A German man, who has never been behind the wheel of an HGV before, was “very surprised” to receive a letter from the government asking him to “consider returning” to the sector to help out in the fuel crisis. Christoph is among thousands of Germans living in the UK who have received such letters from
Month: October 2021
A US private equity firm has won the auction for British supermarket group Morrisons with a £7bn bid. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) bid 287 pence per share. Morrisons is Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket by market share, after market leader Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda. Based in Bradford, the business began as an egg and butter merchant
The restaurant empire founded by Sir Terence Conran is to change hands for the first time in nearly a decade after its owners entered exclusive talks with a little-known private equity investor. Sky News has learnt that D&D, which owns prominent London restaurants such as the Bluebird in Chelsea, Coq d’Argent in the heart of
An array of mysterious billboards with the number 30 have popped up across the world, sparking speculation among fans that Adele may be about to release a much-anticipated new album. Photos of the signs have been snapped across the world on various iconic landmarks in locations including Dubai, Ireland, France, Italy and the US. There
Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in the US to force Twitter to restore his account, which was shut down after his supporters attacked the US Capitol in January. The former US president has filed a request for preliminary injunction against the social media company in the US District Court for the Southern District
Van Halen rocker David Lee Roth has announced that he plans to retire from performing. The 66-year-old singer said his final performances would be in the US city of Las Vegas early next year. The first in a series of five solo shows will be on New Year’s Eve and the last will be on
The golden rule of Boris Johnson’s Conservatives is that an otherwise disparate party is at its most happy when it’s talking about Brexit and its consequences. At times of stress, it’s the trump card the PM routinely reaches for. Given the stage of the country, expect it to feature heavily during the party conference. As
Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old blogger whose body was found in a US national park, told police about a domestic dispute with her boyfriend the month before she disappeared. Ms Petito was found dead in Wyoming on 18 September and police are investigating her death as a homicide. Her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, 23, was charged last
In the skies over Hollywood a small plane pulls a banner reading “vote yes”. On a monitor on a movie set, the same words are scrawled on a piece of luminous tape. On a crane hoisting bits of scenery into place, the same slogan is emblazoned in big letters. Image: The workers are angry about
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been found liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits filed after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a “hoax”. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, Texas, ruled the founder of right-wing website Infowars repeatedly failed to comply with court orders to hand over documents to the
The prospect of a pill to prevent severe COVID-19 is a very exciting development. There are no cures for COVID-19 and for those unvaccinated or for whom the vaccine doesn’t work, there are few treatments available, and none of them are perfect. Taken at face value, trial results for molnupiravir make it one of the
Army tanker drivers are to start delivering fuel to petrol stations from Monday in an emergency government move prompted by the continuing crisis at the pumps. Senior ministers have been alarmed at how slowly the fuel supply disruption is improving, with motorists still forced to queue for hours for fuel after more than a week
Boris Johnson says “infuriating” police forces don’t take violence against women seriously enough and are “not doing enough help victims”. In the aftermath of the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by former Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, the prime minister blamed the failure on the slow progress of those types of cases in
The UK has shown interest in an antiviral pill for COVID-19 after “very encouraging” clinical trial results found it cut hospitalisations and deaths by half. The chair of Britain’s antivirals taskforce hinted the country could buy molnupiravir, when he attended an online briefing about Merck’s experimental drug. “We are involved in looking closely at all
Boris Johnson has said he backs Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has faced calls to resign for her handling of the Sarah Everard case, and urged the public to “trust the police”. But the prime minister acknowledged “there is a problem” with how cases of rape and violence against women are handled. “I
He is an amateur street artist-turned-professional who counts the Obamas, late comic book legend Stan Lee, and the Pope among his high-profile fans. Known as Mr Brainwash, he insists he is paying tribute to artists such as Banksy, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons by reproducing their work. “You are kind of honouring them… because there