Tony Hayward, the former BP chief executive, is plotting the flotation of a new ‘blank cheque’ company that will seek to capitalise on booming investor appetite for companies exposed to the world’s multi-trillion dollar shift to cleaner energy. Sky News has learnt that Mr Hayward is in advanced talks to list Energy Transition Partners, a
Month: July 2021
England are “here to win” in the Euro 2020 final and “want to go and bring the trophy home”, says manager Gareth Southgate. On the eve of the Three Lions’ historic clash against Italy, Southgate said his side are ready and insisted that it will be “just a normal match day”. During a news conference
UEFA has rejected a request for Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to perform Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) on the pitch before the Euro 2020 final. Skinner claimed the tournament’s organisers said performing the song at Wembley before England play Italy on Sunday would be “too partisan and not fair to the Italians”. The comedian
Anyone over the age of 12 who travels to Malta after Tuesday must present a proof of full vaccination before they will be allowed into the country. Authorities will require a recognised COVID-19 vaccination certificate, such as the type issued by Malta, the European Union or the United Kingdom’s NHS. Children aged between five and
People are being evacuated from a community in the US state of Nevada as a wildlife that started in neighbouring California spreads. The inferno, near Doyle, northeast of the Sierra Nevada region, has doubled in size in recent days as it has rushed through the bone dry timber amid record temperatures in the region. On
NHS staff could soon be made exempt from coronavirus self-isolation requirements. Downing Street said on Friday that ahead of Step 4 of restrictions being lifted on 19 July, officials were examining whether NHS staff could be freed of the obligation to self-isolate if “pinged” by the coronavirus app. Under current plans, those who are fully
Workers have started to remove the last of the high-security fencing erected around the US Capitol in the wake of the deadly attack on Congress. The eight-foot black mesh fencing was built around several parts of Capitol Hill after Donald Trump supporters stormed government buildings on 6 January. But six months on from the deadly
The US and Colombia are sending troops to Haiti following the assassination of its president by a group of suspected mercenaries from the two nations. FBI officials will travel to the Caribbean island alongside members of the Department of Homeland Security to see how best they can assist in the aftermath of Jovenel Moise’s death,
Chris Eubank’s son, Sebastian Eubank, has died, his father has said in a statement. The 29-year-old boxer – the third oldest of Eubank’s children – was reportedly found dead in Dubai, where he lived. Eubank senior paid tribute to his son, saying he was a “deep thinker who liked to challenge and accepted wisdom”. He
Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has blamed Theresa May for problems with the implementation of border arrangements for Northern Ireland. Lord Frost told members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Friday that current issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol were “to a very large degree” the fault of negotiations under Mr Johnson‘s predecessor as prime minister.
When England beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final, it wasn’t just the goals, the images of manager Gareth Southgate and the praise for the players that were sweeping the internet. Footage of Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon performing the fan-made reworking of their 2001 hit Whole Again – now a declaration
Pension watchdogs are scrutinising the collapse of Ralph & Russo, the upmarket British-based fashion brand which is now at the centre of a legal fight. Sky News understands that The Pensions Regulator is examining the treatment of the company’s retirement scheme in the period before administrators were called in in March. The status of the
Climate change reporting isn’t normally like this. When you write about rising sea levels and intensifying cyclones, you don’t expect to end up in a brothel, talking about human trafficking. You don’t think you’d hear a story about a graveyard for sex workers getting washed away. Image: The strip of land that Banishanta is built
A new Brexit row has erupted over how much the UK owes the EU as part of its “divorce bill”. The EU’s latest accounts suggest the UK must pay billions more than was initially expected – €47.5bn (£40.8bn). But Downing Street firmly rejected the revised net figure on Friday, insisting that the departure sum remains
Business leaders say employers should be willing to be flexible on working hours on Monday, to enable football fans to celebrate England’s Euro 2020 victory… or recover from defeat. England face Italy in the tournament on Sunday night in their biggest game for men’s football since the 1966 World Cup final. The match will be
There was a time, in the wake of the first wave of COVID-19, that politicians and economists yearned for a V-shaped recovery – an immediate bounce-back from the financial devastation of lockdowns. The second wave put paid to that, and as we tiptoe out of the most recent restrictions, the line drawn by GDP is
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