Rishi Sunak is preparing to block laws in Scotland that make it easier for people to change gender, Sky News understands. The move would be an unprecedented intervention in 25 years of devolution and is likely to spark a new constitutional row with Holyrood. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by a majority
Jan 13, 2023 Associated Press Actor Frankie Muniz, who starred in “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Agent Cody Banks,” announced that he’s competing as a full-time race car driver in the ARCA Menards Series. The series is a low-level feeder series for NASCAR — one that typically features less-experienced drivers — and will serve as
Ambulance workers have written to Rishi Sunak accusing his government of “demonising” them in order to justify new anti-strike legislation. The letter from paramedics and other members of the GMB union said they were “appalled” at some of the statements from ministers in recent days and that “targeting ambulance workers for a deliberate attack is
The exterior of Crypto.com Arena on January 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury | Getty Images Crypto.com announced Friday that it’s laying off 20% of its workforce. CEO Kris Marszalek said in a blog post that the crypto exchange grew “ambitiously” but was unable to weather the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire
Staff at the school where a six-year-old shot his teacher learned the child may have a weapon in his possession before the shooting but did not find it despite searching his bag, an official has said. Abigail Zwerner, 25, was shot in the chest by the pupil at Richneck Elementary in Virginia on 6 January
An explosion has hit a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia. The blast happened in the Panevezys county, northern Lithuania, said the country’s gas transmission operator Amber Grid. Lithuanian broadcaster LRT said the village of Valakeliai, with about 250 inhabitants, was being evacuated as a precaution. Nemunas Biknius, general director of Amber Grid, told Sky
At least nine people, including a five-year-old child, have been killed in the US after dozens of tornadoes struck the southern states of Alabama and Georgia. Rescue teams are working to clear debris and find any survivors across 14 counties in the two states, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reporting at least 35
Patients are dying and staff are broken – as workers say it doesn’t get much grimmer than this. The human toll at the sharp end of the worst health crisis in Scotland’s NHS history continues to escalate to dangerous levels. Families, who have lost loved ones on trollies in overcrowded hospital corridors, have told Sky
Details of Prince Harry’s time in the army have raised security concerns and criticism. In his memoir, Prince Harry has shared details of his military record while serving in Afghanistan, saying he killed 25 Taliban figures. Lord Kim Darroch, former National Security Adviser, has told Sky News that “he would have advised against” Harry offering
CNN political commentator Scott Jennings shares his reaction to the House speaker vote and his prediction on what the vote could mean for Congress. #CNN #News
Tesla has commented on the new massive overnight price cuts on Model 3 and Model Y and claimed that they are due to “a partial normalization of cost inflation.” We reported last night that Tesla implemented massive price cuts of up to $13,000 on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the US. Similar price
8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion
The Group of Seven’s oil price cap scheme intended to limit Russian oil export revenues is working “so far so good,” according to Amos Hochstein, special presidential coordinator to President Joe Biden. “As oil prices have come down, there’s no doubt that the price cap has, so far, and there’s a long way to go,
Jan 13, 2023 The Carlos Correa saga that loomed over baseball’s offseason finally came to an end this week, meaning the top 25 players in this year’s free agent class have all found homes. That doesn’t mean the hot stove is done cooking this winter. With moves still left to be made before spring training
Attempts to settle public sector pay disputes have been undermined by “spiteful” anti-strike legislation tabled by the government this week, the UK’s senior union official has told Sky News. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), vowed to fight the proposed laws “tooth and nail”, and questioned whether ministers negotiating with public
Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges at Southwark Crown Court in south London. Appearing via videolink under his full name – Kevin Spacey Fowler – the two-time Oscar winner wore a pink tie, a light blue shirt and black blazer for Friday’s hearing. The 63-year-old spoke to formally enter his pleas
Good news has been in such rare supply in economics recently that it’s worth dwelling on it when it arrives. This morning, on Friday 13th of all days, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that the economy had grown by 0.1% in November. This is hardly especially strong gross domestic product growth, but it’s
Scotland is to gain two new freeports in Cromarty Firth and the Forth, which Downing Street says will help to create over 75,000 new, high-skilled jobs. The UK and Scottish governments have jointly confirmed that Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport have been successful in their bids to establish new green
Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault against five women. The jury has been discharged after it failed to reach a verdict on two further charges and he will be retried on these in the summer. Co-accused Louis Saha Matturie, Mendy’s alleged “fixer”,
The Tesla Model Y (left) and Model 3 electric cars at the company’s official launch event in Bangkok on Dec. 7, 2022. The Model 3 is the company’s entry-level sedan. The Model Y is categorized by some as an SUV and others as a crossover. Lillian Suwanrumpha | Afp | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker