Sinead O’Connor sent text messages “laden with desperation, despair and sorrow” to Bob Geldof in the weeks before her death, The Boomtown Rats frontman has told a festival crowd. He dedicated the band’s performance at Cavan Calling in Ireland to O’Connor, who died at her home in southeast London last week, aged 56. Image: Sinead
England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to win the match, a rampant England took seven wickets in the final session to edge out their fierce rivals. England bowler Stuart Broad – in his final match before retirement –
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A security alarm brought Huron, OH police to a local credit union just as the suspected burglar was exiting through the ceiling. #CNN #News #shorts
An “Unidentified Electric Vehicle” (UEV) made front-page news in a small town paper in Montana when it charged from a public outlet on Main Street. EV charging has gotten pretty easy these days, even when driving through less-populated areas. But those of us who have been driving EVs for a long time, or who have
The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of England figures show. Net consumer credit rose to the highest since April 2018 – £1.7bn was borrowed last month, following a £500m decrease in lending in May. The increase came as
LAS VEGAS — Manchester United ended their tour of the United States with a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund at Allegiant Stadium. Erik ten Hag’s team were made to pay for a poor defensive performance as they fell to their third defeat in four games in the U.S. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
“I just wanted to save my life,” says Dhanabal, who came to Britain from India to study. But it was only the visa that came with the university place that interested him, and his plan was always to stay on after it expired. The 26-year-old relies on cash-in-hand jobs to survive, waiting in Sheffield for
David Hunter, the British pensioner who killed his terminally ill wife in Cyprus, has been sentenced to two years after he was found guilty of manslaughter. Janice Hunter, 74, died of asphyxiation at the couple’s retirement home near Paphos in December 2021. Hunter, a 76-year-old former coal miner from Northumberland, admitted killing his wife but
BT, the FTSE 100 telecoms provider, has announced its new chief executive, the first woman to hold the post. It comes after Sky News reported earlier this month that a formal search had begun to replace current boss Philip Jansen as he weighed up a number of job opportunities in the US. The company said
A killer dubbed the “doomsday mom” has been jailed for life without the possibility of parole for the murders of two of her children and conspiring to murder her husband’s ex-wife. Lori Vallow, 50, had become obsessed with a coming religious apocalypse, prosecutors in the US said. The mother, from Idaho, believed her children had
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in London. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to reports of a shooting on Sunday shortly after 11.30pm in the White Hart Lane area of Haringey. The victim, in his 30s, died at the scene with gunshot wounds, despite the best efforts
Madonna says she realises “how lucky I am to be alive” after spending time in intensive care with a bacterial infection. The 64-year-old had to postpone her world tour after being rushed to hospital last month, but was able to go home after a few days. Posting on Instagram, she said she’d had time to
Associated Press Jul 30, 2023, 07:02 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, earning himself a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Buescher led 88 laps. He was ahead by nearly six seconds when a caution came
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Republic of Ireland’s military neutrality has come under fire with the Government accepting the stance should be debated. The war in Ukraine and the arrival of thousands of refugees has prompted calls for the Irish Republic to finally send lethal equipment to assist Ukrainians. Sky’s Ireland Correspondent Stephen Murphy
Legendary film director and activist Spike Lee speaks with CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the new education standards being rolled out in Florida around slavery, which are being defended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. #cnn #news #spikelee #politics #florida #education #blackhistory #slavery #desantis
Rishi Sunak will head to Scotland on Monday as the Conservatives kick off a week of campaigning on energy security. Number 10 said the prime minister would use the trip to “highlight the central role” the country will play in “defending the UK against disrupted global energy supplies” and reaching the government’s net zero targets.
The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their riders:
Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders will this week launch a multimillion pound campaign aimed at illustrating the range of support they are providing to cash-strapped customers as the industry faces its most intense scrutiny in years. Sky News understands that a £5m advertising blitz paid for by participating banks will urge customers to ‘reach out’ if
Dame Judi Dench has said she can’t see on film sets anymore and isn’t able to read scripts due to her deteriorating eyesight. But the Oscar-winning actress, 88, says she has alternative ways of learning lines like being taught them with the help of her friends. And she also claims she has a photographic memory.