The former owners of The Daily Telegraph have tabled a proposal to restructure its debt to Britain’s biggest high street lender in a last-ditch attempt to regain control of the right-wing newspaper. Sky News has learnt that the Barclay family submitted an offer to Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday that would have entailed the bank
First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has shared an update on his progress since being diagnosed with cancer – confirming he is “all clear” for now. The 48-year-old has posted a message to his fans on social media after being diagnosed with the condition in 2021. The Channel 4 personality previously said he was “clear” of
Three children are in a life-threatening condition after a knife attack in Annecy in southeast France, police have said. Four children and an adult were injured in total, officers added. The youngsters are all about three years of age, police said. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a suspect had been arrested “thanks to the swift
The 14-year-old boy who died following a “playground incident” at a school in West Lothian has been named locally as Hamdan Aslam. Emergency services were called to St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment but died a short time later. In a
Shannen Doherty has revealed her cancer has spread to her brain. Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, and in 2017 she announced she was in remission. However in 2020, the 52-year-old revealed her cancer had returned a year prior and that it was then stage four. On Wednesday, the actress shared a
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Meta plans to debut a new broadcasting feature dubbed Channels for its WhatsApp messaging service. The social networking giant said Thursday that the new Channels feature is akin to a “private broadcast service” in which people and organizations can send messages and updates to followers that are separate
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas is stepping down at the next general election. In a letter sent to her Brighton Pavilion constituents, Ms Lucas said it had been the “privilege of my life to serve this extraordinary constituency and community”. She said the “threats to our precious planet” had become “ever more urgent”, but
The UK jobs market had more candidates going for fewer jobs last month with wages increasing more slowly than before, according to a closely watched survey. May had the highest number of jobseekers in two and a half years as more people were made redundant and hiring slowed, a survey of 400 UK recruitment and
Thousands of flights have been delayed and baseball games postponed across the US east coast as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift south, covering cities in a yellowy-brown haze. Canadian officials say this is shaping up to be the nation’s worst wildfire season ever. Forest fires have scorched 9.4 million acres of the country
NIO’s new ES6 already looks to be a key factor as the EV maker looks to expand its brand and compete in the booming Chinese electric vehicle market. According to Morgan Stanley, NIO hit a new year-to-date order intake record aided by the launch of the second-generation ES6. After launching what many consider its most
Shell, which is aiming to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050, said it was concerned by what it described as a “short-sighted” decision. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Britain’s advertising regulator has banned an ad campaign promoting the green initiatives of Shell, saying the marketing of the oil giant’s lower emissions
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In Reddit communities like R/Superstonk or R/BBBY, Chewy co-founder and GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen is often hailed as a hero, memorialized in face-swap memes or placed at the center of “tinfoil hat” theories. “He is the god figure of the meme-stock community,” said Evan, a
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star The Iron Sheik, known for his on-stage rivalry with Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 81. The Iranian-born professional wrestler, real name Khosrow Vaziri, won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. He rose to fame in the wrestling world, portraying a villainous character against Hogan, which helped
There was a steady stream of boat landings throughout the day in Kherson city in southern Ukraine as the rescue efforts were ramped up to reach those stranded by floodwaters. The water levels rose about 11 feet in about 24 hours according to emergency services, with some areas reaching a depth of 17 feet. It
Rishi Sunak will take personal responsibility if inflation in the UK has not halved by the end of the year. The prime minister was speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby during a visit to Washington DC where he will meet President Biden. Mr Sunak has made a significant amount of noise about his
The Daily Telegraph newspaper has inched closer to a sale after Lloyds Banking Group seized control of its parent firm over unpaid loans and placed it in the hands of receivers. Sky News has previously reported how the bank was understood to have undertaken the drastic move and was in the process of appointing investment