Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have settled out of court over her civil sex assault claim filed in the US, according to court documents. The Duke of York has always denied the allegations. In the documents, the prince has said he “regrets his association” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The settlement amount
7:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The first two months of the 2022 boxing schedule featured returns for several notable fighters — Keith Thurman and Daniel Jacobs among them — but lacked marquee matchups. The next two months on the calendar are when boxing truly begins to heat up with some of the biggest names in
“Comedy powerhouses” Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes will host this year’s Oscars ceremony, organisers have announced – making history as the first all-female line up to lead the event. After three years of hostless ceremonies, the three women mark a return to the traditional format for the first time since talk show host
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted he “of course” does not want a war in Europe amid conflicting claims he had withdrawn some his country’s forces from Ukraine’s borders. Speaking at a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mr Putin stressed he was not keen on a military confrontation. He also suggested
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A bulldozer pushes coal onto a conveyor belt at the Jiangyou Power Station on January 28, 2022 in Jiangyou, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province of China. Liu Zhongjun | China News Service | Getty Images LONDON — Banks and investors have channeled massive sums of money to support the coal industry in recent years, according to
Former health secretary Matt Hancock did not comply with a public sector equality duty when making appointments to top health jobs during the COVID pandemic, the High Court has ruled. In a judgment issued on Tuesday, it was found that Mr Hancock failed to comply with the duty when appointing Conservative peer Baroness Dido Harding
In what’s being described as Myanmar’s ‘Tiananmen moment’, Sky speaks to a nun who stopped soldiers from attacking anti-coup protesters. Dozens of demonstrators have been killed during a brutal crackdown by the military in Myanmar. Sky’s Southeast Asia correspondent Siobhan Robbins reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
CNN’s John Berman speaks to high school student Ethan Lynne, who shares his reaction to a tweet about him sent from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s campaign. #CNN #News
The latest official figures for employee earnings confirm what workers have known for some time: even for those whose wages have gone up, the money is not going as far. Increases in regular pay (excluding bonuses) of 3.7% to December, rising to 4.3% if bonuses are included, look superficially healthy from an employee point of
Server chip Yitian 710, developed by Alibaba’s in-house semiconductor unit T-Head, on display during the Apsara Conference 2021 on Oct. 19, 2021 in Hangzhou, China. Xu Kangping | Visual China Group | Getty Images Global semiconductor sales topped half a trillion dollars for the first time, as companies ramped up production to meet demand amid
Russia has said some military units are returning to their bases as its foreign ministry said the West has been “humiliated” over its warnings about an invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Military of Defence (MoD) said it has been carrying out planned training exercises, including with Belarus, but some of those have been completed so
The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence has major implications for our privacy. A new study by two researchers shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to distinguish between a face created using AI and a real face. Startlingly, the researchers said their study has shown that fake images are more trustworthy than real ones. Researchers
Naomi Campbell has confirmed her baby daughter is not adopted and described her as the “biggest blessing” she could ever imagine. The 51-year-old supermodel announced she had become a mother in May 2021. Having kept the news private beforehand, it led to speculation the little girl had been adopted. But in a new British Vogue
Astronomy experts say they originally misread the secrets of the night sky last month: it turns out that a rocket expected to crash into the Moon in early March was built by China, not SpaceX. A rocket will indeed strike the lunar surface on March 4, but contrary to what had been announced, it was
NASA has released the first imaging data received from its Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The images are of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. The object exploded in the 17th century and sent shock waves, heating the surrounding gas to high temperatures. It features a cloud, formed by accelerated cosmic particles, that glows in X-ray.
A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a “very dangerous moment” for the world and could encourage aggressors such as China and Iran, the foreign secretary has warned. Liz Truss’ warning came as the UK and the US said an invasion was “imminent” as Moscow amasses more than 130,000 troops on Ukraine’s border. Ms Truss
Pay packets across Britain grew by 6.3% in January when compared with the same month in 2021, just outstripping the 5.4% rate of inflation, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Meanwhile, wages were 10.3% higher in January 2022 than before the pandemic started in February 2020. Recent labour market data has shown how
A man who claimed he was repeatedly raped as a teenager by monks at a Scottish boarding school, has been awarded £1.4m in damages, believed to be a record amount for a victim. In the civil claim, the 54-year-old man, identified only as AB, said he had been sexually assaulted on multiple occasions by Brothers
Toyota has released additional images of “possible” new Lexus electric sports vehicles with “430 miles” of range. However, the automaker is using extremely vague language about those vehicles. After falling behind in bringing battery-electric vehicles to markets due to a focus on hybrids and fuel cell hydrogen, Toyota finally announced an updated plan to launch