President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an “agreement in principle” on raising the US debt ceiling, according to sources in Washington. The tentative deal would bring to an end the months-long stalemate between the Republican controlled Congress and Democrat run White House. Currently, the debt ceiling stands at $31.4 trillion (£25.4
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May 27, 2023, 05:16 PM Saracens won their sixth title and first in four years when they eventually overpowered a spirited Sale to triumph 35-25 in a superb English Premiership final at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Saturday. Saracens, who finished top of the standings in the regular season, had their noses in front for most
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are conducting a search of Arade dam reservoir, which is located about 31 miles from where the British toddler went missing 16 years ago. Graham Wettone, a policing commentator who served for more than 30 years, provides some insight into the searches. Read more on: https://news.sky.com/story/madeleine-mccann-officials-focussing-on-concentrated-area-of-reservoir-12887588 #madeleinemccann #madeleinemccannsearch
During a meeting with Valery Zorkin, the chairman of the Constitutional Court in Russia, President Vladimir Putin used a map from the 17th century to explain that Ukraine was created under the USSR.#Putin #shorts #cnn #news
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In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shell reported adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for the full-year 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British oil giant Shell‘s annual general meeting Tuesday looks set to be an acrimonious one, with climate-focused investors seeking to ramp up pressure on the
The Home Office is launching an ad campaign in Albania aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel illegally. Posters bear the message that people “face being detained and removed” if they make the journey. The department would not say how much the publicity drive is expected to cost but announced it will also
A Dallas school district has apologised after distributing a Winnie The Pooh-themed book about school shootings. The book is titled Stay Safe: Run, Hide, Fight and its cover says: “If there is danger, let Winnie the Pooh and his crew show you what to do.” Inside, it includes passages such as: “If danger is near,
Holly Willoughby has said Phillip Schofield lied to her about his affair with a much younger male colleague. Speaking for the first time since Schofield admitted having an “unwise, but not illegal” affair, his former This Morning co-presenter wrote on Instagram: “When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was
ITV News journalist Emily Morgan has died, the broadcaster has announced. She was the channel’s health and science editor, playing a key role in its coverage of the COVID pandemic. Andrew Dagnell, editor of ITV Network News, said: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of our remarkable colleague, Emily Morgan. “Emily was not only
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Watching Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is a bucket list experience. The fans in the stands of Court
A 22-year-old woman has had her leg bitten off by a shark while snorkelling in the Caribbean. The woman, who is from Connecticut in the US but has not been named, was taken to hospital in a serious condition on the Turks and Caicos Islands, police said. She and her friend were snorkelling outside the
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brittany Matter’s home desk features the mouse, keyboard and number pad that come in the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop set, which has been discontinued. She sticks the keyboard in a backpack when she travels, because she likes to be comfortable when she works. Brittany Matter
Nine million people in the UK live in hygiene poverty, according to research by In Kind Direct charity, which says that number tripled on last year. Marie Henry, a volunteer for Breadline London foodbank, has told Sky News that they’ve seen ‘almost a 100% increase’ in demand for hygiene products, adding that some women are
Video shows anti-Putin Russian nationals based in Ukraine allegedly launching attacks into Russia. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports. #CNN #News
ITV has said it investigated “rumours of a relationship” between Phillip Schofield and a younger employee – but the pair “repeatedly denied” the affair. The statement came after questions were raised over what network bosses knew about the conduct of the veteran broadcaster. Fellow former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes had said Schofield was “not
Rivian has been working on its cheaper, smaller R2 platform for some time now, expected to be the “high volume” counterpart to its flagship R1T and R1S. And we just saw our first look at the R2S – albeit undercover. R2-based vehicles are expected to be more accessible to buyers and enable higher volume production, getting
The executive who presided over a bitter “cruises and cufflinks” row at one of Britain’s biggest wealth managers is preparing to step down. Sky News has learnt that St James’s Place, the FTSE-100 group which oversees more than £150bn of client assets, has kicked off a search to replace Andrew Croft. City sources said on
Protesters outside the Salle Pleyel venue in Paris could be heard chanting “all we want is to knock down Total” and “one, two, three degrees, we have Total to thank.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images French riot police on Friday fired tear gas at hundreds of climate activists trying to prevent the annual general