Northern political leaders have warned the government will pass up huge economic benefits and betray promises to voters if, as expected, it cancels major rail projects including the eastern leg of HS2 and a new Manchester-Leeds line. Boris Johnson will unveil a long-delayed integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the north of England today,
A variant of the Delta virus that is more infectious, but is less likely to cause symptoms, now accounts for more than one in 10 COVID cases in England, new research shows. The latest results from the long-running REACT-1 study shows the prevalence of the AY.4.2 variant has been growing at a rate of 2.8%
Does NIU have a new electric vehicle in the works? It certainly sounds like we may have a new NIU on our hands next week, based on a teaser sent out by the Beijing-based e-mobility brand. With the Milan Motorcycle Show (EICMA 2021) coming up next week, NIU looks prepared to expand its extensive lineup.
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate Veterans Day at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Arlington, Virginia on November 11, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into behavior from energy companies as prices
In this article RIVN Rivian signage at the Nasdaq on their IPO day, November 10, 2011 in New York. Source: Rivian Shares of electric vehicle maker Rivian ended a week-long rally Wednesday, as investors pulled back from a monster run as speculation in the name eased after it surpassed Ford and GM in market value.
8:22 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will represent the United States in the upcoming international Race of Champions, an event he won with Jeff Gordon in 2002. Johnson will compete in the event scheduled Feb. 4-6 in Pite Havsbad, Sweden for the “Champion of Champions” title in the
Halle Berry’s directorial debut may include some of the movie tropes we’re familiar with. A fighter who’s been written off returning to the ring, a parent trying to turn things around when an estranged child comes back in to their life and a woman manipulated by the man who supposedly loves her. But Berry’s gritty
“Take it from me, please don’t come… it’s bad here.” This is one of hundreds of messages sent by migrants on the Belarus border seen by Sky News. The texts warn others not to follow in their footsteps. “To those who are saying ‘the border is open’, it’s not open. It’s a lie,” another migrant
5:58 PM ET Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley downplayed speculation Tuesday about whether he had interest in LSU’s coaching position, saying his feelings about the Oklahoma job haven’t changed. Riley is 54-9 at Oklahoma, which promoted him to replace longtime coach Bob Stoops after the 2016 season. His name has been connected to NFL coaching vacancies,
The Queen has been seen standing and smiling at Windsor Castle after missing the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph. The Queen held a face-to-face audience with General Sir Nick Carter, the chief of the defence staff, as he prepares to step down from his role as the armed forces chief at the end of
Sir Keir Starmer pressed Boris Johnson on the ongoing sleaze scandal in a heated PMQs, calling the prime minister “a coward, not a leader”. The Labour leader urged the PM to “do the decent thing and just say sorry for trying to give light to corruption” in the wake of the lobbying row which reared
“For me, it’s real,” Lady Gaga tells Sky News. “There are a lot of things that I’ve been through in my life, traumatic experiences, that I drew upon to play Patrizia.” The star is talking about Patrizia Reggiani, the Italian socialite convicted of hiring a hitman to assassinate her ex-husband and fashion powerhouse Maurizio Gucci,
Authorities in New Delhi are considering a first-of-its-kind lockdown to combat worsening air pollution. Schools have already been closed indefinitely as severe smog choked people living in the Indian capital and neighbouring states on Wednesday. The number of dangerous pollution particles in New Delhi’s air was measured at seven times the safe level on Wednesday,
The latest trailer for the new Spider-Man film has finally arrived – with fans getting excited at the inclusion of some of the villains from previous incarnations of the franchise. No Way Home will be Tom Holland’s third film in the series, and this time sees him breaking Marvel‘s much-trailed multiverse, in an effort to
Have you ever imagined what the sound of a nebula in deep space is like? Thanks to NASA, we can now hear the sound of the Butterfly Nebula through data sonification as it soars across space at more than 966,000kmph. The data sonification process converts data to sound. The Butterfly Nebula, also known as NGC
A question that has often intrigued scientists is from where do all the heavy metals, including gold and uranium, come from? How did they originate? While all heavy metals have formed under extreme conditions inside stars or due to stellar explosions and collision of neutron stars, the question remains: when and why was the material
The number might have surprised most economists, who were anticipating a figure slightly below 4% rather than slightly above it, but in another sense there’s nothing enormously surprising about today’s inflation figure, striking as it may be. Everyone expected CPI to rise sharply in October, as we saw the impact of higher energy prices on
One person is dead, several people are missing and thousands have been evacuated following severe flooding in the northwest of the US and parts of Canada. A storm has brought days of rain to western Washington and British Colombia causing flood damage described by officials as “severe”. The storms, which started on Sunday, wrecked roads,
There has been a lot of debate on whether space-time travel through wormholes is possible or not. Most studies have suggested these hypothetical shortcuts are not possible as any passage of a vehicle through one would instantly lead to its collapse. However, a new theory says space-time travel through wormholes may be possible after all.
The rate of inflation has hit its highest level for a decade as prices rise across the UK economy, with fuel and energy costs leading the way. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the consumer prices index (CPI) measure jumped to 4.2% in October from 3.1% the previous month – a bigger leap