The rate of price rises has dropped to 2.3% in April – the lowest in nearly three years and closer to the Bank of England’s target, according to official data. Inflation is at a low not seen since July 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Money latest: Do Sunak and Hunt deserve any
In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Exxon Mobil‘s monthslong battle with two environmentally focused activist investors has cost the company the support of the California
Scarlett Johansson has said she was “shocked” and “angered” after OpenAI allegedly recreated her voice without her consent for a new ChatGPT system. The actress released a statement where she personally criticised the company’s CEO Sam Altman for insinuating she was the voice named ‘Sky’ by posting the word ‘her’ on X, a reference to
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 10: Actress Scarlett Johansson attends ‘Her’ Premiere during The 8th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 10, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Vittorio Zunino Celotto | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Actress Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a
Launched as a joint venture between Toyota Group and Tier 1 supplier Hexagon Purus, the new Tern brand of heavy duty electric trucks announced Hino Trucks as its exclusive US distributor. Another Toyota Group brand, Hino Trucks nevertheless brings a nationwide network of more than 200 heavy truck dealers (and their customers) to the new
Associated Press May 20, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend’s marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Busch had wrecked Stenhouse on the
Stars have hit out at rapper P Diddy following the release of CCTV footage showing him attacking singer Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This story includes images readers may find distressing The video, which was obtained by CNN, was shot on 5 March eight years ago and shows the 54-year-old –
A former lawyer for Donald Trump has admitted to jurors in the Republican’s hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his then-boss’s company. The landmark trial returned with defence cross-examination of Michael Cohen, whose testimony last week directly tied Trump to the alleged hush money scheme. Defence lawyers have questioned
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered a “wholehearted and unequivocal” apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a “day of shame for the British state”. Mr Sunak said the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report should “shake our nation to its core”, as he promised to pay “comprehensive
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran May 7, 2024. Iran’s Presidency | WANA | Via Reuters Crude oil futures were little changed Monday after Iran’s president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian perished in the crash in Iran’s
There is a “possibility” that G7 nations will support Ukraine’s war effort through the use of billions of dollars in loans linked to seized Russian assets, the US Treasury secretary has told Sky News. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky’s Wilfred Frost, Janet Yellen said she was hopeful of a “united front” on the issue
The government will outline how it plans to compensate the victims and families of the infected blood scandal when it makes a statement in the Commons later today. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised in parliament on Monday after the Infected Blood Inquiry published its final report into the scandal, blaming failures on “successive governments, the
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The infected blood scandal was “not an accident” – and its failures lie with “successive governments, the NHS, and blood services”, a public inquiry has found. From the 1970s, 30,000 people were “knowingly” infected with either HIV or Hepatitis C because “those in authority did not put patient safety first”, the report into the inquiry
Traders are facing increased costs and more paperwork due to Brexit border controls, according to a new report from the independent public spending watchdog. The government is estimated to have spent £4.7bn so far but some of that spending was not necessary, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. Despite the UK voting to leave
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants to be issued for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar over alleged war crimes. Prosecutor Karim AA Khan KC is also seeking arrest warrants for Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant – and other top Hamas leaders Mohammed Diab Ibrahim
Sajid Javid, the former chancellor of the exchequer, has been approached about taking a role at Shein, the online fashion giant which is progressing plans for London’s biggest stock market float for years. Sky News has learnt that Mr Javid is among a number of senior City figures who have held talks with Donald Tang,
As I peruse Alibaba for all sorts of fun and interesting electric vehicles, I often stumble across seemingly outlandish products that often have a real use case behind them. The best of those make it into the recurring Awesome Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, and that’s precisely where this man-carrying drone lands
This is a delicate time for Iran. President Raisi was the second most important man in Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His death, now confirmed, will have far-reaching consequences. Although Khamenei has tried to reassure the country in recent hours, the regime will know this is a perilous moment that must be handled
GB News could face punishment after a programme with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was found to have broken broadcasting rules. Regulator Ofcom said it is “starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News” after finding that a “People’s Forum” featuring the prime minister breached broadcasting due impartiality guidelines. In response to