action. Strikes will
Police chiefs have promised to acknowledge mistakes and not “defend the indefensible” as they set out long-awaited reforms in the wake of a report into the Hillsborough disaster. Among the changes are a Charter For Families Bereaved Through Public Tragedy, which commits police leaders to acknowledge any mistakes and ensure “care, compassion, openness, transparency and
3:55 AM GMT It might be his second coming as Wallabies coach but Eddie Jones insists he should not be treated as the messiah as he sets his sights on resurrecting a golden era for rugby in Australia. If they can take down New Zealand along the way, then so much the better. Back at
Downing Street has insisted that the UK’s economy is strong despite the International Monetary Fund’s warning that Britain’s economy will go into reverse this year and will fare worse than all other advanced nations. In its latest World Economic Outlook update, the IMF downgraded its UK gross domestic product (GDP) forecast once again, predicting a
When British actress Andrea Riseborough’s name was read out as one of this year’s five Academy Award nominees for best actress, it came as something of a surprise to many. Not because her performance in To Leslie – a small indie film in which she plays a single mother who turns to alcoholism after winning
Attendees wait in line beneath a large LED display of smart connected home products to enter the Samsung Electronics booth, during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Shares of semiconductors in Asia fell as South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics
Both the UK and US have ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Downing Street said it is “not practical” to send them to Ukraine to bolster its fight against Russia. While US President Joe Biden responded “no” when asked by a reporter if he would send F-16s to the frontline, and confirmed Washington
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A Tesla Megapack-powered microgrid in Northern California has helped keep an airport and US Coast Guard station, described as a lifeline for the region, powered during natural disasters. Natural disasters such as earthquakes and winter storms can cause power outages, leaving communities without access to essential services. In the event of such occurrences, it is
Some of the former Memphis police officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a special police unit named the “Scorpion Unit.” CNN’s Brian Todd reports on why it was created and how it operated. #CNN #News
7:36 PM ET Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will return to the Octagon against Arnold Allen in April, multiple sources told ESPN on Monday. Both sides have agreed to the 145-pound featherweight matchup, which is expected to headline UFC Fight Night on April 15. The UFC has not officially announced the contest or location
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Three emergency workers have been fired over their response to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police. The Memphis Fire Department said it had fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver after an investigation found they failed to provide adequate medical care. Mr Nichols was left in critical condition after several
It’s night-time, and the lights of our 4×4 guide the way up a mountain road in the West Bank. We’re above the village of Battir, south of Jerusalem, on rocky land that has been farmed by generations of the same Palestinian families over decades. They didn’t create this road. It was bulldozed one evening by
Former Poldark star Aidan Turner says actors should retain an “air of mystery” about their private lives. The 39-year-old actor told Sky News that he has rejected social media as it makes life “a bit harder”. “I don’t have social media, I don’t do Twitter,” he said. “If you’re very exposed and everyone knows intricate
9:03 AM ET This was not always the plan. This was nowhere near Amanda Serrano’s goal. Throughout her division-winding, title-winning career through seven boxing weight classes, the thought never came to them. Being undisputed in a division? Nah, it wasn’t for Serrano and her team. They were content chasing a different type of history, winning
Labour will push the government for an increase to the number of neighbourhood police officers on Tuesday, saying communities are facing 3,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour a day. In an opposition day debate in the Commons, the party will point to the latest crime statistics from the ONS, which showed 1.1 million incidents of anti-social
Support for trade unions is rising even though strike action is bringing public services to a standstill , Sky News polling shows. Industrial relations are at their most fractious since the 1980s, with the country having lost more than a million working days to strikes last year. Despite this, sympathy for striking public sector workers
#shorts #Zelenskyy #skynews This is the moment President Zelenskyy hears that Germany will deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, during an interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley. It’s thought the tanks could give Ukraine’s forces the firepower and mobility to break through Russian defensive lines. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
A drone attack that caused a large explosion in the Iranian city of Isfahan was the work of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, according to US officials. In a daring operation, Israeli agents appear to have launched the attack from within Iran. A US intelligence official said on Sunday that Israel was behind the attack but