A formal request for troops to drive ambulances during strike action could be made within days, Sky News understands. After a formal request known as a MACA – or Military Assistance to the Civil Authorities – is made to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), training to drive ambulances would begin. A decision from the Department
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Hi-de-Hi! actress Ruth Madoc has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed in a statement. Best known for playing Gladys Pugh in 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, she had been due to star in the Christmas pantomime Aladdin in Torquay, but had been forced to pull out earlier this week following a fall. Phil Belfield
An armed suspect who allegedly killed his mother before taking two hostages in Dresden has been shot dead, police said. Officers said they were initially communicating with a 40-year-old German after he barricaded himself in a shopping mall with a child aged nine and a 38-year-old shop worker. Three hundred officers, including special forces, responded
Britain’s biggest retailer is preparing to kick off a search for a new chairman, firing the starting gun on a race to fill one of the FTSE-100’s most prestigious boardroom posts. Sky News has learnt that Tesco is drawing up plans to begin identifying a replacement for John Allan, who will step down in 2024.
Retired US air force colonel and parachute jump world record holder Joseph Kittinger has died aged 94. In 1960, Kittinger set a world record that would stand for more than 50 years after jumping from almost 20 miles (32km) above the Earth. His death, due to lung cancer, was announced by former US rep John
A Tesla Cybertruck body has been spotted being worked on ahead of the electric pickup truck’s upcoming start of production in Texas. There are about 1.5 million people interested in the Tesla Cybertruck and they have starved of information for a while. An update on the production version with final specs and pricing has been
Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Exxon and Chevron posted record high earnings during the second quarter of 2022 as energy stocks have faltered in recent months. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A pair of Democratic lawmakers on Friday accused the largest oil companies in
A celebrity chef is among those arrested over an alleged plot by a far-right terrorist group to overthrow the German government, local press has reported. Frank Heppner, 62, who is the father of Real Madrid star David Alaba’s girlfriend, is understood to have been arrested in the Austrian ski resort Kitzbuhel, where he has a
Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect. Baroness Mone is at the centre of controversy over her links to a firm awarded £200m of PPE contracts. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/baroness-michelle-mone-to-take-leave-of-absence-from-house-of-lords-amid-ppe-contracts-controversy-12762711 #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on
Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle weighed in on President Trump’s attacks on the media and other public figures in an interview with Christiane Amanpour at the Royal Albert Hall.
Dec 9, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Trainer Jason Servis, whose horse Maximum Security was the 3-year-old champion in 2019, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges involving a widespread scheme to drug horses. The 65-year-old New Jersey-based trainer faces four years in prison when he is sentenced next May in U.S. District Court in
In this article FTT.CM= AMZN GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT John Ray, chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, arrives at bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attorneys in the Bahamas filed an emergency motion on Friday asking a Delaware
An American sportswriter has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Grant Wahl, 48, a former Sports Illustrated journalist who later moved to podcast publishers, Substack, died while reporting at the match between Argentina and the Netherlands. World football’s governing body FIFA said the journalist had recently been recognised for covering eight consecutive World
Freezing fog, sleet and snow could bring travel disruption to parts of the UK during the coming days, the Met Office has warned. Southeast England is covered by a yellow weather warning for snow and ice on Sunday and Monday. The western coast of England, Wales and the north of Northern Ireland have warnings for
It can feel like all the money is flying straight out of your bank account this month, but payday isn’t quite as far away as you may think. There is also a range of extra benefits available in December which could ease some pressures amid the cost of living crisis. Here are some key money
GM’s first Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio has voted to join the United Auto Workers, with 98% of workers voting in favor of union representation. Ultium is GM’s battery joint venture with LG Energy. GM will establish at least four factories in the US to build the batteries for their upcoming EVs. Just today,
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to testify before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing about the crypto exchange’s collapse on Tuesday, he said in a series of tweets Friday morning. There’s been a lot of back and forth in Washington over whether lawmakers would have to subpoena Bankman-Fried, who said he would
In this article BTC.CM= ETH.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com, speaking at a 2018 Bloomberg event in Hong Kong, China. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kris Marszalek wants everyone to know that his company, Crypto.com, is safe and in good hands. His TV appearances and tweets make
In this article GETR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Paul Chinn | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images Carsharing company Getaround made its public market debut Friday through a merger with blank-check company InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. The company saw its share value drop more than 65%, reflecting the chilly environment for both SPACs
If you’re looking to jazz up your Christmas decor or festive fashion with just about no effort whatsoever, we have just the guy. Doddz is one of the most prolific and renowned augmented reality (AR) artists in the world – yes, you read that right. Dealing not in traditional paintings and sculptures, but in digital