Australia appears to be heading for its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in three months, as a state leader said infection spikes in Europe served as a warning about the dangers of exiting lockdown too soon. In the country’s virus epicentre, Victoria, some of the toughest lockdown restrictions in the world were imposed in
Month: September 2020
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has said this year’s Emmy Awards, which is taking place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, could end up a “beautiful disaster”. Kimmel, who will be hosting the live TV awards ceremony, will oversee proceedings from the usual Staples Centre in Los Angeles – but without a packed audience or
Donald Trump says he has given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that could prevent TikTok from being banned in the US. He told reporters at the White House he is backing a deal with Oracle and Walmart that would create a new company to oversee TikTok’s US operations. Mr Trump said the new company
An envelope addressed to the White House which was intercepted before it reached its destination has been found to contain a lethal poison. Officials said ricin was discovered inside the letter, which was opened at a government facility where mail bound for President Donald Trump and other staff is screened. Ricin is a poison naturally
Police in Belarus have cracked down on a women’s protest march in Minsk demanding the resignation of the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko. More than 200 women demonstrating on the streets of the country’s capital were arrested on Saturday, including an elderly woman who has become a symbol of the protests which have continued for the
People who may have coronavirus will be required to self-isolate by law – with those who refuse facing fines of up to £10,000 in England. Ministers are toughening up their stance by making the current guidance a legal requirement in a bid to try and prevent a second spike of COVID-19 ballooning across the UK
Donald Trump has said he will nominate a woman to sit on the US Supreme Court and will put forward the nomination next week, as a row ensues following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “It will be a woman. I think it should be a woman because I actually like women much more
A star of noughties TV series That ’70s Show has denied three accusations of rape. Danny Masterson, who played Steven Hyde in the hit Fox US show between 1998 and 2006, made his first appearance in court on Friday, where his lawyer declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicised”. Prosecutors allege
The Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is to snub the £2bn flotation of one of Britain’s fastest-growing technology companies amid US prosecutors’ efforts to extradite its biggest investor. Sky News has learnt that Goldman has declined to seek a role on the initial public offering (IPO) of Darktrace, a leading player in the provision of
Boris Johnson must act now – not next week – to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections across the UK, an expert in infectious disease control has warned. Dr Bharat Pankhania, senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, told Sky News it is “blindingly obvious” what needs to be done to stem the
Several people have reportedly been killed after a mass shooting in a city in the north of New York state. Authorities say the incident in Rochester has resulted in fatalities. A tweet from the Rochester Police Department said: “Major Crimes is on the scene of a mass shooting on Pennsylvania Ave. @ there are fatalities.”
Newcastle city centre has a strangely subdued atmosphere for a Friday night. This is a party city with a night-time economy worth an estimated £340m, but as the new local lockdown restrictions bite, the pickings are slim. In the Bigg Market, the destination of choice for generations of late night drinkers, the 10pm curfew imposed
Several countries across Europe have announced new coronavirus restrictions in some of their largest cities after recent surges in infections. Spain, Greece, Denmark and France imposed further measures in virus hotspots, while health authorities in Italy have warned the average age of coronavirus patients is creeping up – risking more hospital admissions and deaths. Infections
Just 6% of the UK’s population had COVID-19 antibodies at the start of September, the government’s scientific advisers have warned. Newly released documents from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said current levels of immunity were unlikely to mitigate the impact of “a significant winter resurgence”. There is also evidence that antibody levels wane
Travel and hospitality stocks have been hit by fears of a second lockdown, as the number of UK coronavirus cases increases. Airlines were the worst-hit: International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia, closed down 14.6%. EasyJet closed down almost 9.2%, Ryanair was down almost 4% and Wizz Air was down 5%.
Kwik Fit, one of Britain’s leading tyre-fitting and automotive repair groups, is to be put up for sale by its Japanese owner almost a decade after it last changed hands. Sky News has learnt that Itochu, the conglomerate which bought Kwik Fit for more than £630m in 2011, has asked investment bankers at Nomura to
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