The pace of wage growth has eased back from a record level, according to official figures that also showed no change in the UK’s jobless rate despite the tough economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that average wages excluding bonuses were 7.7% higher than a year earlier in the three months to September.
Robert Jenrick has vowed the government will do “whatever it takes” to implement its Rwanda deportation plan – following Suella Braverman’s sacking as home secretary. The immigration minister – who kept his job in Monday’s dramatic reshuffle – said the government’s plan “must” go through, “no ifs, no buts”. However, the policy faces a make-or-break
An increasing number of migrants who may be in the country illegally are getting the right to work in the UK, Sky News can reveal. Asylum seekers living in migrant hotels are being granted work permits before a decision is reached on their asylum claims, due to the length of time they have been waiting.
A five-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in the US 35 years ago has finally been identified, police say – and her mother and a live-in boyfriend have been charged with her murder. DNA tests and a crucial tip given earlier this year finally gave officers the breakthrough they needed, as they
Rishi Sunak will meet with his new cabinet today after a dramatic shakeup of his top team saw David Cameron make an unexpected return to frontline politics. In a major gamble to revive his faltering premiership, the prime minister gave the former Tory leader a peerage in order to make him foreign secretary. It means
Dado Ruvic | Reuters Exxon Mobil aims to become a leading producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries through a drilling operation the oil giant is launching in Arkansas, the company announced Monday. Exxon earlier this year purchased 120,000 acres of a geological site in southern Arkansas called the Smackover Formation that is rich in
A new all-time low on Aventon’s Abound cargo e-bike is headlining all of the early Black Friday deals this week, as it hits $1,524. If the $675 in savings wasn’t already good enough, you’re also getting an extra $634 in bundled accessories in the box. You can also save $250 on the Anker SOLIX C1000
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. When it comes to Rishi Sunak’s reset, it appears to be third time lucky as the prime minister sought to take back control of his ailing premiership. Sacking Suella Braverman as home secretary only to bring back former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary was
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jensen Huang, president of Nvidia, holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at the Supermicro keynote presentation during Computex 2023. Walid Berrazeg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia on Monday unveiled the H200, a graphics processing unit designed for training and deploying
A “courageous” teenager in the US was beaten to death when he confronted a mob over a friend who was being bullied, his family has said. Jonathan Lewis, 17, was attacked by up to 15 people near a school in Las Vegas, according to reports. The teenager had confronted the group after “one of his
Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of hot magma flowing quickly underground. The fishing town of Grindavik, home to 3,000 people, has been ordered to evacuate amid concerns it could be destroyed by lava flows. Sky News takes a look at some of
Tim Minchin has paid tribute to his mother, Ros, after announcing her death while performing a show in Australia. The comedian, musician and singer shared a photograph on Instagram, simply captioned: “So it goes.” During his show at the State Theatre in Sydney on Friday as part of his latest tour, An Unfunny Evening With
IKEA has purchased a second UK shopping centre amid plans to open its first British city store outside of London. The Ingka Group, which owns IKEA, confirmed it will open a store in Brighton city centre after buying Churchill Square Shopping Centre for an estimated £145m. Investment company Abrdn had originally hoped to sell the
A wind turbine installation taking place in Germany on July 14, 2023. The International Energy Agency is calling for a surge in renewable energy installations over the next few years. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Renewable energy firms are mostly suffering a dire earnings season as struggling supply chains, manufacturing faults and rising
David Cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary as a cabinet reshuffle kicks off in Downing Street. The former prime minister was seen entering Number 10 this morning, shortly after Rishi Sunak began changing his top team. Follow live for updates and analysis on reshuffle Mr Cameron is no longer an elected politician as he
Giant Group, one of several leading bicycle manufacturers, has just revealed its first throttle-enabled electric bike. The new model is being released under the company’s Momentum sub-brand of more affordable bikes designed for street, utility, and commuter use. From the looks of things, the new Momentum Cito E+ seems like a great first shot at
Royal Mail has been fined £5.6m by the industry regulator for missing targets covering both first and second-class deliveries. Ofcom said that for the 2022-23 financial year – a time when it was hit by 18 days of strikes by frontline workers – Royal Mail’s reported performance results showed that it had only delivered 73.7%
Pressure is mounting on Rishi Sunak to sack Suella Braverman after she was accused of stoking tensions ahead of Armistice Day violence. The home secretary’s current job hangs in the balance with speculation rife in Westminster that Mr Sunak could carry out a ministerial reshuffle as soon as this week. It comes as reports suggest
Nigel Farage has been pictured arriving in Australia amid speculation he is about to take part in this year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The former UKIP and Brexit party leader was pictured arriving on Sunday at Brisbane Airport – around 100 miles from the jungle campsite where the popular ITV show
Hamas has denied refusing an offer of fuel from Israel for Gaza’s biggest hospital, which the World Health Organisation says is “not functioning” due to bombing and gunfire. The al Shifa hospital’s last generator ran out of fuel at the weekend, leading to the deaths of three premature babies and nine other patients, according to