Ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, attends the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access, in Rayburn Building, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Republican-led House committee said Wednesday it subpoenaed the Federal Trade Commission for documents
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned twice under police caution over five alleged sex offences. The alleged offences go back 40 years, between 1982 and 2016, according to the Met Police. Scotland Yard said detectives interviewed a 65-year-old man under caution on 15 March and 4 April. No arrests have been
So many different versions of what might have been in Belfast were considered in the planning for today’s visit by the US president. If Stormont had been up and running, President Joe Biden would have gone there with Rishi Sunak. With power sharing still deadlocked, at one point they considered making a pointed trip to
Prince Harry will attend the King’s coronation – but Meghan will remain in California with their children, Buckingham Palace has announced. In a statement, it said: “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on 6th May. “The Duchess of Sussex will remain in
Andrew Bailey has called into question whether UK banks have large enough cash buffers to cope with crises similar to the recent run on Silicon Valley Bank. The Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) said last month’s turmoil, which led to the rapid takeovers of the bank’s US and UK arms, served as a warning
A gruesome video appearing to show a Ukrainian captive being beheaded by a Russian soldier has been condemned by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The clip appears to show a man in green fatigues wearing the yellow armband typically used by Ukrainian soldiers. He is heard screaming before another man apparently uses a knife to decapitate him. Sky
The UK economy flatlined in February, with no growth in GDP, according to official figures. Civil sector strikes and low energy consumption offset growth in areas such as construction, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed. It followed growth of 0.4% in January and confirmation that the UK economy avoided recession in the second
A space mission with a name like no other is about to embark on a journey to find alien life on the moons of Jupiter. Juice (that’s short for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is a European Space Agency (ESA) venture to make unprecedentedly detailed observations of the gas giant. It will include searching its icy
Rishi Sunak says the relationship between the UK and US is “in great shape” after he held talks with Joe Biden, despite strong criticism of the president from one of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Mr Biden arrived in the region late last night for his trip to the island of Ireland to mark 25 years
Joe Biden has frequently spoken of his Irish roots and his love for the country – but not all of his light-hearted comments have gone down well. As the US president visits Belfast before he crosses the border, we take a look at some of his controversial jokes and reactions to some of his past
About 20 military ships – half from China and half from Taiwan – are involved in a stand-off near the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, according to Reuters. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/china-and-taiwan-ships-stand-off-near-sensitive-buffer-zone-12853403 #taiwanstrait #china #taiwan 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: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow
Oklahoma’s attorney general is taking steps that may stop next month’s scheduled execution of Richard Glossip, a man who has spent almost 25 years on death row and whose conviction may have resulted from another man’s lie. CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports. #CNN #News
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Solar was the fastest-growing source of electricity for the 18th consecutive year, the report said, rising by 24% year-on-year and adding enough power to meet the annual electricity demand of South Africa. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Record growth in wind and solar last year pushed worldwide electricity generation to its cleanest-ever
The fashion designer Mary Quant has died, her family have said. She was 93 and well-known as a pioneer of the mini-skirt and hot pants. The V&A Museum website says there is “no conclusive evidence” to say who first adopted a mini-skirt look. But for Dame Mary, it became a trademark of her style. She
The Ministry of Defence says there is “a serious level of inaccuracy” in leaks which claim UK special forces have been operating in Ukraine. The claims have been widely reported after US classified military documents were allegedly leaked and published online. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson has warned against taking allegations contained in the reported
Knight of the stage Sir Ian McKellen, Hi-de-Hi! star Su Pollard and TV presenter Vernon Kay were among the winners at the 2023 Pantomime Awards. Performers and others who worked on the pantomime productions of classic fairy-tales including Jack And The Beanstalk, Cinderella and Beauty And The Beast were all recognised at the annual event.
The overall supply of candidates for jobs has increased for the first time in more than two years, a survey of recruiters suggests. While the rise in the availability of workers in March was “modest”, it marks the first such upturn in the UK since February 2021, a report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
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