Piers Morgan’s outbursts about the Duchess of Sussex on Good Morning Britain have become Ofcom’s most complained about TV moments ever. The presenter’s comments, made after Meghan and Harry’s bombshell-filled interview with Oprah Winfrey, have now seen more than 57,000 people – including Meghan herself – get in touch with the broadcasting watchdog, which is
Month: March 2021
More than half the UK’s adult population has now received a first COVID vaccine dose, the health secretary has said. “I’m delighted to be able to say that we’ve now vaccinated HALF of all adults in the UK,” Matt Hancock tweeted. “The vaccine is a national success story and our way out of this pandemic.”
Instagram is introducing new anti-grooming safety measures that will prevent adult users from sending direct messages to teenagers unless they follow them. It follows criticism of Facebook over its actions on child grooming, with multiple international statements calling for the company to ensure that young people using its platforms were kept safe. Of particular concern
While many questions remain on the origins of life on Earth, scientists in the US and UK now believe that lightning strikes may have played an essential role. There is a lot of scientific debate about how life emerged from non-living matter 3.5 billion years ago, but it is generally accepted that the first self-replicating
The payments giant Visa is to hike fees for purchases made by UK-based customers from most of Europe – stoking fears of higher prices and fuelling the argument that Brexit is adding to the cost of trading with the EU. Sky News has learnt that Visa plans to inform its roughly 4000 clients later this
Former US first lady Michelle Obama has said it “wasn’t a complete surprise” to hear the Duchess of Sussex’s claims of racism within the Royal Family. Mrs Obama described the allegations Meghan made during her interview with Oprah Winfrey as “heartbreaking to hear”. But speaking to NBC News, she said it wasn’t totally unexpected. “I
NASA’s next astronaut, Mark Vande Hei, may have to spend an entire year aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to a Russian space tourist taking part in a film. Mr Vande Hei confirmed in a press conference on Monday that he might be required to give up his seat on the Soyuz capsule coming
Rebekah Vardy’s budget of almost £900,000 for her libel court case has been described as “grotesque” by Coleen Rooney, the High Court has heard. Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is suing Rooney for libel over a statement posted on social media accusing her of leaking false stories about her private
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to continue using the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – as global medical experts meet to discuss reports of blood clots. UK leaders and medical professionals have joined in their defence of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after some European countries – including Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Sweden
Greggs has reported a £13.7m loss for 2020 after sales slumped due the pandemic – but said trading so far this year was better than expected. The bakery chain said it was its first annual loss since it listed on the stock market in 1984 – confirming an outcome it had flagged earlier this year.
A man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the The Amityville Horror book and movies has died. Ronald DeFeo, 69, died on Friday at Albany Medical Centre, where he was taken on 2 February from a prison in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the state Department of Corrections
Improving the lives of children in care is the “absolute top priority”, England’s new children’s commissioner has told Sky News. Dame Rachel de Souza has vowed to be “fearless” in holding the government to account over its promises to improve the experiences of looked after children. Speaking as she takes post as the most senior child protection figure,
Labour and the Conservatives are heading for a fierce showdown on crime after Sir Keir Starmer ordered his MPs to vote against a flagship piece of government legislation. MPs are voting on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at the end of a two-day Commons debate dominated by clashes about protection for women and
The breadth and depth of human suffering in the Ethiopian region of Tigray is perfectly clear to humanitarian workers, human rights groups and the international diplomatic community. After four months of warfare between Ethiopia’s national defence force and fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), observers are collecting a worrying selection of data. More
Hollywood is getting ready for the biggest night of the year in what will be a decidedly different Academy Awards ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nominees for the 2021 Oscars have now been revealed, with Netflix’s Mank – starring Gary Oldman as social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz – leading the
Thorntons, the chocolate retailer, has announced plans to permanently close its entire UK store estate of 61 sites. The company said its decision, which was now the subject of consultation with employees, would affect 603 workers though it was yet to rule out the possibility of redeploying some of those affected. Thorntons said it was
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