Boris Johnson was probably right to kick off a much needed conversation about devolution of power last week, even if the manner of doing so – saying it had been a disaster in Scotland – was for many Tories the kind of quip the head-exploding emoji 🤯 was invented for. In fairness to the PM,
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China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. The Chang’e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek to collect material that can help scientists
WhatsApp and Messenger are highly popular messaging apps. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The EU appears to be laying the groundwork for a move against data that has received end-to-end encryption after a spate of terrorist attacks in Paris, Vienna and Nice. In a joint statement released earlier this month, home affairs ministers from EU
Boris Johnson is hoping to lace his latest COVID crackdown with more good cheer, having saved Christmas by allowing families to meet in a festive bubble. He is unveiling a new blueprint to fight the pandemic that he hopes will not only save lives during the winter but also prevent a Commons revolt by rebel
Ethiopia is facing a civil war between government forces and troops in its northern Tigray region which has caused tens of thousands to flee. The conflict erupted in early November, just a year after Ethiopian Prime Minister Aiby Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize for resolving the 20-year border conflict with Eritrea. Sky News looks
Americans could start receiving a COVID-19 vaccine as early as 11 December, according to the chief scientific adviser for the US government’s vaccine programme. Dr Moncef Slaoui, part of Operation Warp Speed, told NBC: “Within 24 hours from the approval, the vaccine will be moving and located in the areas where each state will have
There aren’t any huge surprises in the specialty box office as we enter what is expected to be a very different Thanksgiving holiday week. Normally, this would be the time of year where people would be participating in post-Thanksgiving dinner moviegoing but, as we know, theaters are shuttered. As the spike in COVID cases across
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Bretman Rock is a work of art. When the social media star and beauty influencer is not expertly beating his face with his non-dominant hand or rating Trix cereal an eight out of ten (“I would say it’s slightly better than Fruit Loops”), he’s directing his focus to the camera for 7.89 million YouTube subscribers
A-list Hollywood actors make a great deal of money to star in movies — that’s not really a secret. Other than spending that money on nice cars and big houses, some actors hop into the investing game as well. Take Ryan Reynolds as a prime example. The Deadpool star has been well-known for purchasing a
Rishi Sunak has insisted there will be no return to austerity in his spending review next week. Faced with the job of balancing the UK’s books in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic the chancellor told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “You will not see austerity next week. “What you will see is an increase
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s seven-month-old Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery is disbanding as the coronavirus pandemic reaches a second peak, but his co-chairs predict the state will have a strong economic turnaround once the pandemic is past. Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer, one of the co-chairs, said in a phone interview with CNBC that
A former chairman of Centrica is being lined up to lead the AA by the consortium which hopes to agree a £3bn takeover of Britain’s biggest roadside recovery service this week. Sky News has learnt that Rick Haythornthwaite has been approached by Towerbrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus about chairing the AA if their joint
There is a civil war in Ethiopia that is being fought largely in the shadows. The country’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government have imposed a full blackout as they seek to defeat the leadership of the region of Tigray. The phone lines have been cut and the internet is switched off. The banks
Donald Trump has defended pulling out of the Paris climate change agreement, saying it was “designed to kill the American economy” and that he acted to save “millions” of jobs. The US president announced his nation’s withdrawal from the accord in June 2017, claiming it was “punishing” America’s coal industry and risking countless jobs. The
Lani kicked Eli out of their home, Ava got in touch with Kristen, Jan went full-on crazy, everyone hated Jack, while Jennifer went after Kate and got an earful in return. Our TV Fanatics, Jack Ori and Christine Orlando, are joined by Trey from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate the