Gogglebox star Andy Michael has died after a short illness, Channel 4 has said. He was 61. “We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Gogglebox star Andy Michael at the age of 61 following a short illness,” a statement said. We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Gogglebox star Andy Michael
Scotland has recorded its highest number of daily COVID cases ever but the government has denied it will go into a circuit breaker lockdown. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there was a “very sharp rise” yesterday as 6,835 cases were recorded, 1,910 more than the day before. It is the highest number of infections recorded
The spending limit for contactless payments will increase to £100 from 15 October, the government has said. Currently, contactless spending is capped at £45, allowing shoppers to pay by tapping their card and without entering a PIN. The decision to raise the limit was made by the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority following a
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has released a report that predicts an interesting future for Directed Energy weapons in the American military in the near future. The ARFL assembled a group of experts to predict the future of these weapons, and they have said that these can be tapped into the US military
An organised group of criminals based in East Asia have defrauded job seekers in the UK and worldwide after getting a scam app on to both the Google and Apple app stores. Working with victims who have tried to track down their scammers, Sky News has learnt they were operating from Cambodia, the Philippines and
It became known as the Essex Boys murders, one of the UK’s most notorious gangland killings. On a snowy December morning in 1995, the bodies of three drug dealers were discovered inside a Range Rover parked up on an isolated, snow-covered farm track in the quiet village of Rettendon. The car’s occupants, Patrick Tate, Tony
A group of Stanford University researchers has developed rechargeable batteries that can store charge six times that of the lithium-ion batteries available at present. With the help of this new technology, users would have to recharge mobile devices only once a week and an electric vehicle would be able to cover six times more distance
How would you like your steak: rare, well-done, or 3D-printed? Well, thanks to scientists from Japan this is now a legitimate question as they have managed to create the world’s first-ever 3D-printed Wagyu beef. While it may sound unbelievable, researchers from Osaka University say that the steak created in the lab bears great resemblance to
The UK’s evacuation mission at Kabul’s airport has “a matter of hours” left and no more people will be called forward, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Mr Wallace told Sky News the effort was into its “final hours” after the closure of the main processing centre at the Baron Hotel near the airport. He
The clean-up is underway after thousands of areas in the UK were left battered by Storm Ciara. More than 20,000 homes are without power and parts of the UK could see blizzards and up to 20cm of snow. UK Power Networks said more than 18,500 households across the east and southeast of England are still
Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80. #CNN #News
Whereas Australia’s federal government will not commit to a net-zero-by-2050 target, the three biggest supermarket chains in Australia are making massive strides towards sustainability. Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi not only have targets but are putting their words into actions, and that includes buying a lot of solar panels. Woolies commits to 100% green electricity by 2025.
Tesla has started sending a cryptic email to Model 3 buyers in the US about an opportunity to accelerate their 3 deliveries. As we recently reported, Tesla has pushed new Model 3 Standard Range Plus delivery timelines all the way to 2022. Today, several people who placed an order for the vehicle are reporting receiving
In this article TSLA Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reveals a Tesla Energy battery for businesses and utility companies during an event in Hawthorne, Calif., April 30, 2015. Patrick T. Fallon | Reuters Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to customers in Texas, according to an application filed by the company this month with the
Joe Biden has warned those behind the terror attacks at Kabul’s airport: “We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down and make you pay.” The US president was speaking after it emerged that 13 US service personnel – most of them Marines – were among at least 73 people killed
Courtesy of RMI.By Laurie Stone As Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri cause destruction up and down the Atlantic, people living on islands and coastal territories must prepare for an above average hurricane season. In fact, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted that we could see up to ten hurricanes in the Atlantic in 2021,
This week Sky News has been identifying the gaps in Britain’s border defences. As the number of small boats crossing the Channel breaks new records and European countries brace for a new wave of people fleeing Afghanistan, the issue is rising up the public consciousness once more. Ministers are meant to be able now to
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends Apple’s “Ted Lasso” Season 2 Premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook received more than five million shares of Apple stock this week, selling most of the stock for more than $750 million, according
Labour shortages at meat processing plants have resulted in a surplus of 70,000 pigs on farms, the industry’s trade body has warned. The surplus is growing by 15,000 a week and farmers are weeks away from having to destroy perfectly healthy pigs, according to Zoe Davies, chief executive of the National Pig Association. It is
Joe Biden has warned those behind the attacks at Kabul’s airport on Thursday: “We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down and make you pay.” The US President was speaking after it emerged that 13 US service personnel were among the 72 people killed after two blasts and a gunfight