Sir Elton John’s ex-wife is suing him for £3m over claims he broke a legal agreement not to talk about their marriage. Renate Blauel’s four-year marriage to the star was referenced in Sir Elton’s 2019 memoir Me and the hit movie Rocketman, as well as an Instagram post. Ms Blauel, a sound engineer, alleges that
There are now four councils in England classed as an “area of intervention” on the government’s coronavirus watchlist – but what does that mean? What is the coronavirus watchlist? The watchlist of local authorities is part of the weekly surveillance report of coronavirus infections published by Public Health England (PHE). This is all part of
Donald Trump has called off the Republican convention in Florida after a flare-up of coronavirus cases, saying the timing is “not right”. The event, which was due to be held in Jacksonville next month, is when Mr Trump will accept his party’s nomination as presidential candidate. Convention events will still be going ahead in North
France has declared a significant rise in coronavirus cases – as researchers have said traces of COVID-19 are once again being found in Paris’s sewage system. The country’s health ministry reported 1,062 cases on Thursday – nearly double the 584 seen on Tuesday. It marked the second day in a row that the country had
Researchers have developed an “uncuttable” material capable of deflecting grinders and cutting tools in what is thought to be a world first. The material, known as Proteus, is six times lighter than steel due to its porous make-up. One of the people behind the invention, Dr Stefan Szyniszewski from Durham University, told Sky News that
The man in charge of Britain’s space programmes has publicly criticised Russia for a satellite test launch “with the characteristics of a weapon”. In an unusual intervention, Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth said Russia’s actions could “threaten the peaceful use of space and risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space
Two more English boroughs have joined Leicester in reaching the highest level on the coronavirus watchlist. Luton, in Bedfordshire, and Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, have both been designated as an “area of intervention” by Public Health England (PHE). They are now both at the same level as Leicester and the Midlands city’s neighbouring Oadby
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits has risen for the first time in nearly four months as a resurgent coronavirus took its toll on the US economy, official figures suggest. The US Labour department reported that 1.4 million people had filed claims last week – up from 1.3 million the previous week
5:55 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Just for a brief moment, it looked as though Christian Pulisic was going to gatecrash Liverpool‘s Premier League title party. While all the fireworks were going off around Anfield, the Chelsea forward appeared to be on a mission to singlehandedly claim the spotlight by securing Champions League qualification for
The coronavirus pandemic has shown the “merits” of the union between England and Scotland are “very strong”, the prime minister has said. Speaking during his first visit to Scotland since his December general election victory, Boris Johnson reiterated his opposition to a second independence referendum. The PM said the strength of the UK has been
Amber Heard told her mother she was “heartbroken that this is who I love” in texts sent during her relationship with Johnny Depp, the High Court has heard during her final day of evidence. Heard also made more claims about what she alleges was a “three-day hostage situation” in Australia in March 2015, saying she
China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep space. The two countries are taking advantage of a period when Earth and Mars are favourably aligned for a short journey, with the US spacecraft due to lift off on July
The UK must “face the possibility” that it will not agree a deal on its future relationship with the EU by the end of the year. Chief negotiator David Frost said that with less than six months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK must “continue preparing for all possible
The suspects in the brutal murder of three friends on a fishing trip went to McDonald’s and ordered 10 double cheeseburgers immediately after the killings, says the local sheriff. He described last Friday’s incident in a rural area of Florida as a “massacre” and one of the worst murder scenes he had witnessed in decades
A 93-year-old former guard at a Nazi concentration camp has been found guilty for his role in the murders of more than 5,000 prisoners during the Second World War. Bruno Dey, who had been an SS guard in the Stutthof concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during the final months of the conflict, was given a
China launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday, aiming to demonstrate its technological prowess as it makes a bid for global leadership in space with its first independent mission to visit another planet. Here are some facts about missions to Mars by China and other countries: China’s unmanned Mars probe, named Tianwen-1 after “Tianwen”,