Attempts to settle public sector pay disputes have been undermined by “spiteful” anti-strike legislation tabled by the government this week, the UK’s senior union official has told Sky News. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), vowed to fight the proposed laws “tooth and nail”, and questioned whether ministers negotiating with public
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Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court in south London. Appearing via videolink under his full name – Kevin Spacey Fowler – the two-time Oscar winner wore a pink tie, a light blue shirt and black blazer for Friday’s hearing. The 63-year-old spoke to formally enter his pleas
Good news has been in such rare supply in economics recently that it’s worth dwelling on it when it arrives. This morning, on Friday 13th of all days, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that the economy had grown by 0.1% in November. This is hardly especially strong gross domestic product growth, but it’s
Scotland is to gain two new freeports in Cromarty Firth and the Forth, which Downing Street says will help to create over 75,000 new, high-skilled jobs. The UK and Scottish governments have jointly confirmed that Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport have been successful in their bids to establish new green
Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault against five women. The jury has been discharged after it failed to reach a verdict on two further charges and he will be retried on these in the summer. Co-accused Louis Saha Matturie, Mendy’s alleged “fixer”,
The Tesla Model Y (left) and Model 3 electric cars at the company’s official launch event in Bangkok on Dec. 7, 2022. The Model 3 is the company’s entry-level sedan. The Model Y is categorized by some as an SUV and others as a crossover. Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker
As the only child of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Lisa Marie Presley’s life was one of music royalty. With the prestigious Presley name and as the sole heir to Elvis’ Graceland estate, rock music’s first princess was born into fame and fortune. Presley, who died aged 54 on Thursday after suffering a cardiac
The economy grew by 0.1% in November, partly aided by the football World Cup, according to official figures which call into question predictions the UK is already in recession. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed pressure on demand from the effects of high inflation, but a boost from people packing pubs and
The near $1.4 trillion collapse of the crypto market in 2022 didn’t make a dent to traditional assets like stocks or to the real economy. But one academic has warned that the failure of a major stablecoin could have an impact on the U.S. bond market, marking a potential new area that investors need to
In this article BTC.CM= FTT.CM= COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged crypto firms Genesis and Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities in connection with a high-yield product offered to depositors. Gemini, a crypto exchange, and Genesis, a crypto lender, partnered in February 2021 on a Gemini
Sky’s business correspondent, Paul Kelso, explains the issues surrounding the rail dispute including the effect COVID has had on revenue. Union leaders are preparing for talks with the government on Monday after disruption for train passengers this week due to further strike action by rail workers. #skynews #railstrikes SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
CNN law enforcement analyst and former DC Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone sits down with Kaitlan Collins to discuss Kevin McCarthy and his struggle to get enough votes for the House speakership. #CNN #News
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In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Three academics from Harvard and the University of Potsdam in Germany published a study in the journal Science on Thursday providing evidence that Exxon Mobil,
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A man has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Elle Edwards, who was shot dead at a pub on Christmas Eve. Connor Chapman has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The 22-year-old has also been charged
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, has died, her mother has said in a statement. The 54-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, on Thursday morning. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, has been taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. The 54-year-old fell ill at her home in Calabasas, California, on Thursday morning. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, said: “My beloved daughter Lisa Marie was rushed to the hospital. “She is now receiving
The temperatures are well below freezing and spindles of snow swirl across the roads as gusts of icy wind cut like a million knives across the landscape. But even in the depth of winter there’s no let-up in the fighting, and in and around the salt mining town of Soledar it is especially fierce. Armoured
Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way’s outer limits a group of stars more distant from Earth than any known within our own galaxy — almost halfway to a neighboring galaxy. The researchers said these 208 stars inhabit the most remote reaches of the Milky Way‘s halo, a spherical stellar cloud