A Las Vegas Raiders player has become the first active NFL player to announce he is gay. Some 15 NFL players have come out after their careers were over, but Carl Nassib is the first to do so while still playing. The 28-year-old defensive end posted a video on Instagram on Monday from his home
Month: June 2021
Boris Johnson has pledged not to ditch the “triple lock” on pensions, following press reports that the government was considering scrapping the commitment. A spokesperson for the prime minister said that the promise to annually increase pensions by the highest of either the consumer price index (CPI), wage growth, or 2.5%, would stay in place.
MPs and peers have warned the government that a controversial Bill which places curbs on demonstrations will restrict peaceful protest in a way that is inconsistent with human rights. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published a report raising concerns about the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, namely that it would
The line-up for the new series of Love Island has been revealed ahead of its launch next week. This year’s 11 contestants include a PE teacher who has played for England’s disabled cricket team, a civil servant and a former glamour model. ITV has not revealed where the new season of the dating show is
Actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther in Friends, has revealed he has terminal prostate cancer. Tyler, 59, played Jennifer Aniston‘s Central Perk colleague in the show, and recently appeared via video on Friends: The Reunion. But in an interview with the Today Show in the US, he revealed he was unable to attend in
The use of terms including “white privilege” may have contributed to the “neglect” of white working-class pupils in the education system, a Commons committee has found. MPs on the Education Select Committee said schools must consider the implication of such “politically controversial terminology” and find “a better way to talk about racial disparities”. A report
Edwin Poots, the DUP leader ousted after 21 days in the job, has told Sky News he nominated a First Minister against his party’s wishes to fight the Brexit Protocol. In an exclusive interview, he said: “My focus was on the Northern Ireland Protocol first and foremost because constitutionally that is what is damaging Northern
Troubled blockbuster video game Cyberpunk 2077 is finally available on the PlayStation Store – more than six months after it was pulled by Sony amid complaints of bugs and poor performance. The long-awaited title launched on PC, Xbox and PlayStation consoles on 10 December 2020, but the Japanese company behind the latter removed it from
An arm of Sanjeev Gupta’s industrial empire which counts Jaguar Land Rover as its main customer faces collapse within days amid last-ditch negotiations with its lender. Sky News has learnt that Liberty Aluminium Technologies (LAT) is in detailed talks with Close Brothers in an attempt to avert the division being placed into administration. City sources
On the second floor of the Aquarius Casino Resort, two of Nevada’s quirkier attractions are on offer. Turn left and you can pledge until death do you part in the wedding chapel, turn right and you are deep in wonders of the annual UFO Mega Conference. For 30 years, researchers and enthusiasts have gathered to
The prime minister has said it is “looking good” for 19 July to be the “terminus point” for England’s coronavirus restrictions – but did not rule out the prospect of further lockdowns in the winter. “You can never exclude that there will be some new disease, some new horror that we simply haven’t budgeted for
The release of a report by the Pentagon, detailing what the US government knows about what it calls “unidentified aerial phenomena”, is being seen as a moment of validation by members of the UFO community. Researchers and investigators, for so long mocked as conspiracy theorists and worse, say the revelation that a “UAP Task Force”
A new image of Princess Latifa, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has been posted on Instagram suggesting she was at a Spanish airport. Several pictures of the princess appearing alive and well have been posted by the same person, Sioned Taylor, in recent months. Princess Latifa had not been seen in public since
Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit are involved in a new campaign encouraging more young people to get their coronavirus jab. The social networks have teamed up with the government as it pushes ahead with the final stage of the vaccine rollout. New data shows that one million vaccine appointments were booked in the two days
Flexible rail tickets will be available in England from today, offering savings on certain routes for those who travel two or three days a week. The tickets are part of reforms announced last month and they can be used from 28 June, allowing travel on any eight days in a 28-day period. The Department for
Nine children are among 10 people who have been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Alabama. The pile-up happened on a road that had been soaked with rain because of a tropical depression. Eight of the children who died were travelling in a van that was heading to a home for abused and neglected young
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