It’s 10.40pm and a man has just bought some chicken wings in Oldham. The pandemic has brought us to the point where moments later the police and council officials are ticking off the owner of the takeaway for breaking the law. The police officers don’t really want to be curtailing someone’s livelihood, the council certainly
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September 25th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan A solar power plant being built in Bordeaux, France, on a former landfill is expected to be the largest “urban” solar PV power plant in Europe. The factory is using solar modules from American solar presenter delivernment is firm First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR). “In the world of solar PV, there
The search to find the prime minister’s new spokesperson is reaching its final stages, with interviews for the £100,000-a-year role due to conclude in the coming days. Allegra Stratton, the mastermind behind Rishi Sunak’s press operation, remains the favourite, with other contenders including Angus Walker, the media adviser who helped education secretary Gavin Williamson through
Daimler has unveiled an electric bus equipped with a solid-state battery pack — probably becoming the first planned production EV with a solid-state battery. The German automaker has been aggressively electrifying its deep lineup of big vehicles from buses to commercial trucks. This week, Daimler unveiled an update to its eCitaro, the electric version of
Katie Farmer, incoming CEO of BNSF Railway, told CNBC on Friday that her industry has clearly been impacted economically by the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s optimism on the horizon. “We have seen the economy start to pick up relative to rail loadings,” Farmer told “Squawk Box.” While BNSF, owned by Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway, anticipates a rebound,
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past signage at the Google San Francisco office in San Francisco, California, on Monday, July 27, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet has reached a settlement on a shareholder lawsuit that accused the board of allegedly mishandling sexual misconduct by its executives. Execs will
The sergeant killed after being shot by a handcuffed suspect in a custody suite was an “awesome person” who “loved being a police officer”, his cousin has said. Matiu Ratana, 54, who was known as Matt, died in hospital following the shooting in Croydon in the early hours of Friday. Paying tribute, Adrian Rurawhe described
9:46 AM ET Steve KimESPN FOR THE EIGHTH time in their careers, identical twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo will appear together on the same card as they headline Saturday’s pay-per-view at Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut (Showtime PPV, 7 p.m. ET). The event will be divided into two segments, separated by
The UK has reported 6,874 new cases of COVID-19, a rise of 240 from Thursday, meaning the overall number of confirmed cases confirmed is now 423,236. A further 34 people are reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 – a figure which does not include data from Scotland due to
For four days Kanupriya and her family spent agonising hours trying to find a plasma donor for her critically ill father. Former military captain Mukesh Gombar, 69, had been admitted to a Delhi hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Doctors had asked the family to organise plasma therapy when Mr Gombar’s condition began to
Rishi Sunak could not have been more stark. Unveiling his latest package aimed at tiding the UK economy through what threatens to be the bleakest winter for many years because of the COVID-19 crisis, the chancellor admitted: “I cannot save every business. I cannot save every job.” That much became clear as the City’s economists
“He’s not what he used to be, is he?” That was the overheard comment, during a performance following his second brain tumour, that led Russell Watson to push his voice to new limits. With three decades in the industry and multiple awards, the 53-year-old singer tells Sky News it feels “like two lifetimes ago” he
Four people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, police have said. Associated Press reporters at the scene saw police flooding into the neighbourhood in eastern Paris, near the Richard Lenoir Metro station. Image: Soldiers rush to the scene Officers cordoned off the area,
Patients with sufficient levels of vitamin D are less likely to experience complications and die from COVID-19, according to a new study in the US, while another has found it also reduces infection rates. Vitamin D sufficiency was linked with a significantly decreased level of inflammatory markets, and higher blood levels of immune cells, in
Selena Gomez has revealed a scar on her inner thigh, which was left following a kidney transplant three years ago. The 28-year-old pop star received the kidney from her friend Francia Raisa after suffering complications from the autoimmune disease lupus. It was later revealed that Gomez nearly died due to complications from the surgery. She
Online fashion retailer Boohoo is facing criticism over its handling of the treatment of workers within the company’s Leicester supply chain. The review, led by Alison Levitt QC, was commissioned by the company in July after media allegations of sweatshop conditions at third-party suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic prompted a dramatic plunge in its share