Travellers returning from France must now self-isolate for 14 days as new quarantine restrictions have come into force. Tens of thousands of British tourists in France joined a desperate scramble to return in time to avoid 14-day self-isolation rules which took effect from 4am today. People snapped up the last available tickets for planes, trains
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Embattled Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has made a double climbdown in the A-levels fiasco that has robbed thousands of students of a place at their first choice university. In what looks like a major concession to demands from Labour and Tory backbenchers, Mr Williamson has pledged that the government will cover the cost of all
Tesla is patenting its smart summon feature built around Autopilot and the patent is co-authored by Elon Musk himself. Smart Summon builds on Tesla’s previous “Summon” feature, which was used by owners to move their cars autonomously for a few feet in their driveway or in tight parking situations. With the new version, owners are
Foreign-flagged oil tanker “Bella” carrying Iranian cargo bound for Venezuela. Department of Justice WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Friday that federal agents seized a multimillion-dollar Iranian fuel shipment bound for Venezuela, in what it described as the largest-ever seizure of its kind. The U.S., with the assistance of foreign partners, confiscated a total of 1.1 million barrels
The young man smiled as he recalled three days of brutal beatings by riot police in Belarus detention after protesters rejected the re-election of longstanding leader Alexander Lukashenko. He said it is his way of coping with the terror and injustice. So, too, is speaking out. Igor Kviatko, 23, told Sky News he was hauled
10:00 AM ET A week ago, the Big Ten finally released its long-awaited schedule. The SEC revealed its crossover games, lighting up social media with complaints about soft draws for Alabama and memes mocking Missouri and Arkansas. Yes, UConn already had canceled its season, and there were whispers that the Mid-American Conference would soon follow.
August 14th, 2020 by Carolyn Fortuna Image retrieved from Boulder CO gov Nearly every nation in the world has agreed to work collectively to slow atmospheric warming. Impacts that scientists predicted years ago, including patterns of hurricanes, heat, and glacial melting, are evident. So why has action on climate change been so incremental? One reason
The app makers are revolting, and Apple is their target. On Thursday, Epic Games, the video game giant behind Fortnite, challenged Apple by adding a new payment option to the game that circumvents Apple’s 30% cut of sales it takes from developers through the App Store. But there was a twist: Epic apparently knew it would
Donald Trump’s younger brother has been admitted to hospital where he is said to be “very ill”. President Trump, 74, will travel to New York City today to visit Robert Trump in hospital, a senior White House official confirmed. The 72-year-old’s condition and the date of when he was admitted to hospital were not disclosed
EastEnders bosses have confirmed the long-running soap will return on 7 September after nearly three months away from our screens. Filming resumed in Albert Square at the end of June after being put on hold since mid-March due to the national lockdown that forced all UK soaps to cease production. The number of weekly episodes
Coronavirus restrictions in parts of England are to remain in place for at least another week, the government has announced. Current rules on gatherings in parts of the North West, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester will remain in force, the Department of Health and Social Care said. It means people in the areas affected
Labour is demanding ministers ditch a controversial algorithm and use predicted grades from pupils’ teachers for A-level results in England. The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner told Sky News that the algorithm was “flawed” and has “baked in inequalities”. Thousands of teenagers have voiced anger and disappointment after having their marks downgraded. A-Level results: The
Extending quarantine to a further six nations, including France, is “another devastating blow” to the travel industry already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been warned. The decision to impose restrictions on one of the biggest destinations for holidaymakers at the height of summer, having already been done to Spain, will lead to job
For the first time in months, South Africans have sighed with something like relief as the number of coronavirus infections seem to have finally reached the ceiling. However, with nearly 600,000 COVID-19 cases – the fifth highest total in the world – no one will be celebrating for this country that has been pushed to
Donald Trump swerved a question from a reporter suggesting he had consistently lied to the American people during his presidency. Mr Trump was expected to give an update on the coronavirus pandemic in the US during a White House press conference on Thursday, but the briefing quickly moved on to other topics. “Mr President… after
Tesla is hinting at working on a new car model made in China with new job openings in the country. Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk said Tesla will design an electric car in China for the global market. In June, Tesla started taking design submissions from the public for the new car. It was the