One of the world’s biggest oil producers is contemplating a multibillion pound takeover bid for Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Britain’s biggest independent petrol station operator. Sky News has learnt that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is lining up bankers to work on a potential offer for MFG, which has been put up for
Johnny Depp has been pictured cuddling a badger at a rescue centre in Kent after winning his multimillion dollar defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, 58, visited Folly Wildlife Rescue near Tunbridge Wells on a “recent break” from his guest appearances on rock star Jeff Beck’s UK tour. Beck’s wife Sandra decided to take
From the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain shocks to rising inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments and businesses around the world are attempting to tackle and solve major crises — many of them interlinked — on multiple fronts. Against this challenging backdrop, energy markets have been roiled, with gas and oil prices surging and
Sony on Thursday said it formed a new company that will build and supply devices that allow small satellites in orbit to communicate with one another via laser beams, dipping into the fast-growing space sector. Sony Space Communications, registered on Wednesday, is meant to take advantage of laser technology to avoid a bottleneck of radio
Ukrainian’s are ‘holding their own’ in Kharkiv but the Russians are ‘digging in’ dragging things to a stand still, says Sky’s Defence and Security Analyst Prof Michael Clarke. Severodonetsk is now a key location in the fight with thousands of civilians still in the city and the situation looking like Ukraine will have to pull
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacts on the Senate floor after the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. #Uvalde #CNN #News
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Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Billionaire bitcoiners Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are laying off 10% of the
US President Joe Biden has called for Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and bring in a number of other gun control measures. Speaking from the White House after a number of recent mass shootings, Mr Biden asked how many more deaths would be needed to force change. He said “too many everyday
The war in Ukraine has entered its 100th day, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admits that Russia now controls about 20% of the country. Mr Zelenskyy was speaking to the parliament in Luxembourg when he said that the area controlled by Russia was larger than Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg combined, adding that “tens of thousands”
4:13 PM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of next month’s tour to Australia after undergoing a procedure on his knee, his club Sale Sharks said on Thursday. England play the Wallabies in a three Test series in their first tour of the country in six years, which gets underway in Perth
In this article PATH WCLD Daniel Dines, CEO, UiPath at company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Cloud stocks rallied on Thursday, with more than a dozen vendors notching gains of 10% or more, as investors used an upbeat day on Wall Street to snap up shares of companies
A government consultation that could mean greater use of imperial measurements will be launched on Friday. In 2000, the EU weights and measures directive forced traders to use metric when selling packaged or loose goods such as fruit and veg. They can still use pounds and ounces but must also list grammes and kilos, except
The Queen has made her second appearance of the day as she triggered the lighting of the principal Jubilee beacon outside Buckingham Palace. At the same time thousands of beacons were lit in villages, towns and cities across the UK to honour the Queen’s 70-year reign. Her Majesty started the ceremony from the quadrangle at
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction has been upheld by a New York appeals court. Weinstein claimed the judge at the landmark trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the criminal case. A five-judge panel in New York upheld the lower court’s verdict on Thursday, dismissing the disgraced movie mogul’s
A gunman who killed four people at a hospital in Oklahoma targeted the doctor who performed back surgery on him, the Tulsa Police chief said. The man who carried out the shooting at the St Francis Hospital campus in Tulsa on Wednesday was identified as Michael Lewis by police. The gunman blamed the doctor –
May 31, 2022 Less than 2½ years ago, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was an undefeated UFC heavyweight on the rise. At that same time, Alexander Volkov was on a hot run during which he won seven of eight fights. Since then, both have lost several bouts against the division’s top contenders. They each are coming off a
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The United Nations Security Council is the most significant part of the UN. CNN Senior UN Correspondent Richard Roth explains.
Amber Heard’s lawyer has said social media posts “influenced” the jury in Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against his former wife, adding that her client cannot afford the $10m (£8m) awarded in damages. Elaine Bredehoft made the remarks a day after Depp won the high-profile case against his ex-wife, with the court awarding the actor $10m in