Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has pleaded not guilty to three federal firearm charges filed against him after a plea deal collapsed. He is accused of lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun, which he kept for around 11 days. Abbe Lowell, his
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The northern leg of the HS2 line is set to be scrapped, Sky News understands. Rumours had been circling for weeks that the high-speed rail line between Birmingham and Manchester was going to be axed by the prime minister and chancellor due to soaring costs. Even the reports – which have been denied by Number
Russell Brand is being investigated by a second police force following further allegations. Thames Valley Police told Sky News that a woman contacted the force two weeks ago with “new information,” and that it was looking into her claims of “harassment and stalking”. The Metropolitan Police previously confirmed it had received a “number of allegations
A consumer group has named its 12 best locations in the UK to retire – with a popular cathedral city and the home of English tennis making the list. Newcastle-under-Lyme – the Staffordshire market town once home to the designer of the Spitfire – featured on the list by Which? due to its large number
FTX’s multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency blowup hasn’t destroyed all faith in the industry. In a new documentary premiering Monday, FTX customers, insiders and investors tell CNBC that despite not receiving a single dollar worth of cryptocurrency back, they’re optimistic on the industry and plan to keep investing. Evan Luthra, an app developer, entrepreneur and angel investor, told
Both pedal bicycles and electric-assist bicycles are important alternative forms of transportation, helping to reduce private car use. But electric bikes have long been the quickest growing category of two-wheelers. This year Germany is set to hit a major milestone that will see e-bikes outsell pedal bicycles for the first time. Germany has spent years
Donald Trump could be fined $250m (£201.3m) and banned from owning real estate in New York for five years after a judge ruled that he and his associates inflated their assets by as much as $3.6bn (£2.9bn). The former US president is expected to appear in court today after the pre-trial ruling by Judge Arthur
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to commit to tax cuts ahead of the next election, despite growing calls from inside his party. His cabinet colleague Michael Gove told Sky News on Sunday that he wanted to see “the tax burden reduced” by the time the public goes to the polls. But speaking to Kay Burley
Water companies are making their case for a hike to annual household bills of up to £156 in the second half of the decade, to tackle challenges including shortages and sewage leaks. Industry body Water UK said the firms’ business plans, which have to be signed off by the regulator Ofwat, would see investment almost
Taylor Swift has returned to the NFL stands in support of her rumoured-beau – bringing a star-studded entourage with her. Swift is rumoured to be dating Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce, with the pair being spotted together after last weekend’s round of NFL matches. Her much-hyped presence in the stands this weekend sent
Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of
Drunken cell parties, fights, stabbings, prison guards with faulty equipment out of their depth. Welcome to HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire, where staff Sky News has spoken to claim all these events have taken place, and one guard told us assaults on staff are “a daily event”. Three prison guards have blown the whistle on
Turkey has carried out an airstrike in northern Iraq after a suicide bombing attack in capital Ankara, its defence ministry said. The airstrike destroyed 20 targets belonging to the Kurdish militant group PKK, which claimed responsibility for the bombing. Earlier on Sunday, two police officers were injured in an attack in Ankara, hours before parliament
Less than three months after announcing entry into a new market of Israel, Chinese EV automaker ZEEKR is continuing its expansion in the Middle East (and around the globe for that matter) and doing so quickly. The young automaker has announced four new partnerships that will see EV deliveries coming quite quickly. Although ZEEKR remains
Police in New York are searching for a nine-year-old girl who they believe was abducted while camping with her family. Charlotte Sena was last seen at around 6.15pm on Saturday at Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, which is 50 miles north of Albany, the capital of New York State. Police believe Charlotte was
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amazon customer service representatives this weekend have been handling a wave of inquiries from customers who received suspicious and confusing email confirmations about gift card purchases they had not made. Customers on social media said they were sent
Liz Truss is to remake her case for the direction she believes the Conservative Party should take – a year after her administration began to collapse around her. The UK’s shortest ever serving prime minister will speak at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Tuesday. A year ago, under her
The prominent financier Jonathan Rowland is to take the challenger bank he co-founded six years ago onto the London stock market through a reverse takeover of another business set up by his family. Sky News has learnt that Mr Rowland, who has floated a number of corporate vehicles in the City, has orchestrated a deal
A teenager who was on the coach which overturned in a fatal crash on the M53 in Cheshire says he is “happy to be alive”. Speaking to Sky News anonymously, he recalled how what started as a normal school day on Friday turned into a tragedy. “We were all just chatting on our phones,” he
Katherine Ryan says she “wrestled” with her conscience over whether to work with a male celebrity she says she believes “was or is dangerous”. The Canadian comedian first spoke about an “open secret” in the industry back in 2022, telling fellow comic Sara Pascoe she had confronted the alleged predator while filming a TV show