Public support for sanctions on Russia remains overwhelming, but could erode if the cost-of-living crisis worsens, an exclusive poll for Sky News has found. The poll by Ipsos suggests that 70% of the public support implementing sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. However, just 41% of people now say they would still back
Month: October 2022
They tell us to run, and so we run. Through the scrub, the mud and the undergrowth until we stop under the shelter of trees. Out of breath, out of sight and, for now, out of danger. This is a place of mud, weapons and nervous energy. We are in the area where the borders
At first glance, there is nothing altogether unusual about the train. Sitting on the platform at Spandau station in the suburbs of Berlin, it looks much the same as every other one. But do not be fooled, for this train, manufactured by French group Alstom, is very special indeed. It runs not on electricity or
Wilfred Frost steps in for Ian King for today’s podcast and discusses Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter. He also sits down with the founder of Gymshark to hear how he went from working out of his garage to opening a flagship store in central London. And Wilfred speaks with the CEO of NatWest about
From a Disney comic book starring Scrooge McDuck to a never-ending reel of scenes from India’s most expensive TV series, the British Library’s latest exhibition is eclectic to say the least. Billed as a tribute to Alexander the Great’s legacy, this is as much an exhibition about storytelling as it is one man, culminating in
A robotics company claims to have made the world’s “fastest shoes” which can make you walk three times faster. Known as Moonwalkers, they look like futuristic roller skates but don’t require the wearer to balance any more than they would walking normally. Once they are strapped to your feet, tiny electric motors power eight wheels
The head of NatWest, which is state-controlled, has defended the amount of tax that big banks pay. Alison Rose, the chief executive, said banks were taxed more than “any other sector” and more than the financial service sectors in other countries. Speaking on Ian King Live, Ms Rose said: “On taxes, the banking sector already
Shares in Amazon fell as the company expected slower Christmas sales and increased expenses. Shares fell nearly 20% as inflation and interest rate costs threatened to eat up profits. The world’s largest online retailer forecast comparatively weak growth for the next three months, typically the busiest Christmas period. The lacklustre forecast came at the same
A woman has been sentenced to 34 years for murdering and decapitating her friend in a row over money. Jemma Mitchell, 38, became the first woman in the UK to be sentenced live on television for killing Mee Kuen Chong, 67, also known as Deborah, and dumping her headless body in some woodlands more than
Northern Ireland is set to have an Assembly election before Christmas because the deadline to restore devolved government at Stormont has expired. The Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is due to call the election on Friday after the failure of a last-ditch attempt to restore the multi-party executive. A six-month legislative timeframe to form an
Kanye West has claimed he lost $2bn in one day after Adidas ended the big-money deal with the rapper over his antisemitic comments. “I lost 2 billion dollars in one day. And I’m still alive,” he posted on Instagram on Thursday, adding: “The money is not who I am. The people is who I am.
Forty days of protest in Iran passed on Wednesday, with demonstrators making it clear their demands for change are as strong as ever. Tensions continued into Thursday, with anger over the death of at least one protester leading to attacks on official buildings. In Mahabad, the death of 35-year-old Ismaeil Mauludi prompted chaotic scenes as
The gap between housing benefit and the actual cost of private rent has risen by 40% in just five months, Sky News has learned. Figures from the homeless charity Crisis and Zoopla show that affordable homes in England, for those on housing allowance, have declined by more than a third. It means only 8% of
Liz Truss was “crazy” when she raised concerns about nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin has claimed. During a major speech in Moscow, the Russian president hit out at the UK’s former prime minister. He said she must have been “a bit out of it” and he claimed to have “never said anything proactively about possible use
Security services could be reluctant to share sensitive information with Suella Braverman after her controversial reappointment as home secretary, Lord Blunkett has warned. The Labour peer, himself a former home secretary, suggested “there could be two really unfortunate outcomes to the reappointment of the current home secretary” just six days after she was forced to
Elon Musk has said he is buying Twitter to “try to help humanity”. The billionaire tweeted a statement explaining his reasons for purchasing the social media site, saying he believed it was “important for the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square”. Mr Musk’s long -running bid to purchase Twitter is reportedly
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