A collectable coin celebrating George Michael has been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The coin features the singer-songwriter’s signature look from his debut solo album Faith. It is the latest in the Mint’s Music Legends series, following David Bowie, Sir Elton John and Queen. Designed by artist and sculptor Sandra Deiana, the new collectable coin
Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 AM Italy were denied a first away win against France in almost three decades and a first in the Six Nations as Paolo Garbisi’s last-gasp penalty hit the post in a 13-13 stalemate on Sunday. Garbisi almost ran out of time to kick the penalty after the 80th minute, before watching
Spending on Facebook and Instagram advertising by the two main political parties is more than 10 times higher this year compared to the start of 2023, Sky News can reveal. Spending on social media by Labour and the Conservatives is due to dramatically escalate through the course of the year due to spending and data
Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani will make his Los Angeles Dodgers‘ spring-training debut on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, who share the facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Ohtani will be the designated hitter as he plays in a game for the first time
The prime minister has revealed how some of the money from abandoning the HS2 northern leg will be reallocated. Northern England will get £2.5bn and the Midlands £2.2bn after plans to run the high-speed line to the North were scrapped last year. The cash will go to a “local transport fund” to help towns, rural
Tory MPs have complained that suspending Lee Anderson may have been a mistake, WhatsApp messages leaked to Sky News have revealed. After one of the most toxic weeks in Westminster, the Sky News and Politico podcast, Politics at Jack and Sam’s, examines the attitude of all sides to the controversies of the last few days.
Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA Federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however. So that has more
Kenneth Mitchell, an actor who appeared in Captain Marvel and a Star Trek series, has died. The actor, who was 49, was diagnosed with ALS – also known as motor neurone disease – five and a half years ago. His family said in a statement on Instagram that Mitchell was “an inspirational work of art
Alexei Navalny once hit out at the “corrupt officials” living in London who allegedly help Vladimir Putin’s regime stash dirty money, Sky News can reveal. In a never-before-seen interview acquired by Sky News, the late Russian opposition leader spoke about his hope for a better future for his country – and the risks he knew
A former private secretary to Prince Andrew is playing a key role in the deliberations of a Chinese online retail giant over a possible bid for Currys, the high street electrical goods chain. Sky News has learnt that Amanda Thirsk, who quit as the Duke of York’s private secretary nearly four years ago, is working
The devastated parents of a girl who died after being buried by sand on a beach in Florida have paid tribute to the seven-year-old. Sloan Mattingly had been helping to dig a deep hole with her brother Maddox, nine, when it collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. Beachgoers at the scene in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea rushed to pull out
The deputy prime minister has refused to say on Sky News whether Lee Anderson is “racist” as he backed the decision to suspend him from the Conservative Party following his attack on Sadiq Khan. Mr Anderson claimed “Islamists” had “got control” of the London mayor whom he claimed had “given our capital city away to
The deputy prime minister has refused to say on Sky News whether Lee Anderson is “racist” as he backed the decision to suspend him from the Conservative Party following his attack on Sadiq Khan. Mr Anderson claimed “Islamists” had “got control” of the London mayor who had “given our capital city away to his mates”.
The first all-electric Jeep could be delivered to US customers as soon as July. According to new CEO Antonio Filosa, production of Jeep’s first EV, the Wagoneer S SUV, is expected to begin in Q2. Deliveries could happen as soon as the third quarter. Jeep’s CEO also confirmed we may see the electric Wrangler-like Recon
It was no cliffhanger. Donald Trump was always going to win the South Carolina primary, it was simply a matter of margin – margin of victory and margin of Republican shift. This result moves the party’s centre of gravity yet further, from traditional to Trump. It strengthens his status as Republican nominee-in-waiting, as a movement
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of harbouring extremists in his party after a senior Tory MP was suspended for “Islamophobic” comments. The Labour leader said Rishi Sunak’s “weakness” allowed Lee Anderson “to act with impunity” and that he “needs to get a grip and take on the extremists in his party”. Sir
Donald Trump has defeated Nikki Haley in the South Carolina Republican primary, NBC News has projected. The result will further cement his grip on the race to be his party’s nominee for president. Mr Trump claimed his fourth straight primary win on Saturday, handing an embarrassing loss to his last remaining major rival in her
Panning for gold in Alibaba’s electric vehicle catalog is bound to find some real doozies, such as this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Meet this fun little purple three-wheeled electric car that barely manages to fulfill the requirements of a car. The “Minitype 3 Seater Passenger Electric Passenger Tricycle” is quite
A scheme to allow prisoners to be released early because of a lack of space has been extended indefinitely, Sky News can reveal. Ministers have also expanded the number of jails letting out prisoners before the end of their sentence, according to leaked documents. Originally, the early release scheme – known as the End of
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh has said. “Alexei’s body was given to his mother. Thank you very much to everyone who demanded this with us,” she wrote on X. She added that details of his funeral are yet to come, and