The UK’s coronavirus reproduction number – known as R – is between 0.7 and 1.1, according to the latest estimate. The R refers to the number of people an infected person will pass COVID-19 on to. It means that, on average, every 10 people infected will infect between 7 and 11 other people. Live COVID
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A single-shot vaccine developed by the healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is up to 85% effective in preventing the most serious coronavirus symptoms, according to data from mass trials. The company said its latest tests – carried out in several countries – also showed it was 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe illness. There
The United Nations has today demanded more answers about a Yemen airstrike on a family home which a Sky News investigation highlighted last September. The Sky team travelled to the remote village of Washah near the Yemeni-Saudi border where 12 members of the Mujali family lived, to examine the area and talk to multiple eyewitnesses
Elon Musk has posted an angry message on Twitter, telling the US Federal Aviation Authorities that “humanity will never get to Mars” because it didn’t approve a test flight of SpaceX’s Starship when he wanted. The spacecraft was on the launchpad and primed to fly on Thursday, fully fuelled with propellant, but the green light
Financial markets have been rocked this week by a battle initiated by ordinary people against those who are usually dubbed market manipulators – hedge funds. This is not being fought on trading floors but online and is a consequence of an explosion in the popularity of amateur share trading by armchair investors and collaboration among
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black Hollywood actress known for portraying characters of strength, has died aged 96. The film, television and stage actress, whose 60-year career earned her three Emmys and a Tony Award, died on Thursday, her manager Larry Thompson said in a statement. No cause of death was given. “She had a heart
The Great British Bake Off tent is getting a taste of Hollywood – plus some chart-toppers, an Olympic champion and a woman who’s never been afraid of a challenge – for its latest celebrity series. Due to air in the spring, some 20 famous faces will be baking to impress judges Prue Leith and Paul
Prisoners in England should start being offered coronavirus vaccines from today, the prisons minister has told Sky News. “The vaccination rollout in prisons has commenced in Wales and should be commencing today in England,” Lucy Frazer said. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible
Shares in US retailer GameStop have fallen 44% to lose some of the extraordinary gains fuelled by Reddit users – only to recover again in after-hours trading. Thousands of investors have been buying the shares to try to reap quick gains and impose losses on hedge funds who have “shorted” the company – betting billions
A record percentage of retail space is lying empty as the coronavirus crisis places intolerable pressure on businesses, according to industry data. The latest BRC-LDC vacancy monitor, which excludes stores forced to shut their doors because of COVID-19 restrictions, found 13.7% of all shops were empty in the final quarter of 2020. Store vacancies had
A Donald Trump supporter who wrote about attacking high-profile Democrats and the offices of Twitter and Facebook has been charged with stockpiling weapons and homemade explosives. Officials found dozens of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, pipe bombs and manuals like The Anarchist Cookbook and US Army Improvised Munitions Handbook when they raided the home
A fourth COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in the UK within weeks after late-stage trials suggested it was 89% effective in preventing coronavirus. The prime minister has said the Novavax jab is now going to be assessed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). If approved, the vaccine would start to
The SNP is facing fresh claims that senior party figures conspired against its former leader Alex Salmond. One of its own MPs has told Sky News that high-ranking members of the party shared dozens of messages about the former first minister in a social media group chat, calling themselves the “Vietnam” group. In
UK phase three trials of the experimental Novavax COVID-19 vaccine have found it demonstrated 89.3% efficacy against the virus. Preliminary analysis showed the new UK variant was detected in more than half of the coronavirus cases recorded in the trials, with the vaccine candidate shown to be 95.6% effective against the original strain and 85.6%
The US economy suffered its worst annual decline for 74 years in 2020 as the pandemic crushed business activity and pushed millions of Americans out of work, official figures showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 3.5%, the biggest fall since 1946 when America was demobilising after the Second World War. Output is now recovering
Boohoo Group is in advanced talks to acquire the remaining components of Sir Philip Green’s high street empire in a deal that will accelerate the transition of famous British retail names to becoming online-only brands. Sky News has learnt that Boohoo is nearing exclusive negotiations to snap up the Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands
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