Sky News projects that, if the 4.5 million votes cast in the local elections were extrapolated to a general election, the result would be a hung parliament. Along with a team of psephologists, Sky’s data and economics editor Ed Conway has calculated that the Tories would remain the largest party with 278 seats, closely followed
Military expert Forbes McKenzie walks through a drone video of a firefight in Ukraine, released by Russia. CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports. #CNN #News
The government has set out its legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech. Laying out what new laws will shape people’s lives over the next year, it contains 38 pieces of legislation. For the first time in 59 years the Queen was forced to defer to her son Prince Charles and
Rebekah Vardy has suffered “immense distress” as a result of Coleen Rooney’s now infamous “Wagatha Christie” allegations and “had no choice” but to take her to court “to establish her innocence and vindicate her reputation”, the High Court has been told. Vardy is suing Rooney after being publicly accused of leaking “false stories” to the
Boris Johnson has promised to “grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families” through new measures in the Queen’s Speech. The address, which outlines the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead, focused heavily on the economy as the PM aims to get the country “back on track” after
Millions of households in the UK are facing an unprecedented £700-a-year increase in energy bills after the price cap rose by 54% in April. Another sharp increase is expected in October. But in some other countries, households are paying far less for the cost of heating their homes. Where are energy bills lower? Canada and
Labour is confident it can prove Sir Keir Starmer did not break lockdown rules after he pledged to offer his resignation if issued with a fixed penalty notice by police. Sir Keir has come under pressure over an event in Durham in April 2021 with party colleagues when he was filmed having a drink and
Tesla released interesting and rare details about its approach to sourcing lithium, nickel, and cobalt directly from mines instead of through its cell suppliers. This approach is going to be critical as companies fight to secure those minerals for battery production to support electric vehicle growth. While Tesla sources the vast majority of its battery
President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, gestures during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Latin Bitcoin conference (LaBitConf) at Mizata Beach, El Salvador, where he announced “Bitcoin City”, on November 20, 2021. Marvin Recinos | AFP | Getty Images El Salvador just added another $15.5 million worth of bitcoin to its balance sheet,
The soaring cost of living has seen consumers “put the brakes” on their shopping habits, new figures show. The latest retail monitoring from BRC-KPMG revealed sales dipped in April after a sharp downturn in consumer confidence. And separate figures from Barclaycard showed credit card spending on retail and eating out slowed last month as people
US President Joe Biden says he fears Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war. Speaking in Washington DC on Monday, Biden described the Russian president as “a very calculating man” but without an exit strategy and admitted “I’m trying to figure out what we do about that”. He said Putin
One of pop-art’s best known pieces, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, has sold at auction in New York. Andy Warhol’s famed 1964 silk-screen portrait fetched $195 million (£158million). The work was one in a series of portraits Warhol made of the actress following her death at her home in Los Angeles in 1962. Held in the
Missing prison officer Vicky White and prisoner Casey White have been arrested after being caught following a car chase with fugitive hunters, the US Marshals. Mr White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, disappeared with Ms White after leaving a detention centre in Florence, Alabama. On 29 April, Ms White told colleagues the
Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tech stocks have gotten hammered across the board in 2022. The downdraft has been particularly brutal for companies that held their market debuts in 2021. Of 53
Human rights groups say Russian reservists are being contacted in what could be the start of a general mobilisation – an all out war. Vladimir Putin insists only “professionals” will fight the war in Ukraine. But ahead of Victory Day, many Russian’s are fearful of what’s to come. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh sits down with Ukrainian Marine Hlib Stryzhko who was fighting for Mariupol before Russia held him for 17 days. #CNN #News
New laws to outlaw guerrilla-style climate protests that have caused misery for the public are being unveiled in a bumper Queen’s Speech. A new offence of “locking-on”, targeting activists who lock or glue themselves together or to buildings, is planned by Home Secretary Priti Patel. Her crackdown comes in one of 38 new bills, which
Cryptocurrencies and US tech stocks were taking a hammering on Monday night amid a continuing flight from risk as a toxic cocktail of worries for the global economy grip investors. Values for so-called growth assets have been falling particularly sharply since the day after the US Central Bank raised interest rates last week by 0.5%
A trailer has been released for the much-anticipated sequel to Avatar, the highest-grossing film ever. It starts with a group of Na’vi leaping in the treetops and flying over the sea riding winged creatures on their planet of Pandora. The lush visuals that helped make the original a phenomenon are again front and centre of
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Alexander Yatskov, a recently hired engineer who Tesla claims stole trade secrets related to its Dojo supercomputer project. It’s the latest in a series of lawsuits that Tesla has filed against former employees who have participated in stealing important information, according to the automaker. In this case, first reported