10:12 AM BST The Dubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2020/21 World Sevens Series have been scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby said on Wednesday. The global governing body said it would continue to focus on delivering the remainder of the 2021 series, with a working group formed to review contingency plans
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Pizza Hut has become the latest restaurant chain to put a financial restructuring on the menu by hiring advisers to explore the possibility of an insolvency agreement that could entail significant job losses. Sky News has learnt that Pizza Hut Restaurants, which employs thousands of people in Britain, has instructed Alvarez & Marsal, the professional
Iran has launched ballistic missiles from underground bases at a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state television has said. The US navy called Wednesday’s action “irresponsible and reckless”, accusing Tehran of trying to “intimidate and coerce”. Drone footage captured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard showed two missiles
HBO and Sky Atlantic superhero series Watchmen has received the most nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards. The series, led by Regina King, received 26 nods, with Amazon Prime’s The Marvellous Mrs Maisel scoring 20 nominations. HBO and Sky Atlantic have also scored big with Succession – the series has pulled 18 nods. Netflix’s Ozark
Wiley has refused to distance himself from most of the antisemitic comments he posted on social media – but has apologised for “generalising” after a fallout with his manager, who is Jewish. Speaking exclusively to Sky News in an interview that you can watch online and on TV from 7pm, the grime artist also said
Donald Trump walked out of a daily briefing after being questioned about his support for a doctor who reportedly claimed alien DNA is used in medical treatments. The US president retweeted a video on Tuesday in which Dr Stella Immanuel claimed people didn’t need to wear masks and there was a cure for COVID-19. The
The UK government is poised to put more countries on its quarantine list “straight away” if coronavirus runs “out of control” in them. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told Sky News more announcements could follow the decision to advise against all non-essential trips to Spain over the weekend due to fears over rising levels of COVID-19.
Scientists have successfully revived microbes that had lain dormant at the bottom of the sea since the age of the dinosaurs, allowing the organisms to eat and even multiply after eons in the deep. Their research sheds light on the remarkable survival power of some of Earth’s most primitive species, which can exist for tens
China’s first Mars probe has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country’s space agency said Tuesday. The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small crescents in the empty darkness of space, was taken 1.2 million km away from Earth three days after
Passengers flying Virgin Galactic on suborbital trips into space will be able to see themselves floating weightless against the backdrop of the Earth below while 16 cameras document the adventures, the company said Tuesday. Highly detailed amenities to enhance the customer flight experience were shown in an online event revealing the cabin of the company’s
Britain has signed a deal for the supply of up to 60 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. No vaccine has yet been approved to treat or prevent COVID-19. The UK could begin vaccinating priority groups, such as frontline health
7:59 PM ET Associated Press Jimmie Johnson finally fulfilled his childhood dream of driving an Indy car with a test session Tuesday. When the seven-time NASCAR champion finished turning laps, he was sold on figuring out how to race next year in the IndyCar Series. “It only lit the fire more. I want to do
1:29 PM ET The UFC’s lightweight title will be unified on Oct. 24, Dana White announced on Tuesday, and compelling storylines surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov defending his belt against interim champ Justin Gaethje serve as a backdrop for what is likely to be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. The most poignant question mark
Marcus Rashford’s call to extend free schools meals to more of Britain’s poorest children has been backed by the government’s own review into feeding the nation . Another 1.5 million pupils between the ages of seven and 16 should be entitled to free school meals, according to the National Food Strategy. The review, led by
Germany has become a key target for Chinese and Russian interference and influence, putting Europe’s largest economy on the “frontline of a new Cold War”, a study has said. Poor relations between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have exacerbated Berlin’s sense of exposure to potential dangers from Beijing and Moscow, according
US attorney general William Barr has rejected accusations that he has “aided and abetted” Donald Trump. At the start of a long-anticipated hearing with the House Judiciary Committee looking into whether the US Justice Department has become politicised, chairman Jerrold Nadler told Mr Barr there had been a “persistent war against the department’s professional core”