Sue Barker is leaving A Question Of Sport after 23 years, the BBC has confirmed. Barker, a former tennis player, has hosted the world’s longest-running TV sports quiz since taking over from David Coleman in 1997. The 64-year-old is reportedly departing from the show ahead of the BBC axing its current format. Team captains Matt
Month: September 2020
Tony Blair and Sir John Major have teamed up to accuse Boris Johnson of “shaming” the UK by proposing legislation which undermines his own Brexit deal. The two former prime ministers, who unsuccessfully opposed Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum, claim the PM’s UK Internal Market Bill will damage the Irish peace process and trade
France confirmed 10,561 new coronavirus cases on Saturday – the highest daily number since the pandemic began. This is the first time that COVID-19 infections have topped 10,000 in a single day. A previous record of 9,843 new infections was reported on Thursday. France has been grappling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases, and on
A teenager has been fined £10,000 after hosting 50 people at his home – as a senior police figure warned the public against having a “party weekend” before stricter coronavirus restrictions come into force. Nottinghamshire Police said it had issued the hefty fine to a “reckless” 19-year-old man who staged the house party at his
The pandemic has laid bare deep-rooted problems and many Angelenos are cutting their losses and leaving the city. Homelessness has long been a problem in US cities such as Los Angeles. Since the pandemic hit, the number of people living in tents in the city has grown visibly. Image: Homelessness has increased in the Californian
Another 3,497 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, government figures show. The number of new cases is a 36% increase on last Saturday, when 2,594 new infections were confirmed nationwide. A further nine people have died within 28 days of returning a positive test – all of them in England. This brings
Police in Germany have seized about 250 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a suspected far-right sympathiser. Officers in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony said the weapons were found in the Seevetal area, just south of Hamburg, during a search on Friday evening. In a short police statement on Saturday, investigators said
NHS staff who risked their lives during the coronavirus pandemic are demanding a pay rise and threatening strikes despite warnings of a second wave. Nurses and other healthcare workers are demanding a 15% pay rise to reflect the contributions they made and to make up for “years of pay erosion”. Hundreds marched through central London
Paris Hilton has released a new documentary, This Is Paris, to show the world the woman behind the “character”. But in the film, she also reveals deeply personal details of alleged abuse at a residential behavioural school she was sent to as a teenager. Sky News meets the star to talk about the “real Paris”,
The John Lewis Partnership is plotting the takeover of a fast-growing recipe box provider backed by the former Wimbledon champion Sir Andy Murray as it seeks to tap into consumers’ post-pandemic penchant for subscription services. Sky News has learnt that Waitrose is in detailed negotiations to buy Mindful Chef, which provides meal-kits to thousands of customers
Toots Hibbert, the legendary frontman of reggae group the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. The death of the singer – who was behind hits including Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and 54-46 That’s My Number as leader of Toots and the Maytals – was announced in a statement issued by his family. While
Dozens of people are missing in Oregon as two large fires threaten to merge and hundreds of thousands are ordered to evacuate. The western US is reeling from a devastating wildfires season that has destroyed more than 2.6 million acres in California alone, killed at least 24 people, and given the area the world’s worst
Record rainfall across parts of Africa is stretching the resources of government officials and aid workers already struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks, regional conflicts, and other health-related emergencies. In Sudan, a three-month state of emergency has been declared after weeks of heavy rain caused the White and Blue Nile rivers to burst their banks. Tens of
Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs to support Brexit-related legislation which his government has admitted breaks international law. Addressing about 250 MPs on Friday evening, the prime minister said the controversial UK Internal Market Bill was necessary in order to avoid “an economic barrier down the Irish Sea”. He added that certain clauses in it
Bahrain is set to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel in an historic move that marks the latest dramatic shift in Middle East alliances. Confirming the news, US President Donald Trump tweeted: “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal – the second Arab country
Traditionally, Conservative prime ministers can be relied upon to stick to the rules internationally and free people at home from as much unnecessary state control as they can get away with. Yet Boris Johnson finds himself facing opposition from two typically co-operative wings of his party after appearing to depart from those long-held truths. Nobody
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