SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is the latest high-profile figure to break coronavirus rules. But what did she do and how does it compare to the political world’s other rule-breakers? Image: Margaret Ferrier, SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Saturday 26 September Ms Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, started experiencing “mild symptoms” of
Month: October 2020
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images Amazon on Thursday released comprehensive data into the spread of the coronavirus among its employees, disclosing for the first time that more than 19,000 workers contracted the virus this year. Between March 1 and Sept. 19, Amazon counted 19,816 presumed or confirmed Covid-19 cases across its roughly 1.37
Today, Volvo started production of its highly-anticipated XC40 Recharge electric SUV, the first fully electric vehicle from the Swedish brand. While Polestar, a Volvo-Geely subsidiary, has already launched its first all-electric car, the Polestar 2, Volvo has yet to launch a BEV under its own brand. The company has already confirmed its plan for an
Tanya Ketterer | EyeEm | Getty Images A ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers in England came into force on Thursday, in the latest attempt to mitigate the effect of plastic pollution on the environment. There are some exemptions to the newly-introduced measures: people with certain medical conditions and disabilities will be able
Billie Eilish has shared the video for her James Bond theme song, No Time To Die. It focuses heavily on the spy’s latest love interest, who he is rumoured to marry in the film. Beginning with a dark screen, Eilish slowly appears and delivers a brooding performance of the hit track, weaved in with explosive
An MP has apologised for travelling on public transport after testing positive for coronavirus. The SNP’s Margaret Ferrier said in a statement there was “no excuse for my actions” and “I apologise unreservedly for breaching COVID-19 restrictions by travelling this week when I shouldn’t have”. “On Saturday afternoon, after experiencing mild symptoms, I requested a
The coronavirus-ravaged exhibitions industry has warned that 80% of its total workforce may be lost within weeks as the clock ticks down to the furlough scheme’s closure at the end of the month. An open letter to Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, signed by more than 330 employers and also the Labour Party, pleads
Jamie Johnson, of San Francisco, takes his lunch at Embarcadero as smoky skies from the northern California wildfires casts a reddish color in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Ray Chavez | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. this past month, with San Francisco leading the
This year may feel dystopian enough for some, but if you can handle more weirdness then new TV show Brave New World might be up your street. The Sky One show has been adapted from the classic Aldous Huxley novel of the same name and is set in New London, where privacy and monogamy have
Two of India’s leading opposition politicians have been arrested as they tried to visit the family of a young woman who died after being gang-raped, their party has said. Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi, brother and sister and leaders of the main opposition Congress Party, were held as they made their way to the victim’s home
When it comes to celebrity backing for the US election, it’s fair to say Joe Biden has a lot more star power than Donald Trump. But it looks like the current president now has a fan in everyone’s favourite fictional Kazakh TV journalist Borat. Earlier this week, it was announced that comedian and actor Sacha
Around 2.5 million young girls are at risk of early marriage by 2025 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has warned. Save the Children described the numbers as the greatest surge in child marriage rates in the last 25 years, reversing progress made towards ending the practice. This year, an estimated 500,000 more girls
Ocado is facing allegations that its robot-operated warehouse technology has infringed a rival company’s patents. The online grocery firm, which has built a surge in its market value in recent years on the sale of such systems, is being sued by Norwegian robotics company AutoStore. It has filed lawsuits in both the US and UK
Turkey and Poland have been added to England’s quarantine list, meaning travellers from the countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks. People arriving from those destinations after 4am on Saturday will be required to quarantine, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have also been added
Like a lot of musicians, Graham Coxon’s touring plans had to be put on hold this year. But unlike a few of his musical cohort, who have recently spoken out against measures aimed at controlling the coronavirus outbreak, the Blur guitarist tells Sky News he’s happy to stick to the rules. “I do what I’m
The EU Commission says it will start legal action against Boris Johnson’s bid to potentially override parts of the Brexit deal. Brussels claims the prime minister is breaching the “good faith” promise both sides signed up to in the withdrawal agreement struck and passed by parliament last year. President Ursula von der Leyen said given