Parliament’s reputation is being put at risk by groups of MPs that can be funded by lobbyists, according to a rare joint letter from the speakers of both the House of Commons and Lords. Parliament’s two most powerful figures called for a major overhaul in the way All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) operate in a letter
The Royal Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of fast jet training aircraft because of an issue with an engine, Sky News can reveal. It is not known when flying training on the Hawk T2 jets at an air base in North Wales will resume. The pause will be another blow for a training
A London-based estate agent chaired by the former Sainsbury’s chief Justin King is on the brink of a deal to buy rival Marsh & Parsons. Sky News has learnt that Dexters, which is privately owned, has been in talks for weeks with LSL Property Services, Marsh & Parsons’ London-listed parent company. Sources said a deal
Google is reportedly working on the ability to set up an Android phone via the company’s Fast Pair feature. The capability could reportedly debut on a smartphone with the Samsung Galaxy S23 series that is expected to be unveiled by the South Korean conglomerate at its Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event on February 1. The upcoming
The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is “very happy” and “thankful” that Germany has decided to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks – but warned the quantity and delivery time of the vehicles is “critical”. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kay Burley on his 45th birthday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked allies around the world
Only a couple years ago, electric bicycle manufacturers couldn’t keep e-bikes on the shelves as they were being snatched up faster than they could be produced. But while some e-bike companies have managed to keep up a steady cash flow and balanced operations, others have run into financial difficulties. For European e-bike maker VanMoof, those
The sun rises over frost-covered houses in December 2022 in London, England. Cold weather has returned in January, causing the U.K. power supplier to offer financial incentives for households to cut use at peak times. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — More than a million British households and businesses are
Two to three criminal cases against officers are expected to go to court every week in the coming months, the Met Police commissioner has revealed. Sir Mark Rowley apologised to the victims of former officer David Carrick and said the public should “prepare for more painful stories as we confront cases that… corrupt our integrity”.
The Business and Energy Secretary has written to energy suppliers, telling them to stop forcing vulnerable customers to fit prepayment meters. It comes as an increasing number of families across the UK struggle to pay their bills and fall under the fuel poverty line. Sky News’ Becky Johnson reports from Birmingham. See more on the
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks to CNN’s Chris Wallace about how she was able to be an effective leader in the Democratic caucus and reacts to the the difficulty House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had in being elected to the position. #chriswallace #CNN #News
Paris Hilton appears to have revealed the birth of her first child in a surprise announcement on Instagram. The US socialite posted a close-up picture of a baby gripping a thumb to her Instagram on Tuesday, but did not share any other details. “You are already loved beyond words,” the 41-year-old wrote in a brief
4:29 PM ET There’s no such thing as a meaningless, consequence-free national team match. It remains an honor for the players involved, there are a few FIFA ratings points on the line and have you seen Twitter during a U.S. men’s national team match? The existential dread gets all over the furniture even in the
A Conservative peer has become the latest senior Tory to call on Nadhim Zahawi to consider his position. Lord Hayward said the Tory Party chairman should think about “standing aside” while parliament’s ethics watchdog investigates his tax affairs. “We don’t know what the timescales are for the inquiry, and I think that’s key,” he told
Germany will supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks and has given allies permission to send theirs too – despite threats from Russia – while the US has confirmed it will send over 31 M1 Abrams tanks and provide training to the country’s troops. The move from Germany means other countries – such as Poland
Microsoft is investigating an outage that left thousands of users around the world unable to access the website’s services, including Teams and Outlook. The company did not say how many were affected, but Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, recorded thousands of people reporting problems with Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and XBox Live. It showed 4,992 incidents
Germany will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and has authorised partner countries to also send them. It means other countries – such as Poland, Spain and Norway – which have stocks of the NATO-standard tank can now donate them to Kyiv. Kyiv has been pleading for months for Western nations to send tanks
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images Microsoft executives on Tuesday told analysts to expect a continuation of the weak pace of
Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music for a reported $200m (£162m). Hipgnosis Songs Capital, which now owns the Canadian’s share of his back catalogue, will now receive a payment any time one of the songs is played in public. The company have acquired the rights to the 290 songs
Europe’s first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks has been launched in Germany by BP Pulse. Europe’s first electric truck corridor Six public charging locations specifically designed with electric trucks in mind are now online, and they’re strategically sited along a 600-km (373-mile) stretch of the Rhine-Alpine corridor, across Germany. The stretch of
Oil-field-services firm Halliburton (HAL) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results Tuesday, bolstering the Club’s long-term investment case in the energy stock. Total revenue climbed by 30.5% year-over-year, to $5.58 billion, largely in line with analysts’ forecasts. Earnings-per-share (EPS) doubled on an annual basis, to 72 cents a share, ahead of expectations for EPS of 67 cents a
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