Almost 1,000 workers at Gatwick Airport, including baggage handlers and check-in staff, will stage eight days of strikes from later this month. Staff will strike in a dispute over pay, the union Unite announced, at the start of the school summer holidays. Significant disruption, delays and cancellations are “inevitable”, the union said. The workers will
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Lisa Marie Presley – the only child of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis – died of complications from a weight loss surgery she had several years ago, a post-mortem examination revealed. The singer died at her home in Calabasas, California, in January this year, at the age of 54, after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.
Writers have been treading the pavements with picket signs outside the Netflix building in Hollywood for two months now. The midday sun is punishing but they stride on – some wearing headphones, others chatting with friends. Every couple of minutes, a passing motorist beeps their horn in support. Please use Chrome browser for a more
MPs with second jobs have an average wage of £233 per hour, Sky News can reveal. The typical rate for MPs is 17 times the national average – and over 22 higher than the minimum hourly wage. The highest hourly rate for a current MP goes to Liz Truss, who got £15,770 per hour. Ms
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images What comes up must come down — at least in the case of user engagement on Threads, Meta‘s new Twitter competitor. Last week, the text-based social media platform reported a record 100 million sign-ups in just five
A defunct spacecraft the size of a small car is expected to plummet to Earth within weeks, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA says its 1.3-tonne Aeolus satellite is running out of fuel and is falling by about 0.6 miles (1km) a day. Although much of it will burn up in the atmosphere,
Mark Kriegel, ESPNDec 4, 2019, 10:44 AM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published ahead of Crawford’s fight against Jeff Horn on June 9, 2018. Crawford fights Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29. OMAHA, Neb. — Grover Wiley was 25, six years into a pro career that would see him
Apple CarPlay is probably never coming to Tesla EVs, but it looks like next best thing is on the way. It’s been over a year since Elon Musk said Tesla would consider adding AirPlay support to enhance wireless audio quality for music from iPhones. At the time, the Musk tweeted that he would “discuss this
Chandrayaan-3, ISRO‘s third lunar mission, is all set to take off on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The launch of Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to take place at 2:35 pm IST with a hope for its success and soft-landing on the surface of the moon. The lunar mission will land
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, filed a lawsuit against four
A mob of hundreds of anti-LGBT protesters has stormed a pride event in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, setting fires, scuffling with police and destroying rainbow flags. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/anti-lgbt-mob-storms-pride-event-in-georgias-capital-tbilisi-12917581 #mob #LGBT #discrimination 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
Susan Bennett reveals to the world that she’s the voice behind Siri.
The government has put the UK in an “unconscionable” position by forcing through pay rises on the back of cuts to existing budgets, according to the junior doctors’ union. Rishi Sunak has said the roughly 6% rise in salaries the government will implement is a “final” offer, upon which there will be no negotiation. “We
Two large oil tankers unload at the 300,000-ton crude oil terminal in Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, July 9, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Thursday cut its global oil demand growth forecast for the first time this year, primarily citing a worsening economic outlook that weighs
It’s 30 years since Hollywood director Steven Spielberg helped save a “diamond in the desert” cinema from closure. Jurassic Park had its UK premier on 16 July 1993, a joint premier with screenings in London and at a small cinema in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. Elizabeth Evans, the leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, had
Unions have won a legal challenge against a law change which allowed companies to use agency staff to fill in the roles of striking workers. The change was introduced when Kwasi Kwarteng was business secretary under Boris Johnson in July last year. Mr Justice Linden was scathing in his written judgement. Politics latest: Rishi Sunak
Kevin Spacey has told a jury he was “flirtatious” and “romantic” with one of his alleged sexual assault victims, and that he had a consensual sexual encounter with another – but has denied accusations of “aggressive” sexual offences. After hearing several days of evidence from his four accusers and other prosecution witnesses, Spacey entered the
Jul 13, 2023, 09:23 AM ET The UFC has put on 23 events featuring 11 title fights this year, plus one in which an interim belt was at stake. We’ve seen five new champions crowned. There have been a couple of high-profile retirements: Amanda Nunes, the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, vacated
American actors will be joining writers on picket lines, after members of the US acting guild voted to take strike action. The decision to walk out means that for the first time in 63 years, both SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and WGA (the Writers Guild of
The heatwave affecting southern Europe has been building for months. And it’s about to get much worse. Temperatures have been consistently above 40C since mid-April in many areas. Europe heatwave – latest: Continent could have hottest day ever But on the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia they’re expected to climb to 48C in the