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
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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
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles
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,
Suspects in a shooting outside a church in north London yesterday fired a shotgun from a moving car at the crowd of mourners, police investigating the attack have said. Superintendent Jack Rowlands of the Metropolitan Police described the shooting on Saturday afternoon as a “senseless act of violence” and said officers were looking for a
A plane carrying 72 people has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 69, officials have said. Video on local media showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers and crowds gathered around the wreckage of the aircraft. Footage on social media showed the plane flying low before beginning to spin. At
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Look back on the best-performing stocks in a given year and you’re likely to see a mixed bag: some mainstays, some breakouts and maybe even a meme stock or two. Not so in 2022. Each of the 10 top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 index belonged to the same sector: energy. In a year in
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing a student several times in the head while on a bus in a suspected racist attack. Billie Davis, 56, is in custody following the attack in Bloomington, Indiana, last week, which was reported to police by shocked passengers who watched her begin to strike the
The O2 Academy in Brixton will remain shut for three more months after two people were killed in a crowd crush. Owners Academy Music Group (AMG) said it had “reflected deeply” on the incident and had decided to stay closed regardless of an impending licensing decision by the local council. Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23,
Witnesses have described how a suspected drive-by shooting which left a seven-year-old girl fighting for her life in hospital sent people running and screaming near a memorial service for a young woman who died from cancer. There were scenes of panic outside St Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in Euston, central London, on Saturday afternoon as