The Crown has taken on royal births and deaths, national crises and personal scandals, and seen prime ministers come and go. But now, as the big-budget drama enters the glamour of the 1980s, the era of Diana and Margaret Thatcher – two of the most talked about public figures of the century – things are
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The Crown has taken on royal births and deaths, national crises and personal scandals, and seen prime ministers come and go. But now, as the big-budget drama enters the glamour of the 1980s, the era of Diana and Margaret Thatcher – two of the most talked about public figures of the century – things are
A Chinese clerk counts renminbi yuan banknotes at a bank in China on December 2015. Jie Zhao | Corbis News | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — China has started one of the biggest real-world trials for its digital currency as it pushes closer toward creating a cashless future. Last week, the government in Shenzhen carried
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz is stepping down from the role with immediate effect, owner International Airlines Group (IAG) said. IAG boss Luis Gallego said the shake-up came as the company navigated “the worst crisis faced in our industry” – which has seen demand crushed by the coronavirus crisis and thousands of jobs axed.
The aim of the government’s new three-tier coronavirus lockdown system is to get the virus under control by the new year – and hopefully before Christmas – a minister has told Sky News. Speaking to Kay Burley, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “The purpose of doing this is to ensure that we get the virus
October 11th, 2020 by Press Release The competition is on for Africa’s largest solar awards ceremony. Solar companies and solar individuals have responded with great interest to the inaugural AFSIA Solar Awards competition, the African solar industry’s premier awards ceremony. More than 130 entries have been received for this competition, coming from all corners of
8:00 AM ET Maybe this is how it’s supposed to end, in a foreign ballpark in front of cardboard fans, with their roster nowhere near whole. Strange, but perhaps, for a team smeared by one of baseball’s biggest cheating scandals, fitting. The Houston Astros — two games below .500 during the 60-game regular season, 5-1
Tesla is updating the interior of the Model 3 to let owners lock their Sentry Mode/TeslaCam storage device in the glovebox. Sentry Mode is Tesla’s integrated surveillance system inside its vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car to record potential vandalism or other incidents. Tesla owners have to plug a storage device in one
Prince William photographed in Peterborough, England, on July 16, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images A £50 million ($64.54 million) prize focused on the environment was launched by Prince William on Thursday, with the Duke of Cambridge describing the next 10 years as “a critical decade for change.”
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Source: Apple Inc. On Tuesday, Apple is holding a launch event where it will reveal this year’s iPhone lineup. In most years, Apple announces its iPhones in September, and they go on sale shortly after that. This year is different. Apple instead released new Apple Watches last month and pushed
The prime minister will announce a new three-tier lockdown system for England tomorrow, with “medium”, “high” and “very high” alert levels. However, discussions with local leaders are ongoing to decide which parts of the country will face which restrictions. Boris Johnson will chair an emergency COBRA meeting on Monday morning, before updating parliament on the
October 11th, 2020 by Tina Casey The US has just launched a sneak attack on coal, oil, and natural gas, with a new five-year, $100 million green hydrogen and fuel cell truck plan from the Energy Department, aimed squarely at pushing diesel out of the growing market for long-haul transportation. Where diesel will go after
Donald Trump has claimed he has a “protective glow” after being given the all-clear from coronavirus by White House medical staff. The US president also declared himself immune to the virus, despite official guidance from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warning that recovering from COVID-19 does not make a patient immune to
Liverpool’s leaders have been told the city region will go into the strictest tier of England’s new lockdown system and the measures could last up to six months, Sky News understands. Pubs, bars, gyms, casinos and bookmakers are expected to close, while restaurants, schools and universities will remain open. Local leaders held a call with
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of attacking its cities overnight in violation of a ceasefire less than a day old. Nine civilians were killed and 30 wounded when missiles fired at Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-biggest city, hit a residential building, authorities said. Another city, Mingachevir, was also attacked by missiles, according to the prosecutor general’s office. Armenian
Kim Kardashian West has said she is donating $1m (£760,000) to help with relief efforts in Armenia and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The reality star, one of the best known celebrities in the world, is to send the money to the Armenia Fund, which provides humanitarian and infrastructure development in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, also