For most people, price hikes at the petrol pump and supermarket checkout have not been matched by proportionate salary rises. Inflation is expected to outpace pay growth until the end of 2023, according to official government forecasts. But in a few jobs, wages are keeping up with the cost of living. Sky News analysis of
SpaceX signed its first deal with an air carrier to provide in-flight wireless Internet using the Starlink satellite network, the space company said on Thursday as it jockeys with other burgeoning satellite firms to put high-speed Internet on commercial airlines. The company, owned by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, has been in talks for months
4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Miguel Cabrera‘s pursuit of baseball history will last at least one more day after a controversial free pass. Cabrera, needing only one hit to become the 33rd player in major league history with 3,000 hits, was intentionally walked in the eighth inning Thursday of the Detroit Tigers‘ 3-0 victory
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Retail sales plunged by 1.4% last month – far more than expected – as consumers tightened their belts in the face of the squeeze in living costs, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the decline was largely driven by a drop in demand for online purchases and pointed to dented
In this article SGRE-ES An offshore wind turbine in waters off Taiwan. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs says it’s targeting 20% renewable energy generation by the middle of this decade. Billy H.C. Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty Images A large-scale offshore wind farm in waters off the coast of Taiwan has produced its first power,
It should be easy to elect a Republican in Missouri, but former governor and now Senate candidate Eric Greitens is throwing a wrench in things. In today’s episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why Greitens’ controversial past may help a Democrat win. #CNN #News #Cillizza
Newly released satellite images show what appear to be mass graves dug around the Ukrainian city of Mariupol – holding the bodies of thousands of civilians. The grim photographs, taken by satellite imaging firm Maxar Technologies, reportedly depict more than 200 mass graves dug in long rows stretching away from an existing cemetery in the
Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the last three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. A total of 470 crimes were recorded at Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, St James’s Palace and Clarence House – either inside or immediately outside the grounds – between 2019 and 2021, the Metropolitan
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J
English singer Tom Grennan has been attacked and robbed outside a New York bar. The 26-year-old had been performing in Manhattan on Wednesday and was the victim of “an unprovoked attack” after the show. He was left with a ruptured ear and torn eardrum, according to his manager. Grennan has now postponed the gig he
Boris Johnson is to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as a investigation into whether he misled parliament about lockdown-busting Downing Street parties looms. The prime minister will try to progress UK-India trade talks when he meets Mr Modi in New Delhi, emphasising the importance of the partnership between the two nations for
Asylum seekers have warned they are willing to go into hiding to avoid being sent to Rwanda for processing. As word spreads about the scheme in the days since it launched, legal advisers told Sky News that people are trying to withdraw their asylum applications. Geeth Kulasegaram said people were panicking and scared and that
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company announced that it has raised $675 million in a new funding round valuing the company at $5.675 billion. It plans to use the funds to build many new boring machines and dig tunnels under more cities. The Boring Company (TBC) wrote in a press release: Our Series C funding round
Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory and Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock come
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson allegedly punched a man repeatedly in the face on a plane in San Francisco. Mobile phone video obtained by US website TMZ appears to show the former boxer, 55, hitting the man in a seat behind his. A source close to the former sports star, who competed between 1985
Elon Musk has secured the financing for his takeover bid of Twitter, including £16.1bn of his own fortune, according to a new regulatory filing on Thursday. The remainder of the funding, amounting to more than £19.5bn, will be provided through two debt commitment letters offering a series of loans from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding. Twitter
9:42 AM ET Associated Press The Kentucky Derby television broadcast will be produced by a woman for the first time in the 148-year history of the race. Lindsay Schanzer is the new senior producer for NBC Sports’ Derby coverage, overseeing the network’s horse racing production. It’s her 10th Derby but her first running the show
In this article MSTR MIAMI — MicroStrategy may technically be in the business of enterprise software and cloud-based services, but CEO Michael Saylor says the publicly traded company doubles as the first and only bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund in the U.S. “We’re kind of like your nonexistent spot ETF,” Saylor told CNBC on the sidelines
Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt discusses a possible Ukrainian strike on a major Russian warship in the Black Sea. The Russians say the ship was evacuated after a fire. #CNN #News