Schools minister Nick Gibb claimed the government is taking the most proactive approach “in the world” over the concrete crisis following accusations it didn’t heed warnings. Mr Gibb told Sky News he did not accept criticism from the National Audit Office (NAO) that the Department for Education (DfE) was taking a “sticking plaster approach” to
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Have you ever tried flying with an electric bike? It’s surprisingly hard since those big lithium-ion batteries are usually not allowed in your checked luggage or in your carry-on. But that just made me even more determined to figure out a way to do it. Electric bikes are a fast growing and fun way to
Aditya L1, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, ISRO said. ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) carried out the operation. “The second Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#2) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. ISTRAC/ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru and Port
Police say 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young was suspected of shoplifting and was shot when she accelerated her car towards an officer, killing her and her unborn daughter. Read more 👉 https://trib.al/YW8Czoq #ohio #policebrutality 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:
Tailei Qi, a graduate student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was charged with first-degree murder and having a gun on education property after the fatal shooting of Zijie Yan, an associate professor, that sent the university into lockdown for hours. #uncshooting #cnn #news #shorts
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and president of this year’s COP28 climate summit gestures during an interview as part of the 7th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) in Brussels on July 13, 2023. Francois Walschaerts | Afp | Getty Images UAE oil giant ADNOC — run
Tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival in Nevada because of flooding have started to leave the camp. Attendees at the festival were told to conserve food and water and find shelter after around 1.5 inches of rain fell on Friday in the north Nevada desert, causing flooding and
The Bank of England “regrettably” made mistakes that have fuelled inflation in the UK, its former chief economist has told Sky News. Andy Haldane said the Bank had printed money through its programme of quantitative easing “longer than it needed to” as it tried to help the economy recover from COVID – and also suggested
Kim Jong Un could travel to Russia to meet president Vladimir Putin, according to a US official. The North Korean leader could make the trip as early as this month, according to the unnamed source, with the port city of Vladivostok, near to the border between the two countries, believed to be a possible meeting
Swedish EV maker Polestar presented the Polestar Synergy electric fantasy supercar at IAA Mobility in Munich on Monday. The electric supercar combines three winning designs from Polestar’s latest competition. Meet the Polestar Synergy electric fantasy supercar Polestar brought the winning design to life as a 1:1 scale model in Munich. Entrants were tasked with designing
Temperatures in the UK are expected to climb this week and could hit 32C (89.6F) on Wednesday and Thursday – with parts of the country on course to be hotter than Ibiza. The mercury in places is expected to be 4C higher than the Spanish holiday island and warmer than Ayia Napa in Cyprus –
England manager Sarina Wiegman has been presented with the UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year award. She used her winning speech to condemn the Spanish FA president after he was seen kissing Jenni Hermoso on the World Cup final winners’ podium #Shorts #Wiegman #Football SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us
A new video published by a pro-Wagner PMC Telegram channel appears to show Yevgeny Prigozhin claiming to be in Africa shortly before his death. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen has the details. #CNN #News #Prigozhin #Wagner #Russia
Germany is once again the “sick man of Europe,” according to Hans-Werner Sinn, president emeritus at the Ifo institute, and the challenges that poses, particularly in terms of the country’s energy strategy, could serve to benefit increasingly popular right-wing parties. The “sick man of Europe” moniker has resurfaced in recent weeks as manufacturing output continues
Florrie hated school so much it made it her ill. She would cry in her bedroom every morning and plead with her mum not to take her. “Going to school was like a massive weight on my shoulders,” says Florrie. “School was chaos. Hundreds of kids running around corridors pushing and shoving. It was a
Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell has died aged 56. The rock star died on Monday morning, surrounded by his friends and family at his home in Boise Idaho, his agent confirmed to Sky News. Image: Smash Mouth accept Alternative Artist of the Year at the WB Radio Music Awards in 1999 Harwell had recently been
The Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class was unveiled at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. The platform will underpin the German automaker’s push into electric cars. Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz and BMW took the wraps off electric concept cars as they look to catch up with Tesla in the premium end of the market. At the IAA auto
Shares in Superdry plunged to a record low on Monday after the struggling fashion retailer reported a bigger-than-expected annual loss. It came as trading in the British brand resumed after the company revealed on Friday that it ended the year to April with an adjusted pre-tax loss of £21.7m – compared with a profit of
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the
The Burning Man festival in Nevada has been dominated by rain, mud baths and videos of Chris Rock and Diplo’s escape – but a slightly different picture is emerging online. Social media has seen a torrent of misinformation claims of an “Ebola outbreak” at the festival – causing mass panic. The hashtag #Ebola has made