US President Joe Biden could be facing a possible impeachment inquiry over his family’s business dealings. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing committees to open a formal investigation into what he called a “culture of corruption” around the first family. He said over the past few months “House Republicans have uncovered
A deal has been struck for the owners of Poundland to take over the leases of 71 Wilko stores. The Pepco Group will rebrand the branches under the Poundland name. It is unclear if Wilko staff at the outlets will be kept on or rehired, but administrators PwC said it was hoped the deal would
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 11, 2023, 04:09 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —
About 10,000 people are thought to be missing after major flooding in Libya, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has said. A quarter of the eastern city of Derna was wiped out by floodwaters after dams burst in a storm, with more than 1,000 bodies recovered so far. It is estimated that as
Five children who travelled to Pakistan with the father and step-mother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif will be taken into the custody of the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau, a judge has ruled. The children, aged between one and 13, were recovered from the house of Sara’s grandfather in the northeastern city of Jhelum on Monday
The Pave BK is a premium 30 mph, fully street-legal motorbike that strikes a great balance between fun and utility. As someone who always checks the top speed specs first when looking at e-bikes, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that while the BK lacked in top speed, it more than made up for it
Aerial view of the LNG storage and vaporization vessel “Höegh Esperanza” at the Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Energy analysts are warning of more gas market volatility and higher prices as Europe races to prepare for another winter heating season. European gas markets have been constantly fluctuating in recent
Repeatedly listening to your own 30-second track on Spotify won’t make you around £960 ($1,200) a month, the streaming giant’s chief executive has said. It comes after an analysis by JP Morgan, reported by the Financial Times, suggested the Swedish music firm’s royalty structure could be manipulated by artists, or even regular users. The newspaper
Angela Rayner declared the battle to win over voters at the next general election is “getting started” as she revealed Labour’s vision to boost workers’ rights. In a speech at the TUC conference in Liverpool, Labour’s deputy leader gave a “cast iron commitment” to push through an employment rights bill in the party’s first 100
Aerosmith have been forced to postpone several dates on their farewell tour just a week after kicking off, after frontman Steven Tyler injured his vocal cords during a gig. The rock veterans started the Peace Out tour in Philadelphia on 2 September and were playing in New York when Tyler, 75, sustained the damage to
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary laughed – and sarcastically remarked “well done”, after being hit in the face with cream pies by environmental protesters. The two women pied the airline chief outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-pied-in-the-face-by-protesters-12956718 #ryanairchief #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
Officials released a video showing how convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante broke out of the Chester County Prison outside of Philadelphia. Cavalcante has not been captured. CNN’s Danny Freeman reports. #inmateescape #prison #pennsylvania #cnn #news
Angela Rayner has admitted she wishes she could give up vaping amid reports the government is considering a ban on disposable devices. Labour’s deputy leader – whose children call her the “vape dragon” – said she had taken up the practice to give up smoking, but it was “incredibly addictive”. It comes as government minister
A rare summit between reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin underlines a growing pariah alliance that could impact global security. Moscow, locked in a bloody war of attrition with Ukraine and squeezed by an unprecedented array of Western sanctions, is desperate to secure large quantities of munitions, including artillery shells
The Hyperloop test track tube with its transport cabin is open for viewing before the opening begins. The new Hyperloop test track at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) includes a 24-meter-long vacuum tube made of concrete and a full-size passenger vehicle – it is the first in Europe to be fully certified for passenger
A boost in household spending power has been revealed as basic wage growth in July outstripped the rate of inflation for the first time in more than 18 months, according to official figures. The latest employment data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that wages, excluding the effects of bonuses, were up 7.8%
Almost a third of NHS female surgical staff have been sexually assaulted, including rape, in the last five years, a new survey has revealed. The study, published in the British Journal of Surgery (BJS), examined sexual misconduct over the past five years among the UK surgical workforce and found that 63% of women and 23%
The US is to pay a $6bn (£4.8bn) ransom to Iran in return for the release of a British national and four Americans held in the country. The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions. Currently held in South Korea, the assets
Tesla’s Cybertruck is just about ready to enter production, but a test vehicle was caught on video causing a potentially dangerous situation as its aerodynamic wheel cover came off in traffic, striking another vehicle and flying into the sky. Ever since it was originally unveiled, the Cybertruck has had some pretty cool-looking aerodynamic wheel covers.
Race winner Sergio Perez of Mexico passes his team celebrating during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 02, 2022 in Singapore Mark Thompson | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Organizers said they will halve energy emissions from the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix by 2028. Singapore GP