Misty Copeland is the first African American ballerina to perform the lead role in the American Ballet Theatre’s history .
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Doctors in China have described the chaos unfolding within hospitals as COVID-19 infections sweep the country. Three health care professionals spoke anonymously to Sky News, painting a picture of emergency departments “packed” with patients, “ventilators and oxygen machines everywhere” and “not enough IV beds”. Strict zero-COVID restrictions were lifted just three weeks ago in China
The North East of England could be the latest region to get a directly elected mayor as part of a new £1.4bn devolution deal. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the new deal would bring fresh powers over skills, transport and housing to people across areas including Northumberland, Newcastle and Sunderland. It would also see
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Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a British mother-of-two who was killed while defending her home in Australia on Boxing Day. The 17-year-olds have appeared in court charged with the murder of Emma Lovell, 41, and the attempted murder of her husband Lee Lovell, 43. The couple, originally from Ipswich, Suffolk,
Houses encased in thick ice have been revealed in drone video of Lake Erie – as people in North America struggle to dig out after deadly blizzards. The frozen houses in Ontario took the brunt of the storms as they directly face the Canadian side of the lake. An icy white blanket – which from
Storm-weary road crews and residents in the US are still struggling to dig out after a deadly blizzard as flood warnings have been issued. The country has been battling a huge bomb cyclone – the deadliest US storm for at least two generations – since last week. At least 65 people have died as a
Proponents say it’s a “miracle” diet drug – it can make users physically repulsed by food. But what’s the truth about Ozempic? Ozempic is the controversial drug labelled by the media as Hollywood’s “worst kept secret” for drastic weight loss, and its seemingly rapid effects have set the internet alight. “There’s definitely talk of celebrities
In this article IBM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at an IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 6, 2022. Dana Ullman | Bloomberg | Getty Images IBM isn’t often described as a hot company. But in a year that saw investors abandon all major tech stocks, Big
Border Force, rail and driving test staff are resuming strike action today – but strikes by waste collection workers in Wirral have been called off after a pay offer was accepted. Those striking on Wednesday include: Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) at Great Western Railway will walk out from noon to 11.59am
For 3.8 million women born in the 1950s, retiring at 60 was all they knew. Until suddenly, they learned that they would have to wait a further six years to get their state pension. An additional six years of working none of them, including Moira Holland, had planned for. Ms Holland had dedicated 35 years
Gus Casely-Hayford is a man on a mission to open up and diversify the arts sector. As founding director of V&A East – one of the world’s most significant new museum projects and part of the mayor of London’s £1.1bn Olympic legacy project – he knows that shifting the canon won’t necessarily be easy. Casely-Hayford told Sky News: “There are
Parts of the UK are expected to see ice, heavy rain and potential flooding in the next few days, with a warning issued for disrupted power supplies and travel delays. A yellow rain warning is in place in parts of southwest England and South Wales from 2am on 27 December until 3pm on Wednesday. Across
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Former Wells Fargo bankers tell CNNMoney’s Cristina Alesci how they tricked customers and opened fraudulent accounts.
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In this article TSLA TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Win McNamee | Getty Images Tesla’s sell-off intensified on Tuesday, with the stock dropping an additional 8%. Elon Musk’s electric car company is days away from closing out its worst month, quarter and year on record and has moved past Meta to become the
Military police are going to guard major intersections in the US city of Buffalo after residents continued to drive through deep snow despite local officials begging them not to. At least 64 people have now died in the bomb cyclone – the deadliest US storm for at least two generations. A further two inches of
The 23-year-old man stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub has been named as footballer Cody Fisher. His family said in a statement: “They have broken our hearts; I have lost my best friend. My family and I are asking for privacy and respectfulness at this heart-breaking time.” West Midlands Police were
The British government would not apologise over Bloody Sunday as it would mean accepting liability, confidential documents have revealed. The incident in January 1972 saw members of the Parachute Regiment shoot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of Derry. Papers from the Irish government have now detailed a conversation between then-Northern Ireland Secretary