Robert Pattinson has confessed to finding himself distractingly handsome as the new Batman. “It’s funny, you kind of have this split personality moment,” he told Sky News, of playing the masked super-hero. “You look in the mirror and go, ‘Daaaamn’. And then you’re like, ‘Wait, hold on. That’s me!'” It has been a long wait
Home Secretary Priti Patel has received a demand to review the events around the resignation of Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick. Scotland Yard’s deputy commissioner Sir Stephen House revealed he has written to Ms Patel about the controversial circumstances of his boss’s departure. He claimed that “due process” was not followed over Dame Cressida’s
A stalker who trekked 23 miles to Emma Raducanu’s home and stole her father’s shoe as a souvenir has been handed a five-year restraining order. Amrit Magar was found guilty of stalking the 19-year-old British tennis star between November and December last year. Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard how the 35-year-old went to the world number
Ukraine has brought in emergency measures and told its citizens in Russia to flee the country as fears of a large-scale invasion by President Vladimir Putin’s troops mount. In further ominous signs, Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy and the leaders of two Russian-backed separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine asked Mr Putin for military help
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is still open to diplomacy but will put its national security interests first. He said the country would continue to bolster its military amid a “difficult international situation”. In a video statement released to commemorate the annual Defender of the Fatherland Day, Mr Putin appeared to indirectly address the
Studies and speculations have gone hand in hand as we continue to look for planets that can support life. Several light-years away from Earth, scientists know a spot where all speculations could come true. The TRAPPIST-1 system is under the focus as it is “an extraordinary collection of 7 Earth-size worlds” orbiting a red dwarf
6:46 PM ET LONDON — It is the dichotomy at the heart of Christian Pulisic‘s career right now that at the same time he is learning not to feel the need to “save” the United States men’s national team, Chelsea are searching for a talisman as Romelu Lukaku continues to falter. Pulisic revealed in an
The governor of the Bank of England has warned that large wage rises and price-setting to reflect surging inflation risk embedding rising costs in the economy, resulting in “slow activity and increased unemployment”. Andrew Bailey told the Treasury committee of MPs that the so-called second round effects of the energy-led rise in living costs were
Vladimir Putin is “highly likely” to be planning a move on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told Sky News – as she warned Russia that “nothing is off the table” when considering further Western sanctions. The UK, US and EU have announced a raft of fresh sanctions on Russia following Mr Putin’s
Lasers have stolen much of the spotlight in recent times, thanks to their depiction in high-octane films. But there’s more to laser lights than just the movie stunts. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Izaña-1 (IZN-1) laser ranging station in Tenerife, Spain is making use of laser for space debris mitigation. Lasers from this station will
From cricket to (lots of) book writing, former Prime Ministers have to find something to do after having the country’s top job. These are the perks they keep, the ones they lose and some career options from Prime Ministers past. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Anthony Bourdain is in the Philippines exploring the culture’s love of music and cooking firsthand. Tune in Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
Elon Musk said that Tesla is working to make Steam’s library of video games work on its onboard vehicle computer. Tesla has been working to expand its presence in the video game space. Tesla is going into the video game business As we previously reported, Tesla has a team of software engineers working on video
Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus hydrogen A380 demonstrator Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in hopes of bringing lower-emissions fuels to commercial air travel. The European aircraft giant said Tuesday that it’s working with engine-maker CFM International — a joint venture of
President Biden, Prime Minister Johnson, President Macron, Chancellor Scholtz and the European Commission President von der Leyen: as the West woke up to Russian incursions into Ukraine, the co-ordinated response began with leaders announcing limited sanctions, with the promise of more. Their aim – outlined by leaders on podiums and in legislative chambers across Western
Mark Lanegan, singer of rock band Screaming Trees and a member of Queens of the Stone Age, has died aged 57. The musician, who was also a member of The Gutter Twins, died at his home in Killarney, Ireland. A statement posted on his official Twitter account described him as a “beloved singer, songwriter, author
In this article AMZN Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against two companies that allegedly acted as “fake review brokers.” The lawsuits filed in King
Barclays is to freeze millions of pounds in share awards to its former chief executive as he contests the findings of a regulatory probe into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Sky News has learnt that the British bank’s board has decided not to allow a chunk of shares granted to Mr Staley several years ago
Joe Biden has announced the first wave of US sanctions against Russia in retaliation for Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The US president said the penalties would be slapped on Russian banks and oligarchs. Mr Biden told reporters that the deployment of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine after Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two separatist-held
Boris Johnson has made clear the UK will not send troops to Ukraine if Russia launches a full-scale invasion, but there are other ways of aiding the European ally. Moscow sent “peacekeeping” forces into Russian-backed rebel-held areas of western Ukraine on Monday night, after President Vladimir Putin said the country would recognise the self-proclaimed republics