The cost of the average annual grocery shop has risen by almost £40 in just one month, according to an industry report which is warning it is too early to say when food price inflation will peak. Kantar Worldpanel reported a fresh record grocery inflation figure of 14.7% for the four weeks to 30 October,
Month: November 2022
A deal between the UK and France to tackle people crossing the Channel in small boats is in its “final stages”, Downing Street has said. Rishi Sunak met Emmanuel Macron, the French president, earlier today at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt to discuss the issue, with the prime minister saying he left “with renewed
A contentious plan to build a new royal yacht has been scrapped, the defence secretary has confirmed. The successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was expected to cost around £200m, was announced by Boris Johnson in May 2021. Mr Johnson, the prime minister at the time, said it would reflect “the UK’s burgeoning status
Britain will struggle to fill the jobs of the future if computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) are not made part of the school curriculum, research has warned. Demand for jobs that require such skills is estimated to rise by 40% over the next five years – but with only 15% of UK businesses having
Millions of Britons on low incomes will start receiving £324 into their bank accounts today to help them through the cost of living crisis. The payments are the second part of a £650 sum being paid out to people receiving benefits such as Universal Credit, income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income-related employment and support allowance (ESA),
Stars including Mahalia and Max Cyrus have paid tribute to music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards – someone who “turned on the light in the room” for others to shine. Along with the YouTube star’s mother Brenda, they spoke to Sky News at the Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS) 2022 ceremony – at which he became the
Olivia Attwood has been forced to quit I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! on medical grounds, less than 24 hours after the launch show. The 31-year-old star, who rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, was among the favourites to win this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity, which has returned to
The owners of Liverpool FC have said they are open to offers, raising the prospect of the club being sold. The Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which also owns the Boston Red Sox, bought the club in 2010, with it going on to win the Premier League in 2019-20 and the Champions League in 2019. In
Users of Instagram in the UK or EU will from now on see new age verification tools on the platform as part of a major safety update to protect children. From today, anyone who tries to edit their date of birth by changing it from under the age of 18 to over 18 will have
Meta, the company previously known as Facebook, and the parent company of WhatsApp and Instagram, is expected to become the latest tech company to cull its workforce. The company is reported to be preparing for large-scale cuts of its workforce across the world. A spokesperson declined to comment directly on the reports but pointed to
Apple is warning customers they will have to wait longer for the latest iPhone models after COVID restrictions were imposed on a contractor’s factory in central China. The company announcement gave no details but said the factory, operated by Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou, is “operating at significantly reduced capacity”. “We now expect lower
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted that the government may extend the windfall tax on oil and gas companies in this month’s autumn budget as it tries to stabilise the UK’s public finances. Speaking to Sky News with just 10 days to go before the government’s fiscal plans are unveiled, Mr Shapps said: “I mean,
Kyiv’s mayor has told residents to consider leaving the capital in the event of a complete blackout. Urging residents to “consider everything” including a worst-case scenario where the capital loses power and water, Vitali Klitschko said he could not rule out the prospect of a total loss of power. “If you have extended family… or
Scotland will announce new funding towards the loss and damage from climate change suffered by vulnerable countries that are beyond the realms of human adaptation, Sky News can reveal. “We’ll be announcing a further financial commitment to loss and damage,” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Sky News during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. The
In a park on a Saturday afternoon in suburban Atlanta, a group of young women gather, eating pizza and talking. But this is no idle chit chat, they are discussing the future leadership of this country, and specifically what the midterm elections on Tuesday mean for their reproductive rights. Most of them are first-time voters
Elon Musk says Twitter will permanently suspend any account that impersonates another – unless it clearly states it is a “parody”. The social media platform’s new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names – not their account names – to “Elon Musk” in reaction to the billionaire’s decision to offer
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