Education minister Will Quince says he has been given “categorical assurance” from Number 10 that Boris Johnson was “not aware of any serious specific allegations” against his disgraced former deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher, when he was appointed. Mr Pincher quit the role last week after he was accused of drunkenly groping two men at
There are 7,000 fewer pubs in England and Wales than there were 10 years ago, research has found. Their total number dropped below 40,000 in the first half of 2022 – the lowest number on record, according to real estate advisers Altus Group. Pubs have suffered setbacks in recent years due to the coronavirus pandemic,
When we think of the term “electric vehicles”, we generally conjure up mental images of Teslas or other headline-grabbing electric cars. But a new German study from Deloitte shows that it’s actually electric bicycles that are leading the shift towards electric transportation. The study was conducted by Deloitte last month in Germany, where 1,008 respondents
In this article DTG-DE U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interest from multinationals like Daimler Truck and Volvo. According to Tevva, which says it has raised $140 million in funding, its vehicle will have a range of as
Danish police have said there is no indication a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall was terror related. Three people died following the shooting on Sunday afternoon, with several other people injured – four critically. At a press conference on Monday morning, Copenhagen chief inspector Soren Thomassen said one of the three killed was a
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Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen joins CNN’s Alisyn Camerota to discuss former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s shocking testimony before the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot, and what her testimony revealed about how former President Donald Trump tries to avoid accountability. #CNN #News
Motorists could face “serious disruption throughout the day,” police have warned, as protesters are expected to target motorways in a demonstration over high fuel prices. Roads across the country could see traffic jams as protesters call for a cut in fuel duty. They will target mostly three-lane motorways and result in slow-downs on two lanes,
6:19 PM ET NBA free agency doesn’t begin until June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, but the news is already rolling in from around the Association. Much of the early buzz is coming out of New York, where Kyrie Irving‘s contract status has pundits and fans speculating about the future of the Brooklyn Nets‘ star
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A visitor (R) learns about huaneng’s high-temperature gas-cooled reactor model at the China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Exhibition 2021 in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Oct. 19, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nuclear power could be a dominant player in the next-generation clean energy landscape, but that will require concerted
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Mick Mulvaney, who worked as President Trump’s chief of staff, discusses the bombshell testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson and Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection. #CNN #News
Police have released bodycam footage showing the moment a black man was shot up to 60 times after he fled a traffic stop. Eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in the shooting of Jayland Walker, 25, last week after a pursuit by car and on foot. Police say they believed Walker was armed
Police in Denmark say several people have been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall in Copenhagen. The shooting took place at the Field’s shopping centre, one of the largest in Scandinavia. “One person has been arrested in connection with the shootings,” Copenhagen police tweeted, adding: “We currently cannot reveal more about the person’s identity.”
Bar closures in Parliament are not needed to prevent MP scandals, senior politicians agree, as it was argued the cause is “bigger than the hospitality arrangements”. Frontbenchers from both main parties pointed out few of the recent misconduct controversies had actually happened in hostelries at Westminster. Chris Pincher, MP for Tamworth in Staffordshire, quit as
Adele says the “brutal” backlash to her decision to postpone her Las Vegas shows made her a “shell of a person” for months. The singer was due to perform a series of concerts from January to April this year at Caesars Palace but they were scrapped just 24 hours before the opening night. The 34-year-old
A family-run industrial group is to change hands for £400m, giving a much-needed boost to a deals market slowing down amid growing economic anxiety. Sky News has learnt that Triton Partners is on the verge of an agreement to acquire O’Connor Utilities Group, which is based in Manchester. An industry source said a deal could
A one-year-old has died in the US state of Georgia after being left inside a parked car outside a Walgreens for up to four hours, with temperatures in the vehicle around 40C. It is yet another incident of a child dying after being left in a hot car in America, which sees an average of
Boris John made the “choice he thought was best” in appointing Chris Pincher to government and was “not aware of specific claims” about the Tory MP, a cabinet minister has insisted. Speaking to Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey also rejected the idea there was a “problem with