The government is to begin the hunt for a new boss of its flagship trade and cultural promotion campaign after the incumbent decided to step down after two years in charge. Sky News understands that Andy Pike OBE resigned as director of GREAT earlier this month, and will leave the post in September. Mr Pike
May 21, 2023, 07:08 AM La Rochelle became the fifth team to win back-to-back European Champions Cups on Saturday when they clawed back a 17-point deficit to beat Leinster 27-26 at the Aviva Stadium in another breathless final between the sides. The Irish province made a dream start and were 17-0 up after 11 minutes
A Tory mayor has said there should be “no compromise” when it comes to standards in public life following accusations the home secretary may have breached the ministerial code over a speeding fine. Andy Street, the mayor of the West Midlands, said there “have to be standards in public life” as Rishi Sunak comes under
Martin Amis was very much a legend in his own lifetime. Novels like Money and London Fields looked at the seamy side of London in the Cool Britannia era. He was a big fan of snooker. He had an alter ego who ate fast food and misbehaved in various ways. He summed up that period
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 21, 2023, 03:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Devin Haney’s hand was raised for the 30th time in 30 fights, but the usual cheers were replaced by boos from the 14,436 on hand at the sold out MGM Grand Garden Arena. After all, Vasiliy Lomachenko delivered the more eye-catching combinations, particularly late
When it comes to finding the coolest and/or weirdest EVs in China for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, I’ve never shied away from work vehicles. Whether that’s tiny electric fire trucks or an ice cream van shaped like a 60s VW bus, odd little work vehicles somehow have extra charm.
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The United Kingdom has delivered multiple “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles to Ukraine, giving the nation a new long-range strike capability in advance of a highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces, multiple senior Western officials told CNN. CNN Retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton joins CNN’s Jim Sciutto to discuss. #CNN #News
China poses “the biggest challenge” to global security, Rishi Sunak has said at the end of a G7 summit. The Prime Minister added: “China poses the biggest challenge of our age to global security and prosperity, they are increasingly authoritarian at home and assertive abroad.” “This is all about de-risking, not de-coupling.” Advertisement
ESPN News Services May 20, 2023, 10:10 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A horse died Saturday after being injured following the sixth race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since April 27 at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Swanson Lake, a 3-year-old filly, was pulled up by jockey James Graham about 100
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The last time Brooks Koepka had a lead entering the final round of a major championship, he shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday at
Sudan’s warring factions have agreed to a new seven-day ceasefire. The Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces signed the deal in the Saudi city of Jeddah, as the fighting entered its sixth week. The ceasefire, brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia, will start on Monday at 9.45pm in Sudan (8.45pm UK time).
Counting has concluded in Northern Ireland’s council elections, with Sinn Fein becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. After a two-day count, they emerged with 144 seats, an increase of 39 on the last vote in 2019. Sinn Fein’s Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill described the results as “momentous”, adding: “The onus
It has not been a great week for Suella Braverman. It began on Monday with her making an inflammatory speech to activists, which Tory MPs saw as a shameless leadership bid, and then being told by colleagues to stick to the day job. And it ended with embarrassing reports on Saturday evening that she asked
A woman has been arrested four years after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a plastic bag. Karima Jiwani, 40, faces a number of charges in the US state of Georgia, including criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault, reckless abandonment and cruelty to children in the first degree, according to the Forsyth County
Sridhar Ramaswamy Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Neeva, the privacy-focused search company co-founded by former Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, announced Saturday that it is shutting down its consumer search engine and will focus on exploring use cases for artificial intelligence. In a blog post on the company’s website, Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan, another
Renowned British novelist Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. The author died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, his wife the writer Isabel Fonseca said. It was the same disease that killed his close friend, the journalist Christopher Hitchens. Amis published 15 novels and is best
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A Direct wafer 6 x 6 solar cell at the CubicPV facility in Bedford, MA on August 5, 2021. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images In 1839, German scientist Gustav Rose went prospecting in the Ural Mountains and discovered a dark, shiny mineral. He named the calcium titanate “perovskite” after Russian mineralogist Lev
The head of Scotland’s prosecution service has refused to say whether a search warrant for Nicola Sturgeon’s home was “deliberately delayed” until after the SNP leadership contest ended. Read the full story here: https://news.sky.com/story/nicola-sturgeon-top-prosecutor-refuses-to-say-if-search-of-former-first-ministers-home-was-deliberately-delayed-until-after-she-left-office-12882168 #nicolasturgeon #snp #scotland SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: