MPs should “focus on serving their constituency” rather than on second jobs, Rishi Sunak’s official spokesperson has said, in reaction to reports from Sky News. Research by our Westminster Accounts project today revealed MPs earned an average £233 per hour for roles outside of parliament – 17 times higher than the national average and over
The wait is over as the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle lifted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota as per the scheduled launch time.The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and the landing is expected on
Ukrainian forces say they have conducted a “special operation” on a Dnipro island, as dramatic footage shows soldiers using speed boats and drones. Ukrainian special forces are said to have headed towards the Russian-held island, firing weapons as they drew closer, aerial footage posted by the Ukrainian army’s command of the special operations forces shows.
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Pedego: For July only, save up to $500 on Pedego ebikes, including their newest model, The Avenue. Find a store! New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded
Young adults and renters are some of the groups of people worst hit by rising prices as official figures show around 1 in 20 said they’d run out of food in the past 2 weeks and couldn’t afford more. Those aged 25 to 34 were at greater risk of financial vulnerability than those over the
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) compared himself to Rosa Parks during a recent interview. CNN’s Harry Enten explains just how unpopular Santos is in his congressional district.
Junior doctors are “not exceptional in having inflation pressures” on their wages and should take the government’s proposed pay rise “seriously”, a minister has said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Thursday that he would be accepting recommendations from public sector pay review bodies to increase wages across the board – albeit without giving departments
Almost 1,000 workers at Gatwick Airport, including baggage handlers and check-in staff, will stage eight days of strikes from later this month. Staff will strike in a dispute over pay, the union Unite announced, at the start of the school summer holidays. Significant disruption, delays and cancellations are “inevitable”, the union said. The workers will
Lisa Marie Presley – the only child of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis – died of complications from a weight loss surgery she had several years ago, a post-mortem examination revealed. The singer died at her home in Calabasas, California, in January this year, at the age of 54, after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.
Writers have been treading the pavements with picket signs outside the Netflix building in Hollywood for two months now. The midday sun is punishing but they stride on – some wearing headphones, others chatting with friends. Every couple of minutes, a passing motorist beeps their horn in support. Please use Chrome browser for a more
MPs with second jobs have an average wage of £233 per hour, Sky News can reveal. The typical rate for MPs is 17 times the national average – and over 22 higher than the minimum hourly wage. The highest hourly rate for a current MP goes to Liz Truss, who got £15,770 per hour. Ms
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images What comes up must come down — at least in the case of user engagement on Threads, Meta‘s new Twitter competitor. Last week, the text-based social media platform reported a record 100 million sign-ups in just five
A defunct spacecraft the size of a small car is expected to plummet to Earth within weeks, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA says its 1.3-tonne Aeolus satellite is running out of fuel and is falling by about 0.6 miles (1km) a day. Although much of it will burn up in the atmosphere,
Mark Kriegel, ESPNDec 4, 2019, 10:44 AM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published ahead of Crawford’s fight against Jeff Horn on June 9, 2018. Crawford fights Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed welterweight championship on July 29. OMAHA, Neb. — Grover Wiley was 25, six years into a pro career that would see him
Apple CarPlay is probably never coming to Tesla EVs, but it looks like next best thing is on the way. It’s been over a year since Elon Musk said Tesla would consider adding AirPlay support to enhance wireless audio quality for music from iPhones. At the time, the Musk tweeted that he would “discuss this
Chandrayaan-3, ISRO‘s third lunar mission, is all set to take off on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The launch of Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to take place at 2:35 pm IST with a hope for its success and soft-landing on the surface of the moon. The lunar mission will land
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X Corp., the parent company of Twitter, filed a lawsuit against four
A mob of hundreds of anti-LGBT protesters has stormed a pride event in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, setting fires, scuffling with police and destroying rainbow flags. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/anti-lgbt-mob-storms-pride-event-in-georgias-capital-tbilisi-12917581 #mob #LGBT #discrimination 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
Susan Bennett reveals to the world that she’s the voice behind Siri.