The first “blank cheque” company to list in London after an overhaul aimed at helping the City compete with rival financial centres is in talks to merge with a privately owned drugs group developing treatments for chronic diseases. Sky News has learnt that Hambro Perks Acquisition Company (HPAC) is in advanced negotiations about a deal,
Tyre Nichols was punched, kicked and tasered, beaten with a baton and had pepper spray used on him during a violent arrest by police in Memphis, video footage shows. The father-of-one died three days after the beating he received on 7 January and five officers have been charged with second-degree murder. Police initially said Mr
Hannah Spearritt, the S Club 7 singer, has revealed she was homeless over Christmas and has spent the past six months living in multiple temporary homes with her family. Spearritt, 41, said she had to move into a friend’s office after being forced out by a landlord. In the last six months, the singer has
There are hundreds of millions of asteroids in our solar system, which means new asteroids are discovered quite frequently. It also means close encounters between asteroids and Earth are fairly common. Some of these close encounters end up with the asteroid impacting Earth, occasionally with severe consequences. A recently discovered asteroid, named 2023 BU, has
A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the killings of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The 38-year-old Islam convert showed no emotion
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling details when he believes new tanks will be utilized on the Ukrainian battlefield. #CNN #News
After Flybe went into administration on Saturday, many travellers will be out of pocket having bought tickets, while others are stranded in their outbound destination. Flybe has told its passengers to “not travel to the airport” unless they have arranged alternative flights with another airline. What are passengers’ rights if your flight is cancelled? Flybe
Of all the words used prior to prepare us, nothing spoke louder than the pictures. That the images were captured on police bodycams made it the more chilling – a murderer’s eye view, as the indictment would have it. The video footage is as shocking as it is haunting. Having stopped Tyre Nichols in his
Flybe has ceased trading and all its scheduled flights have been cancelled, with hundreds of jobs lost. The airline has gone into administration less than a year after returning to the skies following a previous collapse. Sky News understands that 277 of Flybe’s 321 staff have been made redundant. The remaining 44 have been retained.
Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its 1 megawatt (MW) S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway. Vertical-axis floating wind turbine pilot In March 2022, Norway’s Ministry of Energy gave approval to SeaTwirl and Norwegian offshore wind test center Marine Energy Test Centre to pilot the vertical-axis floating wind prototype for
A maze of crude oil pipe and equipment is seen with the American and Texas flags flying in the background at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Richard Carson | Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday aimed at limiting the president’s ability to draw down the nation’s Strategic
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (C) arrives to enter a plea before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Manhattan federal court, New York, January 3, 2023. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images Federal prosecutors are attempting to bar indicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried from using encrypted messaging software, citing efforts that may
The mother of Tyre Nichols has said she is “not going to stop” until every person responsible for her son’s death “is prosecuted to the fullest of law”. RowVaughn Wells was speaking to US news network MSNBC a day after Memphis Police released bodycam footage showing her son screaming “mom, mom” several times as he
A proportion of Conservative members feel “disconnected” from the party as they were “denied a vote” when Rishi Sunak became prime minister, a former Tory chairman said. Sir Jake Berry, who was chair under Liz Truss, said Mr Sunak should have held an “endorsement vote” to show he had the support of the membership. Instead,
Memphis Police has released bodycam footage showing the moment Tyre Nichols called for his mother as he was beaten by five officers before he died. The footage shows police savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes while screaming profanities at him throughout the attack. Police have released four separate videos cut into one
U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he arrives on the first day of the new Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 3, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Twitter CEO Elon Musk discussed how to make the social media site “fair on all sides” in a meeting with House
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon will start charging delivery fees for Fresh grocery orders that are less than $150, in a move it said will help keep prices low on its services. Beginning Feb. 28, Prime members who want home delivery from Amazon Fresh will
In this article TSLA RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway on August 29, 2022. Carina Johansen | AFP | Getty Images Tesla shares surged 33% this week, marking their best weekly performance since May
Watch the moment a Sky reporter was blocked from asking Harry Potter actor Tom Felton a question about JK Rowling #Shorts
On “Parts Unknown” Anthony Bourdain heads to the German city of Cologne. He shares a taste of his “happy zone” and how the working class impacted the cuisine.