China’s “Zhurong” rover, part of its ambitious space programme to send a probe to Mars, is set to attempt the challenging landing on the Red Planet in the next five days, Beijing’s space agency said Friday. The tricky touchdown, if successful, would come a few months behind America’s latest probe to Mars, as Beijing presses
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The prime minister will hold a Downing Street coronavirus news conference later, Number 10 has said. Boris Johnson is expected to discuss the spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant – and the steps the government is taking to combat it – when he addresses the nation at 5pm. Live COVID updates from the UK and
[The stream is slated to start at 11:50 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks about the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which forced the company to shut down operations and led to widespread fuel shortages in
The Serious Fraud Office has said it is investigating steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire – including links with Greensill Capital. The SFO said in a statement said it was looking into “suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and money laundering in relation to the financing and conduct of the business of companies within the Gupta Family
Entertainment giant Disney has seen another drop in revenues, with the pandemic still weighing heavily on its business, as it plans to put yet another film straight onto its streaming platform. Its world-famous theme parks are still taking a hit as a result of COVID-19-forced restrictions, and cinema closures have kept its films off the
The winner of a $26m (£18.5m) lottery prize may have left the ticket in a trouser pocket – and destroyed it in the wash. Thursday marked the last day to redeem the winning ticket, which was sold at a convenience store in a suburb of Los Angeles, and no one came forward. But Esperanza Hernandez,
Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s latest recruitment drive, hailed
Black Panther is the next Avenger to assemble in Madame Tussauds after the waxwork was unveiled at the iconic London venue. The king of Wakanda has joined the Marvel Hall of Heroes at the tourist attraction alongside Captain Marvel and the Hulk. It features a futuristic “vibranium effect”, named after the fictional metal mined in
A minister has told Sky News that step three of England’s lockdown easing will still go ahead on Monday, despite soaring cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus in the UK. Latest figures show there are 1,313 cases of the variant in the UK, up from the 520 recorded the previous week. Live COVID updates
Washington State’s 2030 gas car ban is no more, due to a veto by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He had been expected to sign the bill this morning, but vetoed it stating that “achieving a goal of 100% electric vehicles is too important to tie to the implementation of a separate policy like the road
Israeli ground forces began launching attacks on Gaza in a widening of hostilities as Israel braced for more internal strife between its Arab and Jewish citizens following Friday prayers. The Israeli military said air and ground forces were firing at the Hamas-run enclave, though it does not appear to mean the start of a ground
Kellogg’s has promised to cut sugar in its children’s cereals by 10% and salt by 20%. The move, part of a decade-long plan, will lead to all the food company’s cereals no longer being high in fat, salt and sugar by the end of next year. It also plans to cut the sugar in Krave,
In this article DIS A performer dressed as Mickey Mouse entertains guests during the reopening of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney seems to have picked up a bit of Netflix-itis. Just as Netflix added fewer than 4 million global subscribers
Vaccinated people in the US will be allowed to stop wearing their face masks in most settings. Masks are no longer being recommended for vaccinated people when they are in crowded places outdoors and in most indoors settings – and they won’t have to follow social distancing measures either. The Centers For Disease Control And
US President Joe Biden speak about the Covid-19 response and the vaccination program in the State Dining Room of the White House on May 4, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday cautioned Americans against the temptation to start “panic buying” fuel in the wake of a
Two major players in Alberta’s oil and gas industry announced a new hydrogen project recently. There was much rejoicing from people who think it’s a great step forward. The details say otherwise. Suncor is one of the last remaining oil and gas majors in Alberta’s oil sands. It’s a vertically integrated oil and gas company,