The EU has agreed to ban around 75% of Russian oil imports. The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea – but has a temporary exception for imports delivered by pipeline to appease Hungary and other countries concerned about the economic impact of a full ban. Hungary gets more than 60% of its oil
Nearly a year on from a government pledge to overhaul the way rape cases are investigated, victims are still being asked to hand mobile phones over as part of “excessive” police scrutiny, according to the Independent Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Traumatised victims are being given “wide-reaching” consent forms for digital searches when they are unable to
US and Canadian food regulators are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak that could be linked to fresh organic strawberries. The fruits were sold under the brand names FreshKampo and H-E-B. The produce was available at various retailers across the US, including Aldi, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart and Trader Joe’s, between 5 March and 25 April. In
British Airways check-in staff at Heathrow airport will be balloted for strike action next month in a dispute over pay. Unite, the union, said that the workers had a 10% pay cut imposed on them during the coronavirus pandemic but bosses have refused to reverse this, despite restoring their own pay to pre-pandemic levels. The
7:00 AM ET It’s Memorial Day, MLB fans! And you know what that means: You can now officially look at the MLB standings. The saying goes, among baseball fans, that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which puts us two months into the season. That gives teams time to play enough games
Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range as it gets closer to production. This is Aptera’s second go. The company was created in 2006 with the aim of bringing to market a super-efficient three-wheeled vehicle. Unfortunately, the project didn’t
In this article ALO-FR SIE-DE A train passes through a station in Egypt. The project involving Siemens Mobility will use trains that can reach a top speed of 230 kilometers per hour, and the line will be fully electrified. Paulvinten | Istock | Getty Images A new high-speed rail line is coming to Egypt, with
Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea Football Club to a group led by American businessman Todd Boehly and investment firm Clearlake Capital. Mr Boehly, 48, fought off 11 serious rivals to clinch the £4.25bn deal. In a statement, the club said sanctions imposed on Mr Abramovich following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had presented
Tory staffers have come under pressure not to sign a letter calling for more stringent checks on those wishing to become an MP in light of the ongoing “pestminster” scandal, Sky News can reveal. The letter, organised by Angus McVean and Henry Dixon-Clegg, is addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards BeReal | Jessica Bursztynsky Popular social media apps come and go with frequency, as developers try to find the next big that will go viral with Gen Z users. Most flame out long before reaching the status of an Instagram or Snapchat. Among the newbies gaining steam and aiming to
A 10-year-old has been charged in Florida after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting, US police said. In a statement, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in Fort Myers, said it had learned on Saturday that a “threatening text message” had been sent by a student at a primary school. The local threat enforcement team
Military expert and chief executive at Sibylline Justin Crump says Russia’s advancement from the East to the West is a slow “grind.” Troops are advancing from the around the besieged city of Severodonetsk and crossing over the limited bridges which they’ve taken control of. And there are reports of long range weapons being sent to
The Biden administration is preparing to step up the kind of weaponry it is offering Ukraine by sending advanced, long-range rocket systems that are now the top request from Ukrainian officials, multiple officials say. #CNN #News
Most of us don’t like to wait at traffic signals till the light turns green to move past them. Sometimes, we try to bypass the signals and end up getting caught in the process, followed by paying a hefty fine. At times, this can also result in accidents. It’s true that waiting at the signal
We’re deep in the Ukrainian forest, hidden by a thick canopy of trees and foliage. We’ve been given rare access to one of the country’s most valuable military assets in action in this brutal war. The Ukrainian soldiers from the 93rd Brigade, who we’re with, are awaiting their orders. Kremlin hits back at rumours Vladimir
A new warp speed experiment may provide an indirect verification of physicist Stephen Hawking’s black hole prediction. According to the new idea, scientists can capture a glimpse of the ethereal quantum glow that envelops things travelling at close to the speed of light by coaxing an atom to become invisible. The glow effect, also known
Love Island 2022 is officially here – and this year’s singletons include former England striker Michael Owen’s daughter, Gemma. The 19-year-old international dressage rider and businesswoman will enter the villa in Majorca when the popular ITV2 dating show returns next week. She will join the new crop of contestants which include a dancer with a
One of the youngest MPs in the Conservative Party has become the 26th Tory to publicly call for Boris Johnson to resign over the partygate scandal. Elliot Colburn emailed his constituents to say that nothing within the Sue Gray report or the Met Police investigation has “convinced me that my decision to submit a letter
12:46 AM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history. Hamlin won for the 48th time in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It is so special,” Hamlin said. “That is the
Top Gun: Maverick has taken flight at the box office, pulling in more than £196m worldwide and securing the biggest ever opening weekend for a Tom Cruise film. Amid a post-pandemic malaise for the industry and fears audiences may never return to cinemas in huge numbers, the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster collected an estimated