A spectacular display in London has helped the UK usher in 2022, with people turning out to watch despite being encouraged to stay at home and enjoy the show on television. Details of the location of the spectacle, which involved a light show, drones and fireworks, were not revealed in advance amid the continuing spread
Month: December 2021
Veteran actress Betty White, best known for her role in The Golden Girls and whose career spanned eight decades, has died aged 99. Less than three weeks before her 100th birthday, the actress reportedly died at her home on Friday. Her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas told People magazine: “Even though Betty was about
Despite COVID curbs hindering celebrations, street parties and gatherings are still taking place across the globe as each country rings in the New Year. New Year’s Eve plans have largely been muted or cancelled for the second straight year due to a surge in coronavirus infections – this time driven by the highly contagious
The medical chiefs leading the UK’s battle against coronavirus have been recognised with top awards in the New Year Honours list. England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and his deputy Professor Jonathan Van-Tam have been given knighthoods, along with the chief medical officers for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, and Scotland, Dr Gregor Smith. Image:
Former prime minister Tony Blair has been awarded a knighthood as a host of famous faces have been recognised in the New Year Honours list – including actress Joanna Lumley, Spice Girl Mel B and tennis star Emma Raducanu. Team GB and Paralympic heroes dominate the list, with cyclists Jason and Laura Kenny – a
Tencent Holdings, the Chinese technology behemoth, is taking a stake in Monzo, the British-based digital bank which has confounded expectations by securing a $4.5bn (£3.3bn) valuation. Sky News has learnt that Tencent, which has become a prolific investor in Europe‘s burgeoning tech sector, has subscribed to shares as part of a $100m (£74m) top-up to
An estimated 2.3 million people in the UK had COVID in the week up to 23 December – a substantial rise on the 1.4 million the previous week. It is the highest number since comparable figures began in autumn 2020, the Office for National Statistics said. In London, around one in 15 people was likely
New rules banning a loyalty penalty for car and home insurance customers take effect from 1 January. The rules mean customers renewing their policy will have to be offered a price no higher than if they were a new customer. They are designed to tackle the practice of “price walking”, where firms offer below-cost deals
Footprints of an early relative of a dinosaur have been discovered on a South Wales beach from more than 200 million years ago, according to experts. Natural History Museum palaeontologists believe the footprints, known as a trackway, were left by a very early sauropod or a prosauropod dating from the Triassic period. The impressions were
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage has revealed he does not like being called an “actor” and would prefer to be known as a “thespian” – despite admitting it risks him “sounding like a pretentious a-hole”. The 57-year-old, who was born Nicolas Cappola, compared his craft to “shamanism” by going into “flights of imagination”. “I really don’t like
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of residents evacuated as wildfires spread across part of the US state of Colorado. At least one first responder and six others were injured after the flames took hold following an extremely dry autumn in the region and a winter that has so far not
Vladimir Putin has warned Joe Biden that new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine would be a big mistake, according to the Kremlin. The Russian leader spoke with the US president for 50 minutes over the phone on Thursday. A build-up of an estimated 100,000 Russian troops and military equipment on the Ukrainian border has sparked
Boris Johnson has used his New Year’s message to claim that the UK finds itself in an “incomparably better” position than this time last year when it comes to coronavirus. In a message that will be posted on social media on Friday, the prime minister will say the country has met its target of offering
Britons wanting to return to their homes in EU countries after spending Christmas with friends and relatives in the UK will be able to pass through France after the government in Paris suspended a transit ban. Since 18 December, non-essential travel from the UK to France has been mostly prohibited in an attempt to tackle
Squid Game appears close to being confirmed for two more seasons after the hit show’s creator said talks with Netflix will conclude “any time soon”. The dystopian drama broke records when it debuted in September and was watched by 111 million users in its first 28 days. Many fans were left yearning for more and
The owners of Shawbrook, one of Britain’s biggest challenger banks, are exploring plans to list it on the London Stock Exchange less than five years after taking it private. Sky News has learnt that BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, the two private equity firms which each own 50% of Shawbrook, are holding talks with
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