Australia has demanded a Chinese official take down a fake image posted on Twitter depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. In a media briefing condemning the image, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described it as “truly repugnant”. “It is utterly outrageous and cannot be justified on any
Month: November 2020
Sir Elton John has said the “horrible things” football fans said about his clothes and music kept him grounded at the height of his fame. The Rocketman singer is a lifelong Watford FC supporter and was owner and chairman of the club in the 1970s and 1980s, when he released many of his hit songs.
The US is entering into a “precarious situation” just before Christmas, according to the country’s top advisor on COVID-19. Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned a travel-heavy Thanksgiving holiday may make the current situation in America even worse, predicting “a surge superimposed on the surge we are
Santa’s grottos, nativity plays and door-to-door carol singing will be permitted once lockdown ends, according to new Christmas guidance. New government advice says grottos will be allowed in all tiers if they are in venues that can open – but social distancing must be in place. Door-to-door carol singing is also allowed when lockdown is
Several police forces in England have said they have handed out multiple fines after breaking up a number of large-scale illegal parties over the weekend. Police were called to at least four locations, including a university hall of residence in Nottingham where up to 200 people were discovered at one gathering. Nottinghamshire Police said in
Standard Life Aberdeen is preparing to further unwind the legacy of its former chief by putting a platform which services independent financial advisers on the block. Sky News has learnt that the asset management giant is to launch an auction of Parmenion, which manages roughly £6.5bn of investments on behalf of IFAs, according to its
Formula 1 racing driver Romain Grosjean has said he is “sort of okay” after surviving a horror crash during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 34-year-old Frenchman escaped with minor burns after his car was sliced in half by a safety barrier and burst into flames on Sunday afternoon. Speaking in a video on Instagram from
Another 12,155 COVID-19 cases and 215 deaths of people who have tested positive for the virus have been recorded in the UK in the past 24 hours. The number of cases is down from the 15,871 cases recorded on Saturday – and deaths are also down from 479. Live coronavirus updates from the UK and
The EU and UK are entering “the last week or so” of “substantive” post-Brexit trade negotiations, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News. With the Brexit transition period set to end in little more than a month’s time, Mr Raab suggested talks might soon be reaching a conclusion. However, he called on the EU
Australia’s largest city has sweltered through its hottest November night on record. Sydney‘s overnight low was 25.3C (77.4F), recorded just after 1am on Sunday, smashing a record that had stood since 1967, before it shot up to 30C (86F) by 4.30am. This followed two consecutive days of temperatures climbing above 40C (104F), which were also
A mysterious monolith discovered in a remote part of the US has – just as mysteriously – been removed. The 10-12 feet (3-3.6 metres) metal structure was found in Utah last week, planted in the ground and tucked into a red rock cove, sparking speculation about how it had come to be there. But on
Actor David Prowse, the man who donned the iconic Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. “It’s with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world, to announce that our client DAVE PROWSE M.B.E. has passed away at the age of 85,” Bowington
A college senior in the US has made history as the first woman to ever play in a Power 5 football game. Sarah Fuller, who can usually be found in goal for Vanderbilt University’s soccer team, was called on to the field during the second half of an American football game against the University of
The government has secured an additional two million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which trials suggest has a 95% effectiveness. The announcement came as the government appointed a minister, Nadhim Zahawi, responsible for the national deployment of the jabs. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Moderna vaccine: ‘No evidence of
Rina Sawayama is at home in her flat in London, ready to talk characteristically candidly about everything from LGBT+ rights to video calling Elton John – but first, her less than satisfactory experiences with the long-awaited PlayStation 5. It may sound trivial, but this was a big-deal purchase, she says, a present to herself after
Boris Johnson has said the new coronavirus tiers “have a sunset of 3 February” as he tries to fight off a backlash from Tory MPs. The prime minister has angered some of his party with a plan to impose stringent restrictions across much of England when the national lockdown ends on Wednesday. In a letter
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