The president of the CBI expressed doubts about the survival of Britain’s biggest business lobbying group if it had run a conventional process to recruit a new chief. Sky News has learnt that Brian McBride told a group of members on Tuesday afternoon that he was concerned that the CBI might not have withstood a
US President Joe Biden has landed in Belfast to meet Rishi Sunak to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The policing operation around Mr Biden’s visit on Tuesday will be the biggest in nearly a decade, at an estimated cost around £7m. Around 300 officers from other parts of the UK will
Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Rishi Sunak today after arriving in Northern Ireland last night to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Sunak greeted Mr Biden after Air Force One landed at Belfast International Airport for the US president’s four-day visit to the island of Ireland. The two
The world economy is entering a “perilous phase” of low economic growth and high financial risk, the International Monetary Fund has warned in its latest set of assessments. The IMF, which is holding its spring meetings in Washington this week, downgraded its outlook for global growth and said its medium term forecast for economic output
1:51 AM BST Another weekend, another Round of Super Rugby Pacific in the books. The first bye round, we had just four games to keep us entertained in Round 7 with plenty of table reshuffling and a couple of score blowouts across the weekend. Read on as we review some of the Super — and
Star-studded concerts have become a mainstay of royal celebrations, with Queen, Rod Stewart and Diana Ross all making an appearance for the Platinum Jubilee concert. Buckingham Palace has promised “global music icons and contemporary stars” for the King’s coronation concert. Here’s everything we know so far about the concert. When and where is the coronation
The Port of Dover says waiting times are improving following 48 hours of delays for travellers. One woman told Sky News she had been waiting on a bus for 12 hours while concerned parents reported on Twitter that their children had been stranded for longer than that, delaying the start of their school trips. The
Democratic State Rep. Justin Jones of Tennessee made his closing statement before being expelled for protesting gun violence on the House floor. #CNN #News #Tennessee #Shorts
Kim Kardashian is set to star in the upcoming series of popular US television show American Horror Story. The 42-year-old reality star teased her appearance in the show, co-created by Emmy Award-winning director Ryan Murphy, to her 352m Instagram followers. She will appear in the 12th season of the horror anthology series alongside Scream Queens
A Tesla Cybertruck prototype has been spotted with new steel wheels as we try to track changes on the beta prototypes ahead of the start of production. As we previously reported, Tesla has built a fleet of beta Cybertruck prototypes to test ahead of the start of production this summer. Over the last few months,
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) is an oil stock worth owning on its own merits. But a fresh report that Exxon Mobil (XOM) could acquire the Club holding would likely unlock even more value. Exxon has held “informal” talks about buying Pioneer, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Any potential
The US and the Philippines are holding their largest combat drills in decades after China conducted mock air and sea attacks off the coast of Taiwan. The pre-planned annual “Balikatan” exercises will involve more than 17,600 military personnel and include live-fire drills such as a boat-sinking rocket assault in waters across the South China Sea
US President Joe Biden says his trip to the island of Ireland will underscore the United States’ commitment to peace and prosperity. He is due to arrive in Belfast later, where he’ll be met by the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The pair will hold a bilateral meeting on Wednesday, after which President Biden
Junior doctors will begin a four-day strike today as an NHS leader warns up to 350,000 appointments, including operations, could be cancelled. The walkout by up to 47,600 junior doctors is part of a worsening pay dispute which threatens huge disruption to the NHS. The strikes centre around a pay row between the British Medical
Miami International Airport, Recharge bar, charging station for electronics. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The FBI recently warned consumers against using free public charging stations, saying that bad actors have managed to hijack public chargers that can infect devices with malware,
Labour will continue with its controversial attacks on Rishi Sunak by turning attention to government “failures” over the cost of living crisis. The Labour leader has described the prime minister as the “chief architect of choices prioritising the wealthiest” as both parties gear up for the local elections next month. In a letter to his
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Simon Byrne said that officers would be moved to frontline duties to counter any potential threats, in a policing strategy he said hadn’t been used for years. The warning comes just days before President Joe Biden is due to visit Belfast to mark 25 years since the Good
Scientists captured the unknown snailfish species at a depth of more than 27,000 feet, as part of an expedition in trenches off Japan’s coast. #CNN #News #shorts
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said his defence minister will remain in post, despite being sacked two weeks ago. Mr Netanyahu said Yoav Gallant was being removed from his post after he gave a televised statement urging a halt to controversial judicial reforms. The news sparked immediate and dramatic protests, including the temporary
One of Toyota’s most prominent suppliers and Japan’s leading auto parts manufacturer, Denso, appointed a new CEO Monday as the industry’s shift to EVs heats up globally. Toyota, Japan lag behind the EV market Toyota is in the midst of an identity crisis. The world’s largest automaker has stood by as the industry transformed beneath