Up to four inches of snow could fall in London and southeast England as an arctic blast sends temperatures tumbling to as low as -15C in Scotland. The Met Office has issued a yellow snow and ice warning for southern and eastern England from 9am on Sunday to 9am on Monday, warning of widespread disruption
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Reading and Leeds festivals have announced their 2023 line-up, with Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons joining Billie Eilish, The Killers and Lewis Capaldi at the top of the bill. The headline slot will make 20-year-old Eilish the youngest solo artist to headline the festivals. She performed there in 2019, drawing one of the biggest
Troops have been training at Heathrow and Gatwick airports for passport checking roles ahead of Border Force staff going on strike over Christmas. The Ministry of Defence confirmed to Sky News armed forces personnel arrived at London’s two main airports earlier this week. The PCS union announced on Wednesday that Border Force officers will go
He’s done it! It was a low bar to jump over but at least Rishi Sunak has lasted longer as prime minister than Liz Truss. The nation can be reassured that there will not be a fourth prime minister this year, or even a general election before Christmas, as Boris Johnson subjected the country to
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Since May, inflation, interest rates and energy bills have all increased significantly and everyone is feeling it – from those struggling to heat their homes to those trying to sell a fishing boat. Requests for financial help in Plymouth have risen by 235% in the last year – as the council rolls out a dedicated
Mo Brooks faces a runoff for Senate in Alabama against the Trump-backed rival Katie Britt, who gained Trump’s endorsement after a struggling campaign from Brooks. CNN’s Kristen Holmes has more. #CNN #News
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to hold Donald Trump’s office in contempt of court for failing to fully comply with a subpoena to return all classified documents in his possession, it has been reported. One of the key areas of disagreement centres on the Trump legal team’s repeated refusal to acknowledge that
Cargo ships and vessels transit the Bosphorus Strait, a body of water connecting the Black Sea to the Marmara and Mediterranean Seas through Istanbul, Turkey. Above, the Russia-flagged vessel Volga River Taganrog oil tanker passes south through the Bosphorus Straits in October 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tankers full of Kazakh oil are
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will launch a major reform of the UK’s financial sector, with plans to rip up red tape and replace a number of EU regulations. Mr Hunt said the changes, to be announced in Edinburgh later, will “turbocharge” growth as the country struggles with a sluggish economy and a cost of living crisis.
A Conservative MP says he is planning to bring forward legislation that could see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stripped of their royal titles. Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely said the short private members’ bill, which could be brought forward to the new year, would see MPs vote on a resolution that could
People are facing “dreadful consequences”, a charity has warned, as parts of the UK face plummeting temperatures. The Met Office has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice over the next few days, and the UK Health Security Agency has also issued a level three cold weather alert covering England. Get the five-day
In this article TSLA TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An image of new Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 08 November, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk led a $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and appointed himself CEO
Nearly seven decades after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, US police have revealed his identity. Joseph Augustus Zarelli was the victim of one of Philadelphia’s most notorious cold cases. The child’s naked, badly bruised body was found on 25 February 1957, in a wooded area of
It’s the holiday season and that means many people are putting Christmas lights outside. Whether your lights are LED or incandescent, you’ll want to save as much as possible on the heightened energy costs, especially with your heat running more often. Today, we’re taking a look at a dual outdoor smart plug which lets you
Louise Jones, head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Services, looks at the impact of the relentless Russian bombardment on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. She tells Sky News the “sustainability and resilience of Ukraine will absolutely be key as we go forward.” #ukraine #russia #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on
The UK government has claimed up to 60% of what it calls “ill-gotten” Russian gains and foreign reserves have been frozen and that there will soon be nowhere left for such money to hide. But as CNN’s Nina dos Santos reports, sanctions on the super rich have yet to sway public allegiances, perhaps why the
This image, taken in March 2021, shows the site where the new facility would be developed. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Plans for a deep coal mine in the northwest of England were given the green light by the U.K. government, a decision that’s been welcomed by its backers
US regulators have filed a complaint aimed at stopping Microsoft’s planned $69bn (£50bn) takeover of Call of Duty games maker Activision Blizzard. Microsoft, which owns Xbox, said in January that it had agreed an all-cash deal – the biggest in the gaming sector to date. But regulators globally, including in the UK, have taken great
A row has emerged over whether the Royal Family were approached for comment about the Harry and Meghan Netflix series, after a palace source said they were not, but the streaming giant said otherwise. Episode one of the six-part documentary begins with a statement from Netflix, saying: “This is a first-hand account of Harry and