The UK arm of Grant Thornton, the accountancy and professional services provider, is drawing up plans to invest millions of pounds in its Indian sister firm. Sky News understands that the top ten auditor has asked its more than 200 UK partners to vote on the proposal later this month. One source said the deal
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The first UK-France summit in five years has concluded, resulting in “unprecedented measures” to tackle illegal migration, as well as joint pledges on Ukraine and energy security. Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron have given the clearest demonstration yet of what has become dubbed “Le Bromance”, as the pair sought to draw a line under post-Brexit
Mar 10, 2023 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” IT’S EASY TO FORGET, just one year later, how narrowly Major League Baseball avoided catastrophe. The league’s lockout of the players was approaching its 100th day. The doomsday clock for missing regular-season
Britain will payout £480m over the next three years in a deal struck between Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron to tackle small boat Channel crossings, with measures including funding for a new detention centre in France. The fresh package agreed between the prime minister and the French president to deal with the migrant crisis will
Sky News military analyst, retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell, examines statements made by the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, who are “making limited progress”. This comes after the UK Ministry of Defence claimed Russian soldiers have taken to fighting with shovels. The most “ferocious” fighting continues around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Read
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about his military strategy as Russian forces continue to make gradual gains in the city of Bakhmut. Watch the full exclusive interview on Wednesday, March 8 at 9 p.m. ET. #CNN #News
Protected bike lanes — or cycling paths that are physically separated from roadways to keep cars away from more vulnerable micromobility vehicles — are becoming increasingly demanded by a growing population of bike commuters in the US. And in one case, they’re finally being enabled by a surprising source: a cute little electric mini-street sweeper.
In this article GPJA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vogtle nuclear reactor 3 Source: Georgia Power For the first time in almost seven years, a new nuclear reactor has started up in the United States. On Monday, Georgia Power announced that the Vogtle nuclear reactor Unit 3 has started a nuclear reaction inside the
The gunman who killed seven people at a Jehovah’s Witness building in Hamburg was a former member of the congregation who police had been warned about, German police have said. The 35-year-old man, referred to by police as Philip F, left the religious community 18 months ago with “ill feelings”, Hamburg’s head of police Matthias
A 47-year-old woman and two boys, aged nine and seven, have been found dead in southeast London. They were found inside a house in Belvedere, Bexley, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers were called to the scene shortly before midday on Thursday due “to concerns for the welfare of occupants” of the house on Mayfield Road.
Singer-songwriter Mae Muller has been announced as the UK’s entrant for Eurovision 2023, picking up the baton from Sam Ryder who stormed to second place in 2022. She was born in Kentish Town in London in 1997 – the same year the UK last won the competition – signed with her manager while she was
Charges have been dropped against three former executives of G4S’s electronic tagging arm who were accused of defrauding the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) following a 10-year investigation. G4S Care and Justice Services had provided electronic monitoring services to the government from 2005 to 2013. The subsidiary of security giant G4S was accused of misleading the
The unborn baby of a woman who was seven months pregnant was among those killed during a mass shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness building in the German city of Hamburg. Police identified the gunman was Philipp F, a 35-year-old German with no prior offences who had been a member of the congregation – but had
Gary Lineker has been forced off his Match of the Day duties by the BBC because he won’t apologise for his comments on social media, Sky News understands. The BBC said in a statement that the presenter will “step back” from hosting the weekly football highlights programme. But, it’s understood that Lineker has not agreed
Tensions between European telecommunications firms and U.S. Big Tech companies have crested, as telecom bosses mount pressure on regulators to make digital giants fork up some of the cost of building the backbone of the internet. European telcos argue that large internet firms, mainly American, have built their businesses on the back of the multi-billion
Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury next week as part of an investigation into hush money payments made on his behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign. Joseph Tacopina, a lawyer for the former president, confirmed the news, telling the Associated Press: “To me, it’s much ado about nothing.”
Nathan Reeves was speaking to Alexsey Reyes for his YouTube channel in a cafe in Houston when they were interrupted by a car smashing into the glass behind them. The pair were just ending the recording when the moment was caught on camera. They both sustained minor injuries. #skynews #texas #houston SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
For the first time in eight months, the Russians are on the cusp of taking a Ukrainian city. Bakhmut, which sits in a Russian-occupied region of eastern Ukraine, has already been abandoned by more than 90% of its prewar population. Ret. US Army Maj. Mike Lyons explains what it looks like on the ground right
The Port of Singapore, one of the world’s busiest ports and the world’s largest container trans-shipment hub, will require all new harbor craft to be net zero by 2030. Port of Singapore’s 2030 net zero transition Specifically, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the regulatory authority for the maritime industry in Singapore, has
In this article CVX OXY HES PXD PBFS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT While oil production in the U.S. will continue its return towards pre-Covid levels, limits on refining capacity and inventory mean it will not grow as much as some hope, according to Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield. “We just don’t have