One of Britain’s biggest companies has warned that the UK risks squandering its lead in one of the most important green technologies because of the government’s reluctance to support its companies. Johnson Matthey, the chemicals and metals company which is currently responsible for most of the world’s catalytic convertors, told Sky News it has intellectual
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Terrence Hardiman, who played the lead role in children’s series The Demon Headmaster, has died at the age of 86, his agent has said. Hardiman was also known for other roles in shows such as The Crown, Doctor Who and Wallander. He was also an established stage actor, and was a member of the Royal
A government minister has accused some anti-monarchy protesters of planning to cause “dangerous” disruption during the coronation, despite the Metropolitan Police expressing “regret” for arresting them. The force faced a backlash after detaining a number of members of the campaign group Republic over the weekend, and has now said their investigation was unable to prove
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The Biden Administration recently announced nearly half a billion dollars from both the Inflation Reduction and Infrastructure laws would go toward clean energy projects at former coal mines. Some will be solar farms at the sites, but there is a lesser known opportunity inside the mines: Geothermal energy. Abandoned coal mines generally fill with water when the
Three children are among the eight people killed in Saturday’s shooting at a Texas shopping centre – with one child orphaned after his parents and brother died. Mauricio Garcia opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Dallas, sending shoppers running for their lives. Kyu Song Cho, 37, and Cindy
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Artificial intelligence is going to be a central theme at Google’s annual developer conference on Wednesday, as the company is
Ukraine is preparing carefully for a new counter-offensive against Russian forces because the assault is “very important” and must “demonstrate success”, the prime minister has said. Denys Shmyhal told Sky News that the long-awaited operation would only be launched when the time is right but he gave no indication when that might be. With Russian
Lucy Letby who is accused of murdering seven babies has denied harming any children as she gave evidence for the first time, crying at one point as she told the court “everything is just gone”. Letby, from Hereford, denies all the allegations. The trial continues. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-nurse-accused-of-murdering-seven-babies-cries-in-court-and-says-it-was-sickening-being-blamed-for-their-death-12871370 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
Voters from all political sides in Arizona speak up about the Democrat turned Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and share their thoughts on a potential reelection bid. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports. #CNN #News
Last year at this time, it was easy for Nick Saban, Ryan Day and Kirby Smart. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett were coming off monster seasons that included a Heisman for Young and a national title for Bennett. No QB controversies to be found for the top three teams
The Metropolitan Police has expressed “regret” over the arrest of six protesters in London before the coronation. Leader of anti-monarchy group Republic, Graham Smith, was among six people detained by officers, who seized items that they believed could be used as lock-on devices. However, the Met now says an investigation has been unable to prove
Ministers will this week take a further step towards imposing obligations on regulators to promote the competitiveness of Britain’s financial services industry. Sky News understands that the Treasury will publish a call for proposals on Tuesday that will seek ideas for ways to measure watchdogs’ compliance with the new requirements. The move to solicit suggestions
The fun-size Bronco-like Baojun Yep EV (YueYe in Chinese), made by the joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling Motors (SGMW) in China, is now getting an electric pickup truck version. SGMW launches Bronco-like EV SUV as a pickup SGMW officially unveiled one of the coolest electric SUVs in China last month, called the Baojun
Aerial view of oil and gas jack-up rig at the yard for maintenance with many vessels in Singapore. Oil prices saw three consecutive weekly declines last week, marking the longest losing run this year. Chain45154 | Moment | Getty Images The recent slide in oil prices is starting to bottom out, according to analysts who
Frankie Goes To Hollywood has reunited 36 years after they split up, performing in front of a 30,000 strong crowd in Liverpool in a concert to mark the start of the Eurovision Song Contest. The band, who formed in the city in 1980 and acrimoniously parted ways seven years later performed just one song. Despite
In this article GOOG GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, during a field hearing in New York, April 17, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, threatened enforcement action against Google
Hockey’s most scrutinized teenager seeks the quiet life — for now. Connor Bedard, the most hyped NHL prospect since that Connor, was finishing up his third season in junior hockey when I visited him in March. His team, the Regina Pats, is located in the broad plains of Saskatchewan, where the average winter temperature hovers
Patients will be able to receive prescription medicines and oral contraception without seeing a GP under new plans to ease the strain on surgeries. It is hoped the measures – which could be rolled out as soon as this winter – will help to free up 15 million slots at doctors’ surgeries over the next
The chief executive of Royal Mail is in advanced talks to leave the company just weeks after his credibility was questioned by MPs investigating the performance of the former state-owned monopoly. Sky News has learnt that the board of International Distributions Services (IDS), Royal Mail’s London-listed owner, could announce as soon as this week that