A stake of up to 10% in the Premier League football club West Ham United has been put up for sale, providing the latest test of international investors’ appetite for a slice of one of England’s top-flight clubs. Sky News has learnt that Vanessa Gold, daughter of the late businessman David Gold and a joint-chair
Israel said its forces have attacked Hamas gunmen inside the militant group’s vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as fighting shows no sign of stopping. After the first successful rescue of a hostage held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire and vowed to crush the group’s ability to govern Gaza.
Boris Johnson suggested he saw COVID as “nature’s way of dealing with old people” and was “obsessed” with them accepting their fate, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard. During a hearing on Tuesday, notes were shared from the government’s former chief scientist describing a “bonkers set of exchanges”. Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in one
Things are getting heated Down Under as a Toyota executive’s recent anti-EV comments in Australia are being challenged by industry leaders, including Tesla. According to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, the comments come as the automaker is losing market share over its own hesitancy to go electric. Toyota has been the most vocal automaker
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple Inc. Apple announced new PC chips, MacBook Pro laptops, and a new iMac model at an unusual night-time launch event on Monday. Ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season, the new chips will refresh Apple’s Mac lineup, which saw sales fall 7% in the
Food inflation has decreased for the sixth month in a row and is now at a level not seen in more than a year, according to figures from an industry lobby group and consumer information company. In the year up to October the rate of food price rises stood at 8.8%, down from 9.9% in
Israel will not agree to a ceasefire as it would be equivalent to surrendering to Hamas and terrorism, Benjamin Nethanyu has said. The Israeli prime minister said his country would not stop military activity “just as the United States would not agree to a ceasefire after the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the terrorist attack
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A new Volkswagen EV will begin rolling out next year. Volkswagen revealed the first images of the ID.7 Tourer, the brand’s first electric station wagon. The flagship ID.7 electric sedan is gaining an estate version, or station wagon, for those of you in North America. After beginning ID.7 production in August, Volkswagen opened orders for
In an aerial view, the Valero Houston refinery seen on August 28, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Oil prices dipped even after Israel sent ground forces into the Gaza Strip, raising tensions in the Middle East, as investors closely monitor the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting later this week. Global benchmark
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has described street demonstrations in support of Palestinians as “hate marches”. It comes as five people have been charged after a pro-Palestinian protest took place in London on Saturday – the second weekend in a row during which marches have been held. When questioned about the demonstrations, after an emergency COBRA
Police in West Yorkshire say they are investigating a serving officer over allegations he shared racist and misogynistic content in a WhatsApp group with colleagues. Sky News has seen evidence of the content and messages on a device that was handed to the force 18 months ago. The officer’s ex-wife said she understood that West
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with AI experts and researchers at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Jane Tyska | Medianews Group | Getty Images President Joe Biden unveiled a new executive order on artificial intelligence — the U.S. government’s first action of its kind — requiring
Rishi Sunak has been warned not to ignore the “here and now” threats to people’s jobs posed by artificial intelligence, as Elon Musk and the creator of ChatGPT jet in for a landmark UK summit. Bletchley Park is set to welcome more than 100 figures from politics and business from today, including the likes of
A Metropolitan Police firearms officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba will be named publicly, a judge has ruled. The marksman, who had previously been known only as NX121, is facing trial at the Old Bailey over the shooting of 24-year-old Mr Kaba in Streatham Hill, south London. In a ruling at the Old
Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip “will escalate”, the country’s chief military spokesperson has warned, as troops push deeper into the region. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israel Defence Forces (IDF) troops are deployed along the northern border and “prepared for any scenario”. Dozens of militants were killed overnight, he added, but he refused
Lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since January last month, according to figures from the Bank of England. Just 43,328 home loans for house purchases were signed off in September – a third consecutive monthly decline – while net approvals for remortgaging fell to 20,600. That was the lowest total since January 1999. The
Single-use plastics have been banned in Wales from today. Plastic plates, cutlery and drink stirrers which can only be used once will be included as part of the ban. The Welsh government says the move would further “embed [its] response to the climate and nature emergency in everything [it does]”. Other items covered by the
The COVID public inquiry is set to become explosive this week, with former Boris Johnson aide Dominic Cummings expected to dish the dirt on the former prime minister. The maverick former No 10 adviser, once Mr Johnson‘s closest ally but now his sworn enemy, heads a list of top former Downing Street insiders giving evidence
Israel has warned of a long war to defeat Hamas, but it will surely be hoping to achieve its other main objective much faster – the rescue of more than 200 hostages. Ground troops have pushed into Gaza in what is being described the “second stage” of their offensive against the militant group that controls