The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the UK has fallen for the second day in a row, despite a significant increase on last weekend’s figures. A total of 5,693 people were registered as having tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, compared to 6,042 on Saturday. And although those numbers showed a day-on-day fall,
Month: September 2020
A Sky News investigation has discovered evidence of a recent potential war crime in northern Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition, which is backed by the US and Britain. There’s already growing controversy over why Britain is still supporting a campaign which has led to the country being declared the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster. The Sky
Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her home in Tokyo, according to media in the country. Police have launched an investigation and suspect the 40-year-old took her own life, The Japan Times has reported. She is said to have been found by her husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, at their home on Sunday.
A Conservative rebel ringleader is “certain” his group have enough votes to compel the government to give MPs a greater say over coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister, is among a group of around 40 Tory MPs bidding to alter legislation so as to allow the House of Commons to be able
University students will be able to return home to their families for Christmas if the public sticks to the new COVID-19 restrictions and helps bring the virus under control, the culture secretary has told Sky News. Appearing on Sophy Ridge On Sunday, Oliver Dowden said: “I want students to be able to go home for
Texas officials have warned thousands of residents of a city in the state about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the water supply. Tests were carried out on the system and confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri in Lake Jackson after a six-year-old boy contracted the microbe and died earlier
Half a million sharks could be killed for their natural oil to produce coronavirus vaccines, according to conservationists. One ingredient used in some COVID-19 vaccine candidates is squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks. Squalene is currently used as an adjuvant in medicine – an ingredient that increases the effectiveness of a
More than a million people around the world have now died in the coronavirus pandemic. The data from Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the outbreak, also shows more than 33 million COVID-19 cases have been reported. It comes after a significant rise in infections has triggered local lockdowns in countries such as France,
It is the softer-toned Trump who comes out on occasions like this. The US president seemed hushed, almost intimate, as he warmly introduced his nominee – “one of our nation’s most brilliant legal minds” – into the approving elegance of a Rose Garden gathering. A president doing parent, like he felt Amy Coney Barrett needed
Game Of Thrones stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are reportedly expecting their first child. Leslie’s pregnancy was revealed in a photo taken for a magazine interview and uploaded to Instagram. The picture, from digital publication Make Magazine, was posted on fashion editor Ursula Lake’s personal account. “A very special all woman team photographic shoot
Labour have moved ahead of the Conservative Party for the first time since Boris Johnson became prime minister, an opinion poll has indicated. The survey by Opinium for The Observer newspaper gave Labour a three-point-lead over the Tories, with 42%, compared to 39%. It suggested Labour was ahead for the first time since July 2019
Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The nomination, which was widely expected, was confirmed by the US president at the White House. He said the 48-year-old was “a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the constitution”. Image: US
The fatal shooting of a police officer in a custody suite in London was captured on CCTV, Scotland Yard has revealed. Metropolitan Police sergeant Matiu Ratana, 54, was killed in the early hours of Friday when a handcuffed gunman opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the 23-year-old
Boris Johnson has urged the world to unite against coronavirus, suggesting it had made nations seem “selfish” and apparently warning against the comparison of countries’ death rates. In a pre-recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the prime minister said “the very notion of the international community looks tattered” nine months into the COVID-19
Royal London is pursuing a takeover of its fellow financial services provider, LV=, in a deal that would create a “mutual champion” with nearly 10m customers across the UK. Sky News has learnt that the two groups are in detailed negotiations about a tie-up. City sources said this weekend that a transaction would bring together
A problem that prevented tens of thousands of people from logging the result of their coronavirus tests on the new NHS contact-tracing app has been fixed, according to a Department of Health spokesman. In a statement, they said: “Everyone who receives a positive test result can log their result on the app. “A minority of
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