The fashion retailer Superdry is in advanced talks about a near-£15m share sale as it races to shore up its balance sheet amid tough trading conditions. Sky News has learnt that the chain, headed by founder Julian Dunkerton, could unveil a cash call as soon as next week after discussions with City investors. The move
British nationals in Sudan have 24 hours to catch a flight before they are stopped, the deputy prime minister has said. The flights will stop at 6pm UK time on Saturday, Oliver Dowden confirmed. Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon, he said more than 1,500 people had now been flown out of the country. But
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on “worldwide threats,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 8, 2023. Mary F. Calvert | Reuters U.S. cyber intelligence staff is vastly outnumbered by Chinese hackers, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray told Congress as he pleaded for more money
Labour will perform strongest in the Midlands and north of England next week, according to an exclusive new local election projection for Sky News, which suggests the “Red wall” is starting to abandon the Conservatives. The Tories are also likely to struggle in key bellwether seats elsewhere in England – although the pollster did not
Three photographs of the King and Queen Consort have been released a week ahead of the coronation weekend, and a new partition for the ceremony has been unveiled. And details of a new partition which will shield the King for the ceremony have also been revealed. The screen features an embroidered design by painter Aidan
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says he expects audiences will be “shouting and singing” when Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet takes to the stage in a work based on the band’s back catalogue. Speaking at a special rehearsal session which Sky News was invited along to film, he said: “I love Carlos’ approach, he’ll go
Asked about British evacuation efforts in Sudan, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said there are about 120 British military personnel based at the airfield near the capital Khartoum to assist with the evacuation. When asked by the chair of the Defence Committee Tobias Ellwood how quickly the UK could begin evacuating more UK nationals and their
Former Fox News employee Jonah Goldberg predicts viewers have not seen the last of Tucker Carlson following his split from Fox News.
For some time now, the City has been doing some soul-searching over its future. There was a lot of speculation around the time of Brexit that, deprived of the “passport” that enabled UK-based firms to do business in the EU without having permission from each individual country regulator, there would be heavy job losses in
Tesla has lowered the price of its seven-seat, third-row option for its popular Model Y SUV to $3,000, down from $4,000 previously. The change is the latest among several recent price changes for Tesla as inventory reaches a new high. The standard Model Y includes five seats, but buyers can upgrade to an option for
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said finger-pointing and misrepresenting the actions of OPEC and OPEC+ was “counterproductive.” Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images A surprise decision by several OPEC+ producers to voluntarily cut output earlier this month had pushed analyst oil price forecasts near $100 per barrel, but stagnating prices now point to
4:27 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In the multi-billion-pound industry that is the top end of professional football, for better or worse it’s transfer activity that attracts the most attention among investors, owners, managers, sporting staff, media and supporters alike. And although the transfer window doesn’t reopen for another couple of months, planning is already well
A group of Britain’s most influential trade associations are in talks about forging closer ties as they try to navigate the crisis engulfing the CBI. Sky News has learnt that groups including the British Retail Consortium, Energy UK, the Food and Drink Federation, TheCityUK and UKHospitality have held a series of discussions this week about
Netflix has released the first official images of the actors playing Prince William and Kate Middleton in the final series of The Crown. Pictures show newcomer Ed McVey in the role of a teenage William, and Meg Bellamy playing Kate Middleton. The actors – who will play a big part in the next season –
Richard Sharp has resigned as chairman of the BBC in the wake of a report into his appointment following a cronyism row. Mr Sharp said the report found he had breached the government’s code for the public appointments but said it was “inadvertent”. The matter has been a “distraction” for the BBC and he has
Three soldiers have died following a collision between two army helicopters in the US state of Alaska. Two of the soldiers died at the scene, with the third dying while on the way to hospital. A fourth soldier is being treated in hospital for injuries following the crash on Thursday, which involved two AH-64 Apache
The “bonfire” of EU legislation by the government is to scrap less than a quarter of the estimated European laws on statute books, MPs have been told. Sky News understands Eurosceptic Tory MPs were told by Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch just 800 of roughly 4,000 laws are expected to be ditched by the
A ceasefire in Sudan has been extended for three more days despite continuing reports of heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur. The truce between Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and military had been due to expire at midnight, but the US and Saudi Arabia brokered a new deal.
There’s growing pressure on the government to get British nationals out of the war-torn capital of Sudan. Sky News understands that British troops have flown to a port in eastern Sudan on a reconnaissance mission. But it does not mean any rescue is imminent, as the government is working out options to present to the
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo where the two exchanged views on “regional affairs.” After the meeting, DeSantis responded to reporter questions on how he is trailing former president Donald Trump in polls. #CNN #News #shorts