The Federal Reserve – the US central bank, known as the Fed – has increased interest rates for the ninth time in a row. The rate has been increased by 0.25 percentage points in an effort to bring down inflation, which in the US stood at 6% over the 12 months to February. A higher
Gwyneth Paltrow’s accuser “deteriorated abruptly” after the US actress allegedly crashed into the back of him on the ski slopes, a court has been told. Terry Sanderson, 76, showed “all the typical hallmarks” of someone who had suffered a brain injury after the 2016 collision, according to radiologist Wendell Gibby, who carried out tests on
The chancellor announced new support for nuclear power when he unveiled his budget this week. Jeremy Hunt said expanding the UK’s nuclear capacity was vital to meeting the country’s net zero obligations. But experts are warning that new generation of reactors should not be built until we know what we are doing with the country’s
CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret.) explains the impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise visit to Mariupol, Ukraine. #CNN #News
World Athletics has decided to exclude transgender women who have gone through male puberty from female events. The body’s president, Lord Coe, said “decisive action” had been taken to “protect the female category in our sport”. Lord Coe told a news conference in Monaco: “The council has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender athletes, who have
Noel Gallagher says his brother Liam should “get his people to call my people” about an Oasis reunion. Noel made the comments in an interview with radio station France Inter, days after Liam sparked fresh hope that a reunion may be on the cards by telling a fan on Twitter that “it’s happening”. Speaking to
Striking Amazon workers have vowed to step up industrial action following an “insulting” new pay rise. It comes after Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will increase the minimum starting salary of its UK workforce by at least 50p to between £11 and £12 per hour from April. The company said the exact amount will
Boris Johnson has sworn “hand on heart” he did not lie to MPs about partygate events in Downing Street – and said a gathering where he was pictured holding a glass in the air was “absolutely essential for work purposes”. The former prime minister also said the size of Number 10 made it difficult to
7:39 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies are hopeful to get Ja Morant back on the floor Wednesday against the Houston Rockets. Morant’s recent eight-game suspension shook some of the momentum the Grizzlies were riding to a potential top seed in the West prior to March 4. But with its star point guard returning to practice,
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7:00 AM ET ESPN’s annual future power rankings series begins with the most important — and seemingly fluid — position in college football: Quarterback. This winter didn’t feature as much movement among marquee quarterbacks as the previous transfer cycle, but notable players changed uniforms and impacted depth charts. Sam Hartman, the ACC’s touchdown passes leader,
Multiple people have been injured after a large ship became dislodged from the dry dock in Edinburgh, Sky News understands. A major rescue operation is ongoing at Imperial Dock in Leith after the vessel lurched towards its right-hand side. The Scottish Ambulance Service sent five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and other resources
Prince William has made a secret trip to Poland to “personally thank” Polish and British troops supporting Ukraine. The Prince of Wales visited military bases in Rzeszow, just 60 miles from the border with Ukraine – the closest a senior member of the Royal Family has come to the war. For security reasons, the visit
In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Goldman Sachs logo displayed on a smartphone. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is experimenting with generative AI tools internally to help its developers automatically generate and test code, the company’s chief information officer told CNBC. Marco Argenti,
A senior civil servant questioned Boris Johnson’s plan to say COVID guidance had been followed at all times in Downing Street, according to new evidence published by MPs investigating whether he lied over partygate. In written evidence from Martin Reynolds, the former principal private secretary to the then prime minister, he said he questioned whether
Uganda has passed a bill to make it a crime to identify as LGBT – with the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”. It is one of the harshest laws in the world targeting the LGBT community, in a country where gay people already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including
This Is Going To Hurt, The Responder and The Crown lead this year’s BAFTA TV nominations. The adaptation of Adam Kay’s book about his experience of working in the NHS was widely praised by critics and viewers, while millions tuned into to watch Martin Freeman in The Responder – about a police officer in Merseyside.
The final minutes of a man who was “smothered to death” after as many as ten police officers and medical staff appeared to sit on him for 12 minutes were captured in newly-released CCTV footage. Irvo Otieno, 28, was handcuffed and shackled at the ankles in the video from 6 March at Virginia‘s Central State
Russia is being accused of political interference in Moldova, with regular protests and allegations of a recent attempted coup. One cyber watchdog in the country says they are now fighting a pro-Russian hybrid war. #moldova #ukrainewar #russiainvadesukraine #skynews Read more: https://news.sky.com/topic/moldova-10139 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Holistic veterinarian Dr. Karen Fine talks about how she diagnoses animals and how they can teach us about our mortality. #CNN #News