An American Airlines flight was forced to return back to the airport after a possible bird strike. The Boeing 737-800 had departed from Columbus to Phoenix on Sunday morning before a crew member reported the strike at around 8am (EDT), the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane which was carrying 173 passengers
As foreign countries evacuate hundreds of their citizens from the escalating violence in Sudan, the UK government has been accused of not doing enough to extract its own nationals. The conflict has killed 420 people and trapped millions of Sudanese citizens without access to basic services. Elite British troops were involved in a covert mission
10:16 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and plenty of action to sink our teeth into. The Bundesliga title race is set up for a thrilling finish, while in the English Premier League, the season is going from bad to worse for Tottenham Hotspur. In LaLiga, Barcelona are comfortably ahead
7:48 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch benefitted from miscommunication with his Richard Childress Racing crew to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in double overtime and under caution. It was the second win of the season for Busch in his new No. 8 Chevrolet and second career victory at Talladega —
Swedish commercial vehicle maker Scania and Swedish battery startup Northvolt today unveiled a battery cell that they claim can power a heavy electric truck for 1.5 million kilometers (932,056 miles). Scania and Northvolt have been working together since 2017 to develop a battery cell for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. They assert that in validation tests, their
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and comedians Alan Carr and Jo Brand were among those who attended the funeral of Paul O’Grady in Kent earlier. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/dogs-line-the-street-for-paul-ogradys-funeral-procession-12861817 #skynews #showbiz #entertainment #paulogrady #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rhetoric during a Homeland Security committee hearing led even members of her own party to shut her down.
Emmerdale actor Dale Meeks has died aged 48, his family has confirmed. The Geordie actor, who played Simon Meredith on ITV soap Emmerdale between 2003 and 2006, died from “heart failure” on Saturday evening, his brother Philip Meeks said. Meeks was due to turn 49 on the day of the King’s coronation and died at
A former chief executive of Asda has sealed a rescue deal for an online butcher which counts Fortnum & Mason and Harrods among its customers. Sky News understands that Andy Clarke, who left the supermarket giant in 2016, has agreed a transaction to buy Farmison & Co, which collapsed into administration earlier this month. Mr
An ex-employee at Walt Disney World in Florida has allegedly told police that he covertly shot videos up the skirts and dresses of more than 500 female guests at the theme park over the past six years. Jorge Diaz Vega, 26, worked at the Star Wars gift shop inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park near
The covert mission to evacuate British diplomats and their families from Sudan’s warzone capital began under the cover of darkness. A team of elite British troops flew into Khartoum late on Saturday night on board an American military aircraft that was part of a separate but coordinated US evacuation mission. Upon landing, the British soldiers
The US has more than 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers – that’s 16.4 billion square feet of rooftop space ripe for hosting solar panels. Rooftop solar on US warehouses Environment America and Frontier Group crunched some numbers and shared what they discovered in a study called “Solar on Warehouses.” They report that the rooftops of US
The deputy prime minister has said police will “take all necessary steps” to prevent any disruption to the King’s coronation by anti-monarchist campaigners. Activists are planning to disrupt the ceremony by setting off rape alarms and throwing them at horses taking part in the procession, according to a report in The Mail on Sunday. The
At PMQs, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn accused the Tories of crashing the economy and taking money from Russians, adding: “Isn’t the message from the people of Scotland clear: ‘Don’t give the Tories what they want’?” Rishi Sunak replied: “If they can’t fix the mess Nicola Sturgeon left their party in, how can they hope
CNN’s Omar Jimenez, who was arrested on-air while covering protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, describes what it’s like to knock on doors in places that “don’t have a lot of Black people.” #shorts
9:39 PM ET The UFC has a new heavyweight knockout king. Sergei Pavlovich flattened Curtis Blaydes via TKO at 3:08 of the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Pavlovich has six straight first-round KO/TKO victories, extending his own modern-day UFC record. He is tied for second with
More than 20 ministers will attend a summit with corporate chiefs on Monday as Rishi Sunak attempts to mount a fresh private sector charm offensive. Sky News has obtained a full list of ministers who are due to attend Business Connect, an event being held at central London venue to discuss issues such as skills,
Tens of millions of mobile phone users have received a message and loud alarm during the first nationwide test of the government’s new public alert system. The distinct sound and vibration was accompanied by a message telling people about the service, which is designed to warn if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby. Many people
A giant fire-breathing dragon went up in flames during a live performance at Disneyland in California. Several videos posted on social media showed the 45ft stage prop ablaze as members of the audience were informed via the public address system that the show could not continue due to “unforeseen circumstances”. People were then evacuated from
Labour MP Diane Abbott has apologised for remarks in which she suggested Jewish people do not face racism but instead face prejudice similar to “redheads”. In a letter to the Observer in response to an article which had the headline “Racism in Britain is not a black and white issue. It’s far more complicated,” Ms