Greece has shuttered tourist hotspots and schools across Athens as the first heatwave of the summer strikes. Temperatures were tipped to hit highs up 43C (109F) on Wednesday and Thursday in parts of the Mediterranean country. Meteorologists say the high temperatures is being driven by southerly winds bringing hot air and dust from North Africa.
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Evgeniia Kozlova was at home in St Petersburg last weekend when she got the call from her Israeli liaison officers. “They asked, ‘how are things, how are you feeling? Are you alone there? Are you sitting down?’ “I dropped the phone to one side, and it fell under the table.” Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF strikes
Tom Hardy has said he would “100%” want to appear in the new Peaky Blinders film – but was not sure if his character will be involved. The English actor played Jewish gang leader Alfie Solomons from season two of the hit series. Despite falling at the hands of Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby in season
A death row prisoner convicted of killing his former lover and her husband has been executed in Missouri – the state’s second execution and the nation’s seventh this year. The 69-year-old, who had always maintained his innocence, said in his final statement: “I leave you all with love. Now I get to go to heaven.
Neodymium is displayed at the Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. factory in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements, potentially reflecting a watershed moment for both the Nordic country and
The UK economy flatlined in April, according to early official figures that have been seized on by the government’s critics as evidence the Conservatives’ plan is not working. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was zero growth in April compared to the 0.4% figure recorded during March. A Reuters news agency poll of
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil – 4 May 2023; Amazon Web Services branding, during day three of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo By Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile for Web Summit Rio via Getty Images) Eóin Noonan | Sportsfile | Getty Images Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of the
After Kia’s first three-row electric SUV made an impressive debut in the US market this year, a new recall is being issued for certain models. The recall, over inadequate headliner protection, affects 2,401 Kia EV9 models. Here’s what you should know. After launching the EV9 in the US late last year, Kia’s new flagship electric
Jun 11, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Phillies star catcher J.T. Realmuto will undergo surgery on his right knee. The Phillies placed Realmuto on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and announced the three-time All-Star will have a meniscectomy Wednesday in Philadelphia. The team did not disclose a timeline for Realmuto’s return. Despite
The countdown is almost over. In just a matter of hours, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will answer questions from Beth Rigby and audience members in the Sky News leaders’ special event. The Battle for No 10 will be broadcast live from Grimsby with each leader facing 20 minutes of questions from Sky’s award-winning
Banana firm Chiquita Brands has been ordered to pay $38.3m (£30m) to 16 family members of people killed by a right-wing paramilitary group it funded during Colombia’s long civil war. The decision by a federal jury in Florida marks the first time the company has been found liable in any of a number of similar
A British indie band formerly called Easy Life have changed their name to Hard Life after they said they were sued last year by the brand owners of the easyJet airline. Writing on Instagram, the Leicester group admitted the “last nine months have not been easy” but they have now released a new single, Tears.
Crude oil futures were little changed Tuesday as OPEC stuck to its demand forecasts, counting on steady economic growth this year. Oil prices rallied more than 2% Monday and have now recovered most of the losses from last week. The market had sold-off to four month lows after OPEC+ decided to increase crude production in
Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images The American public as a whole remains on the fence with artificial intelligence, according to many polls, but in education, adoption among teachers and students is rapidly rising. In a little over a year, the percentage of teachers who say they are familiar with ChatGPT — the
A new low-cost Hyundai EV will be revealed later this month. Hyundai is teasing the first images of its new INSTER EV ahead of its official debut at the Busan International Mobility Show. The all-electric city car is expected to be the latest affordable EV to hit the market, but will it make it to
As Rishi Sunak was winding up his manifesto launch at metaphor-heavy Silverstone race track, the scale of the prime minister’s task in the remainder of the election campaign was becoming clear. According to the exclusive Sky News-YouGov poll, Sunak needs to go through the gears at once or he’s in danger of dropping to the
A grieving father whose partner and two children were killed in a fire sparked by an e-bike battery has called for urgent safety measures to be introduced. Scott Peden, from Cambridge, lost his partner Gemma, 31, their eight-year-old daughter Lilly and four-year-old son Oliver after an e-bike battery bought online exploded and caused a fire.
Comedians Sophie Duker, Grace Campbell and Alexandra Haddow have pulled out of Latitude Festival in protest over event sponsor Barclays’ ties to the Israel-Hamas war. They follow in the footsteps of musical acts including Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, who announced last week that she would no longer be performing at the Suffolk festival. Duker shared a
President Joe Biden so often talks about “inflection points'”. He has repeatedly framed his own presidency through a series of global inflection points – era-defining moments in which he has tried to cast himself as the sober voice of calm leadership. His life story too has been defined by a series of personal and tragic
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will be interrogated by Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby and members of the public tonight. During The Battle For Number 10, they will talk and be questioned at length about their ambitions, so viewers can understand in detail what their plans are. Mr Sunak