More than 40,000 rail workers are striking after talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs, and conditions. Members of two unions are walking out, affecting rail services across the country – the latest industrial action adding to the country’s transport woes. Who is going on strike? Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport
More than 40,000 rail workers will strike next week after talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs, and conditions. Members of two unions will walk out on Wednesday, 27 July, affecting rail services across the country – the latest industrial action adding to the country’s transport woes. Who is going on strike? Members
In this article AAPL Apple Apple is using the iPhone’s popularity to push itself into the auto industry. Automakers are a little unsure how they feel about this. Apple announced the next generation of its car software CarPlay in June. It takes over the user interface on all interior screens, replacing gas gauges and speed
Britain’s travel chaos could get even worse today, with further delays expected at the Port Of Dover as the UK and France continue to argue over who is to blame for the gridlock. Jack Cousens, head of roads policy for the AA, said: “As the schools closed their doors fully yesterday, Saturday could prove busier
Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Michael N. Todaro | Getty Images World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon announced Friday that he was fully retiring after decades of leading the company founded by his father, a move that comes after it was revealed
COVID-19 has led to a ‘dramatic rise’ in reliance on food banks. For some families, simply having enough to eat during lockdown has been a challenge, and many are relying on free school meal vouchers and food parcels to get by. Now the National Food Strategy says current eating habits in England are a ‘slow
CNN’s Jake Tapper calls out Republican officials and right-wing media figures who doubted the veracity of the story of a 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio who had to travel to Indiana to seek an abortion. #jaketapper #thelead #cnn
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s (TSLA) earnings results, Tesla Supercharger V4, the Chevy Blazer EV, our first real Mercedes Drive Pilot test and more. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon’s award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser
In this article TSLA VOWB-FF VOW3-DE 8JO-FF STERV-FI This image from 2007 shows logs and wood chips outside a Stora Enso paper mill in Finland. The firm says it’s “one of the largest private forest owners in the world.” Suzanne Plunkett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Northvolt will partner with Stora Enso to develop batteries
A man charged with trying to kill his sister – who recently woke from a two-year coma to name him as her attacker – has died. Daniel J Palmer III died on Thursday at a hospital in Charleston, West Virginia, six days after he was charged with attempted murder and malicious wounding of his sister
Claire Foy’s stalker has been ordered to stay away from her for five years, following a court hearing on Friday. Jason Penrose, 39, had initially emailed the actress’s agent, claiming to be a film director and producer and saying he wanted her to appear in his next film. Between 2 November and mid-December, he sent
Joe Biden intermittently coughed his way through a virtual White House meeting, a day on from his testing positive for COVID. Mr Biden, who at 79 is the oldest person ever to serve as US president, appeared in good spirits but had a noticeably deeper voice and apologised for repeatedly breaking away from his speech
Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon, has been found guilty of contempt of Congress after refusing to appear before the US Capitol riots hearing. Bannon was charged with two counts of criminal contempt – each carrying up to a year in jail. He will be sentenced in October. Outside the courtroom, he said he respected
In this article SNAP Shares of Snap closed down 39% Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing second-quarter results. Snap missed Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines and said it plans to slow hiring. The social media company attributed its results to a challenging economy, slowing demand for its online ad
In this article COIN Coinbase signage in New York’s Times Square during the company’s initial public offering on the Nasdaq on April 14, 2021. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Coinbase pushed back on claims from the Securities and Exchange Commission that it offers unregistered securities, following fraud charges against a former employee of the company.
London Southend Airport has contacted airlines offering to host flights being cancelled by busier airports. It comes after weeks of disruption across the aviation sector with post-COVID demand booming and many airports and airlines unable to cope. Speaking to Sky News, the boss of Southend Airport Glyn Jones said the past few months had been
He’s the Hollywood darling who was Oscar nominated for his Fred Astaire moves in La La Land, now Ryan Gosling has told Sky News he’s fulfilled a long-held ambition to be in an action movie. His latest role sees him playing a secret agent, and he admits the James Bond comparisons are of course inevitable.
Ukrainians may be growing used to the costs that come with fighting a war. But civilian deaths are irreconcilable, according to one frontline volunteer, who spoke to Sky News’ Ukraine War Diaries podcast. Seva is a 40-year-old company chief executive, who makes weekly supply drops to Ukrainian soldiers in the east of the country. He
The British arm of EY, the accountancy firm, has drafted in one of the City’s top investment banks to advise on an impending $80bn break-up that will shake up the global accountancy profession. Sky News has learnt that EY’s UK board has asked Rothschild to advise on the implications of a separation of its audit
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