Sir Elton John has been spotted with a walking stick in public for the first time, as he collected an investiture from Prince Charles in Windsor. The Crocodile Rock singer has been formally given the Order of the Companions of Honour by the Prince of Wales, in recognition of his campaigning work on Aids, as
A senior Conservative MP under scrutiny over his extra earnings for legal work has defended himself – and declared it is up to his constituents to vote him out if they are unhappy about it. Sir Geoffrey Cox’s entry in the register of members’ interests shows he earned more than £800,000 for law firm Withers,
Two groups of migrants have reportedly managed to cross the border from Belarus into Poland, amid accusations that Belarusian forces have fired shots into the air near a makeshift camp. Poland’s Defense Ministry posted a video on Twitter with noises of what sounded like shots in a border area. The footage cannot be independently verified
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has soared through the Red Planet’s skies for the 15th time. The chopper, which arrived on Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover, landed within the targeted zone on the Martian surface, said NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which manages the Ingenuity mission. Initially, when NASA was making the
NASA on Tuesday delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration. The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in a half-century. In announcing the delay, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Congress did not provide enough
Marks & Spencer has swung back into the black after a pandemic-induced slump but warned of the impact of supply chain strains and higher labour costs over coming months. The retailer reported a profit of £187.3m for the six months to 2 October compared with a loss of £87.6m a year earlier – helped by
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In this article GE General Electric CEO Larry Culp said Tuesday that management will move as quickly as it can to split up into three companies but it will focus on doing it right. The industrial giant announced earlier in the day that it would break up into three businesses focused on aviation, health care
Two of the Turpin sisters, who along with their 11 siblings were held captive by their parents for years, have spoken out about the “hell” they endured. Disturbing details of the family of fifteen only came to light after Jordan, then 17, escaped their home in Perris, California in 2018 and called 911 using a
9:06 PM ET CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox are open to moving reliever Craig Kimbrel days after picking up his $16 million contract option for 2022. “We view him as a potentially impactful reliever as he’s been for the vast majority of his career,” White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Tuesday on
In this article RIVN R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Rivian Automotive, the electric vehicle maker backed by Amazon and Ford, priced its IPO on Tuesday at $78 a share,
Lady Gaga has told Sky News that her latest film role took a toll on her – but it’s a toll she welcomed. “That’s part of my artistry, is leaning into the suffering of a character,” she said at the premiere of House of Gucci, which tells the true story of the family behind the
Labour has called on the government’s anti-sleaze watchdog to investigate a former Conservative cabinet minister, amid claims he mis-used his parliamentary office to carry out legal work. The former attorney general has earned more than £800,000 for his work for law firm Withers, which is representing the British Virgin Islands government in a corruption case
The man who injured himself and got stuck in a Brecon Beacons cave for two days is named George Linnane, Sky News can reveal. Mr Linnane is said to be doing “remarkably well” in hospital after being rescued from Ogof Ffynnon Ddu on Monday night. The caver in his 40s got trapped on Saturday at
The Duke of Sussex has claimed that he warned the boss of Twitter about a coup being staged against the US on the platform just a day before the deadly riots at the Capitol. Prince Harry made the surprising revelation during a RE:WIRED panel event on misinformation in the US. He said he warned Twitter
At least 16 UN workers have been “detained against their will” in war-torn Ethiopia, while British nationals have been told to leave the African nation immediately. Since Ethiopia declared a state of emergency last week, the government has been able to arrest anyone suspected of being involved with a terrorist group without needing a court
The pugilistic chairman of JD Wetherspoon has revived a long-running feud with investor groups over corporate governance at the listed pubs operator amid threats of a fresh revolt at this month’s annual meeting. Sky News has learnt that at least two shareholder advisory services are recommending protest votes on issues including boardroom diversity and the
One of the UK’s longest-suffering COVID patients has revealed he was confronted by a conspiracy theorist during his 10-month stay in hospital and heard bogus claims that the virus is a hoax. Cancer survivor Andy Watts, 40, told Sky News he feared he would die after falling seriously ill with coronavirus in December last year.
Tesla has launched a retrofit program for Autopilot cameras on older vehicles with the “Full Self-Driving” package. Starting with the introduction of its Autopilot 2.0 suite of sensors in 2016, Tesla started selling all of its cars with the promise that they have all the hardware necessary to achieve full self-driving capability with future software
In this article XOM Oil giant Exxon Mobil, once the most valuable company in the U.S., is fighting for its future. Over the summer, investors forced a change on Exxon’s board. Since then, the company has been speeding up plans for its green economy pivot, which includes carbon capture and storage. Carbon capture is the