Former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been given a knighthood, Downing Street said. The MP for South Staffordshire was sacked by Boris Johnson during his September 2021 cabinet reshuffle. Mr Williamson was education secretary during most of the pandemic, when he came under heavy criticism for his handling of exams and school closures. A Downing
Ministers are considering emergency legislation to push through sanctions on Russian oligarchs linked to President Putin. Government sources have told Sky News that experts are looking at whether current laws could be tweaked or new ones brought in to speed up the process, which has stalled over recent days. Ukraine-Russia news live: Dire warning from
7:00 AM ET Bryce Young finished his first season as Alabama‘s full-time starting quarterback with the second-most passing touchdowns (47) and yards (4,872) in the FBS en route to the 2021 Heisman Trophy. But will he repeat? Not if Ohio State standout C.J. Stroud has anything to say about it. Stroud is coming off a
Portable power stations are the 21st century gear that I wish I’ve had for my entire life. With the advent of lighter and smaller lithium-ion batteries combined with small-scale AC inverters, we can finally bring a wall outlet with us wherever we go. And while Electrek has tested plenty of options for North American users,
Oil prices are spiraling higher on supply concerns as the Russia-Ukraine crisis develops, and this could lead to demand destruction and an economic recession, according to an oil analyst. “I’m concerned that we don’t have enough oil at all here, and we need to go to $120 to $150 [per barrel], and then we get
British men are volunteering to help Ukraine in the fight against the Russians saying they are willing to die for the cause. UK communities are also gathering donations of essential items to help the Ukrainian people. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from the aftermath of a battle at a bridge outside Kyiv, Ukraine, as the Russian invasion of the country enters its fifth day. #CNN #News
Marilyn Manson is suing his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood for defamation, saying she has cast him as a “rapist and abuser”. The Westworld actress claims the musician – whose real name is Brian Warner – sexually and physically abused her during their relationship. Manson, 53, has denied the allegations and has now filed a
Donald Trump and his team tried “to defraud the US” by manipulating the results of the 2020 presidential election, the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot has said. The select committee of politicians looking into what happened in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 said it has “a good-faith basis for concluding that the president
NASA is offering space enthusiasts a chance to fly their names around the Moon. The US space agency has set up a website where you can add your name on a flash drive that will travel aboard Artemis I, an unmanned mission to orbit the Moon and test the Space Launch System (SLS). Artemis I
France has seized the vessel of Igor Sechin, a long-time ally of Vladimir Putin and the boss of Rosneft, one of the largest oil companies in Russia. The Amore Vero, an 86m luxury megayacht built in 2013, was seized by French authorities on Thursday morning in the dockyard of La Ciotat, a port on the
The government should seize properties owned by oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin and use them to house Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, the Liberal Democrats have said. Alistair Carmichael, the party’s home affairs spokesperson, has made the call in a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel. Russia ‘seizes’ Kherson, as blasts light up sky
There was a lot of excitement when astronomers from the Chile-based European Southern Observatory (ESO) claimed to have discovered the closest black hole to Earth, just 1,000 light-years away, in the HR 6819 system. But others had disputed the findings. Now, it appears those who doubted the findings were correct. Research by an international team
Russia has reportedly taken control of Kherson in what would be its first seizure of a major Ukrainian city, while leaders in the south of the country have warned “we are being destroyed” after attacks wiped out water and power supplies. The southern port city of Mariupol said critical infrastructure was being targeted and that
Ukraine’s president has claimed nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of his country began a week ago. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was speaking in a video message in the early hours of Thursday, in which he told the invading forces to “go home”. He warned: “Wherever they go, they will be destroyed. “They
The Foreign Secretary has vowed to crack down on Russian billionaires who live in the UK. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said ministers have come up with a “hit list” of those who are connected to Vladimir Putin. But she refused to say whether Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic was on that list. For the latest developments:
Former CIA director and retired US Army Gen. David Petraeus tells CNN why providing “a way out” for Putin out of ongoing diplomatic negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will prove critical. #CNN #News Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv and intensifies Kyiv assault as talks with Ukraine end https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-monday-intl-hnk/index.html Russia beefs up assaults in
Norway-based eSmart Systems, which provides AI-powered solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure, will work with Topeka, Kansas-headquartered Evergy, an electric company that serves more than 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, to digitize Evergy’s power transmission system. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your
Pro-Russian separatists are seen next to an abandoned tank on a road between the separatist-controlled settlements of Mykolaivka (Nikolaevka) and Buhas (Bugas), as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 1, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters As Moscow’s war on Ukraine rages on and the Russian economy — and currency —
7:52 AM ET Josh Taylor made a big statement in May, when he defeated Jose Ramirez to win all four major junior welterweight belts. Taylor had another opportunity to show the world that his victory wasn’t just a one-off this past weekend, when he faced mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. But while Taylor won a split