The royals will visit all parts of the UK over the bank holiday Jubilee weekend, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Wales, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Northern Ireland and the Princess Royal will be in Scotland. All will attend public events marking the platinum anniversary.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pulled out of a keynote speech he is due to give today – as pressure mounts on him over so-called ‘beergate’ claims. After being a hugely vocal critic of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the ‘partygate’ Downing Street gatherings during COVID lockdown, Sir Keir is now facing allegations that
Russian military leaders are as much to blame for the Ukraine invasion as President Vladimir Putin – and both should face consequences, the UK defence secretary has said. In a major speech today, Ben Wallace is expected to not mince his words, and tell the world bluntly, that Mr Putin and his inner circle should
Britain has announced fresh sanctions targeting £1.7bn worth of trade with Russia in a bid to “further weaken Putin’s war machine”. They include sharply higher tariffs on £1.4bn worth of imports from Russia and bans on exports to the country that are worth £250m a year. The measures, announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Trade
Chief Executive of McKenzie Intelligence, Forbes McKenzie takes a look at where Russian forces have attacked overnight. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go
A review conducted by the nonpartisan watchdog Moonlight Foundation of Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar ‘s spending shows he has spent more taxpayer dollars on travel than any other member of the House over the past five years — an unusual amount of money spent by a rank-and-file member who has served in the minority
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes new electric bikes from the original Mini Cooper maker, FREY launching a fat tire version of the CC commuter e-bike, C3STROM’s motorcycle style e-bike, dueling cannonball runs on electric
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm takes questions during a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Thursday it was taking its first steps to disburse more than $2.3 billion for carbon capture technology included in Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the
The government’s plan to sell off Channel 4 was front and centre at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards, as stars pledged to fight to keep the broadcaster in public hands. Director Steve McQueen, who won an award for his documentary Uprising, told the audience at the Royal Festival Hall in London that the public should
BBC prison drama Time, Big Zuu’s Big Eats and COVID drama Help were among the biggest winners at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards. In a ceremony dominated by COVID, the Channel 4 privatisation and politics, the traditional broadcasters dominated the biggest night in British television. Below is the full list of winners from the ceremony.
Believe it or not, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest, most-watched annual television events in the world. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe watched last year’s competition in Rotterdam – where Italy’s Maneskin topped the leader board with Zitti E Buoni and the UK’s James Newman scored the dreaded nil
Morrisons has tabled a last-gasp bid to wrest McColl’s Retail Group from the clutches of its Asda-owning rivals just hours before administrators are formally appointed to oversee its sale. Sky News can reveal that Morrisons has lodged an improved offer with McColl’s lenders that would see them repaid immediately in full, satisfying their principal demand.
More human remains are reported to have been found at drought-hit Lake Mead near Las Vegas – a week after a body in a barrel was discovered, which police believe may be linked to the Mafia. Park rangers received a report that “human skeletal remains” had been found on Saturday at the reservoir, which is
Labour’s Lisa Nandy has defended “Mr Rules” Sir Keir Starmer and said it was “not illegal to eat” after latest claims about alleged COVID rule breaking by the party leader. Sir Keir has said he was working and stopped to eat when he was filmed having a beer in a room in Durham in April
Sixty people are feared dead under rubble after a Russian bomb hit a school in eastern Ukraine. About 90 people were sheltering in the building when the bomb struck, causing a fire to engulf it on Saturday, the governor of the Luhansk region said. Two people have been confirmed dead and 60 others are “likely
Intelligence expert Forbes McKenzie looks at the movement of Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, and says it’s much slower than expected. Russian missile attacks have been trying to limit Ukraine’s ability to reinforce its units with weapons and equipment, to varying degrees of success. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
CNN’s Matt Rivers retraces how the battle around Kyiv unfolded and how Ukraine won. #CNN #News
Fixing the Northern Ireland Protocol “cannot be put off”, the deputy prime minister has said amid fears that progress on power sharing will remain stalled after last Thursday’s elections. Dominic Raab told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday that stability was being “imperilled” by problems with the protocol, which governs Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements.
2:36 AM ET A 14-fight card at UFC 274 produced some big wins, fantastic action, memorable knockouts and a lackluster co-main event sandwiched between two amazing bouts. Jeff Wagenheim and Carlos Contreras Legaspi react to the pay-per-view and offer up their biggest thoughts on the night. Big fight nights headlined by championship bouts typically provide
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