Life support treatment for a 12-year-old boy with brain damage should be stopped as he is clinically dead, the High Court has ruled. Archie Battersbee has been at the centre of a legal dispute after he was seriously injured in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, in April. Doctors treating the child at
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Beijing is rushing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for its cheap alcohol and large crowds – with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns. The outbreak of nearly 200 cases was linked to the city centre Heaven Supermarket Bar – which had just reopened as curbs in
7:58 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, holding off Chris Buescher for a historic victory at Sonoma Raceway. Suarez, a 30-year-old from Monterrey, finally won in the 195th career start of a Cup Series career that began in 2017.
The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April, according to official figures released as the CBI, Britain’s biggest employers’ group, demanded “vital actions” from the government to prevent an inflation-driven recession. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) had been expected by economists to confirm a slight rise in gross domestic product (GDP) for the month
A potential breakthrough that could lead to the first significant new US gun law in decades has been announced by a bipartisan group of senators. The framework for a firearms safety bill is a response to last month’s mass shootings but the proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden
Elon Musk says that Tesla had a “very tough quarter” and asks employees to needs to “rally hard to recover” in leaked emails. Over the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent emails to employees and Electrek obtained copies. In the first email, Musk tried to instill meaning about building Tesla products to workers: “We *actually*
SINGAPORE — The shift toward plant-based proteins may benefit food security, the chief sustainability officer of Singapore’s state investor said Tuesday. Steve Howard of Temasek said around 18% of calories come from livestock, but 80% of agricultural land is used for farm animals. In some markets, 80% of grain is fed to livestock, he told
Boris Johnson has been told that the majority of Northern Ireland assembly members reject the government’s “reckless new protocol legislation”. A letter on behalf of 52 of the 90 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) said the proposal “flies in the face of the expressed wishes of not just most businesses, but most people in
Boris Johnson has said it would be “preposterous” for Brussels to launch a trade war over “trivial” planned changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol – as senior EU figures warned of the damage they could cause. The government is preparing to table legislation to override parts of the deal, which governs Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading
Jidu, Baidu’s electric car venture alongside Geely, revealed its first concept car on June 8, 2022. Baidu BEIJING — As Chinese companies race for a slice of the world’s largest car market, they’re betting heavily on assisted driving technology. China sold nearly 21.5 million passenger cars last year. That’s roughly the equivalent of sales in
Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Ed Arnold, says Russian forces are making progress in the east of Ukraine. #Ukraine #Russia #War 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 Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) shows testimony from former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser Jared Kushner during the House January 6 select committee’s first hearing. #CNN #News
Robbie Williams will tour the UK and Ireland this autumn marking 25 years since he began his solo career. Williams, 48, began his career as part of the boyband Take That, but left the group in the summer of 1995 to go solo. As a soloist, he has recorded 13 UK number one albums, making
Rwanda is a densely populated country of 13 million people and the capital Kigali is bursting with life and energy. With a compulsory monthly street clean and a ban on single use plastics, parts of the country are pristine and picturesque. The east African nation is now getting ready to welcome the first group of
For a leader on the backfoot, offence can be the best form of defence. For Boris Johnson, there’s no better way to try and move the conversation on from his own political woes than picking a big fight with the EU. But when the prime minister unveils controversial legislation on the Northern Ireland Protocol that
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is going to put a three-for-one stock split to a shareholder vote at its upcoming annual meeting. The company announced its intentions to do another stock split back in March, but it didn’t reveal the details. Today, as part of the release of its prospectus for its 2022 annual
Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move. Owen Humphreys | PA Images | Getty Images The chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency has issued a stark warning to coastal communities,
The chair of Landsec, the FTSE-100 commercial property group, is on a shortlist of contenders to take the helm at the Royal Opera House, one of Britain’s most important cultural sector jobs. Sky News has learnt that Cressida Hogg, who is preparing to step down from the Landsec post, is among a small number of
8:01 AM ET After a 1-0 win over Nigeria in New Jersey and a 0-0 draw with Mexico in Chicago, Ecuador concluded their mini-tour of the United States with another 1-0 victory over African opposition, this time Cape Verde Islands, in Fort Lauderdale. The scorelines are narrow and unremarkable, and outside Ecuador and its U.S.-based
A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, his family have said. Jordan Gatley left the British Army in March and flew to Ukraine soon after to help fend off Russian forces and train Ukrainian soldiers. Announcing the news on Facebook, his father Dean wrote: “Yesterday (10/06/22) we