A two-year-old boy’s death was caused by “extensive” mould in his family’s flat, a coroner has concluded in a case that should be “a defining moment” for the housing sector. Awaab Ishak died shortly after his second birthday in December 2020. Joanne Kearsley, the coroner, found that he “died as a result of a severe
Month: November 2022
Kari Lake, who backed Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in 2020, has lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona. The closely fought race with Democrat Katie Hobbs was one of the most significant in the US midterms as Arizona is a battleground state and is expected to play a pivotal role
Wage growth picked up by more than expected over the three months to September, according to official figures also showing a rise in the jobless rate. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average weekly earnings, excluding bonus payments, rose at an annual rate of 5.7% during the three months to September as more workers
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will announce a rise in the national living wage this week, Sky News understands. Mr Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will accept an official recommendation to increase the living wage from £9.50 an hour to about £10.40 an hour, according to news first reported in The Times. The rise of nearly
Vladimir Putin’s regime “will hear the chorus of global opposition to its actions”, Rishi Sunak has warned as he prepares for the first day of the G20 summit. The UK prime minister will sit down with leaders of the world’s 19 biggest economies in Bali – the first meeting in the group’s 15-year history to
Jay Leno was seriously burned after one of his cars burst into flames in the garage of his Los Angeles home. The US comedian was taken to hospital with facial burns after what his representative described as a “flash fire”. The 72-year-old former Tonight Show host cancelled a Las Vegas performance scheduled for Sunday night
Elon Musk has warned budding entrepreneurs hoping to emulate his success to “be careful what they wish for”. Speaking to a business forum in Bali on Monday when asked what an up-and-coming “Elon Musk of the East” should focus on, he said he “wasn’t sure how many people would actually like to be me”. “They
The Bank of England Governor has denied having any part in the downfall of Liz Truss. In an interview with Sky News, Andrew Bailey said that he “vehemently disagrees” with allegations that the Bank‘s actions precipitated the departure of the former prime minister. It followed claims from Narayana Kocherlakota, the former president of America’s Federal
Amazon is to let go of approximately 10,000 employees as early this week, it has been reported. The jobs are to be lost in the corporate and technology parts of the company, according to The New York Times. Cuts are being made in the devices section of the company which makes the Alexa voice-assist tool;
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has told Sky News that playing Wembley Stadium is a “bucketlist” dream that was “hard to turn down”. Speaking shortly after the Britpop band made the announcement that they will play a one-off UK show at the venue in 2023, the musician revealed that organising the gig had gone “right up
Rishi Sunak has avoided sticking to his predecessor’s pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP ahead of the autumn budget, set to be unveiled on Thursday. During her campaign for Number 10, Liz Truss said the figure would be reached by the end of the decade. But asked if he would standby her
Joe Lycett has threatened to shred £10,000 of his own money if David Beckham does not end his controversial multi-million-pound deal with Qatar to promote the World Cup. In an ultimatum posted on social media, the comedian also warned Beckham “your status as a gay icon will be shredded” if action was not taken. If
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital after his arrival in Bali for the G20 summit yesterday, the Indonesian authorities have said. Wayan Koster, the governor of Bali, said he had been taken in for a “check-up” at the Sanglah Hospital in the provincial capital, Denpasar, and was “immediately returned”. Three other Indonesian
US President Joe Biden has met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and said they have a “responsibility” to show the two countries can “manage our differences”. Mr Xi said he is prepared for a “candid and in-depth exchange of views” with Mr Biden, who said he hoped they would find areas of cooperation. He added
The boss of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has hit out at “naysayers” questioning its financial health as the market jitters after the collapse of rival exchange FTX. Kris Marszalek, chief executive of Singapore-based crypto.com, insisted it had a robust balance sheet and took no risks after investors took to Twitter over the weekend to question a
Rishi Sunak has said getting a grip on illegal migration is the “absolute priority” for his government as he kicks off his G20 summit with a new joint declaration with France to try to tackle record numbers of small boat crossings. The prime minister told journalists on the flight over to Bali that illegal migration
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