Big businesses including BT, Thames Water and the Co-op have called on the government to phase out gas power by 2035, in a week when spiralling gas import prices have left the UK grappling with enormous price hikes. In a letter shared exclusively with Sky News, the household names told ministers “the time is right
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The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed, rising in some places up to 50 feet as it thickens. One giant river of lava on the island of La Palma slowed to 13 feet (4m) per hour on Wednesday – on Monday, a day after the eruption, it was
The American special envoy to Haiti has resigned in protest at the “inhumane” deportation of hundreds of Haitian migrants back to their country from a camp on the US-Mexican border. Daniel Foote said that conditions in the Caribbean nation were so bad that US officials were confined to secure compounds because of the danger of
7:00 AM ET Everyone has their favorite harbingers that a new NHL season is upon us. Fresh ice. Awkward player photos. Unsigned restricted free agents threatening to sit out of meaningless games. Optimism in Toronto. Mine? The preseason penalty crackdown. Every year, the NHL’s hockey operations department, egged on by disgruntled and aggrieved general managers,
The UK has recorded 36,710 new COVID-19 cases and another 182 deaths in the last 24-hour period, with 7,588 people currently in hospital with the disease, according to the latest government figures. The latest figures compare to 34,460 infections and 166 fatalities on Wednesday. Follow COVID-19 updates live from the UK and around the world
BP says it is “prioritising” fuel deliveries across its network of branded filling stations as some are hit by the national shortage of HGV and tanker drivers. The company told Sky News that “tens” of its 1,200-strong forecourts were experiencing shortages as a result of delays and it would ensure they got re-stocked first. It
Sir Keir Starmer must use the Labour conference to show the nation he “has what it takes” to be prime minister, the leader of the GMB Union has said. Gary Smith, who took over as general secretary earlier this year, told Sky News the Labour leader was “decent” and “committed”. But he warned the party
Sabina Nessa was murdered while doing something perfectly normal – walking to a local pub to meet a friend at the end of the working week. The 28-year-old teacher was attacked as she made her way across Cator Park in Kidbrooke, southeast London, last Friday. Police arrested a 38-year-old man in relation to her murder
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led Team CoStar is set to participate in the Subterranean Challenge finals that are scheduled to be held this week. The challenge involves a demonstration of multi-robot autonomy in a series of tests in extreme environments. According to NASA JPL, Team CoSTAR will be among the eight teams that will be
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that former President Trump wants Sen. Mitch McConnell out as Senate minority leader and is searching for Republicans willing to mount a challenge. #CNN #News
Tesla announced that it has broken ground on a new facility called ‘Megafactory’ in Lathrop, California. It will be used to produce Megapacks, Tesla’s biggest batteries for stationary energy storage. As of now, Tesla exclusively produces its battery packs for its energy division, Powerwall, Powerpacks, and Megapacks, at Gigafactory Nevada. But now it looks like
choja | E+ | Getty Images The Solar Energy Industries Association said Wednesday that implementing tariffs on panels and cells from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, which account for 80% of the U.S.’ panel imports, would have a “catastrophic impact” on the industry. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, more than 190 U.S. solar
Since his very first film mission in 1962, Britain’s suavest and most famous secret agent has officially brought the fast cars, the gadgets and the death-defying stunts to the big screen no less than 25 times. James Bond is one of the highest-grossing and most popular media franchises of all time – so after several
Swathes of La Palma are swimming in volcanic ash. It’s everywhere, on the roads, covering cars and buildings and in your clothes, and probably lungs. The roar of the volcano can be heard for miles. It is thunderous and menacing. The lava is spewing from the crater, burning everything in its path, utterly consuming anything
The boss of Iceland has told Sky News the “array” of pressures facing the supermarket sector is a worry but there is no need for customers to panic buy in the run-up to Christmas. The grocery chain’s managing director Richard Walker, who had warned earlier this month that shoppers faced a significant increase in costs
In this article BABA GUANGZHOU, China — Ant Group will share credit data from its consumer lending business with China’s central bank as part of an overhaul of the fintech giant. Huabei is a consumer loan product under Ant Group. Data from that lending product will be fed into the financial credit information database held
Teacher Sabina Nessa is thought to have been murdered during a five-minute walk to meet a friend in a pub, police have said. The 28-year-old never arrived and is believed to have been attacked in Cator Park in southeast London. Ms Nessa, who taught at Rushey Green Primary School, left her home in Astell Road,
Johnny Depp has warned that ‘no one is safe’ from cancel culture as he accepted an award at a film festival in Spain. The actor, who was honoured with a top career award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Wednesday, told reporters that this sort of ostracism has “got so far out of
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Steep duties proposed by an anonymous group of petitioners would devastate thousands of U.S. solar companies and cause the industry to miss out on 18 gigawatts (GW) of solar deployment by 2023, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The petitions now before the Department of Commerce would create 50–250% duties on