Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has notched up sales of more than £42bn for its annual Singles’ Day sales event – but the extravaganza threatened to be overshadowed by plans for new regulation. The running total announced by the company shortly after midnight showed the event was already 16 times bigger than US online retailer Amazon’s
Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong say they are resigning en masse after four of them were disqualified under a law imposed by China banning independence campaigners from holding office. Authorities in Hong Kong said in a statement the four legislators – Kwok Ka-ki, Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok and Kenneth Leung – were expelled from the
Pollsters were chastised for incorrectly predicting a large Hillary Clinton win in 2016, yet they have they have got it wrong again. Millions of dollars are spent on looking at who will win a US presidential election, and by how much. Ahead of this year’s election, Joe Biden was predicted a safe win, with the
EXCLUSIVE: Universal has set changes to its leadership teams for Germany/Austria and the Netherlands as Paul Steinschulte, Managing Director for Germany and Austria, has decided to retire at the end of the year. A 31-year veteran of the studio, he joined in 1989 as part of a joint venture between Universal and Paramount. Universal’s President
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Watching this trailer, Wild Mountain Thyme seems like a sweeping, lovely Ireland-set tale about two star-crossed lovers, and it seems delightful. The colors are vibrant and pretty, the humor is silly, and while the story seems a tad familiar, it looks like there is plenty here to captivate an audience.
The logos of the Chinese video portal TikTok and the US software and hardware manufacturer Oracle Corporation can be seen on a smartphone and screen on September 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images Remember TikTok? That wildly popular user-generated video application that dominated headlines for months as a potential
Rebel Tory MPs opposed to England’s national lockdown have formed a powerful new campaign group to turn up the heat on Boris Johnson and his stance on COVID-19. Ominously for the prime minister, they are led by a former chief whip Mark Harper, and Brexiteer Steve Baker, mastermind of parliamentary guerrilla campaigns. And in a
Supermarket bosses have launched a fresh lobbying drive to extend Sunday trading hours ahead of a Christmas shopping rush that they are warning ministers could put customers’ safety at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sky News has learnt that major grocers including J Sainsbury and Wm Morrison have been urging the government in recent weeks
An “incel” who killed 10 pedestrians by driving a van into them in a busy Toronto neighbourhood has pleaded not guilty of murder. Alek Minassian’s lawyer Boris Bytensky said he will argue his client was not criminally responsible because of his state of mind during the killings on 23 April 2018. When asked by a
Joe Biden has tried to become president for three decades. That dream is now a reality. He had what it takes to win – but does he have the stamina for four years in the White House? He will be America’s oldest president, aged 78, by the time of his inauguration. Image: Presidential candidate Jimmy
2021 will mark the return of many FOX fan-favorites. The broadcast network unveiled premiere dates for a string of returning shows, as well as some new additions to its roster. Before the network rings in the new year, The Masked Dancer will shake out of the gate on Sunday, December 27, with a special preview
Play video content Breaking News MSNBC NBC’s Ken Dilanian is the latest victim of the dreaded hot mic … unwittingly unleashing a stream of curse words on live TV, but he’s got an explanation and an apology. Here’s the deal … Ken was supposed to be doing a live hit Tuesday on MSNBC about new
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters A Biden campaign staffer publicly condemned Facebook over its handling of the election aftermath late Monday, claiming it is “shredding the fabric of our democracy.” Bill Russo, deputy communications director for
The NHS has been asked to be ready to deploy a coronavirus vaccine from the start of December, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News. It was announced on Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine, being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus.
A record 314,000 redundancies were recorded in the three months to September as the coronavirus took a further toll on jobs. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also showed the unemployment rate rose to 4.8%, its highest level since November 2016 and up from 4.5% the month before. ONS data for October also