A zoo in China has denied suggestions some of its bears might be humans in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans circulated online. Hangzhou Zoo said on social media that the sun bears from Malaysia are smaller than other bears and look different, but insisted they were the real thing. “Some people
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 31, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Bringing up Jessica Campbell’s name to anyone who has worked with or watched her work with the Coachella Valley Firebirds over the last year will illustrate why she gained a massive amount of
When Heather Lea waved goodbye to her family 50 years ago as they boarded the ferry to the Isle of Man, she couldn’t have known it would be the last time she would ever see them. Heather’s parents, Elizabeth and Richard Cheetham, along with her little sister June, were going on holiday. It was an
Sinead O’Connor sent text messages “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow” to Bob Geldof in the weeks before her death, The Boomtown Rats frontman has told a festival crowd. He dedicated the band’s performance at Cavan Calling in Ireland to O’Connor, who died at her home in southeast London last week, aged 56. Image: Sinead
England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to win the match, a rampant England took seven wickets in the final session to edge out their fierce rivals. England bowler Stuart Broad – in his final match before retirement –
The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of England figures show. Net consumer credit rose to the highest since April 2018 – £1.7bn was borrowed last month, following a £500m decrease in lending in May. The increase came as
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell left his news conference after stopping mid-sentence, appearing to be disoriented. After sitting down in his office for several minutes, Mr McConnell later returned to answer questions from the media. Latest videos: https://news.sky.com/videos #mitchmcconnell #republicans #washingtondc SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
A security alarm brought Huron, OH police to a local credit union just as the suspected burglar was exiting through the ceiling. #CNN #News #shorts
An “Unidentified Electric Vehicle” (UEV) made front-page news in a small town paper in Montana when it charged from a public outlet on Main Street. EV charging has gotten pretty easy these days, even when driving through less-populated areas. But those of us who have been driving EVs for a long time, or who have
“I just wanted to save my life,” says Dhanabal, who came to Britain from India to study. But it was only the visa that came with the university place that interested him, and his plan was always to stay on after it expired. The 26-year-old relies on cash-in-hand jobs to survive, waiting in Sheffield for
A killer dubbed the “doomsday mom” has been jailed for life without the possibility of parole for the murders of two of her children and conspiring to murder her husband’s ex-wife. Lori Vallow, 50, had become obsessed with a coming religious apocalypse, prosecutors in the US said. The mother, from Idaho, believed her children had
Madonna says she realises “how lucky I am to be alive” after spending time in intensive care with a bacterial infection. The 64-year-old had to postpone her world tour after being rushed to hospital last month, but was able to go home after a few days. Posting on Instagram, she said she’d had time to
Train drivers are staging a week-long overtime ban in a dispute over pay, threatening more disruption to rail services. Members of Aslef at 15 train companies in England will refuse to work overtime from Monday to Saturday and again from 7-12 August. The services affected include Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country, East Midlands
Rishi Sunak will head to Scotland on Monday as the Conservatives kick off a week of campaigning on energy security. Number 10 said the prime minister would use the trip to “highlight the central role” the country will play in “defending the UK against disrupted global energy supplies” and reaching the government’s net zero targets.
Jul 26, 2023, 07:59 AM ET How has the NBA’s landscape changed after the draft and free agency? The big trades of the offseason resulted in Chris Paul landing on the Golden State Warriors, Jordan Poole on the Detroit Pistons and Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns. Free agency saw some big additions for the
How starved are we for the NFL? Passes and catches from the start of 2023 training camps have already gone viral. Every team has taken the field this week in preparation for the upcoming NFL regular season — which is six weeks away. We will have updates every day of camp to keep you informed
This video shows a dad smashing the windscreen of his car to rescue his baby from the heat in southern Texas, after the family accidentally left the keys in the vehicle. The baby was fine and there were no charges for the parents following the incident. #shorts #skynews #texas SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
Legendary film director and activist Spike Lee speaks with CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the new education standards being rolled out in Florida around slavery, which are being defended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. #cnn #news #spikelee #politics #florida #education #blackhistory #slavery #desantis
The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their riders:
No one has yet said they carried out Sunday’s devastating blast at a political rally in Pakistan, but the country’s Islamic State (IS) group has claimed to be behind several attacks in the area this year. The latest atrocity – which has left at least 40 people dead – happened on the outskirts of Khar,