The government’s target to bring gigabit broadband to “every home and business across the UK” by 2025 seems to have been scaled back to reach 85% of the country instead. Boris Johnson made the initial pledge as part of his 2019 manifesto, with £5bn of funding behind the scheme. However, in a press release published
Greenland’s ice sheet is reported so out of balance with the Arctic climate that it can no longer hold on to its current size, a new report claims. Furthermore, it is suggested that the ice sheet is irreversibly committed to reduce by 59,000 square km, which is considerably larger than the area of Denmark, Greenland’s
The UN is appealing for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods. More than 1,150 people have been killed and nearly half a million displaced in the disaster. “Pakistan is awash in suffering,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the launch of the appeal. “The Pakistani
Humberside Police have reopened an investigation into organised child abuse in the city of Hull. The case was wound down in June 2021, but five months later Sky News produced a series of reports revealing evidence of organised abuse in the city, as well as an alleged new victim in the case. This morning, alleged
TV presenter Sarah Beeny has revealed she is being treated for breast cancer. The 50-year-old says she has undergone her first chemotherapy treatment after joining “the exclusive club you’d rather not be a member of”. She is best known for her work on UK property programmes, including Help! My House Is Falling Down and Sarah
A young Ukrainian tennis player whose training base was bombed has caused the first big shock of the US Open by winning her match against the competition’s seventh seed. Daria Snigur defeated Romania’s Simona Halep 6-2 0-6 6-4 in what was by far the biggest result of her senior career so far. Breaking down in
On the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, defence and security analyst Michael Clarke takes a look at how Moscow’s war has unfolded. #skynews #russia #ukrainewar 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 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok:
Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean, former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa, and former Department of Defense Special Counsel Ryan Goodman join CNN’s Kate Bolduan to discuss the National Archives letter sent to former President Donald Trump’s legal team in May. The letter informed the team that hundreds of pages of classified material retrieved
American homeowners are expected to install a record 5.6 gigawatts of residential solar in 2022, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). BNEF found that 2022’s record US residential solar installations will be nearly three times that of the 1.9 GW of commercial solar installations expected this year. Both residential and commercial solar
We are selling 200 shares of Devon Energy (DVN) at roughly $74.72 each. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 700 shares of DVN, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.8% from 2.29%. It may be a down day for the broader market, but energy stocks are finding a lift thanks to
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a keynote address during the WWDC22 at Apple Park on June 06, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC22 developer conference. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple is holding a launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept.
Energy price increases of more than 300% are in danger of forcing pubs and brewers across the UK out of business in the coming months, industry leaders have said. Unlike domestic customers, who are facing an 80% increase in average bills in October, businesses operate without any sort of regulated price cap, with some pub
A murder investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death at the Notting Hill Carnival. Several other stabbings and violent incidents were also reported. In a statement the Metropolitan Police said that at about 8pm on Monday evening officers became aware of a stabbing in Ladbroke Grove, under the Westway flyover. Officers provided
Production of Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake has been halted after the producers said they were threatened with violence if they did not pay a sum of $50,000 (£43,000). The Baltimore police department confirmed to NBC News a group of locals had contacted producers working on a shoot on Park Avenue in the
Liz Truss has cancelled a scheduled interview on the BBC with just a week to go before the next Conservative Party leader is announced. A BBC spokesperson said: “Liz Truss has cancelled her BBC One interview with Nick Robinson which was due to air this Tuesday evening (30 August) at 7pm. “Ms Truss’s team say
General Secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch said that there has been a “wave of hostility” from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. He says Mr Shapps “threatened to sack” workers on strike by issuing statutory redundancy letters. #RailStrikes #SkyNews #Trains SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us
Several Republican members of Congress are trying to take credit for legislation they voted against. CNN’s Jake Tapper has more. #CNN #News
This is the first time I’ve had a chance to test one of Maxfind’s electric skateboards, but the budget e-skateboard maker has seriously impressed me. Having previously tested much more expensive name-brand boards, I can immediately tell you that the Maxfind FF AT rides just as well, if not better, than some of the bigger
Energy Minister Van der Straeten said the link between gas prices and electricity prices needed urgent reform. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten warned that the next five to 10 winters in Europe will be “terrible” unless the European Union moves to swiftly impose a price
Ukrainian forces have begun an offensive operation against Russian troops in the Kherson region – a key, Russia-occupied part of southern Ukraine, two Ukrainian sources have told Sky News. There have been growing expectations that Ukrainian troops were planning to launch an operation to recapture Kherson, which was the first regional capital that Russia seized