Boris Johnson has appointed a minister to take charge of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, as his government seeks to quell a backbench rebellion over the new tier system. Downing Street said that Nadhim Zahawi – who is among Tory MPs critical of the new restrictions – had been made a health minister responsible for the
Month: November 2020
Thousands of people have taken part in protests in France against a proposed new law that would ban the filming of police. The demonstrations, at numerous sites across the country, took on an additional significance as they came in the hours after President Emmanuel Macron said footage showing Paris police attacking a black man was
Former gang member and convict Rosca Onya has released a tribute single to honour Jack Merritt on the anniversary of his death in the London Bridge terror attack. Jack’s father Dave Merritt told Sky News the single – ‘Jack’ – was a “bright spark” after what’s been a difficult year. “It’s really cheered us up,”
Mike Ashley is offering a £50m lifeline to keep Arcadia Group afloat amid a looming tussle between the high street’s biggest beasts for control of Sir Philip Green’s TopShop empire. Sky News has learnt that Mr Ashley’s Frasers Group has drawn up plans for an emergency loan to Arcadia just hours before its board appoints
Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr have weighed in ahead of their bout on Saturday night, which will see no judges, a no-knockout rule, and no official winner. The eight-round exhibition match will take place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles as part of a three hour pay-per-view live broadcast, and sees
COVID-19 restrictions are likely to be in force until Easter, Sky News has learned, as Boris Johnson heads for a Commons showdown with rebel Tory MPs over the new tiers. Senior sources have revealed that even if large numbers of COVID-19 vaccinations begin at the end of January it will be Easter – on 4
Lockdown has triggered a “massive shift” in the way in which people think about exercise, and has encouraged parents to work out in front of their children, Joe Wicks has said. The 34-year-old, who shot to fame with his 15-minute recipe books, hosted daily PE lessons on his YouTube channel during the first lockdown, and
Free vitamin D deliveries will be offered to around 2.7 million vulnerable people by the government, officials have said. Vitamin D is necessary for immune system health, leading experts to question whether it may help reduce the risk or severity of the coronavirus. Care homes across England will be sent the supplement automatically for their
A breakthrough in decoding brain signals could be the first step towards soldiers communicating without having to speak aloud during military operations. New research has “successfully” separated brain signals that influence behaviour and actions from those that do not, according to the publication C4ISRNET, which covers emerging trends in military warfare technology. Funded by the
Peter Sawkins may have just been revealed as the winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off, but he’s not letting himself get carried away. The 20-year-old from Edinburgh, who made history as the show’s youngest-ever Bake Off winner and the first Scottish baker to hold the title, is also studying accounting and finance, and
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it needs “more than a press release” about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in order to evaluate trial results. Speaking at a WHO news conference on Friday, its immunisations director Dr Katherine O’Brien said: “What we have seen is a press release. “And what is really the next most important
The US Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, to possibly end the use of lethal injection – and clear the way for firing squads and poison gas. The amended rule, published on Friday, allows the US government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the
Farmers have been left struggling to cover costs as wool prices have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Shepherd Stuart Fletcher was forced to throw his harvest onto compost after the price of wool fell by 50%. Mr Fletcher, who runs a farm in East Sussex, said it would cost more in fuel to transport the
Iran will avenge the death of an assassinated nuclear scientist “like lightning”, an adviser to the country’s supreme leader has said. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was injured after gunmen fired at his car and he died later in hospital, Iranian state media reported. Hossein Dehghan, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and a candidate in the country’s
There are “serious indications” that Israel was involved in the killing of a senior Iranian nuclear scientist, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was injured after gunmen fired at his car and he died later in hospital, Iranian state media reported. “Unfortunately, the medical team did not succeed in reviving him, and a few
Cultural icon, fashion muse and celebrated beauty – Audrey Hepburn left an indelible mark on the world. But despite her outward success, her life was haunted by loss. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Hepburn’s eldest son, tells Sky News that one of the deepest losses in her life was the miscarriage of a baby girl when she
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