8:33 AM ET On July 10, Matteo Berrettini, the No. 8-ranked men’s player, lost a semifinal on red clay to Andrey Rublev during an exhibition tournament on a chilly, wet day in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Barely 24 hours later, Berrettini triumphed in an Ultimate Tennis Showdown semifinal on a hard court under sunny but hot and
The UK has suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong following the imposition of controversial new security laws on the territory by China. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the “necessary and proportionate” measure in a statement to the House of Commons on Monday. The UK will also extend to Hong Kong the arms embargo it
Amber Heard says Johnny Depp told her the only way out of their marriage “was death”, and refuted claims he ever asked her to sign a pre-nuptial agreement, a court has heard. In a statement given at the High Court in London, the actress, model and activist also alleges that Depp threatened to kill her
The prime minister has said he will not be “pushed into a position of becoming a knee-jerk Sinophobe” because of deteriorating relations with China. Boris Johnson acknowledged that the UK has “serious concerns” with Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur minority, alleged human rights abuses and the ongoing situation in Hong Kong. And while he promised
Marks & Spencer is to cut 950 jobs in a retail management shake-up marking the first phase of a major transformation programme. It comes a day after Sky News first reported that M&S was to begin setting out redundancy plans this week – joining the likes of John Lewis and Boots in taking the axe
A coronavirus vaccine being developed by scientists at Oxford University induces an immune response to the disease, the first phase of human trials has revealed. Doses of the vaccine were given to 1,077 healthy adults aged between 18 and 55 in five UK hospitals in April and May as part of the phase one clinical
A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or Hope, starts a rush to fly to Earth’s neighbor that is scheduled to be followed
Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars. The efforts of hundreds of scientists from around 30 institutions worldwide have yielded a “complete story of the expansion of the universe”, said Will Percival of the University of
Kanye West has suggested a payment of a million dollars for everyone who has a baby if he becomes the next US president. In a lengthy speech to an audience in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday, the rapper spoke about topics such as abortion, religion and international trade. He said abortion should be legal
The United Arab Emirates has launched its first mission to Mars. The £160m mission is aimed at providing a picture of the Martian atmosphere and studying daily and seasonal changes on the planet. It is also aimed at advancing the UAE’s science and technology sector, enabling it to move away from its economic reliance on
School buses are not guaranteed to run next term unless the government steps in with extra cash for the industry, according to a leading coach operator. North Yorkshire-based coach firm York Pullman, which facilitates a million schoolchild journeys a year, says it could be forced to lay off half its workforce. The UK coach industry
Researchers trialling an experimental drug on critically ill coronavirus patients say it prevented their disease from progressing in 79% of cases. The experimental drug known as SNG001 is an inhaled formulation of beta-interferon developed by the pharmaceutical company Synairgen and was given to patients in hospital with COVID-19 who needed oxygen assistance. Although the treatment
Donald Trump has said he will “be right eventually” that coronavirus will “disappear” – as he insisted a surge in cases in the US would be brought under control. The president made the statements in a wide-ranging interview in which he also refused to say whether he would accept the result if he loses November’s
Marks & Spencer (M&S) will serve notice this week of imminent plans for hundreds of job cuts as it becomes the latest prominent retailer to restructure its workforce in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News has learnt that M&S will begin announcing redundancy plans within days, joining the likes of the John Lewis
The government has admitted its contact tracing programme is unlawful in a legal letter which confirms it has been running in breach of data protection laws since it was launched in May. Confirmation the programme failed to adhere to privacy regulations comes as Sky News can reveal that contractors working for NHS Test and Trace
Marathon talks among EU leaders to agree an unprecedented £1.68tn budget and coronavirus recovery fund have been extended into a third day. The bitter negotiations have underscored the deep divides within the 27-nation bloc, with the traditional Franco-German alliance struggling to get its way. But European Council President Charles Michel urged the leaders to make