Tory MP David Warburton has told friends he has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital after allegations about his behaviour were made in a Sunday newspaper, Sky News understands. The MP has said he is being treated “for severe shock and stress”, adding: “This has been sheer hell.” The Somerton and Frome MP has had
The government is preparing to nationalise Gazprom’s British supply arm within days amid a stand-off between the Russian state-controlled energy firm and a Wall Street banking giant. Sky News has learnt that ministers are drawing up plans to take Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail (GM&T) into public hands if it fails to reassure financial counterparties
The Russian military has dug up Chernobyl’s poisonous legacy and potentially dispersed it into Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, say Ukrainian officials. Russia occupied the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster early in their invasion with 1,500 troops and armoured vehicles. The soil is heavily contaminated but, despite that, Russian troops were ordered to dig defensive
Six people have been killed and 10 injured in an early morning mass shooting in California’s state capital. Police are hunting for at least one gunman in connection with the killings in the downtown area of Sacramento, which is packed with restaurants and bars, at about 2am on Sunday. Officers had been on patrol when
In January, it was reported by People that comedian Bill Hader and actress Anna Kendrick had been dating for about a year with no one the wiser. At least, no one outside their immediate circle. Hader divorced his ex-wife Maggie Carey in 2018 and they have three daughters together, which is part of why Hader
Play video content The Pivot Podcast Channing Crowder thinks there’s no way Ciara would leave a guy like Future to get with Russell Wilson — at least not without some money motives behind the move … yikes. The ex-linebacker made the inflammatory comments on a recent episode of his podcast “The Pivot,” where they were
News Grammys 2022 Performers List: See the Full Lineup Here Featuring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, BTS, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic, and others By Madison Bloom April 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The 2022 Grammy Awards are taking place tonight (April
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From Earth, those taking photographers of space often capture magnificent images of distant galaxies, planets, and moons. Last week, however, astrophotographer Sebastian Voltmer captured something completely different. On March 23, NASA astronaut Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency (ESA) spent nearly seven hours outside the International Space Station (ISS), completing various
In this article FB AMZN Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine speaks after a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court September 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong In his battles with Big Tech, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sees his office as something of an underdog. “In a real
Grant Shapps has pushed back against reported proposals to increase the number of onshore windfarms as the government prepares to unveil its energy security strategy next week. The transport secretary told Sky News’ Ridge on Sunday programme that onshore windfarms are “eyesores” and damage the environment, adding that he personally does not favour “a vast
NatWest Group is contemplating an audacious takeover bid for one of Britain’s biggest wealth managers in a move that would represent its biggest corporate acquisition since it was rescued by taxpayers nearly 15 years ago. Sky News has learnt that NatWest is in the early stages of considering an offer for Tilney Smith & Williamson,
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said “atrocities” in Bucha need to be investigated as war crimes after images emerged of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of the city near Kyiv. Residents of Bucha said the people were killed by Russian soldiers without any apparent provocation, while Russia has not commented on the claims.
After winning an Oscar earlier this year, Jon Batiste now leads the nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards – with Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, H.E.R and Doja Cat also in the running for several prizes. Batiste’s nominations span several genres, including R&B, jazz, American roots music, classical and music video-film, and he is
Press Conference: Reed Young; Other images: Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Models are not high on the list of professions that garner public sympathy. YouTube is full of supercuts of them falling on the runway. Eyerolls greet their public complaints. As Sara Ziff, founder
Half of the celebrated filmmaking duo The Coen Brothers, Ethan Coen is going solo to direct a lesbian road trip film based on a script he co-wrote with his wife Tricia Cooke. The Coen Brothers had been making films together since their adolescence in the 60s, releasing their first feature, Blood Simple, in 1984 to early acclaim,