With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep on the job. They can’t visit the village rooms where competitors are staying, but they can try out the high-tech beds athletes are sleeping in. Several corridors at the main media center are lined with “sleep rest cabins,” small pods
At least 14 people died and 35 people were injured after a mudslide brought on by heavy rains hit a town in western Colombia, officials have said. One person is missing after the disaster in a residential area of the Dosquebradas municipality near the town of Pereira in Risaralda province on Tuesday, Carlos Maya, the
SpaceX has confirmed that a geomagnetic storm destroyed most of the Starlink satellites it launched last Friday. Elon Musk’s company said that 40 of its 49 satellites were going to fall back to Earth – though they are designed to burn up on re-entry – after a space storm “significantly impacted” them. They were part
Health minister Gillian Keegan has apologised for continuing with an in-person meeting despite being told a lateral flow COVID test had come back positive. Posting a thread on Twitter, Ms Keegan said she took a precautionary lateral flow test ahead of a planned visit and was told she had recorded a positive result while she
New data from a South Korean research firm shows that EV battery manufacturer CATL is once against the largest in the world by installed battery capacity. The company saw growth over 165% compared to 2020 and holds the title of world’s largest battery manufacturer for the fifth year in a row. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co
choja | E+ | Getty Images Shares of Enphase Energy rose more than 16% during extended trading Tuesday after the company reported record revenues for the fourth quarter. The company beat analyst estimates on both the top- and bottom-line. Enphase, which makes microinverters and backup energy storage for solar systems, said sales jumped 17% quarter
Serial killer Levi Bellfield has confessed to the notorious hammer murders of mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell 26 years ago. Bellfield is currently serving a life sentence for killing schoolgirl Millie Dowler and two others. Drug addict Michael Stone was twice convicted of murdering the Russells and is serving life. But he has
Critics are calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself in an upcoming case due to his wife’s political activism. CNN’s Pamela Brown reports. #CNN #News
In this article FB Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, leaving the Merrion Hotel in Dublin after meeting with Irish politicians to discuss regulation of social media, transparrency in political advertising and the safety of young people and vulnerable adults. On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Dublin, Ireland. Artur Widak | NurPhoto |
Higher costs, more paperwork and border delays have been “the only detectable impact so far” of Brexit for British businesses, according to a new report by MPs. Trade volumes have been suppressed since the end of the transition period in December 2020 – though the COVID-19 pandemic and wider global issues were also key factors,
Hailed as the “undisputed Queen of the Brits”, Adele marked her big return to the UK with a successful night at the ceremony – giving a rare live performance and scooping three prizes. The north London star won the first Brit Award of the evening – best song, for Easy On Me – and followed
Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) greets customers as he attends the grand opening event of the new Apple store at The Grove on November 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Peloton might be for sale. (Or, maybe not quite yet, if you think the new CEO will have enough time
Eileen Gu’s skills are performed at such speed that they are difficult to compute in real-time, as she sails 22ft in the air, twisting her body like a corkscrew while clutching the bottom of her ski. Before each jump she closes her eyes and visualises her performance, imagining how each scene will play out. You might
Spy planes are conducting missions to track Russian movements, which might include listening to Russian soldiers’ phone calls home, according to one expert. The planes are equipped with devices that allow them to collect signals sent from Russian bases and to intercept communications. Sky News analysis of flight tracking data from a typical day in
A minister has warned that “everyone needs to reflect carefully on the language they use” as Boris Johnson faces increasing pressure to apologise over his discredited claim that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Saville. At Prime Minister’s Questions at noon, the PM will make his first House of Commons appearance since Sir Keir
A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son has claimed she initially believed he died of an illness. Appearing at Birmingham Crown Court, Alicia Watson said she never harmed Kemarni Watson Darby and told jurors she took him to see a nurse just hours before his death. The 30-year-old defendant said she “genuinely thought he
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The BP company logo is seen outside a petrol station on September 23, 2021 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil and gas giant BP on Tuesday reported a massive upswing in full-year net profit, supported by soaring commodity prices. The British energy major posted full-year underlying replacement cost
7:49 AM ET Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show With a pair of undisputed title fights in the next six weeks, and the calendar beyond March starting to fill up quickly,
Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear co-presenter James May says he, Clarkson and Hammond come “as a package” so the future of the show and a replacement “will require thought”. Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/1452410/jeremy-clarkson-dropped-from-bbcs-top-gear