A man has been killed and another person was seriously injured in separate incidents as Storm Eunice struck across the UK and Ireland, bringing widespread damage, destruction and record-breaking winds. Millions of people had been urged to stay indoors on Friday as a result of the extreme weather sparking safety fears. A council worker aged
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said she wants police to “shoot your terrorists and ask questions second”. Ms Rayner told Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast she was “quite hardline” on law and order and said she would encourage police to “antagonise” criminals. “On things like law and order, I am quite hardline. I am
Brad Pitt is suing ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in their co-owned French vineyard, where they were married in 2014, to a Russian oligarch. The Miraval estate is located in the village of Correns, in southeastern France, and was bought by the A-list former couple for about €25m (about £20.8m) in 2008. According
Donald Trump and his two eldest children have been ordered to testify under oath as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent business practices. The former US president looks set to appeal the court ruling, which he branded a “continuation of the greatest witch-hunt in history”. New York judge Arthur Engoron found in favour of
Tesla has updated their smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity services. But even with this upcoming cheaper subscription scheme, Tesla has so far shown no interest in
Steam rises from a cooling tower on September 7, 2007 at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, Tennessee, 50 miles south of Knoxville. Chris Baltimore | Reuters The government is going to spend billions of dollars to keep nuclear power plants open in the United States because they’re losing too
The race for space exploration is unfolding at an unprecedented speed. Private companies have forayed into this sector with commercial ventures, and the US and China have set their eyes on landing humans on Mars by the next decade. While this ambition is laudable, it presents significant technological and logistical challenges. For instance, a mission
Invading Ukraine will lead to ‘far reaching damage’ for Russia- and the world. This warning followed a call between Joe Biden and Boris Johnson, who said Russia would face a ‘protracted crisis’. In Kyiv President Zelenskyy has called for a ‘day of unity’ on Wednesday, when the US had warned Russia might invade. SUBSCRIBE to
CNN’s John Berman and George Conway discuss possible implications of former President Donald Trump’s long-time accounting firm informing the Trump Organization that it should no longer rely on nearly 10 years’ worth of financial statements and that they would no longer be their accountants, citing a conflict of interest. #CNN #News
The Universe is full of processes that are as exciting and thrilling as they are enigmatic. Astronomers have long tried to unravel these mysterious processes to better understand the composition of our solar system and the world beyond. To push the boundaries of human understanding, NASA has placed several observatories in space to continuously keep
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov late next week – provided Moscow doesn’t invade Ukraine. Efforts are continuing to prevent a conflict, amid fears that Russia is increasingly close to being able to mount an invasion. Russia wants guarantees from the West, including the assurance that
Britons are being urged to stay at home as Storm Eunice sweeps across the country – with forecasters warning wind speeds could break records. Weather warnings are in place across most of the UK – including a rare red warning for wind – and the Met Office fears “significant gusts” could lead to flying debris
In this article ROKU Anthony Wood David Orrell | CNBC Roku shares fell as much as 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the video-streaming company issued fourth-quarter revenue and first-quarter revenue guidance that came in below consensus. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 17 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 9 cents per share as
Katie Price’s fiance has been charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting language or behaviour. Carl Woods was arrested following an alleged incident in Essex in August. A police statement said: “A man arrested following an incident in Little Canfield, on August 23 2021, has been charged. “Carl Woods, 33, of Dunmow Road, Little Canfield, has
To what extent are electric vehicles better than gas cars for the environment? Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as they discuss the best ways to measure greenhouse gas emissions. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you
In this article AIR-FR A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus, who added that hydrogen planes represent
A subpostmistress falsely convicted of fraud because of flaws in the Post Office computer system broke down in tears as she told an inquiry about how the experience left her with medical issues and caused her young daughter to self-harm. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Michael Cohen’s attorney and friend explains why Cohen has stayed mum about the Stormy Daniels controversy.
As Storm Eunice barrels towards the South West of England, the UK’s energy watchdog has issued an initial report on the impact of Storm Arwen last November, which left more than a million homes without power. Ofgem found that network operators were hard to reach in the aftermath of the storm, with many customers waiting
In this article TSLA Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., waves while departing court during the SolarCity trial in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of harassment in a calculated effort to “chill” his