Heathrow has asked airlines to cancel 10% of their flights today as the airport faces a baggage backlog. It comes after hundreds of passengers were left waiting for over three hours during the weekend to retrieve their luggage. Airlines have been given the option of consolidating their flights at Heathrow – meaning that instead of
An international study conducted as part of the first global assessment of all terrestrial vertebrate species yet to be declared extinct, has identified more than 500 species that have been considered “lost”. Species that have not been observed by anyone in more than 50 years are considered lost, and the list includes amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Two key cities in eastern Ukraine, Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, have been dubbed “dead cities” by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But despite this, thousands are still trapped in them with no way out. #Ukraine #Donbas #SkyNews For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/uk… SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us
In an exclusive interview, Ukraine’s Defense Minister tells CNN’s Matthew Chance about the state of his country and how US officials assured him military aid against Russia “will never stop.” #CNN #News
A Cabinet minister has told Sky News he fears rail strikes will go ahead this week – and warned that workers must make sacrifices as the UK battles inflation. Simon Clarke, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said that while the government was not the legal employer of union members due to walk out, they could
EasyJet has apologised to customers for failing to “deliver the service they have come to expect from us”. The airline has blamed problems such as staff shortages in ground handling and at airports, as well as air traffic control delays for resulting in increased turnaround times, delays and cancellations. It is among a number of
Model Carre Sutton was just 17 when she says she was repeatedly raped by one of the industry’s most powerful men. Gerald Marie was married to Linda Evangelista – the famous supermodel – but when his wife was out of town, Sutton says she was sexually assaulted by the French agent “sometimes several times a
Glastonbury will feature its oldest and youngest headliners as the festival returns this week for the first time in three years. Billie Eilish, 20, will become the youngest-ever solo headliner when she takes to the Pyramid Stage on Friday night. Meanwhile, Sir Paul McCartney, 80, will close out the festival as the oldest-ever solo headliner
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking
In this article HOL.N-CH GE IBE-ES SGRE-ES A wind turbine at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea. With governments around the world attempting to ramp up their renewable energy capacity, the number of wind turbines worldwide only looks set to grow, which will in turn increase pressure on the sector to find
The ward for severely malnourished children was full. They were putting patients on mattresses on the floor. One-year-old Mohamed was having a nasal drip inserted to make sure he gets vitally-needed fluids. On the bed above him another Mohamed was being examined. Just two months old, he was born two months premature. He is his
Deep in the woods in eastern Ukraine, a tank unit has hidden itself underneath the trees. Their giant machines, which include Soviet-era T-72s and a more advanced T-84 are protected by summer foliage in a luxurious stand, the plump leaves blocking out most of the light. Still, that is not enough to reassure the tank
Fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s partner, Sandra Garza, shares a message for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as more details about the January 6 insurrection come to light during the House select Committee’s public hearings. #cnn #News
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has been pictured in Ukraine a day after he met Ukrainian refugees in Poland who have been forced to flee the war across the border. The US star, 56, was spotted walking in Lviv on Sunday as he talked on his mobile phone. The western city has come under attack by
11:25 PM ET Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final was a back-and-forth thriller, with the Colorado Avalanche winning a 4-3 contest in overtime over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 2 was … not nearly as thrilling, with the Avs jumping out to an early lead and then pouring it on en route to
A former top executive at Aviva and British Gas will this week be appointed to spearhead the latest takeover quest of Marwyn, one of the London market’s most prolific creators of listed acquisition vehicles. Sky News has learnt that Mark Hodges, who has run some of the biggest companies in the British insurance industry, will
Cabinet minister Grant Shapps has revealed he predicted to within one vote the scale of the recent revolt by Tory MPs against Boris Johnson. In doing do so, the transport secretary was far more accurate in forecasting the scale of opposition against the prime minister’s leadership than the Conservative whips. The backroom fixers were taken
Electric motorcycles for police use is nothing new, and the more efficient two-wheelers solve a number of issues related to high fuel costs and improved routine maintenance. Now we’re getting a first look at a particular new model known as the CFMoto 300 GT-E that is destined for use by police in China. The domestically-made
Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location. Photo by E.R. Davidson Not long after Hertz Global Holdings emerged from bankruptcy last summer, reorganized after the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the entire car rental industry, the Estero, Florida-based company boldly announced a $4.2 billion deal to purchase 100,000 Tesla fully electric vehicles (EVs) by
A police officer armed with a rifle hesitated when he had an opportunity to shoot the Uvalde school gunman, it has been reported. The unidentified city officer, who was carrying an AR-15-style weapon, apparently paused because he feared hitting children, a senior sheriff’s deputy told The New York Times. Another officer from a different department