Love Island has announced its first partially sighted contestant. Ron Hall, 25, a financial adviser from Essex, is one of the Islanders heading to a villa in South Africa for the ninth series – the first post-pandemic winter show. Hall, who lost his sight in one eye while playing football aged eight, says his injury
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The UK is considering supplying Ukraine with British tanks for the first time to fight Russia’s invading forces, Sky News understands. Discussions have been taking place “for a few weeks” about delivering a number of the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank to the Ukrainian armed forces, a Western source with knowledge of the
Prices in the electric bike industry spent years with relative stability until the pandemic’s many ripple effects wreaked havoc on the industry. Over the last few years, we’ve watched prices rocket up and then plunge back down again in a matter of months, only to repeat. Many riders had hoped to see 2023 bring with
Jan 9, 2023 Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Petra Kvitova issued a reminder of her ability ahead of the Australian Open when she beat Elena Rybakina on Monday in a clash of Wimbledon champions at the Adelaide International. The 32-year-old Kvitova who won at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 relied on a powerful serve to
Caroline Flack’s former manager has called Prince Harry’s description of his relationship with the presenter in his memoir “disgusting” and “grotesque” and called for him to be stripped of his titles. Alex Mullen, the creative director of APM Media, who previously worked with Flack, said it was “absolutely gross” the royal had repeated “old long
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Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency, claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill. #CNN #News
A container ship loaded with more than 65,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine has been refloated after running aground in the Suez Canal. The M/V Glory was 24 miles (38km) into its southward journey through the Egyptian waterway, near the city of Qantara, when it suffered a technical fault, according to the Suez Canal Authority
Downing Street is believed to be considering a one-off payment for nurses after rejecting the idea before Christmas. About six weeks ago Steve Barclay, the health secretary, floated the idea of giving nurses a single payment to cover the increased cost of living this financial year, ending in April, but Downing Street and the Treasury
All businesses are set to secure further taxpayer support for their energy bills when the current scheme ends in March but at a reduced cost to the taxpayer. The government is set to confirm later on Monday that it has decided on applying a discount to wholesale prices, for up to a year, following talks
MPs have been accused of failing to provide “sufficient” transparency after a Sky News investigation struggled to uncover basic details about who is behind major donations. Among the top donors to individual politicians are companies where little detail was provided in the MPs’ declarations about who they are, who is in charge and where they
Rioters have invaded and ransacked Brazil’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court – in a grim echo of the US Capitol riots two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump. The uprising, which lasted just over three hours, marked the severe polarisation that still grips the country. It came days after the inauguration
“Chinese companies are getting pretty competitive for iPhone assemblers. China is doing quite well in pretty much everything, except semiconductors,” Kirk Yang, chairman and CEO of Kirkland Capital, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” Friday. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images More mainland Chinese electronics manufacturing companies are set to take away market share from
Electric boats offer major advantages for beginner and experience boaters alike. But cleaner, quieter and more enjoyable boating often comes with a seriously hefty price tag. Or at least it used to, before the Veer X13 was announced earlier this week. Compared to the prices we’re used to seeing, the Veer X13 is a welcome
Moscow Police are holding a news conference after a suspect was arrested in connection with the mysterious killings of four University of Idaho students. Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death in Moscow, Idaho, in the early hours of 13 November in a case that left the small community
Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham details her final days with Melania Trump, including the former first lady’s views about the 2020 election and her behavior during the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol. #CNN #News
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has said rioters will be found and punished with the “full force of the law” after supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country’s presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court and ministries’ building. Footage and images on social media show what looked like thousands of people, many draped in
Prince Harry has accused “certain” royals of getting in “bed with the devil” over their links with the tabloid press and admitted Meghan did not get on with William and Kate “from the get-go”. In an interview with ITV, the Duke of Sussex claimed he did not have “any intention to harm” or “hurt” his
Jan 6, 2023 The last time Trevor Bauer took the mound, he seemed to have reached the apex of his pitching career. By the summer of 2021, the talent that made him a first-round draft pick and the curiosities that unlocked cutting-edge training regiments had finally converged. He was a reigning Cy Young Award winner
“Have I seen this somewhere before?” It’s a question teachers have had to ask themselves while marking assignments since time immemorial. But never mind students trawling through Wikipedia, or perusing SparkNotes for some Great Gatsby analysis, the backend of 2022 saw another challenge emerge for schools: ChatGPT. The online chatbot, which can generate realistic responses