The Tory leadership race is in full flow as Rishi Sunak pledged to impose curbs on China, labelling it the “biggest-long term threat to Britain”, and Liz Truss promised to boost UK growth rates with “full-fat freeports”. While the pair battled over tax cuts last week, and then tried to get one up on each
Month: July 2022
Fires in Surrey and London are largely under control, after crews were sent out to battle earlier “weather-related” blazes. In Surrey, a fire at Hankley Common near Farnham had drawn “several fire engines” to the area, and had earlier been described as a “major incident”. The fire service tweeted: “There is a great deal of
Barclays is taking a stake in Copper, one of the most prominent names in the fast-evolving cryptocurrency sector, even as the industry continues to be rocked by a swathe of bankruptcies. Sky News has learnt that the UK-based bank is among a crop of new investors joining a funding round for Copper, which counts former
Britain’s controversial Rwanda policy could work, according to several Iraqi people smugglers who spoke exclusively to Sky News. The widely criticised strategy, introduced by the current Conservative government, has been the subject of numerous court cases and received widespread international backlash. However, both Conservative Party leadership hopefuls, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, have said they
In this article GM GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra addresses investors Oct. 6, 2021 at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — In September 2017, General Motors CEO Mary Barra and her top executives visited the automaker’s design dome, considered hallowed ground within the company
China’s military has become significantly more dangerous and aggressive over the past five years, the US’ top military officer has warned. Speaking in Indonesia, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the number of intercepts by Chinese aircraft and ships in the Pacific region on US and other partner forces has
Marvel has made a series of announcements at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will end Phase Four of the cinematic universe on 11 November and the next two phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) were announced. Fantastic Four will make a return on 28 November 2024, followed by the
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In this article VOW3-DE TSLA 7269.T-JP 7205.T-JP 7203.T-JP A Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle photographed in Berlin, Germany, in August 2021. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles back in 1992. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Automotive giant Toyota, along with three other partners, will work on
Ukraine’s president has described the missile strike in Odesa as “barbarism”, adding Russia cannot be trusted to implement the landmark deal agreed to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports. Less than 24 hours after the landmark agreement was signed by Ukraine and Russia, the port city of Odesa was hit by a missile strike.
Drivers should brace themselves for a third day of delays with backlogs still gridlocking roads, officials have said, as the Port of Dover said traffic is “flowing normally”. On Twitter at 2.15am the port said the temporary system brought in to handle traffic had ended, freight vehicles are now able to travel straight to the
4:10 PM ET ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian is headed to the Hall of Fame — and we couldn’t be prouder. We also couldn’t miss the opportunity to express just how much he means to us around here. So, as Cooperstown calls for our colleague, we wanted to share just a few of our favorite
Thousands of people have been ordered to flee their homes and businesses near a fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park on Saturday. The bush fire which started on Friday afternoon has now exploded to cover more than 26 square kilometres (10 square miles) according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Evacuation orders
The two remaining Tory leadership candidates have vowed to continue the government’s controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss both said they would stand by the policy, which has already cost the UK £120m. This comes despite the Commons home affairs committee saying this week
Elon Musk announced that he is working in order for Tesla to achieve same-hour service on its vehicles as often as possible using ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’. As usual, Musk took to Twitter to make the announcement: “Excited to work with Tesla Service to enable same-hour service as often as possible! Applying Formula 1
Sri Lanka will need to emerge from its current state of chaos before the International Monetary Fund can step in with a bailout, according to a professor from Johns Hopkins University. “The IMF cannot… interact with the government when things are in a continuing crisis mode. So until the government stabilizes, until they have a
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