Science

Two new drugs to tackle superbugs that “will save many lives” are on the verge of being available to NHS patients. Antimicrobial drugs cefiderocol and ceftazidime-avibactam are designed for patients with severe drug-resistant infections who would otherwise have limited or no other treatment options. Their development comes as part of an NHS subscription payment scheme

In a rare public appearance since his forces invaded Ukraine in February, Vladimir Putin has said Russia will launch a lunar probe later this year. On a visit to the Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport in Russia’s Far East on the 61st anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space, President Putin recalled Soviet successes

A video which has gone viral shows a driverless car start to pull away after being stopped by police, at least initially – raising questions about how authorities can handle autonomous vehicles. The car, owned and operated by a company called Cruise in San Francisco, is based on a Chevy Bolt chassis – although the

Frontline police in the UK are not being taught what evidence they can collect from technology companies, according to training documents obtained by Sky News. Officers are instructed they need to obtain specialist support or advice to seek evidence in cases involving social media apps and services, but the training has failed to make them

Star Wars stars Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams have returned to the franchise that made them famous, transitioning from the silver screen to video games by voicing their characters in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (TSS). Daniels famously played C-3PO in 10 Star Wars films, while Williams played Lando Calrissian in three of

Elon Musk has been given a seat on Twitter’s board after becoming the company’s single biggest shareholder. The company has informed the US securities regulator that he will join the board as a Class II director. Shares in the platform surged by a quarter after it was revealed he had bought a 9.2% stake worth

Arts, crafts and hobbies retailer The Works has called in cyber security experts after its systems were subjected to an attack by hackers. The company, which trades online and from more than 500 stores across the UK and Ireland, said it had shut down access to its data internally and externally after being alerted to

NASA has cancelled an important “wet test” of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) due to safety concerns with its $1bn launch platform. The wet test for the next-generation moon rocket was essentially a dress rehearsal, featuring everything necessary for preparing an actual launch – including filling it with fuel – without actually taking

Cadbury has issued a warning to the public over a free Easter chocolate scam that has been circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. People have been receiving a message that contains a link claiming to offer the recipient a free chocolate hamper. However, the chocolate manufacturer has confirmed that the offer is not

Dyson has announced its most unusual product yet; a wearable air purifier with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones built in. An initial reveal of the Zone headphones – the first headphones Dyson has released – doesn’t come with many specifics about cost or battery life, nor how much the headset weighs. But the company says

Tong Zou tries to avoid thinking about the amount of money he has lost. The 33-year-old had his life savings wiped out when a cryptocurrency exchange went disastrously wrong for him. “It just makes me more depressed about it,” he tells Sky News. “I could have invested it in real estate. I could have put

Apple, Amazon, Meta and Google are among the technology giants whose global operations could be forced to change as a result of a landmark new law from the European Union. The European Council and parliament announced the agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) late on Thursday night, heralding a new era of enforcement against

The US and EU have hailed a breakthrough in an ongoing battle over data protection standards, during a visit by President Joe Biden to Europe to build transatlantic unity over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For years the transfer of European citizens’ data to the US has been a topic of contention particularly in the

Tiny particles of plastic have been found in human blood for the first time, raising fears about their long-term health effects. Dutch scientists found 17 of 22 volunteers, or 77%, had “quantifiable” microplastics in their blood. Levels were low, at an average of 1.6 micrograms (1.6 millionths of a gram) in every millilitre of blood.

YouTube has announced it will start streaming free TV shows with adverts, with hundreds of programmes set to become available. The platform is the second most visited site on the web, after that of its parent company Google, and the move will seriously challenge competitors who offer free streaming entertainment – as well as broadcast

The UK’s data protection watchdog said he is “very much in favour of algorithmic transparency” amid government proposals to loosen existing regulations and deliver a Brexit dividend. Westminster sources, including parliamentarians and civil servants, have told Sky News they see growing tensions in Whitehall over the future direction of the UK’s data protection regime. The