Let’s start with what we do know. The economy is now almost certainly in recession. It will not be pleasant. This is a recession which will be felt in most households’ pockets – both through the rise in energy prices and shop prices and the rise in the cost of borrowing. And when it comes
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been shot in the leg in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province on Thursday, wounding him and some of his supporters, officials said. Sky’s Cordelia Lynch,
Gogoro (NASDAQ: GGR) announced today that its highly-acclaimed battery swapping system designed for electric scooters and motorbikes is ready to rollout in India next month. The announcement came as Gogoro and local EV delivery company Zypp Electric unveiled a new partnership that will see Gogoro’s batteries and scooters soon zipping around Delhi. Zypp Electric is
The Waveswing wave energy converter photographed in Scapa Flow, Orkney. EMEC Sea-based trials of a wave energy converter weighing 50 metric tons have produced “highly encouraging results,” according to the company behind its development. On Tuesday, Scotland-based AWS Ocean Energy said the average amount of power its device was able to capture “during a period
A minister has admitted that the Manston asylum processing centre is not operating legally, telling Sky News the government wants to “get a grip” on the situation. Asked whether he was happy that asylum seekers were being detained illegally, climate minister Graham Stuart told Sky News: “Obviously not. None of us are comfortable with it.
Sainsbury’s has claimed to be passing on rising costs to shoppers at a slower rate than its competitors, saying its decision is partly responsible for a dip in first-half profits. The UK’s second-largest supermarket chain by market share, which also owns Argos, updated on its progress as the ‘big four’ also including Tesco, Morrisons and
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has been caught on camera telling Conservatives in Tunbridge Wells that he changed a funding formula that gave more public money to “deprived urban areas”. #BattleForNumber10 #RishiSunak #LizTruss #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on
At the Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb Guard sentinels are always on duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – a sacred spot to many Americans and the center of Memorial Day remembrances.
The Bank of England has raised the base rate of interest by 0.75 percentage points to 3% – the single biggest increase in more than three decades – and said that the UK is already in recession. The Bank warned that the UK could face a protracted contraction in the coming years, with high inflation
North Korea has fired a number of missiles, including what is thought to have been an intercontinental ballistic missile that prompted an evacuation warning for parts of Japan. One of the missiles reached an altitude of 1,200 miles and travelled about 460 miles, Japan’s defence minister Yasukazu Hamada said. The flight pattern – a “lofted
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk’s photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Twitter employees are expecting a 50% overall reduction in force after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took the reins of the social network last
The Bank of England is expected to unveil the biggest interest rate rise in decades today. A rise of 0.75 percentage points is anticipated, the biggest since 1992 – pushing the base rate to 3%, a level not seen since 2008. If confirmed, this could push up mortgage bills for millions of people in the
Kanye West paid a settlement to a former employee who alleged he had used antisemitic language in the workplace, according to documents seen by NBC News. In addition, six people who have worked with West or witnessed him in professional settings over the past five years said they had heard the US rapper praise Adolf
Analysis: Biden’s intervention is high risk – and controversial This was no normal pre-election speech, and be in no doubt, an intervention like this is extremely controversial. By saying that only his Democratic Party stands for democracy – however true he may believe that to be – is he essentially telling voters that the nation’s
China’s government-owned utility State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has launched the world’s first commercial offshore floating solar that’s paired with an offshore wind turbine. SPIC is one of five major electrical utility companies in China, and the world’s largest photovoltaic power generation enterprise. The pilot is located off the coast of Haiyang, a city in Shandong,
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. Fed decision ahead Quick takes on Club earnings 1. Fed decision ahead Stocks edged down Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rate increases, set for this afternoon.
The gunman who killed 17 students and staff in the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Florida voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty last year to premeditated murder
In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Qualcomm shares fell 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported in-line fiscal
The Home Office is facing a judicial review over the conditions at the migrant Manston processing centre, the immigration minister has told Sky News. Robert Jenrick said the legal action has begun after reports of severe overcrowding at the centre in Kent, which is meant to hold 1,600 people but has been housing about 4,000
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