An Irish woman has described her dramatic escape from Sudan with her children as gunfire erupted around them – and has been left “heartbroken” as her husband remains in the country. Mother-of-three Sarah Widaa told Sky News that she was given just over an hour’s notice to get to the French embassy for an evacuation.
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He’s been asked so many times if he’ll run for president again; whether he’ll seek that second term. “It’s my intention…” is his stock answer. But tonight, on the eve of the day he is expected to formally announce, Joe Biden confirmed that intention to Sky News. “Are you going to run again, sir?” I
The government will take a nursing union to court next week in an attempt to stop its latest strike action. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are due to walk-out for 48 hours from 8pm on Sunday night until 8pm on Tuesday 2 May after rejecting the latest pay offer from the government.
Only Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray has revealed his lung cancer has returned and spread – despite previous hopes he had been cured. Murray, 66, who played Mickey Pearce in the classic sitcom, first announced his diagnosis in January 2022. But in May last year, the actor expressed hope that an operation to remove
12:21 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk was fined the maximum $5,000 on Monday for his cross-check of the Boston Bruins‘ Garnet Hathaway during Sunday’s game. Tkachuk delivered the shot to Hathaway at the end of the first period and was given a two-minute minor penalty
A team of British troops have flown into a port in eastern Sudan on a reconnaissance mission as the UK works out options to help evacuate British nationals stranded in the crisis-hit country, Sky News understands. The soldiers landed at Port Sudan, on the Red Sea on Monday. A flight tracking website showed a C-17
7:00 AM ET IN RECENT SEASONS, whenever Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reached second base against the Washington Nationals — and then the Los Angeles Dodgers — he made a midgame recruiting pitch to an old friend. Harper knew Trea Turner was still a couple of years from free agency, but as long as his
The nascent electric ATV market doesn’t offer that many options just yet, so it isn’t exactly difficult to become one of the self-described “fastest and most powerful electric ATVs.” But even if the pickings are still slim, the Indian company Powerland ATV thinks that its upcoming Tachyon electric ATV has what it takes to scratch
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Samsung is the world’s biggest maker of memory chips. A lack of demand and a chip glut has put pressure on memory prices which could hammer Samsung’s profit. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung could report its worst profit in 14 years this week, as prices for memory chips, its biggest business, continue
China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. In the 2020 Chinese lunar mission, the Chang’e 5, named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, an uncrewed probe took back to Earth China’s first
Len Goodman, who was head judge on Strictly Come Dancing for over a decade, has died just days before his 79th birthday, his agent has confirmed. His agent, Jackie Gill told Sky News the dancer and choreographer died on Saturday night at a hospice in Kent, surrounded by his family. He had been diagnosed with
At PMQs, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn accused the Tories of crashing the economy and taking money from Russians, adding: “Isn’t the message from the people of Scotland clear: ‘Don’t give the Tories what they want’?” Rishi Sunak replied: “If they can’t fix the mess Nicola Sturgeon left their party in, how can they hope
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been ordered to shell out $5 million to an expert, Robert Zeidman, who debunked his data related to the 2020 election, according to a decision by the arbitration panel obtained by CNN. Zeidman, who has decades in software development experience, joins CNN’s Erin Burnett. #CNN #News #shorts
There are understood to be around 4,000 British passport holders in Sudan after foreign secretary James Cleverly warned the UK government is “severely limited” in its ability to help British nationals until the conflict ends. It comes after diplomats and staff in Sudan have been evacuated by governments around the world as rival generals battle
An American Airlines flight was forced to return back to the airport after a possible bird strike. The Boeing 737-800 had departed from Columbus to Phoenix on Sunday morning before a crew member reported the strike at around 8am (EDT), the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane which was carrying 173 passengers
The average price of a home coming to market this month rose by just 0.2% to £366,247, according to data from Rightmove. This was lower than the average increase of 1.2% for this time of year. It showed that many new sellers are “taking note of the economic headwinds and the transitioning of the housing
7:48 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch benefitted from miscommunication with his Richard Childress Racing crew to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in double overtime and under caution. It was the second win of the season for Busch in his new No. 8 Chevrolet and second career victory at Talladega —
Box trucks are convenient for when you have to move a large amount of cargo around. But what if only you need to lug around a small amount of cargo, yet don’t want to give up your U-Haul vibes? That’s when you’ll want to call on the world’s smallest box truck, which just happens to
Emmerdale actor Dale Meeks has died aged 48, his family has confirmed. The Geordie actor, who played Simon Meredith on ITV soap Emmerdale between 2003 and 2006, died from “heart failure” on Saturday evening, his brother Philip Meeks said. Meeks was due to turn 49 on the day of the King’s coronation and died at