A Conservative MP has been caught indicating he would be willing to break parliamentary lobbying rules for money in an undercover sting operation by The Times. Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, met undercover reporters posing as employees of TAHR Partners, a fake company lobbying to influence government policy, at a central London hotel
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A tornado has caused “multiple injuries and multiple deaths” in Missouri, US officials have said. The tornado moved through Bollinger County, about 50 miles south of St Louis, on Wednesday morning, said Sergeant Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Officials said a search and rescue operation had been launched and it was currently
8:43 AM ET Alex Pereira stood with his back to the fence inside the UFC’s Octagon at Madison Square Garden. It was right before the start of the fifth and final round of a title fight in front of a sellout crowd. Pereira looked across the cage at his opponent, then-UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya,
A man armed with a hatchet has killed four children after he attacked a nursery in Brazil. At least three others are injured and have been taken to hospital. The man has been arrested in the southern city of Blumenau. Local media reports that the attacker scaled a wall to enter the nursey, named Cantinho
A 68-year-old Spanish actress has revealed how she used her son’s DNA to create a surrogate baby – to fulfil his dying wish to have a child. Ana Obregón said Aless Lequio García’s sperm was preserved before his death from cancer in 2020 – with the intention of conceiving a child with a surrogate mother.
Coach travellers will be asked to delay Channel crossings over Easter as ferry companies and the Port of Dover attempt to avoid a repeat of the shambolic delays that blighted the start of the school holidays last weekend. Thousands of holidaymakers, many of them children on school trips, faced delays of up to 18 hours
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has postponed a meeting with the UK’s five leading business groups amid the unfolding crisis over sexual misconduct allegations at the CBI. Sky News understands that Ms Badenoch has called off her next scheduled talks with the so-called B5, which comprises the CBI, Institute of Directors, British Chambers of
A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test could happen next week, according to a planning notice posted Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA notice said the launch’s primary expected date is April 10, but listed backup dates as April 11 and 12. Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket and satellite company
A 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Police Scotland has said. The man is in custody and is being questioned by detectives. As part of the investigation, officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses. Advertisement
The King has delivered a message of partnership and alliance, of reconciliation after the Second World War, and of solidarity in supporting Ukraine, as he spoke to the Bundestag on his state visit to Germany. He spoke in both English and German, telling the parliament how much Germany had meant to his mother, and spoke
CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports from Mammoth, California, on record-breaking snowfall in the area. #CNN #News #shorts
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A saucepan of boiling water sits on an induction hob in a kitchen. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images As energy efficiency goals and financial incentives proliferate, more consumers are warming up to the benefits of induction cooking. Induction is not a new technology, but U.S. consumers, unlike their European counterparts, have been
“Did any child in the ’80s not play Super Mario Brothers?” It’s a question that’s helped pile on the pressure when it comes to the latest iteration of the classic video game – which is one of the best-selling of all time. The franchise has already seen numerous games, an animated TV series and animated
Israeli riot police have fired stun grenades and tear gas inside al Aqsa Mosque in clashes with Palestinian worshippers in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Twelve Palestinians were reportedly injured according to the Palestinian Red Crescent and dozens were arrested. Video footage from inside the mosque shows police beating Palestinians. The incident occurred after
Donald Trump has claimed he is the victim of election interference, as he condemned New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him – speaking just hours after his arraignment. The former US president delivered an address to a crowd of some 500 people in his Mar-a-Lago estate ballroom in Florida after
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scenes from Amazon’s New World video game. Source: New World Amazon is laying off roughly 100 employees across its video games division, an executive overseeing the unit wrote in a memo to staffers on Tuesday. The layoffs included employees in the Game Growth group, Amazon’s
Nine soldiers have been killed after two US army helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a routine night-time training exercise. It is not clear if the two medical evacuation helicopters crashed into each other. Read more on: https://news.sky.com/story/several-feared-dead-after-two-us-military-helicopters-crash-in-kentucky-12845304 #helicoptercrash #kentucky #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioned former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on the company’s union-busting tactics and engaged in a tense exchange with Republican colleague Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). #CNN #News #shorts
Elon Musk is hyping up Tesla Cybertruck production as some still hold on to hope that Tesla might be underpromising to overdeliver. The Cybertruck production program is being closely followed by the industry as it is likely the most important new electric vehicle to launch this year. With over 1.5 million reservations and Tesla’s incredible