Snug, a British sofa manufacturer, is in talks about a sale four years after its launch. Sky News understands that Snug, which was founded by Rob Bridgman, is working with the accountancy firm Evelyn Partners to find a buyer before the end of the year. Sources said a deadline of 23 December had been set
As a symbol of the year in crypto, the sight of Sam Bankman-Fried being hustled out of court in Nassau to a blacked-out SUV that would take him to an airfield, and an extradition flight to New York, takes some beating. For the highest-profile player in cryptocurrency, 2022 has come to an abrupt and unforgiving
7:52 AM ET The sport of mixed martial arts is never dull, and 2022 was a perfect example of that. In the span of four months, three of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world weren’t just beaten, but finished. The year started with Francis Ngannou, the hardest puncher in UFC history, using wrestling and
Ambulance workers will stage two further strikes in January amid a dispute over pay and staffing. The Unison union says the industrial action will take place on 11 and 23 January. The strike action will involve ambulance staff employed by services in London, Yorkshire, the North West, North East and South West. It comes after
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have insisted they will work together to find a solution to the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as pressure grows to break the diplomatic deadlock. In a call on Thursday, the prime minister and the European Commission president discussed the post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland. A
In a bunker below the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, a jihadi commander with a half a million-dollar Russian bounty on his head, joins his men in prayer. Of the allies Ukraine has gathered in its war with Russia, among the most shadowy and deadly are the Chechens. They are some of Vladimir Putin’s oldest
Rishi Sunak has appointed a new ethics adviser after a six-month vacancy – but the prime minister is facing criticism for maintaining the power to veto any investigation into ministers. Mr Sunak was under pressure to fill the role after promising to bring “integrity, professionalism and accountability” to government when he entered Downing Street. The
Cryptocurrency trading is “too dangerous” to remain outside mainstream financial regulation and could pose “a systemic problem” without action, the deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Speaking for the first time since the founder of the crypto trading platform FTX was arrested and charged with massive fraud, Sir Jon Cunliffe told Sky
Singer Kim Wilde and actor Hal Fowler have divorced after more than 25 years of marriage. The 62-year-old pop star said she and her husband had agreed to separate last year. In a joint statement shared on Wilde’s social media accounts, the pair, who share two children, said they remained “on good terms”. The statement
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Olivia Troye, who served as an adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence, called Pence’s response to the January 6 committee’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in the insurrection “a disservice to the country.” #AC360 #CNN #News
The average UK property is £17,500 more expensive now than a year ago though house price growth has slowed and London properties are nearly 25% cheaper than five years ago, according to data from property website Zoopla. House prices have risen 7.5% over the past year, though the increase has slowed in the past three
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Three United States Postal Service (USPS) mail trucks are parked in front of the post office in Danville. On July 20, the USPS announced that at least 40 percent of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) and commercial off-the-street (COTS) vehicles will be battery electric vehicles. Paul Weaver | Sopa Images | Getty Images The
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the Magistrate’s Court on December 21, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images FTX co-founder Gary Wang and former Alameda Research co-CEO Caroline Ellison both pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a message
Into a buttoned-up, power-dressed chamber of US politicians entered the man of war. Wearing khaki and a look of polite exhaustion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the adulation of a man fighting their fight as much as his own. That was certainly the message he carried into the well of the House chamber, an appeal from the
Two days of strikes by nurses and paramedics will have a knock-on effect on appointments with a return to “very high numbers” of emergency calls in the coming days, NHS Providers has warned. Historic strike action saw thousands of nurses picket on Tuesday and ambulance staff stage their biggest strike in 30 years yesterday. The
A powerful winter storm is expected to blanket much of the US with heavy snow and life-threatening wind chills. The storm is set to hit the country on Wednesday, likely sparking holiday travel chaos for millions of Americans. About 200 million people are under extreme weather alerts as cold air descends from the Northern Plains,
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CNN panelists discuss the House Republican divide over whether Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has enough votes to win the speakership or not. Former president Donald Trump called on his supporters in Congress to halt their opposition tactics against McCarthy and stop “playing a very dangerous game.” #CNN #News