A Tory MP should be suspended from the Commons for suggesting the standards commissioner’s potential peerage depended on ruling against him over lobbying breaches, the Standards Committee has recommended Andrew Bridgen should be suspended for five sitting days, the parliamentary committee that oversees the work of the standards commissioner said. The committee found the MP
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Sainsbury’s has claimed to be passing on rising costs to shoppers at a slower rate than its competitors, saying its decision is partly responsible for a dip in first-half profits. The UK’s second-biggest supermarket chain by market share, which also owns Argos, updated on its progress as the “big four”, also including Tesco, Morrisons and
The Bank of England has raised the base rate of interest by 0.75 percentage points to 3% – the single biggest increase in more than three decades – and said that the UK is already in recession. The Bank warned that the UK could face a protracted contraction in the coming years, with high inflation
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has been caught on camera telling Conservatives in Tunbridge Wells that he changed a funding formula that gave more public money to “deprived urban areas”. #BattleForNumber10 #RishiSunak #LizTruss #skynews 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
At the Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb Guard sentinels are always on duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – a sacred spot to many Americans and the center of Memorial Day remembrances.
According to its financial results report for Q3 2022 released today, Fisker remains on schedule to begin production of its flagship Ocean SUV two weeks from now. The American EV automaker is also reporting over 62,000 combined reservations and orders ahead of a four phase production plan that’s expected to produce 42,400 units by the
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. Fed decision ahead Quick takes on Club earnings 1. Fed decision ahead Stocks edged down Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rate increases, set for this afternoon.
Kanye West paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged he had used antisemitic language in the workplace, according to documents seen by NBC News. In addition, six people who have worked with West or witnessed him in professional settings over the past five years said they had heard the US rapper praise Adolf
Joe Biden has warned Americans that “MAGA Republicans” are “trying to succeed where they failed in 2020” to subvert the will of voters in the upcoming midterms. In a speech that comes just six days before the polls close, the US president said democracy is under attack because Donald Trump refused to accept the results
The gunman who killed 17 students and staff in the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Florida voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty last year to premeditated murder
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards “Das Goldene Lenkrad” (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019. Hannibal Hanschke | Reuters Days after closing his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk faced
The Home Office is facing a judicial review over the conditions at the Manston migrant processing centre, the immigration minister has told Sky News. Robert Jenrick said the legal action has begun after reports of severe overcrowding at the centre in Kent, which is meant to hold 1,600 people but has been housing about 4,000
The White House has accused North Korea of shipping a “significant” number of artillery shells to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US believes North Korea “is trying to make it appear as though they’re being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa”.
A Labour MP who was the target of a far-right murder plot has criticised a “stupid, stupid, stupid” ITV series dramatising the story. Speaking in the House of Commons, Rosie Cooper accused the broadcaster of using her as a “marketing tool” over The Walk-In, starring Stephen Graham. The drama focuses on informant Robbie Mullen, his
BT Group is expected to increase a multibillion-pound cost-savings target on Thursday as it seeks to counter the inflationary headwinds buffeting the UK economy. Sky News has learnt that Philip Jansen, BT chief executive, is poised to use the telecom giant’s half-results announcement to outline plans to find a further £500m of savings by the
President Putin has accused the West of engaging in “nuclear blackmail” and warned he has “lots of weapons to reply” as he called up 300,000 more troops to the Ukraine war. #russia #ukraine #shorts 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
CNN’s Jake Tapper explains why veteran Watergate journalist Bob Woodward is sounding the alarm about former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election. #CNN #News
All of Rishi Sunak’s campaign pledges from the summer leadership contest are under review. The prime minister’s official spokeswoman said that the pledges were made a few months ago, when the context was “somewhat different”. Secretaries of state are to be consulted on the specifics of their departments. Sunak ‘absolutely hammered’ on immigration at PMQs
6:01 PM ET We’re into the closing matches of the Champions League group stage, and the final teams are booking their places in the round of 16. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Here we take a look at the state of play across all four remaining groups. The group winners and
Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some critics advising the agency that the automaker didn’t want present. Lately, Tesla has been under pressure from the California DMV over its Autopilot and self-driving claims, which the agency believes could be deceptive. Earlier this summer, Tesla and the DMV went back