Bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs on Monday evening. Bitcoin’s price at one point rose above $67,700 – eclipsing a previous record set in late October – while ether, the native token of ethereum’s blockchain, surpassed $4,800 for the first time ever. These record-breaking moves come amid a wider rally in the crypto market.
Victims of crime could be left waiting for years for justice after Dominic Raab admitted he did not know how long it will take to get through the backlog of the most serious court cases. In an interview with Sky News, the justice secretary said he “couldn’t say with precision” when the backlog of more
A 10-year-old-boy has been killed in a dog attack near Caerphilly in South Wales. Armed police were sent to an address in Pentwyn, Penyrheol, at 3.55pm on Monday, accompanied by paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service. They confirmed a child had died at the scene. The dog was destroyed by firearms officers and no other
At least eight people have been killed and several others injured in a crowd surge during a Travis Scott concert at Astroworld Festival in Houston. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com
A man who survived a triple shooting in Wisconsin last year has told a court he was wounded while trying to disarm the 17-year-old gunman. Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, was the third person to be shot by Kyle Rittenhouse on 25 August 2020. The other two – Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26 – both
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is falling by as much as 5% in pre-market trading – seemingly putting an end to an incredible rally. One of the main catalysts appears to be Elon Musk confirming plans to sell 10% of his stake in the company over pressure that the rich don’t pay taxes. But is he being
Donald Trump’s former energy secretary on Sunday attacked the Biden administration’s energy policies, linking them to inflation and claiming that restrictions on the U.S. oil industry and rising costs at home could lead to “disaster.” Energy prices have leaped globally in the last three months. Natural gas has soared almost 600% this year, and international
The absence of President Jair Bolsonaro at the critical UN summit in Glasgow is not a problem, Brazil’s top climate diplomat has told Sky News. Asked if it was embarrassing that the President had not attended COP26, Paulino de Carvalho Neto said: “Not really. He had other things to do. We have a huge delegation
9:00 AM ET Forget the race for the Premier League title: the stakes are at their highest in the battle to finish fourth. Three huge clubs — Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur — appear locked in a race for the final spot in next season’s Champions League after all being plunged into crisis this
In this article TSLA Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory during a press event. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla shares fell by more than 5% in pre-market trading Monday after CEO Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers if he should sell 10% of his stock
Barack Obama has told the COP26 summit that the world is “collectively and individually… still falling short” on fighting climate change. The former US president is making a speech at the start of the second week of the Glasgow event. “We have not done nearly enough to address this crisis. We are going to have
Boris Johnson has declined to apologise for his handling of the Owen Paterson scandal, as he said it is “very important” to get the standards system for MPs right. Speaking ahead of a debate in the Commons, the prime minister said: “We are going to make every effort to get it right. We are going
Satellite images have revealed that China has built mock-ups of US warships in its northwestern desert. The images captured by Colorado-based satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies dated on Sunday show the outlines of a US aircraft carrier and at least one destroyer that sits on a railway track. It comes as China has made a
A boy has been jailed for at least 16 years for murdering 12-year-old Roberts Buncis in woodland in Lincolnshire last year. The trial heard that Marcel Grzeszcz, 15, stabbed Roberts more than 70 times all over his body and that there was a neck wound “consistent with a decapitation attempt”. He was stabbed with such
The head of Houston Police said he “expressed concerns” to rapper Travis Scott ahead of a concert that left people dead following a fatal crowd surge. Eight people aged between 14 and 27 were killed in the crush at the Astroworld Festival, Houston, while hundreds more were injured. A lawyer, representing the family of Axel
At least one lawsuit has been filed over the fatal crowd surge at a concert by rapper Travis Scott, with more expected in the coming days. Manuel Souza suffered “serious bodily injuries” in the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, according to a petition seen by the Reuters and Associated Press news agencies.
NASA has shared an awe-inspiring image of yet another beautiful nebula in the Milky Way galaxy. Their latest Instagram post shows a dreamy visual of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The deep field image of the nebula was captured by the American space agency’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The visual shows a thicket of stars peeking through
NASA’s four-member SpaceX Crew-2 mission is targeting a return to Earth on Monday, November 8. The splashdown is expected to be off the coast of Florida, USA. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, was earlier scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on November 7. However, mission teams delayed the return due to
A year after the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump continues to spread false claims that the election was stolen. CNN’s John Avlon lays out a reality check on how Trump used the same script before losing to Biden. #CNN #News
JD Sports has said it is not “suspicious or illegitimate” for its executive chairman Peter Cowgill to meet his opposite number at rival Footasylum – as it responds to the publication of footage in a newspaper. The Sunday Times said the footage showed Mr Cowgill meeting Barry Bown in a car park near Bury in