Spending their days in muddy fields armed with their metal detectors and packed lunches, Andy and Lance – aka actors Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones – have brought the simple pleasure of searching for treasure to the masses, thanks to their hit comedy show Detectorists. Demand for metal detectors has risen in recent years –
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Celebrities have shared messages of support for Bruce Willis after his family revealed the 67-year-old Hollywood star has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The diagnosis was shared by Willis’s wife Emma Heming, his ex-wife Demi Moore and his five daughters Emma, Demi, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn on Instagram on Thursday. In March
“Significant progress has been made” to resolve the row over the Northern Ireland protocol and a deal is “very much game on”, Sinn Fein’s leader said. Speaking after talks with Rishi Sunak, Mary Lou McDonald told reporters: “We have always believed that a deal on the protocol was possible and we’ve always known it was
The steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has sparked a row over the administration of one of his biggest British customers after launching an attempt to take control of it. Sky News has learnt that Mr Gupta’s GFG Alliance has acquired control of a Singapore-based company called Aartee Group Pte Limited which is an indirect shareholder in
Charging customers higher electricity prices has helped the UK wing of the French state-owned energy giant turn a profit. While an overall loss was recorded at EDF (Électricité de France) earnings rose at its UK operations, it said in its 2022 annual results. Core profits in the UK electricity-producing entity hit £1.12bn, up from a
Which demographic is being hardest hit by the coronavirus? The figures suggest the average age of those ending up in intensive care is a lot younger than expected. 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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content
CNN’s Drew Griffin reports the rhetoric of some GOP lawmakers are under scrutiny after the organizer of the January 6 rally that led to the siege on the Capitol says he got help from them. #DrewGriffin #CNN #News
Tesla has released a blog post defending itself against allegations that it fired employees at Gigafactory New York over a push to unionize. As we reported earlier this week, workers doing Autopilot data annotation at Gigafactory New York announced their intent to unionize. Yesterday, the organizers behind the unionization effort filed a complaint with the
Shares of Club holding Devon Energy (DVN) fell sharply Wednesday, one day after delivering disappointing fourth quarter results , reducing its fixed-plus-variable dividend and barely buying back any stock. Forward guidance wasn’t that great either. It’s certainly a frustrating story for sharholders like us, and one that bares further scrutiny. Bottom line Unlike most companies,
Profits at 45% state-owned bank NatWest have risen to their highest since the global financial crash. The bank recorded profits of £5.1bn before tax in its 2022 full-year results, a high not seen since 2007 and an increase from the £3.8bn booked a year earlier. Also for the first time since the crash was the
Russia is due to take part in a joint naval exercise with China and South Africa which could see the test launch of a hypersonic cruise missile – as Western leaders assemble for a major security conference. A frigate armed with the Zircon weapon has been deployed for 10 days of joint drills in the
9:13 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — IndyCar driver Conor Daly raced Floyd Mayweather Jr. into the Daytona 500 for a second consecutive year by bobbing and weaving his way through myriad issues for the ill-prepared team. Daly’s attempt to make his first Daytona 500 was announced only last week as part of
Five former Memphis police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols are due to appear in court. Video footage captured by police bodycams and CCTV cameras showed Mr Nichols, a black man, being beaten by officers following a traffic stop. He died from his injuries. The case has renewed calls for police reform in
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Modern Life, Search, and Devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington on February 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Since Microsoft showcased an early
The home secretary has demanded an “explanation” from police over the decision to reveal details of Nicola Bulley’s private life. A source close to Suella Braverman said she was “concerned” by the disclosure of the missing mother-of-two’s personal information by Lancashire Police, including that she suffered “some significant issues with alcohol”, which had resurfaced over
Candidates are expected to formerly enter the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the SNP and first minister today – after the timeline for the contest was unveiled last night. No individual has officially announced their bid to become Ms Sturgeon’s successor at present. But on Thursday, numerous candidates ruled themselves out of
Welcome to Backstage, the TV and film review podcast from Sky News. Joining Sky’s entertainment reporter Claire Gregory this week is TV and movie review Stevie Wong, and arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. On this week’s show, Paul Rudd tells us what he’d be getting up to in an alternative universe, as Ant-Man and
2:57 PM ET Associated Press John Veitch, who trained Alydar to narrow losses in all three Triple Crown races against rival Affirmed in 1978 during a Hall of Fame career, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 77. Veitch died Tuesday of natural causes at home in Lexington, Kentucky, said Michael Veitch, his second
The cost of living crisis is triggering “unprecedented” requests for help to councils across England, Sky News has been told. It means volunteers and communities are stepping in to help those who are struggling like never before. Sky’s Communities Correspondent, Lisa Holland, reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on
Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten uses football knowledge to quiz Anderson Cooper, who admits he doesn’t know which teams are competing. #CNN #News