Sir Jim Ratcliffe has tabled a last-minute £4.25bn bid to buy Chelsea. The Ineos boss is understood to have held talks with chairman Bruce Buck on Thursday, and submitted what now represents the biggest offer for the Premier League club on Friday. The 69-year-old businessman explored in detail a possible bid for the Stamford Bridge
The MP accused of watching pornography in the Commons is Conservative Neil Parish, the chief whip has told Sky News. A spokesman for the chief whip said: “Having spoken to the chief whip this afternoon, Neil Parish MP is reporting himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. “Mr Parish has been suspended from the Conservative
Two British aid workers who have reportedly been captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have been named. UK non-profit organisation Presidium Network said Paul Urey and Dylan Healey were captured on Monday. They are understood to have been captured at a checkpoint south of the city of Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine. Mr Urey has been
It’s 35 years since the original Dirty Dancing shimmied its way onto the big screen, and now a sequel to the much-loved film is in the works. Jennifer Grey – who played Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman in the cult classic – has been confirmed to star in the new movie. Film studio Lionsgate announced the news
A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the torture and killing of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The group, which included ringleader
A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the killings of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The group, said to include ringleader Mohammed
All women in parliament have been subjected to “wandering hands”, a female cabinet minister has said as she told male MPs “to keep your hands in your pockets”. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan made her comments to Sky News, amid renewed accusations of misogyny and sexual misconduct in parliament, including claims a Tory MP watched
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A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Sergio Moraes | Reuters California’s attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for allegedly overstating the role of recycling in curbing global
8:00 PM ET NFL Nation The 2022 NFL draft began Thursday and continues through Saturday (ABC/ESPN/ESPN App). The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first pick of the draft and are one of eight teams to have two picks in the first round, joining the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans
The staff have no training in treating shrapnel or gunshot wounds but they are part of the war effort helping their injured soldiers. They describe the situation as World War III. Sky News Special Correspondent Alex Crawford visits a hospital near Kyiv that’s treating troops injured just a short distance away on the frontline. Warning:
Ekaterina Kotrikadze, a Russian journalist for the outlet TV Rain, explains what Russian civilians are hearing about the war after the Kremlin’s crackdown on journalism. #CNN #News
In this article AMZN Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks with CNBC’s Jon Fortt. CNBC Amazon will report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting: Earnings: $8.36 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $116.3 billion, according to Refinitiv Here are some other key revenue numbers: Amazon Web Services: $18.27 billion
Around 8,000 British soldiers are due to be sent to eastern Europe to take part in military exercises designed to combat Russian aggression. The deployment – which is one of the largest to take place since the Cold War – will see troops placed in countries from Finland to North Macedonia. Dozens of tanks and
According to KBB, the average transaction price for a new electric vehicle increased by 1.8% in March amidst a 17% year-over-year increase. Hopefully that uptick will be reversed with an expected increase in supply, thanks to Chevrolet resuming Bolt production as well as a number of affordable EV models set to arrive at dealerships between
Drift ice – ice flows in the Arctic Ocean, Nordaustlandet, North East Land, Norway. Arterra | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Espen Barth Eide is Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment. Fatih Birol is the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s inexcusable aggression against Ukraine has focused
It was must-see teatime viewing for generations, the home to Kylie Minogue and Margot Robbie before they became mega stars, the street that gave us Harold Bishop’s return from the dead and Bouncer’s dream, and where good Neighbours became good friends. While the soap moved from the BBC to Channel 5 and lost UK viewers
In this article TWTR Musk would have been appointed to Twitter’s board on Saturday, but the world’s richest man informed the company on the day that he would not, in fact, be taking the board seat. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter is set to report earnings for the first quarter
Ukraine has requested more ‘heavy weapons’ from the United States, which has now agreed to supply howitzer-type artillery. It is hoped that with new radar targeting, these relatively old guns could hit Russian targets up to 10 miles away from the firing point. For the latest developments in Ukraine: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
CNN’s Jim Acosta reacts to a busy week of headlines involving prominent members of the Republican party. #CNN #News