Europe’s fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images The fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest rates and worsening macroeconomic conditions caused investors to
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Danone will reduce the price it sells Aptamil baby formula to retailers by up to 7% from Monday – after manufacturers were criticised for “exploiting” British families. It comes seven months after Sky News revealed the desperate measures families have been taking to feed their babies because of the high prices of formula milk in
A British warship and US forces have destroyed “multiple drones” launched by Iranian-backed Houthi fighters in the Red Sea, the British defence secretary has said. Grant Shapps said it had been the largest attack in the region by the militants to date, with drones heading towards HMS Diamond, a Type 45 destroyer that was deployed
Baby Yoda is heading to the big screen in a film inspired by Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian. Lucasfilm said production would start this year – five years after the release of the last film in the franchise, The Rise of Skywalker. The Mandalorian and Grogu will be directed by Jon Favreau, creator of
A former US congressman – who led an extensive investigation into previous issues with Boeing planes – has accused the company of relying on “crappy stuff” from its subcontractor after the 737 MAX 9 mid-air blowout. Peter DeFazio, who chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee until 2022, said the focus needs to turn to
Toyota gave the bZ4X an update for the 2024 model year. With new features and tech, Toyota looks to keep up with the competition. 2024 Toyota bZ4X prices go up slightly but with new tech After selling nearly 10,000 bZ4X models in its first full US sales year, Toyota looks to turn up the heat.
Activists take part at a “Look Down action” rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images) Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images Norway is poised to become one of the first countries in
Hooded gunmen have burst onto a live TV set in Ecuador. Live television images broadcast on Tuesday showed hooded people – some waving guns – inside Ecuador’s TC Television station in Guayaquil. They were seen telling staff to lie down on the floor and shouted that they had “bombs”, while shouting and noises similar to
More than 30 Tory MPs are poised to back amendments aimed at “toughening” Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill when it returns to the Commons next week. The prime minister is braced for yet another showdown with the right-wing faction of his party, which believes the legislation in its current form will not stop further legal challenges
Elon Musk — the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter — speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook summit in New York City, Nov. 29, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, announced it will launch peer-to-peer
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump‘s lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was president at the time of
More than half of child sexual abuse offences recorded in 2022 were committed by other children, new figures reveal. Police say the rise of child-on-child abuse is fuelled by access to violent pornography and smart phones. Data from 42 police forces in England and Wales shows that a total of 106,984 child sexual abuse offences
Israel “might have taken action” in breach of international law in Gaza, the foreign secretary has said during a tense exchange with MPs on the conflict in the Middle East. Lord Cameron also confirmed two British nationals are still being held hostage by Hamas, as he made his first appearance before the Foreign Affairs Committee
Jan 9, 2024, 07:21 AM Open Extended Reactions Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74, Premier Division club Bridgend Ravens said on Monday. Williams, who was part of the golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s, captained his country as well as Bridgend. “Bridgend Ravens are devastated
On today’s episode, Ian King speaks to John Grant, chief analyst at the aviation analytics firm OAG, about problems mounting for Boeing, as its 737-9 MAX jets continue to be inspected. Plus, hear from YouGov boss Steve Hatch about the firm’s latest acquisition. And global cloud enterprise software company, IFS, has a new chief executive
Sinead O’Connor, who was found unresponsive at her London home last year, died of natural causes, a coroner has said. The Irish singer died in July aged 56. No medical cause for her death was given at the time, with London Inner South Coroner’s Court saying a post-mortem would be conducted and the results could
Israel is defending itself at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today against claims it is committing genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed the case, arguing that Israel is breaching the UN convention on genocide by “killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated
Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. It has set its target as the far-away date of 2050. But now it says it will rely heavily on hydrogen fuel cells generated from plastic, food, and organic waste to power a whole new generation of EVs, from passenger cars
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal. The scandal led to the convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters. Ms Vennells said in a statement: “I continue to support and focus on co-operating with the inquiry and expect to be giving evidence
Jeremy Hunt held talks with some of the City’s top business leaders on Tuesday in a bid to inject fresh momentum into London’s flagging market for new company listings. Sky News understands the chief executives of asset managers Abrdn and Schroders and their counterpart at HSBC Holdings were among those scheduled to attend a breakfast