Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has accused the government of treating the region as a “sacrificial lamb” and vowed: “We aren’t going to be pushed around anymore.” Leaders in Greater Manchester have rejected being put into the highest category of the government’s new three-tier system for localised COVID-19 restrictions, amid a bitter political row. A
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Italy has been added to the UK quarantine list, meaning travellers returning from the country will have to self-isolate for 14 days. The measure will come into force at 4am on Sunday. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has also announced that people arriving in the UK from Vatican City state and San Marino will have to
8:00 AM ET The 2020 NHL free-agent frenzy has started to mellow out. The flat salary cap had teams scrambling to find the right fits under less-than-ideal financial conditions, leaving some free agents waiting to see if lucrative opportunities would still materialize. Here are the top 10 unrestricted free agents still on the market as
John Leslie has told a court he knows the line between behaving gregariously and criminal behaviour and has “never crossed it”. The 55-year-old presenter from Edinburgh denies grabbing a woman’s breasts at a Christmas party in London’s West End on 5 December in 2008. On day four of his trial at Southwark Crown Court, Leslie
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth’s neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. Launched almost two years ago, the European-Japanese probe BepiColombo took a black-and-white snapshot of Venus from a distance of 17,000 kilometers (10,560 miles), with some of its
The upcoming Tesla Model Y made-in-China could increase Tesla’s sales in the important market by a factor of 4 with a cheaper version, says analyst. Tesla is preparing to launch its second vehicle produced at Gigafactory Shanghai: the Model Y. For the past 9 months, Tesla has been expanding the factory to prepare for the
A quarter of a million hospitality jobs are at risk from additional coronavirus restrictions imposed on London from this weekend, the mayor of London has been warned by an industry chief. Sky News has seen a letter to Sadiq Khan from Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, in which she said that his request for
BAFTA has announced new rules and guidelines for its TV awards to address a lack of diversity and better represent the industry. The number of nominees in performance categories will be increased from four to six and a new daytime category will be introduced. The BAFTA television committee said the new award will recognise the
The promise to bring back jobs in 2016 turned Pennsylvania red for the first time in two decades. Communities that once had booming coal and steel industries saw jobs evaporate in decades of decline. As the world moved to automation and cheaper production moved overseas, communities in the rust belt felt left behind. Then in
Pricing for the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple announced its latest class of iPhones on Tuesday, but some analysts said the company failed to address a key point: Why the average consumer should shell out $1,000 or more for its top-of-the-line model. “In past phone
Pubs group Marston’s has warned that 2,150 jobs will be impacted after the government tightened coronavirus restrictions. Curfews and new rules on face masks table service, added to “three tier” guidance for operating in England as well as tough limitations in parts of Scotland had taken their toll on consumer confidence, the company said. Marston’s
London will face Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions from Saturday. It means millions in the capital will be banned from meeting people from other households indoors, whether that’s in their home or in a pub. Londoners have also been advised to avoid public transport and reduce the number of journeys they make where possible. Please use
8:04 PM ET Like most people, Australian tennis phenom Nick Kyrgios thinks his mum’s home cooking is some of the best there is – and he’s had plenty of time to come to that conclusion given he’s been living back at the family home since late February, when the COVID-19 crisis really took hold. “People
October 14th, 2020 by Press Release On September 26, Chinese state-owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development successfully connected the 2.2 gigawatt (GW) PV plant to the power grid in Hainan Prefecture, northwestern China’s Qinghai Province. This is the world’s first ultra-high voltage power line that delivers 100% renewable energy over long distances and also the world’s
Coronavirus cases are increasing across Europe – with some countries reporting record rises in the number of daily infections. Several countries have announced drastic new measures in an attempt to stop COVID-19 spreading further. Here is a snapshot of what’s happening across the continent right now. Italy Infections are surging once again in the region
Europe’s political leaders will arrive in Brussels later for one of their regular meetings. They’ll be talking about the obvious things – the EU budget, foreign affairs, coronavirus – but a chunk of time will go on something they haven’t discussed for a while… Brexit. Talks over a Brexit trade deal may have been going