Vaughan Gething has announced he is quitting as Welsh First Minister after four members of his government resigned and demanded he left office. In a statement on Tuesday morning, Mr Gething said he had “taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down”, and will now discuss a timetable for the election of
Reality star and presenter Zara McDermott has said she “wrestled with the fear” of speaking out about her time on Strictly Come Dancing, following her former professional partner Graziano Di Prima’s exit from the show. The 27-year-old appeared on the show last year and was partnered with Di Prima. In a statement shared on social
Four ministers have resigned from the Welsh government, saying First Minister Vaughan Gething must leave office. Mick Antoniw, Julie James, Lesley Griffiths and Jeremy Miles have all quit their government positions, citing a lack of confidence in their leader. It comes a month after Mr Gething lost a vote of no confidence – but dismissed
The water regulator is now investigating every wastewater company in England and Wales over fears that some may not be meeting their obligation to minimise pollution. Ofwat announced it has opened enforcement cases into four more firms as part of its investigation into utilities’ management of wastewater treatment works. The investigations have been opened following
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency
Donald Trump has appeared to huge applause at the National Republican Convention on Monday night with a white bandage covering his right ear. It’s the first time the former president has appeared in public since he was shot by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks on Saturday night. As he walked into the packed room, Mr Trump
In this special vacation episode of Quick Charge, we explore the historic dive in global diesel demand, and whether it’s being caused inflation and a slowing economy or the rapid rise in EV sales displacing millions of gallons of oil demand. In this episode, we’ll focus on the rapid growth of the commercial EV market
Britain’s armed forces must have the ability to confront a “deadly quartet” of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, the surprise pick to lead a major review of the UK’s shrunken defences has warned. Lord Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary and former NATO chief, is being brought back to frontline military policy by Sir
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Apple on Monday released a preview version of its big new iPhone update. The iOS
Shares in the company behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform have surged by a third amid a wider bounce on investor hopes he returns to the oval office. The Trump Media & Technology Group was one of the most actively traded stocks on Wall Street during Monday’s session. It was the first chance investors had
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 15, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern football coach David Braun has made bold calls late in games, but they usually come on a sideline somewhere, not across the dinner table from his
The Conservative Party received a £50,000 donation from a firm linked to convicted billionaire businessman Prakash Hinduja, new figures show. The Electoral Commission has revealed the Tories gained £225,587 from private donors in the last week of the general election campaign, bringing their total to £1.8m. But the biggest single donation came from a firm
Within minutes, what should have been a regular rally for Donald Trump quickly spiraled into a deadly assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Using videos from the ground and aerial imagery, Sky News details what we know about the security efforts before and during the attack. Our analysis found police vehicles were parked as close as 20m/65ft
Two of the original stars of the hit film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a musical parody based on a Glasgow event that left parents fuming and children in tears. Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen, who played Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee in the
Rescue workers searching for missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife have found a body and are trying to identify it, Spanish police have told Sky News. “Evidence strongly suggests” the remains are those of the 19-year-old, officers added. Police said in a statement: “The mountain rescue and intervention group of the Civil Guard has
The Goodwood Festival of Speed happened this weekend, and Ford’s electric SuperVan managed to beat every other vehicle, gas or electric, to the top of the hill. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a yearly event on the grounds of Goodwood House, a historic estate in West Sussex, England. The event started in 1993, and
It’s no secret that companies in the luxury goods sector have been going through a rough patch. After a boom for the sector following the end of the pandemic, during which consumers engaged in ‘revenge shopping’ as they spent the enforced savings built up during the lockdowns, the last year or so has seen a
Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap after the SNP announced plans to push for a vote on the issue in the upcoming King’s Speech. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said the policy is forcing thousands of children into poverty as he appealed to Labour MPs in Scotland to
Gareth Southgate has resigned as England manager after his side lost a second Euros final in a row. Writing a statement, shared by the official England account on X, Southgate said: “As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England. It has meant everything
President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Mr Biden said “politics should never be a political battlefield or, God forbid, a killing field” as he spoke in a televised address from the Oval Office. “We