Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for £3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline. The insurance firm announced the agreement with its smaller competitor a few weeks after a £3.3bn bid was turned down in November. A deal for the two firms would make them a force in motor insurance,
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A leading construction industry body has warned the prime minister that measures unveiled in the budget will “fatally undermine” family-run companies in the sector, adding to the business backlash facing the government since the end of October. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer seen by Sky News, Steve Mulholland, chief executive of the Construction
The iconic crocodile who starred in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died, his zoo has announced. Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt had been kept since 2008, said he passed away “peacefully” over the weekend. He was estimated to be over 90 years old, well over the usual life expectancy. “Burt was truly one of a kind.
Rocket Lab’s planned mission to deploy a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective faced a setback when the launch attempt on December 20, 2024, was postponed. The Electron rocket, scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site, was grounded approximately 17 minutes before the planned launch. The company attributed the delay to
The King has poignantly chosen a former hospital chapel to deliver his annual Christmas broadcast. The message was recorded earlier this month by Sky News inside the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London. It is a tiny building, originally for staff and patients of the now-demolished Middlesex Hospital. At the end of a year of change
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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul reveals how Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi posed for a photo right after she fell down a set of marble stairs at an official engagement in Luxembourg. The injury led to Pelosi receiving hip replacement surgery. #CNN #News
Japanese car giants, Honda and Nissan, have announced plans to merge. That would make them the third largest car maker by sales. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding, which would also include the smaller Nissan Alliance member, Mitsubishi Motors, in the talks on integration. Japan’s car makers have struggled to
The UK economy showed no growth in the last quarter, according to the revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The previous estimate for July and September said the economy grew by 0.1%. Early estimates show that real GDP per head fell by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2024, and is 0.2%
Warning: This story contains distressing images To find safety from Gaza, you need first to become the victim of a catastrophic injury and then be lucky enough to be identified, selected and extracted. That’s one of the many brutal truths from this long war. I have followed the stories of some of the few Palestinians
Hyundai’s new IONIQ 9 electric SUV already looks like it’s from the future, but the flagship Calligraphy trim stands apart from the other options. The top-tier model gains added tech, features, and sleek trim-exclusive design elements. A new all-black model was spotted in California, giving us a better look at the top-tier trim on the
The UK economy is “headed for the worst of all worlds” as businesses expect activity to fall at the start of next year, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The industry group’s growth indicator survey found that private sector firms expect to cut down on hiring, reduce output and for prices to rise
Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was set on fire while on a subway train in New York. Detectives say the woman was discovered at around 7.30am local time on Sunday after officers on a routine patrol smelled smoke and noticed some commotion on the platform. They found the woman on fire
Field Level Media Dec 22, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR will conclude its initial three-year agreement for the street race held in Chicago in July and has not yet committed to holding the event beyond 2025. “For us, we’re just looking at 2025. It’ll be the third year of a three-year run,
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google Quantum AI’s “Willow” chip in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on Dec. 6, 2024. Google | Via Reuters Google’s recent announcement of the arrival of Willow, a quantum chip that has reduced the error tendencies of some of its predecessors, is a
The suspect in the German Christmas market attack “threatened to do something that would attract international attention” in 2013 and was flagged as a potential threat the following year, according to a state interior minister. Christian Pegel told a press conference the 50-year-old suspect had referred to the Boston Marathon bombings, in which three people
From their cutting-edge tech to their planet-saving potential and just how fun they are to drive, EVs are here to stay. And as EVs rapidly become more mainstream, so do the unique demands they place on other components – like tires. The unsung heroes of every road trip, tires play a critical role in delivering
The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to “my little teddy bear”. Andre Gleissner was one of at least five people who died, while more than 200 others were injured when a car ploughed into crowds in Magdeburg on Friday evening. German Christmas market attack –
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With 24 rounds between them and no
An electric cargo bike logistics company which counts the fashion giant Zara among its partners has launched an urgent hunt for new backers. Sky News has learnt that Zedify, which has raised millions of pounds from investors including Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, is working with Interpath Advisory on a review of its financing options. Zedify
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