In this article SPOT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Spotify shares rose in extended trading on Tuesday after the music streaming company issued a profit forecast for the fourth
Headlights illuminate a group of soldiers smoking and drinking steaming cups of coffee on the side of a road in northeastern Ukraine. A fine sleet on another freezing night falls on the silhouetted barrel of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft gun mounted on an ancient, battered lorry. These are the men of a mobile air defence unit,
At least 14 people have been killed after a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into a river in Pakistan. The bus was carrying around two dozen passengers. Searches continue for bodies and survivors. There are differing reports about the number of people who have died, with some local officials saying 18 people had been confirmed
NHS league tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don’t turn things around are to form part of the government’s plans to improve the health service. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is confirming new measures he hopes will boost failing hospital trusts and encourage successful ones. The changes form
A recent analysis of 38-year-old data from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has provided fresh insights into the unique magnetosphere of Uranus, according to a study published on November 11 in Nature Astronomy. During Voyager 2’s 1986 flyby, Uranus’ magnetosphere was found to be unexpectedly distorted by a blast of solar wind. The findings suggest that
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 After 25 years, Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC’s Match Of The Day. He’ll stay on for the corporation’s coverage of the FA Cup and the next World Cup – but he’ll get his Saturday nights back from the end of this season. The
This week in Azerbaijan, we saw Keir Starmer honing the art of delivering different messages to different audiences. An essential survival skill in politics, it feels like the new backroom team in Number 10 are finding their feet as they attempt to wrestle the challenging political landscape more to their advantage. Politics Live: Starmer’s former
The writer and director of Squid Game says he’s become numb to the hyperviolence depicted in the show and doesn’t enjoy watching its graphic scenes. The first season of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s dystopian South Korean drama was a lockdown phenomenon, becoming the most-watched series launch in Netflix history. The 53-year-old filmmaker went on to make Emmy
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 12, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff opened the 2024 season with the title in Auckland. And while there were ups-and-downs along the way, she finished the season just as she started, with another victory, by winning the WTA Finals at the year-end event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
The Post Office is drawing up plans to close dozens of branches and axe hundreds of head office jobs as it tries to place its finances on a sustainable long-term footing. Sky News has learnt that the state-owned company is preparing to announce in the coming days that it will shut or seek alternative franchising
As a famous orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Adnan Al-Bursh spent much of his career fixing broken limbs and broken bodies at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital. One of the best-trained doctors in the enclave, a photo showing him covered in blood in Al-Shifa’s operating theatre went viral in 2018. When war broke out last October, he worked around
Lectric Ebikes has sent another salvo across the bow of the e-bike industry, this time further entrenching itself in the best-selling cargo e-bike role with major upgrades to the new XPedition 2.0 electric cargo bike. The original Lectric XPedition was already a runaway success, ushering in unheard-of bang for your buck in the quickly growing
Oil storage silos beyond waterlogged land at the Shell Plc Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Dutch court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark climate ruling against Shell, after the oil giant was ordered to drastically reduce its global carbon emissions back in 2021. The
A recent discovery at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) offers an energy-efficient method to achieve glassy transformations in indium selenide, a material that could change the face of data storage technology. The study was conducted in a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The research demonstrates that
The Oura Ring 4. Courtesy: Oura LISBON — Apple will not introduce a smart ring, the CEO of health-tech firm Oura told CNBC, despite speculation the iPhone giant may be considering a move into this product category. Samsung’s smart ring debut earlier this year has put the product firmly in the spotlight, with one analyst
The UK’s jobless rate has risen by more than expected, raising questions over whether the new government’s early warnings on the state of the economy have backfired. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the unemployment rate at 4.3% over the three months to September. That was higher than the 4.1% figure
WARNING: This article contains language and content some readers may find distressing As a single mum, Lucy* looked forward to her rare nights out. A few years ago, during after-work drinks at a local pub, she started feeling unwell. When she collapsed and passed out, a bouncer called an ambulance. Lucy’s drink had been spiked.
Self-administering drugs to end your own life legally is more compassionate than someone else doing it, the MP proposing assisted dying legislation has said. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was published on Monday and revealed the medicine that will end a patient’s life will need to be self-administered, with doctors not allowed
Satellite images show that smog in Pakistan can be seen from space, as the country battles record levels of air pollution. Images from NASA Worldview show the east of the country cloaked in a toxic haze, with smog also reaching into India’s northern regions and New Dehli. Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab region and
Donald Trump is expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, according to US media reports. Mr Trump, who will be inaugurated on 20 January 2025, could still change his mind about the appointment, three sources familiar with the selection process have told Sky News’ US partner network NBC News. The