Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps will lead an intensive series of engagements this week in a determined effort to strengthen the UK’s energy independence. The prime minister and energy security secretary are meeting with industry leaders from oil, gas and renewable sectors aimed at driving forward measures to safeguard national energy security and diminish reliance
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Vladimir Putin has said an African and a Chinese initiative could serve as a basis for peace in Ukraine, but warned there are things that are “impossible to implement”. The Russian president also claimed Moscow had not rejected peace talks in comments made following the conclusion of the Africa-Russia Forum in St Petersburg. He told
The Mazda MX-30 EV is back on the chopping block for the 2024 model year, after a short reintroduction in California, wherein the car has only sold 66 units in 2023. Mazda will no longer sell the MX-30 in the US, after this year’s model only sold 66 units so far. Sales started slow with
Three people have been injured in a shooting at a summer carnival in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Police say the victims and the gunman were taken to hospital and their conditions were unknown. Police fired several shots at a gunman, the statement added. A shooting took place earlier in the day during the same
The southern city of Odesa in Ukraine has come under a barrage of strikes over the last week following Moscow’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, which had allowed for the safe export of grain from blockaded ports. It also provided Ukrainian port cities, like Odesa, with a level of protection. Former British intelligence
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing for 49 hours after making a 911 call about a child on an interstate, said she was not kidnapped and did not see a baby on the side of the road, according to a statement from her attorney. #carleerussell #alabama #cnn
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria, July 5, 2023. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An influential oil producers’ alliance could collapse if unity dissolves around output policy, according to the managing partner of investing group Clean Energy Transition.
Nigel Farage has launched a website to tackle de-banking following the fallout from the closure of his account with Coutts. The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader sparked a crisis at the prestigious bank’s parent company NatWest after complaining he had been excluded over his political views. It led to the chief executives of both
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks onstage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Shares of Alphabet’s stock jumped 10% this week after the company reported second quarter earnings that showed growth despite a tough ad market. Share price for the Google parent company reached
England bowler Stuart Broad has announced his retirement from cricket. The 37-year-old will end his career after this summer’s Ashes series against Australia. He made the “emotional” announcement after day three of the fifth Test match at The Oval, with England looking to tie the dramatic series at 2-2. “I decided at 8.30pm last night,”
This illustration photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows the Twitter bird logo upside down in the background of Elon Musk’s screen advertising an “X” as a replacement logo, in Los Angeles. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images X, formerly known as Twitter, has officially retired its famous blue and white bird logo. The
Nothing Compares, a documentary about Sinead O’Connor, will still air on Saturday to provide viewers the opportunity to “hear her tell her side of the story”, according to the filmmaker. Belfast-born director Kathryn Ferguson confirmed the original plan to release the programme on Sky Documentaries and Now from 29 July will proceed despite the recent
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has introduce an on-demand streaming platform, name NASA+. The website will be ad-free, no-cost, family-friendly service. Moreover, the US space agency is also revamping its science websites. For now, it is a beta website that can be accessed the preview of the beta website. NASA has invited public to
Tesla has started a new email campaign to encourage Tesla owners with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to upgrade to a new car and transfer the FSD package. The terms of the transfer and the email campaign make it clear that what CEO Elon Musk presented as an “offer of amnesty” is nothing more than
An activist fund manager has been building a stake in Dr Martens, the globally renowned bootmaker which has seen its valuation slump amid supply chain bottlenecks and a slowdown in US sales. Sky News has learnt that Sparta Capital has quietly accumulated stock worth tens of millions of pounds in London-listed Dr Martens, and has
A GoFundMe page for a Texas handyman who lost his hands and parts of his feet after contracting typhus from a flea bite has raised more than $100,000 (£77,846). Michael Kohlhof, described as “incredibly smart and comical” by his family, began experiencing flu-like symptoms in June, including a fever and upset stomach. Around a week
Russia has been targeting the southern port city of Odesa ever since it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal last week. The agreement had allowed for the safe export of produce from Ukraine, and offered port cities some level of protection. Overnight, Russia attacked Reni, which is located on the Danube River –
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, after the company entered into a minor partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and sparked conservative backlash. #BudLight #Florida #cnn
Freight trains loaded with coal in China on Jan. 12, 2022. According to the IEA, coal consumption hit a record high last year. Huang Shipeng | Visual China Group | Getty Images Coal consumption increased by 3.3% to hit a fresh record high of 8.3 billion metric tons in 2022, the International Energy Agency said
Donald Trump has told supporters at an influential campaign event in Iowa he is the only Republican candidate who can beat President Joe Biden. The former president took to the stage at the Lincoln Day Dinner with his main rival Ron DeSantis and several other candidates in the race to become the party’s nominee in