The Royal Mail group is on its way to passing into foreign ownership, but the state will keep a “golden share” in the company. It means the government will have to approve any key changes to Royal Mail’s ownership, the location of its headquarters and tax residency. This is something the government does with companies
Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime. In a social media post, he claimed he had planned to keep fighting rebel forces before Russia evacuated him. The comments, the first in public since his regime was toppled more than a week ago, were made on
Children in some parts of England are spending more than five and a half years in temporary accommodation, a Sky News investigation has found. Data from Freedom of Information requests shows London and the South East are the regions seeing the longest stays for homeless households. More than two-thirds of local authorities saw households with
Rapper Slowthai has been cleared of raping two women at a house party following one of his gigs in Oxford three years ago. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, had been standing trial at Oxford Crown Court alongside his friend Alex Blake-Walker, 27. Both men had denied the charges. The jury at Oxford
The alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew has said he did “nothing wrong or unlawful” – as he was named publicly for the first time. In a statement, Yang Tengbo added that the “widespread description of me as a ‘spy’ is entirely untrue”. It comes after the High Court lifted restrictions on naming
MAN Truck & Bus reached another milestone on its path towards decarbonization by delivering its first regular production Ultra Low Liner eTGX electric semi truck to international logistics service provider Duvenbeck – who plan to add over 100 more such trucks to its fleet in total. (!) Duvenbeck signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase
Naming an alleged Chinese spy who has been linked to Prince Andrew is a “matter for the courts”, a government minster has said. Jim McMahon told Sky News that while he does not know the alleged agent’s identity, he assumes his more senior cabinet colleagues would be aware “depending on their security clearance”. Politics Live:
Underground saltwater intrusion is expected to severely affect three out of every four coastal regions globally by the year 2100, according to findings published in Geophysical Research Letters. The research, a collaboration between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the U.S. Department of Defense, highlights significant risks to freshwater resources in coastal aquifers due to
In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high Sunday evening as investors awaited an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this week. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at
The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will be approved this morning, Sky News understands. Mr Kretinsky‘s company EP Group will buy the postal service’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). The £5.3bn takeover deal had been agreed in May but was subject to a review under national security laws as Royal
This is a crucial week for the water industry. Regulator Ofwat will on Thursday give its “final determination” on how much bills will rise over the next five years. Before then, Britain’s largest company Thames Water hopes to win court approval for a £3bn bridging loan to stop it running out of cash in the
The prime minister is visiting Norway to launch a new green energy deal before attending a defence summit in Estonia. Sir Keir Starmer will travel to a carbon capture and storage site and meet his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store to discuss the new Green Industrial Partnership. Number 10 said both leaders intend to sign
The DJ and podcaster Fat Tony has said he was left with facial injuries after an incident at a gig in Margate. Fat Tony, real name Anthony Marnoch, was performing at Lido Margate on Friday night when the incident occurred. In a video shared on Instagram, the 59-year-old DJ said he was “absolutely gutted” to
Tesla has announced that it is bringing back free Supercharging for life, an incentive abandoned long ago, to move some Model S cars at the end of the quarter. Model S and Model X sales have declined for years, but they are hard to track as Tesla is one of the rare automakers that doesn’t
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 15, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has insisted Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were not axed from his squad for the Manchester derby because of breaches of discipline. The pair were omitted from Manchester United‘s matchday squad ahead of the dramatic 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
Nobody should ever have to die in a place like this, in this sorry bit of northern France where these two Kurdish migrants were shot. They died, surrounded by rubbish, on a patch of unloved scrubland between a road and a railway line. The grass is still stained with their blood, and the blankets that
In this article VZ T Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Think twice before sending your next text message. Or better yet, make sure you are using an end-to-end encryption method. Consumers regularly use different types of messaging technology from the biggest technology companies including Apple, Alphabet
Close to 1,000 people may have been killed after Cyclone Chido hit the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, the island’s top official has said. Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told local TV station la 1ere: “I think there are some several hundred dead, maybe we’ll get close to a thousand, even thousands… given
Comedian Chris McCausland has become the first blind contestant to win Strictly Come Dancing. The 47-year-old, who lifted the glitterball trophy with dance partner Dianne Buswell on Saturday night, said “anything can happen” with support and determination. They beat Miranda actress Sarah Hadland, Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and JLS singer JB Gill. Speaking after
The shadow home secretary said he is “deeply concerned” about allegations of Chinese spies in the UK and warned those in public life to be “extremely vigilant”. Chris Philp told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme the Chinese Communist Party has been “engaging in organised and systemic attempts to influence political life” for
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