At least five people have died and another eight are missing after a massive explosion at a chemical plant in north-eastern China, according to state TV in the country. The blast occurred at 3.13pm local time (7.13am GMT) on Sunday, just outside the city of Panjin in Liaoning province, east of Beijing. A further 30
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A Metropolitan Police officer has been revealed as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders after he admitted dozens of rapes and sexual offences following attacks on 12 women. PC David Carrick – who was known to his colleagues as “B*****d Dave” – entered guilty pleas when he appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court on
The black box and cockpit voice recorder of the plane that crashed in Nepal have been found, a Kathmandu Airport official has said. The ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Yeti Airlines, was carrying 72 people when it crashed. Rescuers called off their search on Monday evening local time with two people still unaccounted for, and
Juiced Bikes is back with a new edition of its highest-performance electric bike yet – the HyperScrambler 2. This time, the company’s founder, Tora Harris, has reworked the aesthetics of the bike in a limited edition run to create the Founder’s Edition HyperScrambler 2. Only 150 of these e-bikes will be made, each coming individually
We’re selling 375 shares of Halliburton (HAL) at roughly $42.62 each. Following Thursday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 2,000 shares of HAL, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to about 2.96% from about 3.5%. Shares of North American-focused oilfield services company Halliburton are rallying — up roughly 4% to their highest levels since
9:22 AM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed in a car wreck in Athens early Sunday morning, the university confirmed in a statement. Willock, a redshirt sophomore from New Milford, New Jersey, started two games on the offensive line this past season. Recruiting staff member
The system for MPs declaring who’s behind their donations should be overhauled, a government ethics advisor has told Sky News. The call for change was prompted by revelations in the Westminster Accounts project – from Sky News and Tortoise Media – which found the ultimate source of some donations is almost impossible to discover. All-party
Hugh Jackman tells CNN’s Chris Wallace what he had to do to prove that he could play “Wolverine” despite being almost a foot taller than the character and why he’s reprising the role for “Deadpool 3.” #hughjackman #WhostalkingtoChrisWallace #CNN
After a tumultuous 2022, crypto investors are trying to figure out when the next bitcoin bull run could be. Last week, at a crypto conference in St. Moritz, Switzerland, CNBC spoke to industry insiders who painted a picture of 2023 as year of caution. Bitcoin is expected to trade within a range, be sensitive to
Hollywood actor Richard E Grant and TV presenter Alison Hammond have been announced as the hosts of the 2023 BAFTAs. Grant, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in crime biography Can You Ever Forgive Me?, will host the 76th annual film awards ceremony at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in February.
Hopes are fading for more survivors to be found in the wreckage of an apartment block in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro – a day after the building was hit during a major Russian missile strike. Thirty people have been confirmed dead so far and more than 30 are in hospital, including 12 in
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Natural gas prices jumped Thursday following a multiweek swoon, providing a lift to shares of Club holding Coterra Energy (CTRA), which lately has relied on the commodity for more than half its operating revenues. U.S. natural gas prices rose nearly 4% Thursday to roughly $3.81 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). Coterra shares climbed nearly
A man has been arrested following a drive-by shooting outside a church near London’s Euston station. Four women and two girls, aged seven and 12, were injured in the shooting outside St Aloysius Church on Phoenix Road on Saturday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said a 22-year-old man was arrested after a car was stopped in
A stricken financial services group that has had its shares suspended amid apparent accounting irregularities will this week disclose that it has received takeover approaches for parts of its business. Sky News has learnt that MJ Hudson, which floated on London’s junior stock market on the day of the 2019 general election, will announce on
The health secretary claims the disparate level of emergency cover during recent ambulance strikes could not be “relied upon to ensure patient and public safety”. In a letter to the GMB union sent ahead of further strikes this month, and seen by Sky News, Steve Barclay accepted all areas that staged walkouts ensured the most
A British volunteer who has gone missing in eastern Ukraine spoke to Sky News in November about the risks he faced. Christopher Parry, 28, said that “my luck may run out but it’s worth it to save these people”. Mr Parry, from Truro in Cornwall, had been helping people evacuate from the besieged town of
CNN’s Jamie Gangel reports a male Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, groped and fondled him. Schlapp through his attorney denies these allegations. Schlapp’s attorney says “we are evaluating legal options for response.” #CNN #News
Rishi Sunak plans to give wider powers to the police to tackle “highly disruptive and dangerous protests”. In an announcement on Monday, the prime minister will pledge to amend the already controversial Public Order Bill to “broaden the legal definition of serious disruption”. A government statement said it would give officers “greater flexibility and clarity
The energy watchdog must step in to penalise price-gouging behaviour by energy suppliers, according to the head of the lobbying group representing thousands of pubs, restaurants, hotels and gyms across Britain. In a letter to the chief executive of Ofgem from Kate Nicholls, the boss of UK Hospitality, which has been seen by Sky News,