Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has criticised the Russian government after diplomats from several European countries were expelled from the country for allegedly joining protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The Russian foreign ministry said Polish, German and Swedish officials took part in what it described as “illegal demonstrations” in St Petersburg and
Month: February 2021
A private equity consortium has approached Aggreko, the FTSE-250 temporary power supplier, about a potential £2bn takeover deal. Sky News understands that TDR Capital, which is in the process of buying the British supermarket chain Asda, and I Squared Capital, an infrastructure fund, have tabled an indicative proposal to Aggreko’s board in recent days. The
US jobs growth bounced back less than expected in January while losses the previous month were worse than initially thought, latest figures show. The first set of employment data under President Joe Biden underlines the scale of the economic challenge faced as he seek to push through a $1.9trn (£1.4trn) COVID-19 recovery package. Please use
A watchdog has stepped in to stop Clydesdale Bank forcing small firms to open a business account with it to access coronavirus loan support – in breach of the rules. The move comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found the lender had broken legal undertakings, which ban the practice known as bundling. This
Dita Von Teese has broken her silence on abuse allegations levelled at her former husband Marilyn Manson, saying “abuse of any kind has no place in any relationship”. The performance artist, 48, posted a short statement on Instagram in which she said the claims did not match her own experience, and she left him due
The government has revealed it wants all over-50s to be reached in the coronavirus vaccine rollout by May. It is a significant target and the first time a firm date has been put on when all those in the top nine categories on the priority list for a COVID-19 jab will be offered one by.
Two women and a man died in a series of linked incidents in Kilmarnock on Thursday night, Police Scotland has said. A 39-year-old woman was found injured in a car park outside Crosshouse Hospital in the town at 7.45pm. She received medical care but died at the scene. In the second incident 20 minutes later
Google is adding heart and respiratory rate monitors to its new Pixel phones, using only the rear camera to contribute to measurements of users’ health. There are plans for the feature to become available across all Android devices in the future using the Fit app to monitor the rise and fall of people’s chests when
Apple is rumoured to be working on a VR headset filled with cameras and features that could set consumers back $3,000 (£2,191) a unit. The gadget could launch in 2022 sporting a dozen tracking cameras and a LiDAR system to augment the headset’s VR and AR (augmented reality) capabilities. According to a drawing from The
A politician who has called for civil disobedience against the military coup in Myanmar has become the latest senior figure to be arrested. Win Htein, 79, was held at his home in Yangon and taken to the capital Naypyitaw, according to a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Mr
A minister has blamed hotel quarantine not coming into force for another 10 days in England on needing more “time to prepare”, after Labour branded the delay “beyond comprehension”. James Cleverly told Sky News that “hindsight is a wonderful thing”, as he faced questions about why the policy was announced on 27 January but will
Around 15 million families will see their energy bills rise by up to £96 after the regulator hiked the price cap. The return to pre-coronavirus levels is mainly as a result of increase in wholesale costs, according to Ofgem. For six months from 1 April the price cap will increase by £96 to £1,138 for
Donald Trump has resigned from an American actors’ union, telling the organisation: “You have done nothing for me.” The former US president made the move because SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors and media professionals, was considering expelling him over his role in the attack on the US Capitol. In his letter to the union’s president
A hospital was under lockdown for three hours in Kilmarnock as police dealt with a “serious incident” at the site and two more “potentially linked” events nearby. Police Scotland said one of the incidents was at Crosshouse Hospital, while a second happened on Portland Street in nearby Kilmarnock and a third on the A76. Officers
Mandatory hotel quarantine for UK residents and nationals arriving from countries on the “red list” will come into effect on 15 February – more than two weeks after the move was first announced by the prime minister. Under the policy, people returning from more than 30 high-risk nations will have to quarantine for 10 days
British actors are leading the way in this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, with stars of TV and film recognised in several categories. It came as the late Chadwick Boseman made history, becoming the first person to have four SAG nods. The American actor was nominated for his lead performance in Ma Rainey’s Black
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