A top figure in the haulage industry has told Sky News that deploying army personnel to help tackle the HGV driver shortage “will not scratch the surface” of the UK’s delivery crisis. A Government spokesperson said: “The recent pandemic has proven that the UK has a large, diverse and highly resilient food supply chain that
A Taliban advance in Afghanistan is undoing many of the freedoms Afghans have come to regard as normal, reports claim, amid a push for a diplomatic solution to the fighting. There have been reports from civilians fleeing affected areas of heavy-handed treatment by the insurgents including schools being burned down and repressive restrictions on women.
Johnny Depp is set to be given a lifetime achievement award from a major film festival in Spain. The 58-year-old actor will receive the Donostia Award at next month’s San Sebastian festival, its highest honour, with organisers calling him “one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile actors”. They add Depp “has played writers, undercover
Boeing said on Monday it was assessing multiple dates this month for the launch of its CST-100 Starliner space capsule to the International Space Station. The company last week postponed the capsule’s much awaited launch after discovering a glitch in its propulsion system valves during pre-launch checks. Boeing said on Monday it fixed problems over the
Late into the night on the Diamond Mountain Road, north of Taylorsville, California, firefighters battled against the advancing flames. They are on just one of so many frontlines created by this vast blaze. They fight it in the air and on the ground. Through the afternoon we’d watched as relays of helicopters went back and
Universities that do not return to face-to-face teaching this coming academic year should not be charging full fees, the education secretary has told Sky News. Speaking to Kay Burley, Gavin Williamson said: “I think if universities are not delivering what students expect, then actually they shouldn’t be charging the full fees.” Live updates as students
A-level students have received more A and A* grades this year than ever before after exams were cancelled for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic. A-level, AS-level and GSCE exams were cancelled in January due to the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19. Instead teachers used mock results, coursework and in-class assessments to determine
A shortage of new models has helped drive a near-record leap in sales of used cars, according to industry figures. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 2,167,504 vehicles changed hands during the second quarter of the year – up 6.6% on 2019 pre-pandemic levels. The body said it was the best
I expect that when the large oil companies transition into energy companies and buy up all the renewable generation — thus continuing their oligarchy — the FUD will cease around wind turbines. Very few people cared that birds died from the pollution caused by coal-fired power stations, but one sparrow gets hit by a turbine
A lawsuit has been filed in the US accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre, according to one of her lawyers. Ms Giuffre claims she was a victim of late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. She has previously said she was made to have sex when she was 17 with Prince Andrew, who
Aug 9, 2021 The NHL free-agency frenzy of 2021 started 27 days later than the usual opening day of July 1, but it was as wild as any in recent memory, with more than $500 million spent on deals on the first day alone. A number of valuable players remain who have yet to make
Two friends of mine decided after many years of working to buy a large four-wheel-drive vehicle and caravan and travel around Australia. They had a great time exploring this vast continent, and the places where most people just couldn’t go. We caught up with them a few years into their travels when they were making
7:53 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the better part of two months, nothing has been easy for Bryson DeChambeau. The latest example occurred on Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, where the eight-time PGA Tour winner saw a chance to win evaporate with a couple of balls in the water on the back
The future of transportation is electric. The future of energy is clean renewables. The future — and increasingly the present — also requires connecting these two. EDF is well on its way in this marathon into the coming decades, and I recently sat down with Raphael Declercq, Executive Vice President of Distributed Solutions at EDF
NASA has shared a stunning view of the Earth’s largest desert, the Sahara Desert, in its latest post on Instagram. The image was captured by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough from the International Space Station and could very well be confused for the Red Planet, the American space agency said. The caption, which starts off with “Too hot
Gang members desperate to escape a life of violence are being offered ‘safe houses’ in a scheme to combat knife crime in London. The scheme takes youngsters in danger of committing crime or becoming victims and places them in a safe environment. More than 100 young people have so far been housed and helped with
As American troops withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban have quickly moved in to abandoned military bases and are collecting the treasure of goods left behind. Sky’s Alex Crawford gets an exclusive look inside one of the seized military bases. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard is a deaf lesbian YouTuber who likes the label “disabled”, saying it is part of who she is and should not be seen as a bad thing. In the first episode of the second season of #Divided, she talks about invisible disabilities, government policy, first dates, and virgin margaritas with Niall Paterson. We
An AirAsia X flight to Malaysia from Perth, Australia, was forced to turn back Sunday after the A330 aircraft began shaking due to what the airline called a “technical issue.” CNN’s Dave Briggs reports.
Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski became a fan favorite on “America’s Got Talent” when her performance wowed Simon Cowell moments after she shared that she was a cancer survivor on national TV. She speaks with CNN’s Chris Cuomo after deciding to leave the show following a devastating cancer update. #CuomoPrimeTime #Nightbirde #CNN