England have won their first Women’s World Cup match with a 1-0 victory over Haiti in Brisbane. It took 29 minutes for Georgia Stanway to push the Lionesses into the lead with a retaken penalty – aiming the ball low into the left corner of the net. England looked dominant from the start, with Alessia
Month: July 2023
A two-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba in Nevada. Woodrow Bundy died from the Naegleria fowleri infection on Wednesday, his mother said. The boy is believed to have been exposed to the deadly amoeba at a natural hot spring. Woodrow fought for seven days, his mother Briana wrote on Facebook. “He is my
A three-day music festival in Malaysia has been cancelled by the authorities after the frontman of The 1975 kissed a male bandmate on stage – and criticised the country’s anti-LGBT laws. The British band were headlining the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur on Friday when Matt Healy staged his protest. The gig was cut
England are hours away from kicking off their World Cup campaign down under with their opening match against Haiti. The Lionesses go into the tournament off the back of their Euro 2022 win last year and as one of the big favourites to lift the World Cup trophy in August. England sit 49 places above
In the early 1980s, the US labour movement coined the term “just transition”. Clean air and water laws it had supported on health and environmental grounds had begun driving thousands of Americans out of their jobs. If environmental protections are going to benefit society, as the “just transition” argument goes, governments must ensure livelihoods
A kidnapped 13-year-old girl has been rescued in California after holding up a handwritten note in her captor’s parked car saying “Help Me!”. A Good Samaritan saw the young girl waving the crumpled piece of paper in the city of Long Beach on 9 July and immediately called 911. Police then arrested a 61-year-old suspect,
Poldark star Aidan Turner believes his new series will get audiences questioning why they choose to believe certain versions of events. In Fifteen-Love, the actor plays a tennis coach accused of misconduct by a former player – and at first, it’s not clear who is telling the truth. Turner told Sky News’ Backstage podcast it
The Indian government has banned the export of non-basmati white rice - trigging fears of shortages and price rises across the world. India is the world’s largest supplier of the food – making up 40% of global exports – which more than three billion people rely on as a staple. Last year it exported around 22 million tonnes,
The Conservatives have suffered two by-election defeats in what had been seen as safe seats. Labour won in the constituency of Selby and Ainsty, while the Liberal Democrats triumphed in Somerton and Frome. The opposition parties both overturned Tory majorities of about 20,000 – as polling experts said the results meant “deep electoral trouble” for
All three leading political parties are turning their attention to next year’s general election after a mixed bag of results from Thursday’s ballot box contests. The Conservatives managed to hold former prime minister Boris Johnson’s seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip overnight, with Rishi Sunak saying the victory showed the next national vote was “not
I’m looking at a jet engine. The thrust builds and it strains to move. The heat plume shimmers the air behind it. As the whining roar builds, ear plugs are needed. I’m only three metres away and the engine, the size of a rugby ball, is attached to a well-secured bench, but what makes it
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages have now been retrieved from his old phone and will be handed over to the COVID inquiry unredacted, his spokesman has said. The probe into the government’s handling of the pandemic demanded to see the former PM’s messages from the height of lockdown as part of its ongoing work. But after
A federal judge has set a trial date for former president Donald Trump in the classified US documents case in Florida. It comes after he was charged with illegally retaining hundreds of secret papers. The date has been set for 20 May next year by US District Judge Aileen Cannon. It is being seen as
Legendary pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96. Bennett, known for his performances with singers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, sold millions of records around the world and won 20 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award, throughout his career. One of the last of America’s great crooners, Bennett
20-foot-high security fences and a heavy metal gate manned by police surround the Bibby Stockholm – this isn’t a floating prison, the government stress – but it certainly feels like one when you arrive. As we walk up the gangway, it’s clear to see the barge isn’t ready yet. The final electrics are being wired,
The four biggest UK supermarkets have doubled their profit margins on fuel since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, analysis has revealed. Research from the RAC of wholesale and retail prices showed Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – supermarkets that dominate the UK fuel market – had increased their margins from 4.7p per litre prior
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