Tesla’s valuation remains bigger than all other automakers. It’s hard to believe that, at one point (or several points), the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. As Sissi Cao points out in Observer, “Tesla struggled for most of its life, especially during the early years.” Looking back, it’s important to remember just how far
The winners of Love Island 2021 have been announced as Millie Court and Liam Reardon. The couple – who were favourites to win the competition – beat fellow finalists Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran to claim the £50,000 prize. After the result was revealed, the couple had to decide whether to stick or split the
Boris Johnson is urging President Joe Biden and other world leaders to stand by the Afghan people and not walk away, amid fears that the Taliban is plotting vicious reprisals. The prime minister is chairing a video-link summit of G7 leaders and calling for a boost in international support for refugees and humanitarian aid after
The government has given UK firms an extra year to comply with post-Brexit product safety marking rules after pressure from business groups. Companies had faced a 1 January 2022 deadline to switch from Europe’s CE mark to the new UK conformity assessed (UKCA) standard for most products but this will be pushed back to 2023.
A person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach, MPs have been told. The individual, who is not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being
It’s calmer outside the camp. The people, thousands of them, know that the processing that might get them on a flight to the UK can’t happen if there is a return to the chaos of the past few days. In the morning sun, people call to us as we walk, pleading for a pair of
Twin babies were among at least 22 people killed as record-breaking rainfall caused devastating flooding in Tennessee. Dozens of people are still missing after floodwater caused severe damage to homes, buildings, roads and power cables as it rushed through the southeastern part of the US state on Saturday. The two seven-month-old babies were said to
The world’s oldest intact shipwreck has been discovered in the Black Sea after the most technologically advanced search ever. Carbon dated to 500 BC, the ship is among 72 found at the bottom of the sea and may have been depicted on an ancient vase. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
Anthony Bourdain visits a New Mexico five and dime store to sample its world famous Frito Pie.
Tesla (TSLA) has officially started Model Y deliveries in Europe. It was a long wait for customers, and interestingly the first deliveries were achieved through a change in strategy for Tesla. Tesla first unveiled the Model Y in March of 2020 and delivered the first units of the electric SUV in the US almost exactly
Pixelci LONDON – The U.K. is planning to use artificial intelligence software to try to better predict when cloud movements will affect solar power generation. National Grid Electricity System Operator, or ESO, which moves electricity around the country, has signed a deal with non-profit Open Climate Fix to create an AI-powered tracking system that matches
2:55 PM ET Miguel Cabrera is now part of one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball. Cabrera put an exclamation point on his career when he became the 28th member of the 500-home run club with a sixth-inning blast for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Cabrera’s home run was a 400-foot solo shot to
Tributes are being paid to Gogglebox fan favourite Mary Cook, who has died aged 92. The former hospitality worker joined the Channel 4 programme in 2016 alongside fellow Bristolian Marina Wingrove, and the pair quickly became loved by viewers thanks to their “brilliantly witty and often cheeky” comments. A statement issued by Channel 4 and
Shares in supermarket giant Sainsbury’s surged on Monday morning following reports that US private equity firm Apollo was considering a bid of more than £7bn for the chain. The supermarket’s stock jumped more than 10% in early trading as the market digested the news, first reported in The Sunday Times. Private equity firms are currently
European Space Agency (ESA) has shared on Instagram a series of images of the Earth’s aurora lights. The photos in question capture the stunning phenomenon while it lent hues of red and green to the sky. This occurs when there are disturbances in the magnetosphere of the Earth. These disturbances are caused by the solar
The UK’s evacuation effort in Afghanistan is “down to hours now, not weeks”, the defence secretary has said. Ben Wallace conceded the UK’s involvement will end when the US leaves the country, which is expected to be on 31 August. “The prime minister is, obviously at the G7, going to try and raise the prospect
British evacuations out of Afghanistan could not have happened without the US – and an extension depends on G7 talks with Joe Biden tomorrow, the armed forces minister has told Sky News. James Heappey said the mission to fly out thousands of British nationals and Afghans who worked for the British over the past 20
Tropical Storm Henri has brought strong winds and rain to the north-eastern US as it makes landfall on the coast of Rhode Island. Henri has sent bands of rain westward, knocking out power to 140,000 homes and causing deluges that have shut bridges and flooded roads. The storm was downgraded from a hurricane before it
Sky’s Stuart Ramsay is outside Kabul Airport where people are pleading with US and British soldiers to be let out of the country. 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 and download
Wolf Blitzer offers some birthday advice to Anderson Cooper. For more CNN videos, visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/