Nissan has committed itself to the sale of only electric cars across Europe from 2030, the year when the UK was supposed to have banned new vehicles powered by petrol and diesel. The Japanese carmaker also confirmed that all new models to be launched on the continent from now on would be fully electric. Its
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Extreme global warming will likely wipe all mammals – including humans – off the face of the Earth in 250 million years, according to a new scientific study. Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) and transform the planet into a “hostile environment devoid of food and water”, the research warns. The planet would heat up
The US battery energy storage market added 5,597 megawatt hours (MWh) in the second quarter of 2023, a new quarterly record. The grid-scale segment of the industry drove the market with a record-breaking 5,109 MWh in Q2, beating the previous record in Q4 2021 by 5%, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power
Malte Mueller | Fstop | Getty Images Dawn Capital, one of Europe’s biggest backers of business-to-business software companies, raised $700 million in two new funds — doubling down on its bid to find technology champions in the region at a time when venture capital funding for tech startups has dwindled. The London-based VC firm is
Aldi has reported record sales, with the company saying cost of living concerns had driven up shopper numbers. Annual sales topped £15.5bn in the year to December 2022, nearly a £2bn increase from a year earlier and a record in its 33-year history in the UK. The company said the cost of living crisis had
Police have identified a woman whose remains were found in the mouth of a 13ft alligator in Florida. The body of 41-year-old Sabrina Peckham was pulled from a canal in Largo, about 20 miles west of Tampa, after a witness spotted her in the alligator’s mouth, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. The animal was
Armed officers from other forces will be drafted in to support the Metropolitan Police as it faces a revolt over the murder charge following the death of Chris Kaba. Soldiers are also on standby for armed police after scores of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties following a murder charge against one of
Twenty-four hours in A&E is now “no longer a documentary”, leading medics have warned, as figures show almost 400,000 patients spent a day or more in an emergency department in England last year. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said the very long waits are a “matter of national shame”. Figures uncovered by the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 10:11 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo will make his long-awaited move up to bantamweight before the end of the year. The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion will face Rob Font in a contender bout at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 2, sources told ESPN on Sunday, confirming a report
Tesla has released an update with progress on its Optimus humanoid robot with a video that almost looks like CGI. Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, has not been taken seriously by many outside of the more hardcore Tesla fans, and for good reasons. When it was first announced, it seemed to be a half-baked
With the latest iPhone now in people’s hands and Google’s annual Android flagship not far behind, it’s a pertinent time to release a film about the once iconic device that paved the way for both. BlackBerry hasn’t appeared alongside them on shop shelves for years, and any remaining devices were effectively killed off last January
Sir Brian May has said he is “immensely proud” to be part of the team who successfully collected NASA’s first asteroid samples from deep space. A capsule containing around 250g of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu touched down in the Utah desert near Salt Lake City on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the
France will remove its 1,500 troops from Niger by the end of the year following the country’s military coup earlier this year. The African country’s democratically elected president was ousted in July, with the ensuing Western sanctions pushing food prices up by 60% and triggering 10-hour-long electricity cuts. France had previously stationed thousands of troops
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Sandy Ryan won on Saturday night. Sandy Ryan lost on Saturday night. In the world of boxing, both things can be very
The Ministry of Defence has placed the army on standby to support the Metropolitan Police after “more than 100” armed officers handed in their weapons. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has launched a review after a growing number of Scotland Yard officers turned in their firearms following a force marksman being charged with the murder of
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the government to scrap severance payments for senior figures who break the ministerial code. Research carried out by the party showed a total of £530,000 had been given to ministers after they quit over a breach, despite some of them returning to government within weeks. High profile resignations include
A three-year-old child and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over an apparent dog sale in Florida, according to police. Five people – including the toddler – had gone to a luxury apartment complex at around 10pm on Saturday to meet with some people about the sale of a dog, said Jacksonville Sheriff’s
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Sir Ed Davey has insisted the Liberal Democrats will continue to support the pensions triple lock under any circumstances. The policy means the state pension has to rise in line with wages, inflation or 2.5% – whichever is higher – each year, with the government taking the decision in the autumn ahead of it being
One of Britain’s most prominent university spinout ventures is backing a developer of therapies for neurological diseases as part of a capital-raising to fund it through to clinical trials. Sky News understands that Crucible Therapeutics, which was founded by University of Sheffield academics at its Department of Neuroscience, will announce this week that it has