The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to call a second independence referendum in the country, the Supreme Court has said. The unanimous ruling from the UK’s top judges said, despite demands from the SNP for a fresh vote, the country’s government would need approval from the government in Westminster before going ahead. First
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Tensions between Israel and Palestinians have been rapidly worsening The news of two bombings at bus stops in Jerusalem is an extremely concerning development, and will immediately bring back memories of the bad days of the 2nd Intifada. Tensions between Israel and Palestinians have been rapidly worsening, and attacks by Palestinian militants on Israeli checkpoints
Six people have been killed after a Walmart employee opened fire at a store in Virginia. Police said a seventh person who died is believed to have been the gunman and four more victims are in hospital. It happened in the city of Chesapeake, with police called shortly after 10pm local time, spokesman officer Leo
Tesla confirmed that it now has 40,000 Superchargers in operation around the world, making it the largest global DC fast-charging network. The Supercharger network has been a critical part of Tesla’s success. When Tesla first got into the electric vehicle business, it was in its infancy, and the automaker quickly realized that if it wanted
The Treasury Department issued new guidance Tuesday about policies on the maritime transport of Russian oil ahead of a planned price cap in early December. The guidance, which complements the U.K.’s newly-released policies, outlines how U.S. service providers can continue carrying Russian seaborne oil that was loaded before Dec. 5, while complying with a strategic
Enrique Lores, CEO, HP Scott Mlyn | CNBC Computer maker HP Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 employees over the next three years. Shares rose as much as 1% in extended trading following the announcement. HP is the latest technology company to announce its intent to slim down given economic
4:55 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio was unlawful. At issue before the court was whether the state tax commissioner properly subjected those broadcasts to Ohio’s commercial activities tax during an audit from 2005 to
Former senior British intelligence and security officer, Philip Ingram, looks at the latest findings from Sweden which suggest a section of the Nord Stream pipeline was blown up with explosives earlier this year. #ukraine #russia #skynews #nordstream 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:
Marketing Professor Scott Galloway joins CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and discusses layoffs in the tech world, including Twitter, and what the current chaos at the social media company reflects. #CNN #News
The US Supreme Court has paved the way for the handover of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress after a three-year legal battle. The court rejected Mr Trump’s emergency application for an order that would have prevented the Treasury department from giving six years of tax returns for him and some of his
Carey Mulligan says meeting one of the New York Times’ reporters whose article brought down Harvey Weinstein “was rockstar crush stuff”. The film She Said shows the efforts that went into Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s Pulitzer-prize winning journalism in 2017 which exposed Harvey Weinstein, then one of Hollywood’s most influential producers, as a sexual
King Charles has hosted his first state visit since becoming monarch, welcoming South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace. The pair are said to have voiced their mutual respect and admiration for both the late Queen and Nelson Mandela during the first day of the leader’s two-day trip. The pomp and ceremony began with
A tourist has gone viral after a TikTok video captured her trespassing up the ancient Mayan Temple of Kukulcan in Mexico and a crowd of locals booing her in the process. The blonde woman was filmed scaling up the 91 steps from a distance despite the public being prohibited from climbing the 79ft structure at
Manchester United Football Club could finally be sold by its American owners after a 17-year reign dominated by fan protests and declining on-pitch performance. Sky News can exclusively reveal that the Glazer family is preparing to formally announce its intention to examine potential sources of outside investment that could include a full-blown auction of arguably
Here at Electrek we cover all sorts of electric vehicles, from cars and trucks to planes and trains. But one type of electric vehicle outsells all others combined many times over: the humble electric bicycle. And yet, for some reason, electric bicycles have been plagued by a running misconception that switching to an e-bike means
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon, the only operational nuclear plant left in California, due to be shutdown in 2024 despite safely producing nearly 15% of the state’s green electrical energy power, is viewed in these aerial photos taken on December 1, 2021, near Avila Beach, California. George Rose | Getty Images The Biden administration
A fresh round of rail strikes in the run-up to Christmas and in the New Year have been announced. Workers are to stage a series of 48-hour strikes in December and January in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union said. Over 40,000 members across Network
There are now no people at the Manston migrant processing centre after it experienced severe overcrowding earlier this month, Sky News understands. The Home Office site in Kent, where thousands of migrants who have arrived in small boats have been taken since it opened in February, currently has zero people in it. In recent weeks
It’s nearly 20 years since the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer bought his first stake in Manchester United – now his family’s controversial tenure at the club could finally be coming to an end. Chants of “Love United, hate Glazers” are regularly heard at Old Trafford and news that the owners are exploring a sale will
Poland’s president has said it is “highly likely” that a missile which killed two people in his country was a rocket used by Ukrainian air defence. Former NATO officer Ed Arnold discusses the situation on the ground in Ukraine following that incident. #russia #ukraine #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow