The government has been accused of “overruling” a local council by lifting coronavirus restrictions in parts of Greater Manchester. Andrew Western, the leader of Trafford Council, reacted angrily as he revealed the government would announce later on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions would be eased. :: Follow live coverage of the latest coronavirus news and updates
August 28th, 2020 by Press Release Power Systems establishes new company division for technology development Emphasis on the decarbonization of drive, propulsion and energy systems Fuel cell systems have been newly added to the portfolio Rolls-Royce with its Power Systems business has set up a new organizational unit “Power Lab” to focus on innovative and
Joe Ruby, the American animator and writer who co-created the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, has died aged 87. He died of natural causes in Westlake Village, California, according to his grandson Benjamin Ruby, who confirmed his death to Variety. He also said his grandfather had never lost his passion for TV, telling the publication: “He never
The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive, among the myriads of “flying car” projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one person aboard. In a video shown to reporters on Friday, a contraption
Commuting into – and working in – the City daily during the Covid crisis has been an, at times, depressing experience. I began working in the City 30 years ago and have spent most of the intervening period since working in and around the Square Mile. It is an inspiring place. :: Follow live coverage
NIU has been rapidly expanding the availability of its seated electric scooters across Europe and North America, and I am happy to be one of the newest owners of NIU’s highest performance model, the NIU NQiGT Pro. Below you’ll find what delivery is like as well as my first impressions of this (spoiler alert!) awesome
With its coastline buffeted by the chilly waters of the North Sea, it’s perhaps counterintuitive to think of the Netherlands as a place that cultivates large amounts of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Thanks in large part to its widespread adoption of greenhouse technology, however, it does. The sight of these structures, with their glass and
Waitrose is teaming up with Deliveroo so it can deliver groceries in just 30 minutes, with a retail expert telling Sky News that coronavirus could change the way we shop for good. The supermarket chain is making more than 500 of its food and drink products available on the delivery app as part of a
British street artist Banksy has reportedly funded a bright pink rescue boat to help refugees in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe from North Africa. Named Louise Michel after a 19th-century female French anarchist and teacher, the 31-metre motor yacht features some of Banksy‘s trademark art, including a girl in a life vest holding
Job losses at Gatwick caused by COVID-19 are on course to total more than 1,000 after the “dramatic” impact of the pandemic saw it plunge to a £344m half-year loss. The airport revealed that 740 employees have already left even before the 600 cuts announced in restructuring plans set out earlier this week. :: Follow
One of Britain’s oldest newspaper publishers is turning to the pensions lifeboat in a rescue deal that will involve steep haircuts for creditors and underline the crisis facing regional media groups amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News has learnt that Archant, whose titles include The New European and the Eastern Daily Press, has struck a
Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has died. He was 63. Van Zyl, who retired in 2019 after a 33-year career, suffered a heart attack on Monday and died Wednesday at a hospital in Pasadena, California, said
Water covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and is crucial to life as we know it, but how it got here has been a longstanding scientific debate. The puzzle was a step closer to being solved Thursday after a French team reported in the journal Science they had identified which space rocks were responsible,
Before Shinzo Abe came to power in 2012, the entrance to the Japanese prime minister’s office may as well have been a revolving door. From 1993 to 2012, there were 13 prime ministers (including Abe, in his year-long first term). Abe bucked that trend, remarkably. He became the country’s longest-serving prime minister earlier this month.
“It is now safe to go back” to work, a cabinet minister has told Sky News as the government prepares a push to get people back to the office. In a new advertising blitz next week, government messages will emphasise the benefits of employees returning to workplaces, as well as encouraging businesses to make their
Donald Trump has accepted the Republican presidential nomination with a speech which swung between a list of his “achievements” and an attack on what he called the “radicalism” of Joe Biden. During his 70 minute long speech on the White House lawn, he said the upcoming election would “decide whether we save the American Dream,