Britain’s biggest airport is preparing to launch a legal challenge to the Treasury’s move to end VAT rebates for tourists, arguing that it will intensify the crisis afflicting the coronavirus-battered retail industry. Sky News has learnt that Heathrow Airport is leading plans for a judicial review of the government’s decision, which retailers say will trigger
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It was the blockbuster libel trial of the 21st century – Johnny Depp versus The Sun. Now, after three weeks in court and three months waiting for a judgment, Depp has lost his High Court action. At the end of a case filled with details of drug-taking, celebrity indulgence and his volatile relationship with Amber
SINGAPORE — For Hong Kong’s financial technology ecosystem to grow further, the city needs more measures in the areas of funding, talent and regulation, according to a top official from the Chinese city. Compared to other technologies, fintech is the equivalent of a new industrial revolution and it can be potentially used as a lever
Sebastian Gollnow | picture alliance | Getty Images Some 130 miles south of Salt Lake City, engineers are working on what will become a giant cavity in the ground. It’s a geological formation known as a salt dome, a column of salt surrounded by sedimentary layers, and when it’s filled with hydrogen, it could become
Today, we take a look at Tesla Powerhub, a lesser-known Tesla energy product to monitor and control energy assets at a large scale. Tesla’s well-known energy products are the Powerwall, Powerpack, Megapack, solar panels and solar roof. Earlier this year, we also learned of Autobidder, Tesla’s platform to autonomously monetize battery assets. But this new
7:01 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears wide receiver Javon Wims was ejected in the third quarter of Sunday’s 26-23 overtime loss against the Saints after he sucker-punched New Orleans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. At the 9:11 mark of the third quarter, Bears quarterback Nick Foles completed a 5-yard pass to Allen Robinson II; but the real
8:00 PM GMT Champions England sealed the Grand Slam in the women’s Six Nations for a second year running after they trounced Italy 54-0 in Parma on Sunday in their final match of the tournament which was postponed from March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. England had already won the title without stepping foot on
November 1st, 2020 by Steve Hanley During the last presidential debate, Joe Biden made a commitment to transitioning America away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. Some observers thought that was a mistake, particularly for battleground states like Pennsylvania, which has a large oil and gas industry operating within its borders. The current temporary
“Dear Joe, thanks for the memories. We miss you so much.” “Ricky Taylor – we will tell your story, love you dad.” “Jose Angel Ciaz Rodriguez – papu we miss you.” Fluttering in the autumn wind, these are just some of the messages grieving friends and relatives have written on 230,000 white flags planted in
Boris Johnson will tomorrow insist the national lockdown in England will end on 2 December, despite a member of his cabinet indicating the new measures could be extended beyond that date. Growing numbers of senior Conservative backbenchers have signalled their opposition to the measures due to come into effect on Thursday, while Labour have said
French police have released a suspect who was arrested following the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, and said the gunman is still on the loose. According to the Lyon prosecutor’s office, the man who was arrested shortly after the shooting on Saturday was released as police found no evidence of his involvement.
There’s a pride to the politics here. It’s loud, it’s noisy and it has a new sort of confidence. Perhaps only in America would a “get out the vote” effort involve dancers, a traditional mariachi band and fully attired Mexican wrestlers. A canvassing caravan if you like, this is how LUCHA, a Latino support and
Believe it or not, a cash-for-clunkers plan helped get old and polluting cars off the road, replacing them with efficient and traffic-reducing personal electric vehicles like e-bikes and e-scooters. Shocking, right? Trading in old cars for new electric bikes Perhaps it’s not so shocking for Lithuanians, who jumped at the opportunity to swap their old
Donald Trump has claimed the late James Bond star Sir Sean Connery “stepped in” to help him get planning permission in order to build a golf course in Scotland. In tweets posted on Sunday, the US president paid tribute to the “legendary actor”, a keen golfer who died on Saturday aged 90, adding that he
Ministers will this week move to seize control of the controversial contract responsible for manufacturing Britain’s nuclear warheads in a move that insiders said reflected the influence of Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s top adviser. Sky News has learnt that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will announce in the coming days that it intends to
Police in South Gloucestershire have closed down an illegal rave at a warehouse near Bristol – attended by up to 700 people – describing it as an “incredibly challenging operation”. The Avon and Somerset force said they was called to reports of an unlicensed music event in Millbrook Road, Yate, at around 10.35pm on Saturday,