Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned his country’s citizens that Russian troops are preparing to storm Kyiv, urging them “to stop the enemy wherever you can”. After unleashing airstrikes, Russian tanks rolled into Kyiv on Friday, and troops were descending on the capital from two fronts. In a message posted on social media, Mr Zelenskyy
British Airways has suffered a major outage, causing several flights to be cancelled and leaving passengers stuck on planes after landing at Heathrow. The airline’s website and app were down for hours on Friday evening, leaving customers unable to check in online or book flights. The airline confirmed that the outage was not due to
Boris Johnson has directly addressed the people of Russia telling them in their own language: “I do not believe this war is in your name.” In a video message released on Friday night, the prime minister also spoke Ukrainian urging an end to the conflict. Mr Johnson’s latest comments after Kyiv was hit by air
An avatar making his way through the metaverse platform Decentraland The metaverse mogul behind a record investment in virtual land is about to start development. Tokens.com paid more than $2 million for space in Decentraland, one of several burgeoning platforms in the metaverse, in November of last year. In an interview, Tokens.com co-founder and CEO
Welcome to our guide to what’s new and worth watching in the world of TV and film. Featuring our biggest celebrity interviews of the week, our Backstage entertainment review also includes details of the other new and noteworthy works coming to your screens. Cyrano – out in cinemas now First up, the classic tale of
Russia has been kicked out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The organisers said Russia’s participation would “bring the competition into disrepute”. The 66th Eurovision contest is due to be held in Turin in May after rock act Maneskin claimed victory last year. Finland said it would boycott the
A new survey shows that Tesla is gaining steam as a brand with Republicans after being a darling of the Democrats for years. In general, Tesla buyers, and electric car buyers have always been more Democrats than Republicans. Left-leaning individuals are generally more environmentally cautious though climate change concerns have been gradually gaining ground on
Ukrainian servicemen sit atop armored personnel carriers driving on a road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Vadim Ghirda | AP Bitcoin donations to the Ukrainian army are soaring after Moscow launched a large-scale offensive against Ukraine early Thursday. New data from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic shows that over a 12-hour
A swimmer who was fatally mauled by a shark off the coast of Sydney has been named as 35-year-old Simon Nellist who was originally from the UK. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/sydney-shark-attack-swimmer-killed-identified-as-35-year-old-british-expat-simon-nellist-12544047 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan have been found guilty of all counts in the federal trial of the three men charged with violating Ahamud Arbery’s civil rights. #CNN #News
Dave Grohl’s reputation as the nicest man in rock precedes him. “Are you ready to meet rock royalty?” I’m asked before I speak to him. Everyone in the (Zoom) room is excited about meeting Dave Grohl. If things had gone to plan, the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer would have been in the
The Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen with binary code code overlaying. Nurphoto | Getty Images As Russia steps up its cyber attacks on Ukraine alongside a military invasion, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are worried the situation could spill over into other countries, becoming an all-out cyber war. Russia has been
7:00 AM ET Thirteen Power 5 schools hired new coaches during a tumultuous college football coaching carousel. Remember when Lincoln Riley turned down speculation he would leave Oklahoma for LSU, only to accept the position at USC less than a day later? What happened after that? Brian Kelly filled Ed Orgeron’s shoes at LSU, the
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Ukrainian troops “you are all we have” as he accused European countries of not doing enough to stop the Russian invasion. He said the Russian attack in Ukraine was like a repeat of the Second World War and called on European citizens to protest to force their governments to act
Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid when he was pinned beneath a colleague’s knee. Tou Thao, 36, J. Alexander Kueng, 28, and Thomas Lane, 38, were convicted yesterday of denying Floyd’s constitutional right to medical care while in police
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has received a questionnaire as part of the police inquiry into alleged COVID lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street. During the Metropolitan Police’s ongoing Operation Hillman, more than 50 people have been sent a document to ask for their account and explanation of participation in “partygate” events. Scotland Yard has warned recipients that
Sean Penn has been pictured at a press briefing at the at the Presidential Office in Kyiv, as he works on a documentary in Ukraine about the ongoing Russian invasion. Wearing sunglasses and with the collar of his jacket turned up, the 61-year-old listened intently, with a colleague sat close beside him to assist with
UEFA has moved the Champions League final to Paris after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The final was set to be played at the Gazprom Arena in the Russian city of St Petersburg on 28 May, but has been moved to the Stade de France in Paris instead. The decision to move the football showpiece event
UK flights to and over Russia have been banned by the country’s civil aviation authority in retaliation for a British ban on Aeroflot in UK airports and airspace. Rosaviatsiya said that all flights by the UK carriers to Russia as well as transit flights are banned from Friday. It is acting, it said, in response
Asian shares have rallied slightly driven by a US rebound as some analysts said the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine were not as strong as markets had feared. Global share prices plummeted sharply on Thursday after Vladimir Putin unleashed a military assault on the neighbouring country. While the