A British man has told Sky News he fears his relatives are among the hundreds who are missing after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants sank off the coast of Greece. Aftab Khan, from Wolverhampton, travelled to Greece following the tragedy in the early hours of Wednesday morning. At least 78 people drowned and 104
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Decayed remains found 45 years ago stuffed in a bag in Nevada have finally been identified thanks to advancements in DNA testing. The remains were found in October 1978 in the small Nevada town of Imlay, about two hours north of Reno. Officers also found some articles of women’s clothing inside the garment bag. On
President Joe Biden has vetoed an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back the first update to heavy truck pollution standards in 22 years. The new soot standards targeted by Republicans are estimated to save thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars. We expected this veto when we originally reported on Senate Republicans
In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this aerial view, cars line up to refuel before the price rises at a Shell station on June 14, 2022 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images British energy giant Shell is boosting its oil and gas production to
Jun 15, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Manchester City kick off their defence of the Premier League title at newly promoted Burnley, while Mauricio Pochettino will begin his reign at Chelsea against Liverpool. Burnley, managed by City legend Vincent Kompany, is the opening game of the season on Friday, Aug. 10. – Premier League fixtures 2023-24
Firefighters have battled a huge blaze that destroyed a disused building in Newcastle, which used to be student accommodation. No one was injured, as the grade II-listed Henderson Old Hall in Heaton has been vacant for some time. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/topic/newcastle-6112 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
Investigators in Boston have used DNA analysis to identify and charge a suspect, 35-year-old Matthew Nilo, in the sexual assaults of four women whose cases have gone unsolved for over a decade, according to prosecutors. CNN’s Jason Carroll reports. #CNN #News
Zepz, which owns the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands, has a total headcount of around 1,600. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Zepz, the owner of money transfer firms WorldRemit and Sendwave, is on the hunt for mergers and acquisitions after cutting 26% of its workforce last month, the company’s CEO told CNBC.
After months of investigation, the report into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament over Partygate has finally been published. Mr Johnson sensationally resigned as a Conservative MP on Friday with immediate effect. He furiously claimed a “witch-hunt” was “under way to take revenge for Brexit and ultimately to reverse the 2016 referendum result”. Mr Johnson’s
The operator of Britain’s electricity system says it is to keep a scheme that aims to help prevent blackouts for the coming winter. National Grid ESO said it was “prudent to maintain” the demand flexibility service (DFS), which was introduced in 2022 in the wake of Europe’s gas squeeze caused by the war in Ukraine.
The young sons of a woman who died in a crowd crush at the O2 Academy in Brixton are starting to ask: “Where is my mum?” Rebecca Ikumelo’s boys, aged five and seven, are beginning to realise their mother isn’t coming home, her family members have said. Ms Ikumelo, 33, of Newham, east London, and
Nine women have filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby in Nevada, just weeks after the state abolished the statute of limitations for civil cases. The lawsuit accuses Cosby of using his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to isolate and sexually assault each of the women named in the lawsuit. Janice Dickinson, Lise-Lotte Lublin,
The Swiss electric microcar Microlino has hit a major milestone as the 1,000th vehicle has finished production at its Turin, Italy-based factory. You can say a lot of things about the two-seater Microlino electric microcar. You can say it won’t fit a whole family. You can say it’s not designed for road trips. You can
Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 35 stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Jim ran through each name during our June Monthly Meeting on Wedensday. Apple (AAPL): After jumping more 40% year-to-date, the iPhone maker’s stock looks somewhat expensive, at over 28-times forward earnings. But that’s not
Sky News’ military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has addressed newly emerged evidence which has provided insight into who may have blown up the Kakhovka dam, causing catastrophic flooding. He says he is “99% sure” that the Russians were responsible, after referring to seismic disturbances recorded by a Norwegian monitoring station, which suggest that “major” explosions
CNN’s Manu Raju presses Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to reveal who paid $500,000 to keep him out of jail after he was indicted on 13 federal charges. #CNN #News #RepSantos #shorts
Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman and technology chief, speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on September 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Oracle is having a moment. For years, the database software developer lagged behind tech rivals in building cloud technology that met the demands of the modern-day enterprise. But that’s changing,
One of the three British passengers who died after a dive boat caught fire in Egypt has been named. Christina Quinn, 58, was chief executive of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, and had a long career in the NHS. A spokesperson for her family said: “It is with great sadness that we confirm the tragic death
English football’s biggest clubs have been asked to vote on a proposal to hand tens of millions of pounds in additional funding to the wider game. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs, including Treble-winners Manchester City, have been balloted on whether to make permanent an extra funding package that was set up
Boris Johnson has been accused of using a “distraction tactic” after calling for an MP on the Privileges Committee to resign over allegations of lockdown rule-breaking. A fresh row erupted on the eve of a long-awaited report that is poised to find the former prime minister misled parliament over partygate. Politics Live: Tories ‘arguing about