Prince Harry and Meghan will give their first interview since stepping back from royal duties when they talk to Oprah Winfrey next month. The announcement comes a day after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they are expecting their second child. CBS said the interview will be broadcast on 7 March. The US broadcaster
Month: February 2021
Government scientists want to keep social distancing measures in place for the foreseeable future in a move that would hit shops, pubs, cinemas and theatres, Sky News has learnt. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson made clear he would not allow the coronavirus to let rip through younger generations, suggesting he has embraced the
A hotel in Johannesburg has introduced robot staff and says they could be used to serve customers with COVID symptoms. Robots Lexi, Micah and Ariel have been introduced at Hotel Sky in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton district. The trio can deliver room service, provide travel information and can drag up to 300kg of luggage from the
Over the next week the government and its advisers will be assessing a host of COVID-19 data to come up with a plan for easing lockdown restrictions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his roadmap out of lockdown on 22 February and is hoping to include the earliest possible dates for reopening different sectors
The arrest of a climate activist for circulating a document on social media supporting recent mass demonstrations by farmers has sparked further protests in India. Disha Ravi, 22, is facing allegations that she helped edit and distribute the document. Supporters have called her detention “an unprecedented attack on democracy”, saying it was designed to “scare
Jaguar Land Rover has committed to keep all three of its British plants open in the drive for all its models to be fully electric by the end of the decade. The major shift forms a key plank of the carmaker’s plan to become a net zero carbon business by 2039. The firm, owned by
President Joe Biden has led a minute’s silence to honour America’s coronavirus victims after the country became the first to record more than half a million deaths. As 500 lit candles lined the White House steps to commemorate the dead, a military band played Amazing Grace and the president made his emotional remarks. “Today we
Britney Spears fans in the UK will this week finally be able to watch the high profile US documentary about the star’s career and court battle with her father. Framing Britney Spears, presented by the New York Times, has sparked debate around the world and much discussion on social media since its release in the
Scientists have stumbled upon sea life far beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic – in a discovery which shows how creatures have “amazingly adapted” to a frozen world, according to a study. Marine organisms were found on a boulder on the sea floor underneath the ice in what scientists say “raises so many more
Scientists think they may be a step closer to understanding where the asteroid or comet that wiped out the dinosaurs came from. The Chicxulub impactor smashed into the earth off the eastern shore of what is now Mexico, leaving a crater 100 miles across and 12 miles deep. It ended the reign of the dinosaurs
Boris Johnson has said his plan for lifting England’s coronavirus lockdown is for there to be “cautious but irreversible” progress in easing restrictions. “We’ve got to be very prudent and what we want to see is progress that is cautious but irreversible,” the prime minister said on his plan for easing COVID-19 measures. “I think
Symptomatic cases of COVID-19 are dropping by 94% after two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, according to the largest study of real-world data from Israel. Research by Clalit, the biggest healthcare provider in Israel, shows that the Pfizer vaccine is equally effective for all age groups, with preliminary data showing a 94% drop in symptomatic
Everyone in the top four priority groups has been offered a coronavirus vaccine, the health secretary has confirmed. Speaking to Sky News, Matt Hancock said the government had met its target for offering a COVID-19 jab to all over 70s by Monday’s deadline. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Uptake has
In rural Maryland, Scorpion Brewery is hosting a weekend event to drum up business. It is the sort of combination in which America delights – special offers on very strong beer, allied with the opportunity to take up the sport of axe-throwing. This is Calvert – a Republican county, set within a Democrat state. Among
The news of a second child for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex brings with it the likelihood that this baby will be born in the United States of America. This creates a ‘first’ for a number of reasons and some of them are constitutionally interesting for both the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they are expecting their second child. A spokesperson for the couple said: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.” The pair have shared a black and white picture
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