Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, from left, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, listen during a bi-lateral meeting with Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister, not pictured, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images New documents show that one of former President Donald Trump’s
Singer Ronnie Spector has died at the age of 78 following a “brief battle” with cancer, her family has confirmed. The singer, who was known for the 1960s hits “Be My Baby,” and “Baby, I Love You”, was surrounded by her family and husband Jonathan when she died today. Her family announced the news in
Ovo Energy, the UK’s third-biggest gas and electricity supplier, is to cut a quarter of its workforce as part of a restructuring aimed at saving costs amid the deepening industry crisis. Sky News has learnt that Ovo could announce details of its plans as soon as Thursday, with roughly 1,700 out of 6,200 roles expected
A US judge has set out his reasons for rejecting Prince Andrew’s bid to have the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him thrown out. The Duke of York is being sued by Virginia Giuffre who claims he “committed sexual assault and battery” upon her when she was a teenager. In a 46-page document, Judge Lewis
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has demanded the resignation of Boris Johnson over the Downing Street drinks party row. Mr Ross claimed the prime minister’s position was “no longer tenable” and revealed he had spoken to Mr Johnson on Wednesday afternoon to “set out my reasons and I explained to him my position”. The Scottish
The all-new Kia EV6 is one of the most hotly anticipated new cars of the year – electric or otherwise. It’s been a weird couple of months, though, and ongoing supply chain issues and chip shortages had some customers understandably worried that their EV6 wouldn’t get delivered on the promised date. But now, at least
Ted Lasso, Succession and The Power Of The Dog lead the nominations in this year’s Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards – which is largely seen as a warm-up to the Oscars. Representing both TV and film across 13 categories, the awards are led by the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents more than 160,000 people working in
An ichthyosaurs skeleton, which dates back around 180 million years, is the largest and most complete of its kind ever found in Britain. The find has been described by experts as “one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history”. Becky Johnson reports from the warehouse in Telford where the remains are being held. SUBSCRIBE
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried comments on the passing of his longtime friend Bob Saget, who died Sunday at the age of 65. #CNN #News
Amanda Carpenter, a former aide for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), shares what concerned her most about her former boss’s interview with Fox’s Tucker Carlson when Cruz backtracked on calling January 6 rioters “terrorists.” #CNN #News
7:15 AM ET On the eve of the UFC’s return to action with its first card of 2022, and a stretch of fights that will in many ways shape the rest of the year, there is potential and excitement in the air throughout the MMA world. But when the dust settles at the end of
Former directors of Thomas Cook, one of Britain’s biggest travel companies, are to be formally cleared of wrongdoing by the government’s bankruptcy watchdog after a probe lasting more than two years. Sky News has learnt that the Insolvency Service has concluded its investigation into the collapse of Thomas Cook, which was forced into compulsory liquidation
The value of bitcoin exceeded the threshold of $66,895 in October for the first time in history. Chesnot | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price could nearly double to $75,000 this year as more institutional investors start to embrace the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, according to the CEO of Swiss bank Seba. “We believe the price is
Boris Johnson has apologised after admitting that he attended a Downing Street garden drinks party during the first lockdown. Addressing the Commons under intense pressure from MPs, including those on his own government benches, to confirm whether he attended a drinks gathering at Number 10 on 20 May 2020, the prime minister said he had
A person has been arrested in the unsolved case of three members of a British family and a cyclist shot dead in the French Alps more than nine years ago. Saad al Hilli, 50, was killed with his wife Iqbal, 47, and mother-in-law Suhaila al Allaf, 74, near Lake Annecy on 5 September 2012. A
Spider-Man: No Way Home has been blocked from getting any BAFTA nominations after producers refused to allow the film to be placed on a streaming site used by judges. Safety alert: There are no spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home in this article. Despite the impact of COVID, the film has swung its way into
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have identified a black hole having 200,000 times the mass of the Sun in Mrk 462, a dwarf galaxy with only several hundred million stars. In comparison, our Milky Way has a few hundred billion stars. The black hole was heavily buried in gas and dust in Mrk 462
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found a colossal 180-million-year-old fossilised remains of an ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘sea dragon’. The researchers describe it as one of the most significant discoveries in the region as the fossil is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the UK. Ichthyosaurs resembled dolphins
A group stage game at the Africa Cup of Nations was thrown into chaos after the full-time whistle was twice blown before the full 90 minutes. Zambian referee Janny Sikawe was in charge of the Group F match between Tunisia and Mali when he initially ended the match after 85 minutes. After the game restarted,
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