Rihanna has officially been declared a billionaire by Forbes magazine. The Barbadian singer and fashion designer has become the wealthiest female musician in the world and the second richest female entertainer behind Oprah Winfrey. According to Forbes, Rihanna is worth $1.7bn (£1.2bn). Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker While she became famous for
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will on Thursday challenge UK-based investors to invest in more “British success stories” in order to fuel the economy’s post-pandemic recovery. Sky News has learnt that the prime minister and chancellor will issue a joint rallying cry aimed at “igniting an Investment Big Bang” that would “unlock the hundreds of
Turning 40 is a big occasion, so the Duchess of Sussex needed to come up with a something special to celebrate. In a video released to mark her milestone birthday, Meghan can be seen chatting through ideas with her Hollywood pal Melissa McCarthy. The pair discuss getting matching tattoos, but Meghan jokes that she already
All 16 and 17-year-olds are to be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended. The UK will now follow other countries including the United States, Israel and France who have started to vaccinate older teenagers against COVID-19. Live COVID updates from the UK and
Aug 4, 2021 After recently returning to Africa for the first time in nearly 30 years, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman told ESPN that an MMA event on the continent could be even bigger than the legendary Rumble in the Jungle. Usman, who became the first UFC champion from Africa when he defeated Tyron Woodley
More than 300 people have died after disastrous flooding hit central China, including 14 who perished after getting trapped in a flooded subway line. Chinese authorities in the Henan province announced a total of 302 people had been killed, more than three times the previous toll of 99 reported last week Another 50 people are
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has shared a stunning image of a portion of a large galaxy census known as the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (Goods). It shows a number of galaxies, denoted by sparkling dots scattered on a dark canvas as if a handful of grains are sprinkled on a dark background. The Twitter post
Nobel scientist Tim Hunt has been criticised for saying male and female scientists should be kept apart at work “because girls cry when they are criticised”. Debate between Dr Emily Grossman and Milo Yiannopoulos. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
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Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour | WANA News Agency | Reuters U.S. officials say they are still trying to determine exactly what’s happening, but numerous reports say there’s potentially one hijacked ship in the Gulf of Oman and the status of several others is
The staycation frenzy gripping Britain’s tourism industry is spurring a £600m merger of two of the country’s biggest holiday park operators. Sky News has learnt that Away Resorts is buying rival Aria Resorts, which operates 14 sites across the UK, in a deal that could be confirmed as soon as Wednesday. Sources said that Away,
Boeing delayed an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday over a propulsion issue, pushing back by at least a day a key test it last attempted in 2019. The spaceship had been due to launch on an United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from the Cape
A Belarusian sprinter has boarded a flight to the Austrian city of Vienna, just days after a public dispute with her own team officials. Krystina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was seen at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on Wednesday morning surrounded by an entourage. It is not clear whether Austria is her final destination, as several countries had
Some 1.4 million teenagers will be offered a coronavirus vaccine, with ministers expected to expand the programme. The vaccine is already available to children aged 12 and over if their health leaves them at higher risk, or if they live with an immunosuppressed person. Sky’s chief political correspondent Jon Craig said: “What is going to
More countries are pushing to produce their own semiconductor chips, which are in short supply globally, because “it’s a matter of national security,” said an analyst at Moody’s. Memory chips are crucial for making a wide range of products. They’re in smartphones, gaming consoles like PlayStation 5, household appliances like fridges and washing machines, alarm
Annabel Prior was nine years old when she was struck with COVID-19 last October. Her mother Helen said her daughter was asymptomatic, although she did complain about headaches and a sore throat. Annabel tested positive during a PCR test and for three months after that, he mother said. But, despite testing negative in January this
12:00 PM BST The British & Irish Lions have made six changes for their series decider against South Africa on Saturday. With the series poised at 1-1, the two teams face off in Cape Town to decide who takes the 2021 tour. 1 Related Josh Adams, Liam Williams, Bundee Aki, Ali Price, Ken Owens and
1:18 PM ET Free-agent center Andre Drummond has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Drummond averaged 14.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game in a season split between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. When the Lakers acquired Drummond after he cleared waivers once parting
Tesla’s recent move to open its Supercharger network to other automakers will enable the automaker to get access to some of the $7.5 billion in EV charging infrastructure funding as part of the new US infrastructure bill. For years now, Tesla has been talking about opening up the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other