His supporters say he got Brexit done and saved the country by making the vaccine rollout happen before any other developed nation. His opponents say his record was marred by allegations of sleaze and mismanagement and that he was unfit for top office. Here are the main events – the highs and lows – of
Boris Johnson told Mumsnet he was ‘surprised and taken aback’ to receive his fixed penalty notice from police investigating lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street during the pandemic #Shorts
Uvalde County, Texas, District Attorney Christina Busbee ignored questions from CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. #CNN #News
A founding member of Bon Jovi, former bass player Alec John Such, has died, the band has announced. His former bandmates said they are “heartbroken” to hear of his death and praised him as “integral” to the formation of the band. The band announced the news on Twitter on Saturday evening but did not provide details
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From the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain shocks to rising inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments and businesses around the world are attempting to tackle and solve major crises — many of them interlinked — on multiple fronts. Against this challenging backdrop, energy markets have been roiled, with gas and oil prices surging and
The UK will send a “cutting edge” rocket system to Ukraine to help troops fight back Russia’s advance in the embattled east of the country, in defiance of a threat from Vladimir Putin. The M270 multiple-launch rocket system is now heading to the battlefield, despite Mr Putin’s warning that the provision of longer-range missiles would
South Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s latest launch. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, raising fears that he could be preparing to conduct the country’s first nuclear test since 2017. It was North Korea’s 18th missile test of the
Rebel Conservative MPs say they expect a no confidence vote in Boris Johnson to be held in the coming days. Letters expressing no confidence in the prime minister must be submitted by 54 Tory MPs to trigger a challenge. Data collated by Sky News shows that 28 Conservatives have publicly called for Mr Johnson to
A new law prohibiting the sale of ivory goods in the UK from today is a “landmark moment” in the protection of elephants, according to the government. But despite being widely welcomed by conservationists, there are concerns it doesn’t go far enough to protect other species. It has taken four years for the Ivory Act
More than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a Catholic church in Nigeria. The attackers targeted the St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo in the southwestern state of Ondo just as worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, state politician Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Authorities did not immediately release
Alan Titchmarsh, the celebrity gardener, veteran broadcaster and now officially a national treasure, summed it up perfectly. “It’s all a bit surreal,” he said. I could see why. We were sitting in an open top double decker – one of seven buses that where taking part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Each bus represented a
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A federal grand jury has indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate in the House January 6 committee’s investigation. CNN legal analyst Elie Honig breaks down the significance of the indictment. #CNN #News
Goals Soccer Centres, one of Britain’s biggest operators of 5-a-side football pitches, is to be sold to its management team, capping a three-year stint under private equity ownership. Sky News understands that Inflexion Private Equity, which bought the business in 2019, has struck a deal to offload the company that could be announced within days.
I’ve been an electric bike proponent for well over a decade. My love affair with e-bikes began when I discovered their utility as car replacements (and have led to me living essentially car-free since high school). But I learned how their usefulness only grew as I dove deeper into the fitness and recreational aspects of
A man sells slippers in Eminonu on May 5, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey. The country has enjoyed rapid growth for years, but President Erdogan has for years refused to meaningfully raise rates to cool the resulting inflation. The result has been a plummeting Turkish lira and far less spending power for the average Turk. Burak
The Queen has appeared as a hologram in the Gold State Coach which led the street pageant in central London – one of the main events of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The 260-year-old carriage had taken her to and from her coronation in 1953. Today the coach, flanked by guardsmen on horseback, featured archival footage
A group has been restrained by police and dragged away after climbing over barriers on The Mall and interrupting processions in the Trooping the Colour parade. #Queen #PlatinumJubilee 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: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on
Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton says that if Ukraine doesn’t take the opportunity to withdraw from a pocket near the key city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, they risk losing a large part of their military. #cnn #News