The government is considering relaxing restrictions surrounding international travel for Britons who have had both coronavirus vaccines. A government spokesperson has told Sky News that it is “working with industry for a safe return to international travel, guided by one overwhelming priority – public health”. They added: “Recognising the strong strategic rationale and success of
Month: June 2021
Homeowners affected by Ireland’s latest defective homes scandal have vowed to continue battling for full redress from the government. At least 5,000 Celtic Tiger-era homes, mostly in Counties Donegal and Mayo, are crumbling because of substandard building blocks that contain high levels of mica. The mineral absorbs water and leads to disastrous cracking in walls.
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery behind why one of the brightest stars in the sky suddenly became visibly darker. Betelgeuse – a red supergiant located in the constellation of Orion – lost more than two-thirds of its brilliance, sparking fears the star was coming to the end of its life and could be
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he and US President Joe Biden have agreed to return their ambassadors to their respective posts in an attempt to lower tensions. It comes after around four hours of talks between the leaders at a summit in Switzerland. The two men have had face-to-face discussions at a villa on the shores
Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has published a 7,000-word blogpost including a series of claims about the prime minister and Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Here’s a round-up of Dominic Cummings’s most explosive allegations: PM branded Hancock ‘totally f****** hopeless’ The most eye-catching part of Mr Cummings’s blogpost was his inclusion of screenshots of WhatsApp messages
On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we examine how sightings of unidentified flying objects went from conspiracy theory to US government inquiry – after officials told American media they can’t confirm or rule out alien activity. We hear from Sean Cahill, who was the Chief Master-at-Arms on the USS Princeton in 2004
The UK has reported 9,055 new COVID cases, the highest daily total since February. There were also a further nine coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to the latest government data. The figures compare with 7,673 cases and 10 deaths announced on Tuesday, while 7,540 infections and six fatalities were recorded this time
Love Island contestants taking part in the latest season will be offered a minimum of eight therapy sessions following the show, ITV has said. Training on the impact of social media and “how to handle potential negativity” will also be given, as well as help with financial management and how to secure representation for media
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi should have been identified as a threat on the night of his attack – and it is “highly likely” more lives could have been saved, an inquiry has found. Sir John Saunders, who is chairing the probe into the 2017 terror attack, said “more should have been done” by police
McFly star Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna have apologised for using the government furlough scheme during the pandemic, saying it was “a huge error of judgment”. The couple released a joint statement on social media on Tuesday following a report in The Sun over the weekend that said Giovanna, an author and presenter who
Boris Johnson’s former chief aide has shared a WhatsApp message in which the prime minister appears to call Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s efforts “totally f****** hopeless”. Dominic Cummings, who has been engaged in a weeks-long feud with Downing Street, published a lengthy blogpost that he claimed showed details of how “Number10/Hancock have repeatedly lied about
Anthony Ramos is perhaps best known in the UK as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the stage musical Hamilton. But now, he has ditched the muskets and 19th-century army uniforms for a flat cap and a vest, as he leads the ensemble cast in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In The Heights, which has just
A new drug to treat COVID has been described as “very exciting” in its ability to lessen the effects of the virus in seriously ill people. It uses a therapy called monoclonal antibodies – artificially manufactured proteins that prevent the virus attacking the body. What are monoclonal antibodies? Monoclonal antibodies have been around for a
A trial has shown a new, experimental drug to treat COVID-19 in the worst hit patients could stop people dying. The anti-viral treatment Regeneron was found to save lives when given to patients with severe symptoms of the virus who had not mounted a natural antibody response of their own. About 10,000 people took part
Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza less than a month after a ceasefire agreement was reached. The move, also the first strikes under the new Israeli government, came after incendiary balloons were launched from Palestinian territory. The balloon launches appeared to be in retaliation for a march on Tuesday in East Jerusalem where Jewish nationalists
The American and Russian presidents will meet today in Geneva for a summit at a moment of deeply strained relations between the two countries. Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin’s encounter at a villa on the shores of Lake Geneva is full of the potential for high drama but low on expectations for diplomatic breakthroughs. The
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