The organisers of the Oscars have said they “condemn” Will Smith’s attack on Chris Rock and have opened a formal review into the incident. In a statement the film academy said it will also “explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law”. The former Fresh Prince, who
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Twenty fines could be issued to 20 people in the coming hours over events held in Downing Street and Whitehall during lockdown, Sky News understands. The fines will be issued by detectives investigating the “partygate” scandal. It is believed these punishments are only the first, and more are expected as more than 100 people were
A second P&O ferry, the Pride of Kent, is being detained after it failed safety checks by authorities amid the backlash over the company’s decision to replace 800 seafarers with lower-paid crew. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) made the revelation as a new crewmember aboard a P&O vessel told Sky News there was an
A US official has cast doubt on claims that sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators were victims of a poisoning earlier this month. Three men including Mr Abramovich suffered symptoms including red eyes, constant and painful tearing and peeling skin on their hands and faces, a source confirmed to Sky News. Mr
We are, the Bank of England governor said on Monday, facing a historic shock to our incomes. In fact, he added, “the shock from energy prices this year will be larger than any single year in the 1970s.” The claim from Andrew Bailey, made at a think tank event in Brussels, is especially striking given
8:07 AM ET Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After a slow start to the year, the boxing schedule heats up starting next month. April 9 really kicks the action off
SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, a company executive told Reuters, as Elon Musk’s space transportation company heaps resources on its next-generation spaceship program. Capping the fleet at four Crew Dragons adds more urgency to the development of the astronaut capsule’s eventual successor, Starship, SpaceX’s moon and Mars rocket. Starship’s debut
7:00 AM ET Michigan entered the 2021 season unranked, and the Wolverines ended the season as Big Ten champions and in the College Football Playoff. Iowa State and North Carolina were both top-10 teams in the preseason AP poll, and they finished 7-6 and 6-7, respectively. Which teams will overperform and underperform in 2022? Which
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. If the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs began with teams in their current positions in the standings, the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals would not be matched up in the first round. But there
Israel’s Brain. Space, a four-year-old startup that studies data on brain activity, is set to put its gear to test on astronauts in space next week during a SpaceX shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS). Three astronauts on the planned private space-flight firm Axiom Space’s mission to the ISS will use a special
Boris Johnson has said Ukrainians are fighting “heroically” but has warned of “grim days ahead” for the country. The Prime Minister called on all nations to do more to support Ukraine and again urged world powers to ban Russia from the SWIFT international payment system. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh goes to a concert in Istanbul, Turkey, organized by Russian rapper Oxxxymiron in order to raise funds for Ukraine. #CNN #News
Tesla is reportedly halting production for four days at Gigafactory Shanghai as the city is going into a lockdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. It’s the second time that Tesla’s production at its biggest factory is shutting down this quarter. China is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, and Shanghai appears to
The gas deal between the U.S. and EU is important, but won’t be able to make up the shortfall from Russia, former U.S. energy secretary Dan Brouillette said on Monday. The U.S. said it will work with international partners to provide at least 15 billion cubic meters more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe this
Ministers and the Premier League will be presented with a preferred bid for Chelsea Football Club in three weeks’ time, paving the way for a change of ownership to take place by the end of next month. Sky News has learnt that a letter sent to the four remaining contenders to buy the Blues over
Huawei reported its first yearly revenue decline on record in 2021 as U.S. sanctions continued to hurt the company. But the Chinese technology giant’s income surged last year as it focused on boosting profitability. “Despite a revenue decline in 2021, our ability to make a profit and generate cash flows is increasing, and we are
Let’s face it, there’s one big moment at this year’s Oscars that everyone is talking about… the slap. If you’re yet to see Will Smith dishing out a whack to Chris Rock that any EastEnders cast member would be proud of, then you need to stop what you’re doing and take a look. Luckily we’ve
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe with 160,000 civilians trapped, its mayor has said. Vadym Boychenko said the southern port city must be entirely evacuated and that 26 buses were waiting to begin transporting people away from the area. But he said Russian forces had not agreed to
A man has been charged with murder after a mother was stabbed to death while her two children were at school. The victim of the attack on Thursday in Bethnal Green, east London, was 40-year-old Yasmin Begum, who lived in the area. Quyum Miah, 40, has been charged with murder, burglary and two counts of
Pupils falling behind in English and maths will be given extra support under new plans set out by the education secretary – but the move was criticised as a “damp squib” by a teachers’ union. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News that the strategy would help those who did not have the “wherewithal” to