A one-year spending review has been announced by the Treasury to “focus entirely” on tackling the coronavirus crisis – as official figures show borrowing records continue to be smashed. The government said it would have liked to outline spending plans for the rest of the current parliament, as it had originally intended. But a statement
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After a four-year journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface on Tuesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth. The so-called “Touch-And-Go” or TAG manoeuvre was managed by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado, where at 6:12 pm (2212
What is Joe Biden’s game? The man trying to topple Donald Trump and win the presidency has spent a lot of the year in his basement. Never has America seen a candidate racking up so many hours from the comfort of his own home. Image: If Joe Biden wins, he’ll hold a low-key celebration in
A prototype Tesla vehicle in camouflage, which is rare for Tesla, has been spotted at the automaker’s Los Angeles design studio. In the automotive industry, it is common to use camouflage wraps to hide the final design on new or updated vehicles. We reported just recently on a GM electric vehicle spotted in camouflage in
As the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler battle over traditional off-road supremacy next year, General Motors has its sights set on a new segment with a different competitor: Tesla. The Detroit automaker resurrects the Hummer on Tuesday night as an all-electric “supertruck” that’s set to go on sale in roughly a year – likely ahead,
Ted Sarandos attends the Ted Sarandos panel during Netflix ‘See What’s Next’ event at Villa Miani on April 18, 2018 in Rome, Italy. Ernesto S. Ruscio | Getty Images It wasn’t Netflix‘s finest quarter, but if you’re a long-term Netflix believer, you’ve got reason to smile. The streaming video giant reported 300,000 fewer global net
It was 13 December, the morning after Boris Johnson won a landslide victory and destroyed Labour’s Red Wall. The new prime minister stood on the steps of Number 10 and declared his “One Nation” government had won over parts of the country that had “never returned a Conservative MP for 100 years”. He promised to
Local leaders in Greater Manchester have been told that the “door is open” for further talks, despite the prime minister imposing Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions on the region. Boris Johnson announced that tougher COVID-19 restrictions will be introduced in Greater Manchester from Friday. Moving into Tier 3 means pubs and bars in Greater Manchester will
Nigerian police have reportedly opened fire on protesters in Lagos after 12 days of demonstrations against police brutality. Two people are believed to have been shot after more than 20 officers started shooting at demonstrators in the city’s Lekki district on Tuesday, witnesses told Reuters. State officials have already imposed a 24-hour curfew on the
An intensive care specialist in Belgium’s worst-hit COVID-19 region has told Sky News he fears the moment when the hospital is full and he has to choose who will live and who will die. Dr Laurent Jadot says the situation has become so bad that many people are now calling it “the new Lombardy”, in
Melania Trump has pulled out of a campaign trip with her husband due to a lingering cough after her COVID-19 diagnosis, her chief of staff has said. Stephanie Grisham said that the first lady continues to feel better every day after having coronavirus, “but with a lingering cough, and out of an abundance of caution,
Singer and musician Spencer Davis, who founded The Spencer Davis Group, has died while being treated for pneumonia, his agent has said. The star, who had hits with songs including Keep On Running and Gimme Some Lovin’ in the 1960s, died in hospital, aged 81. As fans paid tribute on social media, Bob Birk, his
Greater Manchester will enter Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions from Friday, Boris Johnson has confirmed. The prime minister announced the move to tougher COVID-19 measures – the top alert level, called “very high” – after talks with local leaders ended without a deal. The imposition of extra restrictions comes amid a bitter row with politicians in
October 20th, 2020 by Joe Wachunas In the 1950s, when nuclear energy was booming and hydroelectric dams were laying across rivers like tourniquets, the all-electric home became a thing. It didn’t matter that the electric heating technologies of the time were vastly inefficient. The promise of electricity that was “too cheap to meter” meant that
Liverpool and Manchester United are in talks about a bombshell plot involving Europe’s biggest football clubs to join a new FIFA-backed tournament that would reshape the sport’s global landscape. Sky News has learnt that financiers are assembling a $6bn (£4.6bn) funding package to assist the creation of what could become known as the European Premier
7:06 AM ET This NBA offseason is full of decisions that could impact the hierarchy of the league for years to come. Will back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo hold off on signing a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks? Will the Golden State Warriors keep or trade the No. 2 overall pick in November’s draft? Will