American actors will be joining writers on picket lines, after members of the US acting guild voted to take strike action. The decision to walk out means that for the first time in 63 years, both SAG-AFTRA (the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and WGA (the Writers Guild of
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. It wasn’t supposed to be this way for Patrick Kane. He expected to wear only one uniform in his NHL career, having been drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007 and becoming a Stanley Cup-winning franchise icon over the
The heatwave affecting southern Europe has been building for months. And it’s about to get much worse. Temperatures have been consistently above 40C since mid-April in many areas. Europe heatwave – latest: Continent could have hottest day ever But on the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia they’re expected to climb to 48C in the
The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, a new report has claimed. The Intelligence and Security Committee has published its work on the threat the country poses, saying China has managed to “successfully penetrate every sector of the UK’s
The UK’s national debt could hit 300% of GDP by the 2070s because of the string of major challenges still facing national governments after a “rapid succession of shocks”, according to a report for the Treasury. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility laid out how climate change, defence and the fact people were living longer
American actors are poised to go on strike after negotiations between parties broke down. Actors’ trade union SAG-AFTRA – who represent 160,000 performers – say they have voted unanimously to recommend a strike after talks with Hollywood studios failed to reach an agreement. The vote will take place later today. Writers in America have now
Millions of UK public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay rises of about 6% after Rishi Sunak decided to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies. The bodies had suggested pay rises of between 6% and 6.5% for 2023-24, at a potential cost of £5bn. Mr Sunak met Jeremy Hunt, the
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The economy contracted in May as the additional public holiday for the King’s coronation weighed on output, according to official figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed negative growth of 0.1% during the month, better than economists had predicted but continuing the yo-yo pattern seen throughout the last year that has left
From cricket to (lots of) book writing, former Prime Ministers have to find something to do after having the country’s top job. These are the perks they keep, the ones they lose and some career options from Prime Ministers past. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute encountered a rare gulper eel with its stomach engorged from a recently eaten meal. The footage was captured by the institute’s remotely operated vehicle, SuBastian. #ocean #marinelife #cnn #news
NASA on Wednesday released an image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth, as the U.S. space agency marked one year since it unveiled the telescope’s first scientific results. The Webb telescope, which was launched in 2021 and began collecting data last year,
Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in his prison cell after making a lewd remark during a women’s Wimbledon match. Nassar – a former doctor for USA Gymnastics who was sentenced to more than 300 years in jail for sexually assaulting children and possessing child pornography – was stabbed in a Florida prison on
A powerful group of northern Tory MPs are being scrutinised by the parliamentary expenses watchdog after a Sky News investigation into the way they use public money. The investigation found nearly two dozen MPs received political donations from a private donor to help them with campaigning – weeks after they joined the Northern Research Group
The search for a missing two-year-old boy in the French Alps has been called off, police have said. The boy, named only as Emile, was last seen walking down the street near his grandparents’ house by two witnesses on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. They live in a remote mountain village with only two dozen
Huw Edwards has been accused of sending inappropriate messages to BBC employees. The newsreader was named yesterday as the presenter who had been suspended for allegedly paying £35,000 to a teenager in exchange for sexually explicit images. According to Newsnight, one current BBC staff member claims they were contacted on social media by Edwards, and
Thousands of children with special educational needs or disabilities are missing out on the education they are entitled to because of huge delays in the system designed to support them. A record half a million pupils now have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) – a legal document setting out a child or young
In this article GOOGL TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, June 16, 2023. Chesnot | Getty Images Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, will make India the fourth country to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon and demonstrate the country’s abilities for safe and soft landing on lunar surface. The countdown for the launch of mission will begin on Thursday ahead of take off on Friday from the Satish
Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 02:25 PM ET Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and his former crew chief of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Chad Knaus headline a list of 15 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2024. There are 10 nominees on the modern era ballot and five on