It was the first time the people of Lahaina had been allowed to return since wildfires laid ruin to their town three days ago. A queue of cars, hours long, waited at the police checkpoint to show their documents. Once cleared, they travelled the winding highway, under a tunnel cutting through the lush west Maui
Month: August 2023
A British-based company which boasted that it would be a global pioneer in electric vehicle manufacturing is working with advisers to prepare for possible insolvency. Sky News has learnt that Arrival, which is listed on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange, has drafted in Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to advise it as it tries to salvage
At least one person has died and dozens of others have been rescued after a migrant boat crossing the English Channel capsized. Five other people were recovered in “serious condition” and taken to a hospital in Calais by helicopter and 50 people have been rescued, French authorities said. A search and rescue operation involving five
The 1975 are being pursued for more than £2m in damages after frontman Matty Healy criticised Malaysia’s homosexuality laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage. Future Sound Asia is accusing the group of breaching a contract – and alleges it had received a “pre-show written assurance” that their performance would adhere to all local
An unusual case of long COVID has resulted in a man’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing. The 33-year-old patient has developed a condition called acrocyanosis, which is when leg veins don’t allow blood to flow back up to the heart and instead collect in a pool. A minute after standing, his legs
Jeremy Hunt’s younger brother has died from an ‘aggressive’ form of cancer aged 53. Charlie Hunt, a father-of-three, died peacefully on August 2, his family said in a statement to the Daily Telegraph. The chancellor spoke last month about how the disease had hit his family, with his sibling having been diagnosed with sarcoma in
The annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight, offering the best chance to see one of the night sky’s most spectacular light shows. It’s been active since last month and runs to 24 August, but goes into overdrive from Saturday night into Sunday morning with up to 100 shooting stars per hour. From super bright
The home secretary is facing fresh pressure to scrap plans to house asylum seekers on barges after Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply of the Bibby Stockholm. The Home Office removed all 39 migrants from the vessel in Dorset on Friday, in the latest embarrassing setback to a policy which has been beset
Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 67 people – the deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state in 1959. Search teams are continuing to scour the ruins of Lahaina – a town on Maui island – with the help of cadaver dogs. Governor Josh Green has warned the number of fatalities will
Hawaiian residents heard no emergency warnings before this week’s deadly wildfires. Official records show Hawaii‘s emergency sirens – part of the world’s largest outdoor public safety system – failed to trigger on Tuesday before the devastating blaze in the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Survivors said they did not hear any
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has had his $250m (£197m) bail revoked and has been sent to jail after alleged witness tampering. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan made the decision after prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had tried to harass a key witness in his fraud case last month. The 31-year-old was charged with defrauding investors in
The US attorney general has appointed a special counsel to investigate the financial and business dealings of the son of President Joe Biden. Merrick Garland said he is promoting David Weiss, the US attorney in Delaware who has already been probing Hunter Biden, to the position. He will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation” of
The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism over the distribution of money through the sport. Sky News has learnt that the Premier League told its 20 ‘shareholders’ on Thursday that it now hoped to reach a swift conclusion
The Co-operative Bank has agreed a £464m deal to buy Sainsbury’s Bank’s mortgage portfolio. Sainsbury’s said the sale marked a “big step” in helping the firm to simplify its banking business – and comes after the chain announced almost four years ago that it would stop all new mortgage sales. Talks about the deal were
Elon Musk has suggested his planned cage fight with Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will take place in an “epic location”. In a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, the company’s controversial owner said he has been in contact with the Italian prime minister and minister of culture about hosting the event. He
The discovery of Legionella on board the Bibby Stockholm is the latest embarrassing setback in a plan beset with controversy and delay from the very start. Thankfully, no one on board has developed any symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially serious form of pneumonia spread by infected water droplets. The Home Office insist the 39
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