The 9pm deadline for bids to buy Chelsea has passed, with consortiums led by Nick Candy, the Ricketts family and Sir Martin Broughton and Lord Sebastian Coe among the bidders. The sale has come amid UK and EU sanctions on Roman Abramovich following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Chelsea also under a number of restrictions.
A drive-by shooter has been jailed in Manchester after CCTV footage showed him opening fire near a primary school. Police launched an investigation after an innocent bystander reported that his car had been struck by a stray bullet during the shoot-out, which happened in the Harpurhey area in January last year. After a trawl through
In this article HOOD UBER SNAP ROKU Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Tech companies are looking to issue new stock and cash perks as slumping share prices weigh on employees’ wallets and morale. Robinhood, Snap, Roku and Uber are among those offering more equity grants
Taiga Motors announced that it officially started deliveries of the production version of its electric snowmobile: the 2022 Nomad. It’s obviously a bit late in the season, but it is still an important step for the company and for the electrification of powersports. Like the auto industry, the powersports world is being electrified, and Quebec-based
Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Clean energy is attracting billions of dollars in investments, but as the pace and scope of the transition to a greener economy accelerates, experts say the trend is just getting started. “I think we’re early days,” Eli Aheto, managing director at BeyondNetZero, said recently at CERAWeek. “There
In this article AMZN An Amazon worker holds a sign at the Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, March 30, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Amazon workers at a second warehouse on New York’s Staten Island will vote whether to form a
Jacob Rees-Mogg has dismissed the row over parties held during lockdown in Downing Street and across Whitehall as trivial “fluff”. Speaking at the Conservative spring xonference in Blackpool, the Brexit minister said the current Ukraine crisis showed that partygate was not a fundamentally serious issue. “It is a reminder that the world is serious, that
David Cameron has revealed he is assisting the war effort by driving a van containing supplies for Ukrainian refugees to Poland. Announcing his upcoming trip on social media on Friday, the former Conservative prime minister said he would be travelling with two colleagues from the Chippy Larder, a food project in west Oxfordshire with which
The London property entrepreneur Nick Candy is lining up backing from two South Korean groups as he prepares to lodge a takeover bid for Chelsea Football Club. Sky News has learnt that Hana Financial Group, a major Seoul-based lender, and C&P Sports, a sports management firm, were on Friday in discussions about joining Mr Candy’s
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It may come as a surprise to men, but dating can be dangerous, and many women will relate to the lead character in Daisy Edgar-Jones’ new film as she navigates the difficult world of online dating – and the behaviours that come with it. The star became a household name during the pandemic playing Marianne
As the chancellor prepares to deliver the Spring Statement next week, polling suggests confidence in the Conservative Party’s handling of the economy is at its lowest point in more than a decade. Labour’s rating has remained relatively static, with only a slight improvement since Jeremy Corbyn’s time as leader and no sign yet of a
Joe Biden has told China’s president of the “implications and consequences” Beijing faces if it gives Russia material support for its war in Ukraine, as Xi Jinping said the conflict needs to end as soon as possible. The pair spoke for almost two hours in a video call as the US sought to deter China
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios dragged the American actor Ben Stiller into an angry exchange with a fan on his way to losing against Rafael Nadal. During the quarter final of the Indian Wells Masters in California, Kyrgios asked a vocal spectator in the crowd “Are you playing?” as he got ready to serve. The Australian
Defence and Security analyst Michael Clarke outlines progress made and difficulties faced on Day 20 of the Russian campaign in Ukraine. He explains how Russian forces have yet to take the highly sought after south western city of Odessa, and how the Varvarivs’kyy bridge near Mykolaiva is a crucial pinch point. For the latest developments:
Former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor reacts to reporting from two US officials that Russia has turned to China for military and economic help with the invasion of Ukraine. Both the Chinese and Russian governments publicly denied that the request happened. #WilliiamTaylor #CNN #Ukraine
A California-based investment firm has joined one of the frontrunners to buy Chelsea Football Club as a multitude of parties conduct frenzied negotiations to finalise their offers hours before the deadline for bids. Sky News has learnt that Clearlake Capital, which has roughly $60bn of assets under management, has signed up to a consortium headed
In this article 9868-HK A Xpeng P7 electric car is on display during the 18th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at China Import and Export Fair Complex on November 20, 2020 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng will hike the price of its
Two and a half million households with children will be in fuel poverty once the new energy price cap comes into effect on 1 April, according to estimates from the End Fuel Poverty Coalition. That’s equivalent to two in five households, and it rises to more than half if we look just at single-parent homes.
ARCH Motorcycle Company, founded by Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger, is known for its bespoke sport cruiser motorcycle production. But while those bikes have always featured internal combustion engines, the duo behind ARCH recently floated the possibility of adding electric power to their lineup. ARCH was founded in 2011 after Gard Hollinger, a motorcycle customizer,