Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest child, has tested positive for coronavirus. A spokesman said: “He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines.” Andrew Giuliani, the son of the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, also said he tested positive for COVID-19 onFriday. Mr Trump Jr is the latest member
Month: November 2020
A man has been arrested by FBI special agents in Los Angeles on charges of recklessly flying a drone that crashed into a police helicopter. The case against Andrew Rene Hernandez is believed to be the first criminal prosecution ever in the US alleging the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. The pilot of the
Police are responding to a “very active situation” amid reports of a series of shootings at a shopping mall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Reports suggest a number of people have been injured in the incident at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa. Photos show a heavy armed police presence at the scene. Members of the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s
Microplastics have been discovered in snow and stream water close to the summit of Mount Everest, according to new research. The polyester, acrylic, nylon and polypropylene fibres were present in samples collected on the mountain and in the valley below. Some were present in samples from the Balcony of Mount Everest which is 8,440 metres
Confidential notes seen by Sky News reveal European Union officials think a Brexit deal is 95% agreed – but show the extent of anxiety over the potential impact if negotiations break down. The notes come from a meeting of the most senior diplomats in Brussels on Friday morning, when they were briefed about the state
The Cabinet Office report into whether or not Priti Patel bullied her civil servants has been sitting on the prime minister’s desk for months. Since March, political reporters have asked about the progress of the inquiry into the home secretary on a near-daily basis, only to be told by Boris Johnson’s official spokesman: “I don’t
Parts of the press are using an investigation into Princess Diana’s Panorama interview in an effort to “drive a wedge” between her sons, a source close to Prince Harry has told Sky News. They have also hit back at claims the Duke of Sussex is failing to protect his mother’s legacy. It follows an unexpected
Ethiopia is facing a civil war between government forces and troops in its northern Tigray region which has caused tens of thousands to flee. The conflict erupted in early November, just a year after Ethiopian Prime Minister Aiby Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize for resolving the 20-year border conflict with Eritrea. Sky News looks
Amy Adams and Glenn Close are both actresses revered for being at the top of their game. Between them the pair have 13 Oscar nominations, and Close even holds the dubious record as the actress who has received the most Oscar nods without winning. Any cast would be bolstered by having just one of them
On 30 October, something changed in England. Right across the country, people started to go out. Data on movement trends reveals the scale of the shift. That day the Citymapper app showed travel in London was at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. By 4 November, the day England’s second coronavirus lockdown came into force, that number
Imagine how it feels to be given two days’ notice to pack up your home. The desperate situation follows a war which has already claimed the lives of your children and sunk your nation into a bitter defeat. Now, the hastily drawn up peace demands that your house be handed to the victors and it
Priti Patel has praised “brilliant civil servants” in her first televised comments since being forced to apologise over bullying allegations. The home secretary said she was “sorry that my behaviour has upset people”, adding that she had “never intentionally set out to upset anyone”. She continued: “I work with thousands of brilliant civil servants every
Britain’s biggest airport is to furlough its entire senior management team apart from its chief executive and pave the way for more permanent job losses, underlining its pessimism about the aviation industry’s short-term recovery prospects. Sky News has seen emails sent by Heathrow executives on Friday which detail plans for a new voluntary redundancy scheme
A High Court judge has ruled in favour of Rebekah Vardy in the first stage of her libel case against Coleen Rooney. Mrs Rooney had accused Mrs Vardy of leaking stories about her to the media in October last year. On Friday, Mr Justice Warby agreed that a post written by Mrs Rooney directed guilt
Pfizer and BioNTech are submitting an emergency authorisation request in the US which could allow its coronavirus vaccine to be used to treat high-risk populations in the country by mid-December. The UK has already ordered enough of the vaccine to treat 20 million people but it has not yet been approved by the Medicines and
The UK’s reproduction number has fallen slightly to a maximum of 1.1 from a maximum of 1.2, according to new figures. The figure has been confirmed by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), which advises the government on its response to the pandemic. Scientists have estimated the reproduction number, known as R, is now
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