Migos rapper Takeoff was killed by a stray bullet, his record label has said, releasing a statement condemning “senseless violence”. The 28-year-old hip-hop star was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas, in the early hours on Tuesday. Takeoff, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, was best known
Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat climate change unless they start training employees on sustainability, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith told Reuters. Speaking ahead of a report the software maker released Wednesday, Smith said common instruction on issues like carbon accounting was too piecemeal for the roughly 3,900 companies that have vowed
Russia is set to resume its participation in the Ukraine grain export deal, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed. Moscow pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement over the weekend following what it called a “terrorist attack” on its fleet of Black Sea ships in Crimea by Ukrainian forces. The country said it could not guarantee
Rishi Sunak has reversed his decision to skip the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, following pressure from green campaigners and MPs. In a statement on Twitter, the prime minister said: “There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. “There is no energy security without investing in renewables. That is why I
PGA tour hall of famer Greg Norman gives CNN rare access to his prized golf room at his estate in Jupiter, Florida. Some of Norman’s clubs date back to the 1970s, and many were made by Norman himself.
The boss of Britishvolt, the start-up building a battery gigafactory in Northumberland, has told Sky News that staff have agreed a “substantial” temporary pay cut as it continues work to shore up its financial future. Chief executive Graham Hoare refused to tell Ian King Live about the figures involved, but added that the executive team
It would be 10 times more expensive to operate gas-fired power plants in the long term than to build new solar PV capacity in Europe, according to a new study from Oslo-based energy research company Rystad Energy. Natural gas is presently very expensive in Europe, due to the plunge in Russian gas exports. Rystad Energy
Club holding Devon Energy (DVN) beat sales and earnings forecasts when it reported third-quarter results Tuesday, highlighting the oil-and-gas producer’s capital discipline and ability to generate cash amid a volatile oil market. Total revenue climbed about 57% year-over-year, to $5.43 billion, exceeding analysts’ expectations of $4.95 billion, according to estimates from Refinitiv. Adjusted diluted earnings per
In this article TWTR-MX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images After Elon Musk closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter last week, employees at the company braced for job cuts. Some told CNBC
The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told police he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other politicians. David DePape was allegedly looking for Mrs Pelosi when he attacked her husband Paul, 82, with a hammer in the early hours of last Friday. According to
Hundreds of migrants have been moved from an overcrowded immigration centre in Kent – with the government accused of presiding over a “shambles”. The Manston processing centre is designed to hold up to 1,600 people for no more than 24 hours – but as of Monday, there were 4,000 on the site. Sky News has
The government is testing plans to cope with energy blackouts that could last up to seven days, according to a report. The Guardian says that a series of exercises has been held with government departments and councils across the country in recent days. Programme Yarrow was drawn up in 2021 to improve planning and resilience
Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell takes a look at the intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine in Bakhmut. Reports say Russian forces are advancing towards the centre after weeks of heavy artillery attacks. #skynews #ukraine #russia #kherson #putin SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on
Donald Trump lashes out at journalist Bob Woodward for releasing hours of raw audio from several interviews Woodward recorded with the former president. The tapes include Trump sharing his views on Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un and the Covid-19 pandemic. Woodward tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that Trump’s self-assessments are “off and dangerous.”
Boris Johnson is in talks with one of Hollywood’s most prominent talent agencies about a lucrative speaking deal following his aborted run for a second stint as Britain’s prime minister. Sky News has learned that Mr Johnson has been holding detailed talks with Endeavor, the group founded by American businessman Ari Emanuel. Sources said that
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has announced the platform’s coveted ‘blue tick’ will now cost users $8 (£7) a month, and criticised the current system as “bulls***”. In a tweet himself, Musk said: “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. “Power to the people! Blue
Elon Musk pledged to make getting rid of spam accounts one of his main priorities after buying Twitter – but there’s another mounting exodus that he perhaps did not intend. Fears over the SpaceX founder’s potentially loose stance on content moderation has plenty of genuine users considering their future on the platform, including some of
Boris Johnson has told Sky News that he does not think Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in his war in Ukraine. There have been suggestions that the Russian president could carry out such a military strike as his forces continue to lose territory which they captured earlier in the invasion. But in
Phoenix-based electric bicycle brand Lectric eBikes has just unveiled its newest model, the Lectric XP 3.0. Full of new features and updated components, it’s set to likely become one of the best-selling electric bikes in the country. That’s because the Lectric XP 3.0 is now replacing the Lectric XP 2.0, and it’s upgrading a number
Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, August 17, 2022. Nathan Frandino | Reuters ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced the signing of a strategic partnership that will see $100 billion mobilized to develop