Anyone seeking to join the Royal Navy will no longer need to prove they can swim in what one defence source called a “desperate” relaxing of standards to tackle a recruitment crisis. But a Royal Navy spokesperson pushed back on the criticism, saying standards were not being lowered because all recruits would still be required
A libel case against Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has now cost the tax-payer £34,000. It was revealed last month that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) had paid out £15,000 in damages to an academic whom the minister had falsely accused of supporting Hamas in a letter she posted on X. But the
A Tory MP appears to have endorsed Reform’s Lee Anderson, after his former colleague promised not to campaign against him. Mr Anderson – who jumped ship after losing the Tory whip in February – posted on Facebook that he would not campaign with his new party at the next election in four seats won by
The White House hosted a lavish state dinner on Wednesday – pulling out the stops with six-foot floral centrepieces, an elaborate menu and Paul Simon on guitar. The dinner was in honour of Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, just the fifth world leader President Joe Biden has granted a state dinner. Mr Kishida cracked jokes
OJ Simpson, the former American football star and Hollywood actor who was cleared of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a criminal trial, has died aged 76. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he “succumbed to his battle with cancer” on Wednesday, his family said on X. X This content is
Former American footballer OJ Simpson has died at the age of 76, according to reports. In a statement on X, his family said: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you
The risks of the Gaza war expanding into a much bigger regional conflict had seemed to have subsided. Not any longer. Comments from Iranian and American leaders in the last 24 hours may be entirely predictable but they raise the prospects of escalation. Iran knows it’s been directly attacked in the airstrike on its embassy
Hundreds of steel workers are set to go on strike over the proposed closure of Port Talbot’s blast furnaces. Unite the Union announced the result of its strike ballot on Thursday but walkout dates are yet to be confirmed. Around 1,500 workers based in Port Talbot and Newport voted in favour of strikes. It will
A former Post Office executive who celebrated the conviction of a pregnant sub-postmaster has said sorry. Former managing director David Smith made the apology to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, which is investigating who knew what and when about the faulty accounting software that ruined lives and led to the conviction of hundreds of
A Greek energy and metals group has picked two of Wall Street’s biggest banks to prepare it for a UK listing that could propel it into London’s blue-chip share index. Sky News has learnt that Mytilineos, an Athens-listed industrial conglomerate, is working with Citi and Morgan Stanley on a London Stock Exchange flotation that would
Juiced Bikes has never shied away from offering riders more speed and power. And with today’s unveiling of its new Juiced JetCurrent Pro, the brand is offering up more speed and power than ever in a brand new e-bike form factor. The new Juiced JetCurrent Pro has been a decade and a half in the
Police are to reinvestigate the circumstances leading up to the decision to charge Caroline Flack with assaulting her boyfriend. The TV presenter died in February 2020, with a coroner saying she took her own life after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she only get a
In this article GOOGL AMZN INTC MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Inflection AI UK Ltd., speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will reveal brand-new artificial intelligence tools for use on
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was killed while pushing her baby in a pram. Habibur Masum, 25, of Leamington Avenue, Burnley, was also charged with possession of a bladed article. He will appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed in Bradford,
Rishi Sunak and other high-profile Conservatives could keep their seats because of voter ID confusion in the next general election, a new poll suggests. The government passed legislation in 2022 requiring Britons to show photo ID despite warnings it would prevent thousands from voting. The new rules came into force last year – with a
An Israeli airstrike has killed three sons of Hamas’s top political leader in an attack on high-profile targets in Gaza. Hamas said four of Ismail Haniyeh’s grandchildren were also killed in the strike. The Israeli military said two of his sons, Mohammed and Hazem, were Hamas military operatives, while the third, Amir, was a cell
Iranian people are standing in front of an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli banner during a rally commemorating International Quds Day, also known as Jerusalem Day, and attending a funeral for members of the IRGC Quds Force who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria, in Tehran, Iran, on April 5, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl |
Julian Assange’s wife has called on Joe Biden to “do the right thing” and “drop the charges” as Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of her husband’s imprisonment. The US president said on Wednesday he is “considering” a request from Australia, where Assange is from, to drop the prosecution and allow the WikiLeaks founder’s return to
Ride1Up, a San Diego-based electric bicycle maker known for an increasingly broad range of affordably-priced electric bikes, is trying to make its e-bikes even more accessible. The company just announced that effective immediately, it is cutting prices on nearly its entire lineup. Massive sales are nothing new in the e-bike industry. Several e-bike companies have
Apr 10, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury said he could beat Oleksandr Usyk with no training and after “sinking 15 pints of Peroni” the night before in a news conference on Wednesday ahead of their title fight next month. WBC champion Fury and Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBA and WBO