A tornado has caused “multiple injuries and multiple deaths” in Missouri, US officials have said. The tornado moved through Bollinger County, about 50 miles south of St Louis, on Wednesday morning, said Sergeant Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Officials said a search and rescue operation had been launched and it was currently
A man armed with a hatchet has killed four children after he attacked a nursery in Brazil. At least three others are injured and have been taken to hospital. The man has been arrested in the southern city of Blumenau. Local media reports that the attacker scaled a wall to enter the nursey, named Cantinho
Coach travellers will be asked to delay Channel crossings over Easter as ferry companies and the Port of Dover attempt to avoid a repeat of the shambolic delays that blighted the start of the school holidays last weekend. Thousands of holidaymakers, many of them children on school trips, faced delays of up to 18 hours
A 68-year-old Spanish actress has revealed how she used her son’s DNA to create a surrogate baby – to fulfil his dying wish to have a child. Ana Obregón said Aless Lequio García’s sperm was preserved before his death from cancer in 2020 – with the intention of conceiving a child with a surrogate mother.
A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test could happen next week, according to a planning notice posted Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA notice said the launch’s primary expected date is April 10, but listed backup dates as April 11 and 12. Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket and satellite company
Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell – the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon – has been arrested following an investigation into the party’s finances. Police Scotland announced on Wednesday that a 58-year-old man was in custody and being questioned by detectives as part of an ongoing probe. Officers are also carrying out searches at
Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have ended without agreement. The two sides have been negotiating for 11 months over pay, jobs and conditions for the 112,000-strong workforce. There were 18 strike dates called last year and 2023 has seen the union and Royal Mail attempt
A 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Police Scotland has said. The man is in custody and is being questioned by detectives. As part of the investigation, officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses. Advertisement
Pubs up and down the UK are battling to survive the cost of living crisis. While their numbers have been in decline for decades, rising costs and the after effects of the pandemic have put more pressure on them than ever before. A UK Hospitality survey has found businesses expect an 82% rise in their
CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports from Mammoth, California, on record-breaking snowfall in the area. #CNN #News #shorts
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A saucepan of boiling water sits on an induction hob in a kitchen. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images As energy efficiency goals and financial incentives proliferate, more consumers are warming up to the benefits of induction cooking. Induction is not a new technology, but U.S. consumers, unlike their European counterparts, have been
“Did any child in the ’80s not play Super Mario Brothers?” It’s a question that’s helped pile on the pressure when it comes to the latest iteration of the classic video game – which is one of the best-selling of all time. The franchise has already seen numerous games, an animated TV series and animated
Donald Trump has claimed he is the victim of election interference, as he condemned New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him – speaking just hours after his arraignment. The former US president delivered an address to a crowd of some 500 people in his Mar-a-Lago estate ballroom in Florida after
Rupert Murdoch and former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have reportedly called off their engagement. The 92-year-old media tycoon and Ms Smith, who is 26 years his junior, had planned to tie the knot in the summer – in what would have been his fifth marriage. But Vanity Fair reported the couple have
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scenes from Amazon’s New World video game. Source: New World Amazon is laying off roughly 100 employees across its video games division, an executive overseeing the unit wrote in a memo to staffers on Tuesday. The layoffs included employees in the Game Growth group, Amazon’s
Nine soldiers have been killed after two US army helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a routine night-time training exercise. It is not clear if the two medical evacuation helicopters crashed into each other. Read more on: https://news.sky.com/story/several-feared-dead-after-two-us-military-helicopters-crash-in-kentucky-12845304 #helicoptercrash #kentucky #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioned former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on the company’s union-busting tactics and engaged in a tense exchange with Republican colleague Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). #CNN #News #shorts
The title of Queen Camilla has been used for the first time by Buckingham Palace on invitations for the King’s coronation. It comes as US President Joe Biden told the King in a phone call on Tuesday that First Lady Jill Biden will attend the coronation, the White House said in a statement. More details
European yacht broker MYSEA has announced the first sale of the AQUON One eco-catamaran – a solar electric yacht powered by the sun and hydrogen fuel cells with luxurious accommodations for eight to ten passengers without any emissions. AQUON is a sustainability-focused yacht builder founded within Swiss Sustainable Yachts AG, based in Zurich. The company