Images of the upcoming refreshed electric Mini Cooper have leaked, showing significant exterior and interior changes including redesigned taillights and a rimless center screen. The images were taken at a facility in China and posted to Chinese social media. In the photos, the undisguised Mini is accompanied by several other camouflaged models parked nearby. It
Institutional Investor hall of famer Rich Bernstein is a market bull whose playbook excludes some of Wall Street’s most popular groups. He blames a risky see-saw dynamic playing out in the marketplace. “On one side, we have all that I would call the bubble assets: tech, innovation disruption, cryptocurrencies,” the Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO and CIO
In this article IT A gamer plays on Sony’s Playstation 5 console at his home in Seoul. Yelim Lee | AFP via Getty Images The global chip shortage has been rumbling on all year and still hasn’t gone away. But what does that mean for Christmas? Will some presents be harder to get hold of
Sajid Javid has urged the British public to “play your part” and get a COVID booster vaccine – warning that the UK is “once again in a race between the vaccine and the virus”. The heath secretary told Kay Burley that cases of Omicron are growing at a “phenomenal rate”, which is why the government
Boris Johnson has reiterated that he “certainly broke no rules” in response to allegations that he flouted coronavirus restrictions by hosting a virtual festive quiz at Downing Street. Labour said the prime minister “might have misled” MPs after he told the House of Commons he had been given assurances that social distancing measures were not
Working households are facing the worst Christmas wage squeeze in almost a decade, according to a report by the TUC. The union organisation demanded the government deliver a “proper plan to get pay packets rising“, arguing that pressure on budgets from soaring bills and falls in wages were only set to intensify in the months
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut. The stubby white spacecraft with a round tip blasted off into clear blue skies over West Texas for a roughly 11-minute trip to just beyond the internationally
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for coronavirus amid the growing prevalence of the Omicron variant in the country. It is not yet known if the 69-year-old is carrying the Omicron variant, which is believed to make up more than 70% of cases in the nation. He is receiving treatment for mild symptoms,
In this Kentucky community, resilience and faith run deep. At the First Baptist Church in the heart of Mayfield, Sunday worship is at 11am every week. It was on this day too, for a congregation who survived, in a church that’s still standing. But beyond the church, the centre of this town is devastated. Businesses,
In a PBS interview, Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent a week in the ICU with Covid in 2020, says that then-President Donald Trump gave him Covid-19 during debate preparation sessions where six-out-of-seven people involved were later diagnosed. #CNN #News
There’s nothing quite like a golf cart to bring out the kid in every driver. A combination of car-like operation, go kart-like handling and video game-like repercussions make them a joy to ride. But with the typical 2+2 seat layout, you’re normally limiting to enjoying the experience with only three friends. For anyone who wants
U.S. President Joe Biden stops to talk to reporters before departing the White House December 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday leveraging the federal government’s buying power to slash its carbon emissions by 65% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by
Officers investigating the disappearance of nursing assistant Petra Srncova have found a body in a park in south London, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said a member of the public called the police to Brunswick Park in Camberwell at around 11.40am on Sunday. Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Ms Srncova’s family
A robotics and automation company backed by Walmart, America’s biggest grocery retailer, is finalising plans for a $4.5bn (£3.3bn) merger with a ‘blank cheque’ company created by the Japanese technology giant SoftBank. Sky News has learnt that Symbotic is within days of concluding a combination with SVF Investment Corp 3, a New York-listed special purpose
Chris Wallace on the set of “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace” at FOX News D.C. Bureau on June 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Fox News anchor Chris Wallace abruptly announced on Sunday he’s leaving the network after 18 years, effective immediately. The host of the
The Conservative Party is drifting into authoritarianism, a senior Tory MP has warned, as he confirmed he would oppose new coronavirus restrictions. Former Brexit minister Steve Baker told Sky News he believed at least 60 of his party colleagues at Westminster would join him in voting against the imposition of further COVID-19 measures by Boris
Anne Rice, the author of the bestselling novel Interview With The Vampire, has died at the age of 80. The gothic novelist died due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. “In her final hours, I sat beside her hospital bed in awe of her
Cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant are now being treated in hospitals, cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has told Sky News. The education secretary also said there were currently no plans to vaccinate primary school children and that Boris Johnson would be saying more about the coronavirus booster programme “later today”. Even if the COVID-19 Omicron
The extent of the destruction caused by a series of tornadoes that may have killed up to 100 people in the US has been laid bare by satellite images. Dozens have been confirmed dead across five states and many more are missing after the storms, which included one twister that could have carved the longest
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