6:33 PM ET For the past month, much of the talk at the MLS is Back Tournament has been about the players and staff living in the bubble, the self-contained, Truman Show-like environment designed to keep out COVID-19. But Charlie Lyon isn’t just living in the bubble, he’s also existing in a pool. This is
A Minister for Food Security is urgently needed to deal with the threat posed by COVID-19, Brexit and climate change, according to a cross-party group of MPs. Millions of people have struggled to access food as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of food bank users doubling during lockdown. The Environment, Food
The mysterious origins of Stonehenge’s giant sarsen stones have finally been uncovered. A sample of one of the megaliths taken by a maintenance worker in 1958 has revealed the 20-tonne stones come from West Woods – just 15 miles away from the site, near Marlborough. Robert Phillips worked for a Basingstoke-based diamond cutting business that
People with coronavirus symptoms in England will be told to self-isolate for 10 days instead of seven, according to reports. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce the increase in isolation period on Thursday, but it is not clear if Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will adopt the same policy. Those who have come
Leaders of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple have appeared in front of a House committee in the US to defend themselves against claims they have too much power. The companies, which have a joint market value of more than $5trn (£3.8trn), are facing threats of further regulation in the US, with conservative politicians claiming the
Car production in the UK is likely to fall to its lowest level since the 1950s as a consequence of coronavirus, triggering many thousands of redundancies as the industry prepares for the “double-whammy” of a potential no-deal Brexit that would compound record losses this year. Forecasts compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Muslims wearing face masks and socially distancing have started arriving in Mecca for a dramatically scaled-down Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Some 2.5 million pilgrims usually visit the Saudi Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina for the week-long ritual – a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it.
Pop musician Rina Sawayama has spoken out after finding out her debut album was ineligible for this year’s Mercury Prize because she doesn’t hold a UK passport. Sawayama, 29, has lived in the UK for over 25 years and was born in Japan. She had been expected to be nominated for the Mercury Prize, one
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
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