A giant asteroid, estimated to be up to 1.3km in diameter, is heading towards us and will make a close pass by next month. The potentially hazardous asteroid, called 138971 (2001 CB21), will come as close as 4.5 million km. But scientists say there is no need to worry as the asteroid will be about
Rescuers have said they are edging nearer to a five-year-old child who has been trapped in a well in Morocco for four days, despite unstable soil affecting their efforts. The child, who has only been identified by his first name Rayan, fell into the well outside his home in the village of Ighran in Morocco’s
Nadine Dorries has insisted that 97% of Tory MPs are behind Boris Johnson as the prime minister was hit with a further call to resign. The culture secretary also told Sky News her cabinet colleague Sajid Javid was 100% behind the prime minister, after the health secretary sought to distance himself from Mr Johnson’s claim
NASA has shared a set of three images from the universe on social media, highlighting the collaboration between its two observatories. The collaboration showed what kind of images could be produced when you look at the same object in two wavelengths of light. NASA said the images were created by combining the data from its
Downing Street is in talks with Macquarie Group, the Australian lender, to secure a headline-grabbing £10bn investment in British infrastructure that would represent one of the largest-ever such commitments by an overseas company. Sky News has learnt that officials at Number 10 have been negotiating with executives at the bank about the plan – which
Former US vice president Mike Pence has dismissed claims made by Donald Trump that he could have overturned the result of the 2020 election. In a strong rebuttal on Friday night, Mr Pence said it was “wrong” for Mr Trump to suggest that he could have prevented Joe Biden from being elected to the White
Former Conservative minister and senior MP Tobias Ellwood told Sky’s Kay Burley that the Prime Minister no longer enjoyed his support. He said Boris Johnson doesn’t realise how worried his Conservative colleagues are, and it was time to put the best interests of the country first. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Mike Detmer, a Republican candidate running for Michigan state Senate, was caught on camera at a meet and greet telling voters that people should be ready to “show up armed” to protect Republican ballot observers “if we can’t change the tide.” #CNN #News
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including an interview with Tesla hater/FSD Beta tester Taylor Ogan, recall of Full Self-Driving Beta’s rolling stop feature, Tesla’s new cathode factory, and more. Remember to also subscribe to Electrek Quick Charge Podcast hosted by Mikey G and Electrek’s
A gas station in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 2021. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images Gas prices rose to the highest level in more than seven years Friday, on the heels of the U.S. oil benchmark topping $90 per barrel for the first time since 2014. The national average for a gallon
A technician gets cabling out of his truck to install Google Fiber. George Frey | Reuters As Google Fiber contractors in Kansas City attempt to become the first members of the Alphabet Workers Union to win bargaining power, workers there are facing a union-busting effort by their contracting firm. The contractors are employed directly by
A lawyer who rose to fame for taking on Donald Trump while he was in office has been found guilty of defrauding a porn star who claimed she had sexual encounters with the former president. Michael Avenatti is now facing up to 22 years behind bars after being convicted of cheating Stormy Daniels out of
Jimmy Carr has been condemned for making a “truly disturbing” joke about the travelling community and the Holocaust. The comedian – famed for his stand-up and appearing on TV show 8 Out Of 10 Cats – issued a “trigger warning” to audiences at the start of the one-hour Netflix special, His Dark Material. Carr, 49,
In this article AMZN Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at the 2019 CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston, Texas, on March 11, 2019. Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon just reported its slowest revenue growth in over four years and missed estimates. But investors found plenty of relief
iPhone SE Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple could launch new products as soon as March 8, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is preparing to announce a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad at the event and potentially a new Mac. The launch would be Apple’s first since October 2021,
Downing Street has refused to comment on reports a picture of Boris Johnson holding a beer at a birthday party in Number 10 during lockdown has been handed to the Metropolitan Police’s investigation. According to the Daily Mirror, the photo shows the prime minister standing next to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who is holding a soft
The power industry is concerned some companies could be making massive profits on the occasional days when renewable electricity generation slumps. Generators which step up to fill those gaps are charging record prices to “balance” the supply of electricity as our power grid rapidly shifts towards net-zero. The costs are paid by the industry, but
WhatsApp messages between disgraced former Tory MP Owen Paterson and then-health secretary Matt Hancock have revealed the extent to which he was lobbying on behalf of a firm paying him more than £8,000 a month. Mr Paterson resigned from the Commons in November last year after he was found to have breached lobbying rules through
If the geopolitical cliche during Donald Trump’s presidency was, at least for a while, his bromance with Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader has turned his affections very much in the opposite direction. This was President Putin’s 38th meeting with his Chinese counterpart – the two united in their dislike of the big, bad wolf of
Journalists at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp have had data stolen after the company was hacked. Investigators believe it was linked to China and affected a limited number of individuals working for outlets including News UK – publisher of The Times and The Sun – and the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. The