Production of Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake has been halted after the producers said they were threatened with violence if they did not pay a sum of $50,000 (£43,000). The Baltimore police department confirmed to NBC News a group of locals had contacted producers working on a shoot on Park Avenue in the
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Pedestrian using their mobiles phones in Hong Kong on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. In a city where pedestrians glued to their phones are liable to walk into traffic, the “red man” at crosswalks is getting some backup. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Idaho-based data broker Kochava
Liz Truss has cancelled a scheduled interview on the BBC with just a week to go before the next Conservative Party leader is announced. A BBC spokesperson said: “Liz Truss has cancelled her BBC One interview with Nick Robinson which was due to air this Tuesday evening (30 August) at 7pm. “Ms Truss’s team say
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will travel to the United States this week to meet top bankers and US government officials to try and seek joint solutions to the cost of living crisis. Mr Zahawi is expected to push for co-operation on energy security, financial services and tackling spiralling prices as the government faces growing pressure to
Ukrainian forces have begun an offensive operation against Russian troops in the Kherson region – a key, Russia-occupied part of southern Ukraine, two Ukrainian sources have told Sky News. There have been growing expectations that Ukrainian troops were planning to launch an operation to recapture Kherson, which was the first regional capital that Russia seized
NASA announced on Monday that its Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft launch has been halted due to an issue with one of the rocket’s engines. Minutes after the spacecraft was scheduled to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida earlier today, the US space agency explained that the launch of Artemis I — NASA’s first step towards
Demonstrating that a cloud of atoms can be used as a receiver to pick up video transmission, researchers have developed an atomic television. The television uses atom clouds and lasers to carry video signal that meets the traditional resolution standard. Atom-based communication systems are believed to be smaller and can tolerate more noise than conventional
The family of a 16-year-old who died after falling ill at Leeds Festival has paid tribute to the “beautiful, fiercely independent” boy. David Celino, from Worsley, Manchester, was taken to the festival’s medical tent on Saturday night and died in hospital on Sunday morning. “Our David was a beautiful, fiercely independent and warm character who
General Secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch said that there has been a “wave of hostility” from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. He says Mr Shapps “threatened to sack” workers on strike by issuing statutory redundancy letters. #RailStrikes #SkyNews #Trains SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us
US District Judge Leigh Martin May won’t put on hold her ruling that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) must appear before the Fulton County special grand jury that’s investigating GOP efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. CNN’s Sara Murray has details. #CNN #News
The launch of the world’s most powerful rocket on its test flight to the moon’s orbit has been postponed, after scientists discovered a hydrogen leak on board. The Artemis 1 could now lift off from Cape Canaveral on Friday, after missing its launch window today. The launch had been delayed during the fuelling process, just
French investigators have spoken of their frustrations about failing to track down white Fiat Uno that reportedly clipped Princess Diana’s car on the night she died in Paris. Diana was killed in a car crash in the early hours of 31 August 1997, a year after her divorce from Prince Charles. Her death sparked a
Hillary Clinton has shared a photo of her dancing in a salsa bar during her time as the US secretary of state in a supportive message to Finland’s prime minister. The image shows Mrs Clinton with her hand in the air in Cafe Havana, in Cartagena, Colombia, during a break from the America’s summit in
Taylor Swift has revealed details of a new album, titled Midnights, which tells the stories of “13 sleepless nights” from throughout her life. The pop superstar first surprised fans with the announcement during a winner’s speech in the closing moments of the MTV Video Music Awards, and later shared details on social media. Confirming the
There are major movements toward reducing the size of cars and trucks in favor of lighter and more socially responsible vehicles that are less likely to take out an entire school bus while the driver is texting. As admirable as that concept is, I think this three-wheeled electric truck from China’s largest shopping platform might
Coal is unloaded onto large piles at the Ulan Coal mines near the central New South Wales rural town of Mudgee in Australia, March 8, 2018. David Gray | Reuters Shares of Australian coal producer Whitehaven has risen 200% this year. The share price of the Australian-listed miner has risen about 150% since the Russia-Ukraine
9:32 PM ET Another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From Liverpool‘s 9-0 shellacking of Bournemouth, to Robert Lewandowski scoring yet another brace for Barcelona, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland, Julien Laurens, Sam Marsden, James Tyler and James Olley break down the big
Johnny Depp made a surprise cameo at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards – telling the audience he “needed the work” as he was projected on stage as the channel’s famous Moon Man astronaut mascot. The actor and musician opened the ceremony on a night that saw British star Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Nicki
In this article BABA 700-HK JD Chinese technology giants including Alibaba have seen slower-to-no-growth as China’s economy faces weakness as a result of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese technology giants are coming off the back of their worst quarter of growth in history as a big slowdown in the
A crackdown on serious and organised crime has seen Merseyside Police arrest 170 people over the past week. Officers have carried out dozens of raids as they continue to appeal for help in finding Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer. The nine-year-old was fatally shot inside her own home last Monday, becoming the third person in Merseyside to