Everton has been deducted 10 points for breaches of profit and sustainability rules, the Premier League has said. The penalty, effective immediately, leaves the club with four points and plunges them into the relegation zone. The club said it was “shocked and disappointed” by the “wholly disproportionate” ruling and plans to appeal. It comes after
Month: November 2023
Shane MacGowan’s wife has posted an update on The Pogues singer’s health. She had previously thanked well-wishers when posting a photo of the Fairytale Of New York singer in a hospital bed earlier this week. MacGowan, 65, is believed to have been in intensive care for the past few months after he was diagnosed with
Rishi Sunak has vowed to “take on” anyone who is “standing in our way” regarding the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The prime minister struck a combative tone following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, which found the policy – a key tenet of Mr Sunak’s pledge to stop small boat crossings
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family are on the brink of finalising a $33-a-share deal that will see the petrochemicals tycoon acquiring a 25% stake in Manchester United Football Club. Sky News can reveal that months of talks between the Ineos billionaire and the Red Devils’ controlling investors for the last 18 years have
A 35-year-old woman has been found guilty of murdering her love rival in a jealous rage. Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted of shooting dead Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, 25, after the professional cyclist went swimming and had a meal and rum drinks with her boyfriend earlier that evening. Armstrong used fitness app Strava to track Wilson
Retail sales took an unexpected fall last month, according to official figures suggesting a slump to COVID lockdown levels with only online operators seeing growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.3% decline overall in October 2023, following a fall of 1.1% in September. A rise in volumes of 0.3% had been expected
Public sector borrowing reached the second highest level for any October since records began, according to official figures, casting doubt on the prime minister’s pledge to cut debt and the chancellor’s capacity to cut taxes. Public sector net borrowing was £14.9bn last month, £4.4bn more than the same point last year and the second highest
The Leonid meteor shower will light up skies above the UK this weekend, offering stargazers a celestial display. The best time to see the shower will be between midnight and before dawn in the early hours of Saturday. It is one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, and usually features quick, fast
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is doing all it can to minimise civilian casualties in Gaza but had “not been successful”. The Israeli prime minister was speaking to CBS when he made the comments regarding the thousands of reported deaths since his forces began their operation against Hamas. Mr Netanyahu laid the blame for the
Rapper Sean Combs has been accused of sex trafficking and assault in a lawsuit filed in a New York court by R&B singer Cassie. According to the complaint, Cassie – real name Casandra Ventura- alleges that she was trafficked, raped, plied with drugs and viciously beaten by the rapper on many occasions over the course
Two 12-year-old boys have been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton. Shawn Seesahai, 19, was killed on Monday evening. The boys have also been charged with possession of a bladed article. Both children, who cannot be named due to their age, have been remanded in custody to appear at
A group of Tory MPs plans to write a letter to Rishi Sunak demanding his “emergency legislation” to revive the Rwanda deportation scheme overrides human rights laws. Sky News understands the New Conservatives group – a cohort of predominantly red wall MPs on the right of the party – will demand the legislation be “over-engineered”
New York state has sued PepsiCo for allegedly polluting one of its rivers with plastic bottles and wrappers. The lawsuit accuses the soft drinks company and its Frito-Lay subsidiaries of creating a public nuisance by the mass production of the single-use items, some of which inevitably fall or blow into the Buffalo River when they
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has once again addressed calls for him to run for US president – revealing he was approached “out of the blue” by political parties. One of Hollywood’s most recognisable and well-paid actors, Johnson has previously said he would seriously consider running for the White House after a poll suggested 46% of
The grieving mother of a teenager stabbed to death in Wolverhampton has described him as a “courageous, compassionate and confident young soul”. Shawn Seesahai, 19, died after an incident near Laburnum Road in East Park at around 8.30pm on Monday. In a statement released through West Midlands Police, Mr Seesahai’s mother said her son “was
One of the biggest challenges facing Israeli forces during their ground operation in Gaza is the huge network of underground tunnels used by Hamas. Hundreds of kilometres long and up to 80m (262ft) deep, the system is used for various reasons – including carrying out attacks, smuggling in goods and storing weapons. Israel-Hamas war live:
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