Adele has revealed she is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time. The singer, 32, surprised fans with the news in an Instagram post on Sunday night. She posted: “Bloooooody hellllll I’m so excited about this!! And also absolutely terrified! My first ever hosting gig and for SNL of all things!!!!” Adele has never
Month: October 2020
Andy Burnham is facing a new clash with Boris Johnson over claims that hospitals in Greater Manchester are running out of beds to treat people infected with COVID-19. As the Greater Manchester mayor battles with the prime minister over Tier 3 status and cash to support businesses forced to close, it is reported that some
Tougher socialising rules are to be introduced in Italy to combat a rise in coronavirus cases – including its own rule of six. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Sunday that a maximum of six people will be allowed to sit together at restaurants and bars, and table service will be mandatory after 6pm. Other
Businesses that trade with Europe are to be warned by Boris Johnson this week that time is running out to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The prime minister and Michael Gove – the cabinet minister in charge of no-deal planning – are to hold talks with business leaders, urging them to step up their efforts.
One of the insurers embroiled in a battle with the City watchdog about the payment of claims from coronavirus-hit businesses has begun lining up a successor to its veteran chairman. Sky News has learnt that RSA Insurance Group is working with headhunters on a search to replace Martin Scicluna, who also chairs the supermarket chain
Protests in Nigeria against a police unit accused of human rights abuses were expected to spread to London this weekend, in a further sign of the international solidarity that has formed around the movement. As social media posts and local TV coverage showed people take to the streets again in several towns and cities in
There is a less than 50% chance of the UK striking a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, a senior Cabinet minister has told Sky News. Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, told the bloc’s chief negotiator Michael Barnier that “the ball is in his court” as to whether negotiations resume in
Now is the “second best time” for a national circuit breaker lockdown but September would have been better, a scientific adviser to the government has told Sky News. Sir Jeremy Farrar, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), urged ministers to introduce nationalised COVID-19 restrictions in order to “reset” increasing infection rates.
A landslide in Vietnam has killed at least 22 people days after another killed 13. In the latest incident, rocks and earth slid down a mountain onto an army base after a week of continuous rain in Quang Tri province. State-run Vietnam News Agency said eight people were able to get away, but the others
More than one coronavirus vaccine will be available in the first quarter of 2021, a government scientific adviser has told Sky News. Sir Jeremy Farrar, who sits on the SAGE committee, said: “I think in the first quarter of next year we will have vaccines – will have more than one vaccine.” It is unlikely
Michael Gove has accused Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham of “posturing” and “political positioning” in refusing to accept strict new COVID-19 rules. The government is currently at a stand-off with Mr Burnham over whether his region should be moved into the highest alert level of the new three-tier system for local coronavirus lockdowns. Before agreeing
Donald Trump has verbally attacked Michigan’s governor Gretchen Whitmer, despite warnings about the effect his words can have. During a rally in the state, Mr Trump called on Ms Whitmer, a Democrat, to axe the remaining restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. He called her “dishonest” and joked about an extremist plot
In Washington DC we witnessed a wave of opposition – a women’s march with a message for the president. “He should stand down, he should watch his back ‘cos everybody’s coming for him,” Tiffany Jones said. She and her 20-year-old daughter had driven to the capital to join thousands of others calling on people to vote Donald Trump out
Another 16,171 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the UK, with 150 more people having died. The total number of positive coronavirus cases nationwide now stands at 705,428, according to government figures. The death toll, which only includes people who have passed away within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, has reached
Merseyside has scooped an extra £30m in Tier 3 COVID-19 cash from the government, piling pressure on Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham to do a deal. Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram – praised by Boris Johnson during the past week – announced that the new money is to support businesses hit by the lockdown. It
Around two-and-a-half million coins celebrating the contributions ethnic minority communities have made to the UK will enter circulation on Monday. The coins will feature the words “Diversity built Britain”, along with a geodome representing connection and strength. The Treasury says that the new coins show the intent of the Royal Mint and Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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