A former boss of Amazon UK is being lined up as the next president of the CBI, Britain’s most influential employers’ group. Sky News has learnt that the CBI was due to ratify Brian McBride’s appointment as Lord Bilimoria’s successor at a board meeting on Friday afternoon. Mr McBride, who chairs the rail ticket booking
At least two people have been killed by Storm Eunice in the UK. One of them was a woman in her 30s, who was hit by a falling tree in north London while she was a passenger in a car. She was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver, a man in his 30s,
Retail sales rebounded in January after falling in December, posting their biggest monthly rise since the shops reopened last spring. Despite rising prices due to inflation, volumes jumped by 1.9% last month following a drop of 4% in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), triggered by surging rates of Covid-19. The figures
Gone are the days of actually having to be near a wall outlet in order to plug in your AC devices. With today’s new offerings in the portable power station industry, plugging in everything from camping lights to power tools and even charging your electric bicycles can be done literally anywhere. And as I discovered
In this article AIR-FR A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus, who added that hydrogen planes represent
A new Charlie Chaplin documentary paints a “more rounded portrait” of the silent film star’s “complicated” life – including fractious relationships with his teenage wives. Granted access to unseen archive material from the Chaplin estate, filmmakers Peter Middleton and James Spinney attempt to get to know the man behind the toothbrush moustache in The Real
The roof of London’s O2 has been ripped open as the capital is battered by the high winds of Storm Eunice. Footage shared online shows the outer layers of the dome being pulled away by strong gusts of wind. Image: Damage to O2 arena during Storm Eunice. Pic: BJFHubbard “In the last 45 minutes it
At least 350 koalas have been killed in bushfires which have swept across New South Wales – but the number could have been far higher if conservationists hadn’t stepped in to rescue some of the injured animals. Sky’s Siobhan Robbins reports from Australia. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on
In 1995, a baby was saved by the hug of her sibling. CNN’s Lisa Sylvester reports on a twin bond that has lasted.
A wind gust of 122mph has been recorded on the Isle of Wight in what is thought to be a new record for England, the Met Office said. The wind speed was reported at The Needles on the Isle of Wight as millions of Britons were urged to stay at home as Storm Eunice hit
“If go back to Iran, handcuffs are waiting for me,” says Nikan Khosravi, frontman of heavy metal band Confess. “It could be 20 years, it could be execution – I don’t know. Going back to Iran is definitely not an option.” In November 2015, Khosravi was arrested along with his bandmate Arash Ilkhani, pulled from
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said she wants police to “shoot your terrorists and ask questions second”. Ms Rayner told Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast she was “quite hardline” on law and order and said she would encourage police to “antagonise” criminals. “On things like law and order, I am quite hardline. I am
In this article GOOGL British artificial intelligence scientist and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. OLI SCARFF | AFP | Getty Images Scientists at DeepMind have found another real-world application for their artificial intelligence software. The London-based AI lab, which is owned by Alphabet, announced Wednesday that it has trained an AI system to control and sculpt
NatWest announced a swing back to profit in 2021, aided by the UK’s economic recovery, but warned of storm clouds on the horizon as inflation begins to bite. The taxpayer-owned bank reported pre-tax profits on Friday of £4bn for 2021, up from a £351m loss it made the previous year. British lenders have been boosted
Brad Pitt is suing ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in their co-owned French vineyard, where they were married in 2014, to a Russian oligarch. The Miraval estate is located in the village of Correns, in southeastern France, and was bought by the A-list former couple for about €25m (about £20.8m) in 2008. According
2:51 AM GMT So South Africa want to join the Six Nations. The concept is hardly a new idea, having done the rounds in media circles for the best part of a decade, but a Daily Mail report this week suggested a move north for the Springboks was a fait accompli. And didn’t social media
Donald Trump and his two eldest children have been ordered to testify under oath as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent business practices. The former US president looks set to appeal the court ruling, which he branded a “continuation of the greatest witch-hunt in history”. New York judge Arthur Engoron found in favour of
The race for space exploration is unfolding at an unprecedented speed. Private companies have forayed into this sector with commercial ventures, and the US and China have set their eyes on landing humans on Mars by the next decade. While this ambition is laudable, it presents significant technological and logistical challenges. For instance, a mission
The Universe is full of processes that are as exciting and thrilling as they are enigmatic. Astronomers have long tried to unravel these mysterious processes to better understand the composition of our solar system and the world beyond. To push the boundaries of human understanding, NASA has placed several observatories in space to continuously keep
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov late next week – provided Moscow doesn’t invade Ukraine. Efforts are continuing to prevent a conflict, amid fears that Russia is increasingly close to being able to mount an invasion. Russia wants guarantees from the West, including the assurance that