Britain’s biggest water company is this weekend corralling its shareholders to support a major capital injection as it prepares to publish delayed annual accounts. Sky News has learnt that Thames Water has secured backing from investors including Omers, the Canadian pension fund, and the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) for a commitment to provide new equity. Further
Rishi Sunak has said the UK “discourages” the use of cluster bombs after the US agreed to send them to Ukraine. President Joe Biden has faced criticism for supplying the munitions, which are banned by many allies because of their track record of killing many civilians. The prime minister said the UK was one of
Former chancellor George Osborne has called in police to investigate alleged online harassment after a so-called “poison pen” email was sent to guests due to attend his wedding this weekend. Friends say the email – which has since been posted online – is part of a “long-term campaign” of abuse in which an individual has
Friday saw the highest number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel in a single day so far this year. Some 686 migrants made the dangerous journey, according to Home Office figures. The previous daily high for 2023 was recorded on 11 June, when 549 people made the trip. The latest crossings
BT Group has kicked off a formal search for a successor to Philip Jansen, its chief executive, as he weighs a number of job opportunities in the US. Sky News has learnt that BT is working with the search firm Spencer Stuart on a process to identify a successor to Mr Jansen, who took on
The NHS has hit 75 years of service. What does the future hold for it and where do the challenges it faces come from? Political editor Beth Rigby reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us
Beachgoers in Florida ran to get out of the ocean after a shark was spotted swimming alongside them at Navarre Beach. #CNN #News #shorts
Labor union members at New York’s Ravenswood Generating Station will become the US’s first fossil fuel power plant workers to transition to operating offshore wind equipment. Ravenswood is a 2,480-megawatt (MW) power plant in Long Island City, Queens, across from Roosevelt Island. Powering 20% of the city, it’s New York City’s largest fossil-fuel plant, and
A plane flying over Northamptonshire, England. For many, turbulence is an uncomfortable part of air travel. Joe Giddens – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Turbulence during a flight can be an uncomfortable experience for many, ranging from mild bumpiness to more serious instances of damaged airplanes and injured passengers. With millions of
Paris Hilton has been criticised by animal rights group PETA for buying a new chihuahua puppy - which is related to her beloved dog who died earlier this year. The US media personality revealed the newest addition to the “Hilton pets family” in an Instagram post this week – two months on from her heartbreak at
Vladimir Putin is planning a rare overseas trip to Turkey next month, the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed. Mr Erdogan made the announcement during a press conference following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. The Turkish president did not reveal further details of the timing of the visit in August, but
The BBC has said it takes “any allegations very seriously” following claims that one of its male presenters paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. The unnamed “household name” allegedly first requested images from the youth when they were aged 17 back in 2020 and has made a series of payments over
In this photo illustration, Threads logo seen displayed on a smartphone with the Twitter profile of Elon Musk in the background. Elon Musk is the current owner of Twitter. Meta will release a social media app called “Threads”, which will be a rival to Twitter. “Threads” is Instagram’s text-based conversation app. Mateusz Slodkowski | Lightrocket
Jul 7, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Tom Brady lost millions in the collapse of cryptocurrency company FTX, for which he served as an “ambassador,” The New York Times reported Friday. Under an agreement the retired NFL quarterback made with FTX in 2021, he received $30 million in now-worthless stock for his work pitching the company
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attorneys for Elon Musk filed suit this week against the law firm that represented Twitter when Musk was trying to take the company private last year, claiming the
New HIV infections have been linked to a spa in the United States that offered so-called vampire facials. The VIP Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, closed in September 2018 after two clients tested positive for HIV following the procedures. The New Mexico Department of Health has now reopened an investigation after another former client tested
Heads of the UK’s biggest banks have been summoned by the UK’s financial watchdog over concerns interest rates on savings are too low. Higher Bank of England interest rates have led banks to put up mortgage costs, but savings rates are not rising as fast – a situation Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said “needs resolving”.
Adam Mosseri speaks onstage at the WIRED25 Summit 2019 – Day 1 at Commonwealth Club on November 08, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images Meta‘s new Threads app has been live for less than two days, but one of the company’s top executives thinks prioritizing news and political discourse on the
It’s the first time the ‘ballet of drones’ has featured at the festival, marking the end of the event. #droneshow #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to
Heat waves are getting hotter, longer and more frequent due to the climate crisis. CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, gives his tips on what to do to stay cool. #cnn #news #heatwave #weather