Sir Philip Green’s sprawling retail empire has collapsed in the worst single corporate failure of the COVID-19 crisis to date, leaving 13,000 jobs hanging in the balance. Sky News exclusively revealed on Friday how Arcadia Group was on the brink of appointing administrators from Deloitte following the failure of talks over a £30m loan to
An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun mounted on a car, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency has reported. Al Alam, Iranian state TV’s Arabic language channel, has made a similar claim stating that weapons “controlled by satellite” were used in the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday. However the channel
Moderna has said it is filing for regulatory approval in the US, and that its vaccine trials have shown no serious safety concerns. The US-based company has also said its vaccine was 94.1% effective, with 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 in its phase three trial. Efficacy was consistent across age, race and ethnicity, as well
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Everlane is about to kick off its massive Black Friday sale. From November 27 through November 30, the brand is taking 20 to 40 percent off select merchandise. Though the retailer has remained tight-lipped about what exactly will be on sale, you can expect great deals on cashmere sweaters, leather boots, and outerwear. That’s only
The 2020 Soul Train Awards aired Sunday night (November 29) on BET. Hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, the show featured performances from a host of soul, R&B, and hip-hop artists. Watch footage of Moses Sumney playing “Bless Me” and Jazmine Sullivan doing “Lost Ones” and “Pick Up Your Feelings” below. “Bless Me” appears
It is “too early to say” if another national lockdown will be needed after Christmas, according to a senior minister. George Eustice said “you can’t rule anything out” when asked by Sky News if the “stay at home” measures could come back into force to keep coronavirus under control. The environment secretary also admitted it
Lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan is appearing in the skies today. It will be the fourth and the last eclipse of 2020. The latest lunar eclipse is not likely to be visible in India. However, it will be seen in many parts of Europe as well as Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, and
Zoom founder Eric Yuan poses in front of the Nasdaq building as the screen shows the logo of the video-conferencing software company Zoom after the opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Zoom is poised to show another monster quarter when it reports results on Monday,
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group says it would be interested in participating in the sale process should Sir Philip Green’s Topshop empire collapse. The company released a statement to the City on Monday morning to confirm a story by Sky News that it had offered Arcadia Group a £50m loan to avert it calling in the
Australia has demanded a Chinese official take down a fake image posted on Twitter depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. In a media briefing condemning the image, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described it as “truly repugnant”. “It is utterly outrageous and cannot be justified on any
The US is entering into a “precarious situation” just before Christmas, according to the country’s top advisor on COVID-19. Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned a travel-heavy Thanksgiving holiday may make the current situation in America even worse, predicting “a surge superimposed on the surge we are
As states and cities start new stay-at-home orders — specifically Los Angeles county — it is only expected that box office will continue to struggle. This applies even more to the specialty box office. This weekend we saw a trio of films about iconic figures in cultural history: the Gabriel Range-directed Stardust showed us the early
Because the only piece of clothing people will see this year is your coat Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Black Friday is here and you know what that means: an opportunity to disappoint your bank account! But stop before you you feel *too* guilty about shopping (especially local), especially if what you
A direct sequel to The Croods, which made a stunning $587.2 million when it was first released in March 2013, the film follows its titular family (Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke) as they encounter another clan, the Bettermans (Leslie Mann, Peter Dinklage, Kelly Marie Tran), who are far more evolved