A contentious plan to build a new royal yacht has been scrapped, the defence secretary has confirmed. The successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was expected to cost around £200m, was announced by Boris Johnson in May 2021. Mr Johnson, the prime minister at the time, said it would reflect “the UK’s burgeoning status
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9:05 AM ET The UFC will visit Madison Square Garden for the sixth time in the promotion’s history on Saturday (main card on ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ at 8 p.m.) with a middleweight championship bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. New York City has grown accustomed to the UFC
Millions of Britons on low incomes will start receiving £324 into their bank accounts today to help them through the cost of living crisis. The payments are the second part of a £650 sum being paid out to people receiving benefits such as Universal Credit, income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income-related employment and support allowance (ESA),
The owners of Liverpool FC have said they are open to offers, raising the prospect of the club being sold. The Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which also owns the Boston Red Sox, bought the club in 2010, with it going on to win the Premier League in 2019-20 and the Champions League in 2019. In
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will move its operational activities to its marketing arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and focus on research and development in the area of advanced space technologies in the coming years, its Chairman S Somanath said on Monday. He said the ISRO has over the years been focusing more on delivering
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles
The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. Speaking at CNBC’s Sustainable Future Forum on Friday, Willie Walsh was asked if subsidies and tax breaks to encourage investments into cleaner energy were more effective than firms or
After missions to the Moon and Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now set its eyes on Venus and also plans to explore the dark side of the Moon in collaboration with Japan. Making a presentation on ISRO’s future missions at the Akash Tattva conference here, Anil Bhardwaj, Director of the Ahmedabad-based Physical
Watch the moment former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in a leg at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province. Mr Khan was rushed away from the scene to hospital and his supporters said he had survived the ‘assassination attempt’. Read the latest info here: https://news.sky.com/topic/pakistan-6263 #pakistan #imrankhan #assasination SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
They’re inspired by lies and baseless claims of election fraud. Now, just days before the midterms, there are new concerns about self-proclaimed poll watchers and fears they could intimidate voters. CNN’s Elle Reeve reports. #CNN #News
Kyiv’s mayor has told residents to consider leaving the capital in the event of a complete blackout. Urging residents to “consider everything” including a worst-case scenario where the capital loses power and water, Vitali Klitschko said he could not rule out the prospect of a total loss of power. “If you have extended family… or
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted that the government may extend the windfall tax on oil and gas companies in this month’s autumn budget as it tries to stabilise the UK’s public finances. Speaking to Sky News with just 10 days to go before the government’s fiscal plans are unveiled, Mr Shapps said: “I mean,
While most airlines and airports have struggled to return to pre-pandemic health, Ryanair has brought itself to a better position than 2019. Record passenger numbers in the second quarter and higher fares have resulted in a profit of €1.37bn (£1.2bn) for the first half of its 2023 financial year. The numbers are better than pre-pandemic.
Duran Duran’s original guitarist Andy Taylor was forced to miss the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to ongoing treatment for stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. The British new wave group revealed Taylor, 61, was ill by reading a letter from him to the audience at the ceremony at the Microsoft
In a park on a Saturday afternoon in suburban Atlanta, a group of young women gather, eating pizza and talking. But this is no idle chit chat, they are discussing the future leadership of this country, and specifically what the midterm elections on Tuesday mean for their reproductive rights. Most of them are first-time voters
Nov 6, 2022 Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Penske Perfect. From the first NASCAR race with the new Next Gen car, the Daytona 500, the IndyCar championship and now the NASCAR Cup title, it has been about as close to a perfect season as possible for Roger Penske. Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT After a Covid outbreak at a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China, some workers chose to go home. Pictured here are the shuttle buses on Oct. 30, 2022. VCG | Getty Images Apple said in a statement on Sunday that it has temporarily reduced iPhone 14
Scientists have used advanced computing tech and AI to design a clear window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, thus saving a whole lot of cooling energy. Cooling accounts for about 15% of global energy consumption, and it’s only going to get hotter, especially in more tropical climates. The sun’s ultraviolet and near-infrared
The last few years have seen huge swathes of companies make net-zero commitments and other sustainability-related goals. Shansche | Istock | Getty Images Companies need regulation and greater accountability to ensure they’re meeting goals related to sustainability, according to the CEO of SDG Monitor, a firm focused on measuring performance in that area. Speaking during
America’s midterms don’t normally grip us. Wake us up when you choose another president. But these should, and for all the wrong reasons. Anyone who has covered a few of them knows they are very different this year. The mood is dark in America. There is a sense of dread about the future. And if