Public anger in China towards continuing COVID-19 lockdowns has sparked rare protests in a number of major cities in recent days. The latest demonstrations were prompted by a fire in a high-rise apartment block in the northwestern Xinjiang region on Thursday. The fire, in the city of Urumqi, killed at least 10 people, and questions
Another Conservative MP has said he will not be standing at the next general election. Chris Skidmore, the MP for Kingswood, said in a statement “there has been no greater honour in my life” than to represent the constituency, in southwest England. “Parliamentary boundary changes will result in the Kingswood constituency ceasing to exist. “With
Plans to make encouraging self-harm online illegal have been backed by a charity set up in memory of a teenager who died after viewing content related to suicide, depression and anxiety. The Molly Rose Foundation – established after the death of Molly Russell – said the proposal to amend the Online Safety Bill appeared to
The list of weird yet awesome electric boats on Alibaba seems to grow every week. Fortunately for us, we’ve managed to stumble upon another oddball offering in the form of an inflatable electric houseboat. And if you ask me, it’s perfect for the latest edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week
In this article RNO-FR ENGI-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Renault logo photographed in Bavaria, Germany. The French automotive giant says it’s targeting carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Igor Golovniov/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Renault Group is working with French utility Engie on the development
A teenager has been denied permission to witness her father die by lethal injection in Missouri after a judge upheld a law that states she is too young. Kevin Johnson, 37, faces execution on Tuesday, 29 November for shooting a police officer in 2005, when he was 19. His daughter, Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey, was two
Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer has spoken for the first time since announcing the club could be for sale. Sky News tracked him down near his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, and he spoke of finding “strategic alternatives” for the club and also responded to criticism by Cristiano Ronaldo. #ManchesterUnited #ManUtd #Shorts SUBSCRIBE to
Former President Donald Trump absorbed a stunning defeat at the Supreme Court over his long-running campaign to hide his tax returns, which are now set to land before a Democratic-run House committee. Republican-appointed appeals court judges, meanwhile, appeared cool to his latest bid to slow the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. #CNN #News
The head of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has vowed to sack firefighters who bullied colleagues or have been racist, misogynistic or homophobic as he vowed to take a zero tolerance approach. Commissioner Andy Roe’s comments come after a damning independent report revealed the “toxic culture” in the LFB, with accounts ranging from women being
Qatar is reviewing its investments in London after the organisation running the capital’s transport system banned the Middle East country’s advertisements on the Tube, buses and taxis. A source with knowledge of the review has told Sky News the decision by Transport for London (TfL) is “another blatant example of double standards and virtue signalling
Irene Cara, the singer best known for the title tracks of Fame and Flashdance, has died aged 63. Her publicist said she had died in her Florida home and that the cause of death was unknown. Cara won an Oscar for the song Flashdance… What A Feeling from the 1980s hit movie Flashdance and has
Landslides have destroyed buildings and left residents cut off on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, authorities say. Many remained missing, while there was confusion over whether anybody had died. The Italian news agency ANSA said the body of a woman had been retrieved. Earlier, Interior minister Matteo Piantedosi said there had been no confirmed
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority ownership of The Hundred while raising funds to inject into the sport’s cash-strapped counties. Sky News has learnt that the governing body has in recent weeks been handed an offer from Bridgepoint Group, the London-listed
Elon Musk says he would support Republican Ron DeSantis if the Florida governor runs in the 2024 US presidential election race. Mr DeSantis was re-elected with nearly 60% of the vote in the midterms and has been tipped as a potential candidate to be the next US leader. Musk’s apparent endorsement of Mr DeSantis comes
The gunman in the Walmart mass shooting in Virginia left a “death note” addressed to God on his phone, police say. Andre Bing, 31, said that his actions were not planned, but things had fallen into place like he was being led by Satan, in the rambling note that was released by the Chesapeake Police Department
NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers “successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit,” the US space agency said on its
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s FSD Beta wide release, Cybertruck reservations reaching 1.5 million, TSLA investors asking the board for help, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a
Picture taken on May 3, 2022 shows a general view of Slovakia’s largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP) Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images The Group of 7 nations are in talks to cap Russian oil at $65 and $70 a barrel — but analysts say
A man who fell from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico has been rescued after more than 24 hours stranded in the water. The passenger on board Carnival Valor went missing at around 2.30pm local time on Wednesday, and – in a Thanksgiving holiday miracle – was not hoisted out of the water
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has urged NATO members to guarantee the protection of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. Over the weekend, Zaphorizhzia power plant came under fire with UN’s atomic body warning that Russia and Ukraine are “playing with fire”. Former senior military intelligence and security officer, Philip Ingram has more detail. #ukraine #zaporizhzhya #skynews SUBSCRIBE