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‘The government’s doing a terrible job’: Ghetts addresses confusion over gig restrictions

Rapper Ghetts has told Sky News the handling of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions for the music industry “doesn’t make sense” and that the...

Police Federation no longer has confidence in home secretary, calling pay freeze ‘final straw’

The Police Federation of England and Wales says it no longer has confidence in Home Secretary Priti Patel and has branded a pay freeze...

Politics

Labour MP asked to leave the Commons after saying PM has ‘lied… over and over again’ during pandemic

A Labour MP has been asked to leave the House of Commons for the remainder of the day after refusing to withdraw claims that...

World

Guinea pulls out of Olympics over ‘resurgence of COVID variants’

Guinea has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, citing a “resurgence of COVID variants”. It means five athletes from the African nation will be...

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Tesla signs deal with world’s largest nickel miner to secure resource for battery production

Tesla has signed a new deal with BHP, the world’s largest nickel miner, in order to secure the resource for upcoming battery production. There...

Environment

Elon Musk says Tesla caused two-thirds of his personal and professional pain

In this article TSLA Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in...

Technology

UK digital bank Starling trims losses as revenue skyrockets 600%

The Starling Bank banking app on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images LONDON — British digital bank Starling reported a sevenfold...

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‘She was full of life’: The night Amy Winehouse appeared on stage for the last time

Three days before Amy Winehouse’s death from alcohol poisoning in July 2011, her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield, a 15-year-old singer, finished school for the summer...

Business

List of 16 sectors where workers may be exempt from COVID isolation revealed

The government has released a list of 16 sectors where fully vaccinated workers may be exempt from isolation if they are told to quarantine...

Fresh record as 618,903 people in England and Wales pinged by NHS COVID app in a week

A record 618,903 people in England and Wales were pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app in a week, latest figures show. The alerts were...

The forgotten story of one of history’s greatest Olympians – and a pioneer of protest in sport

Two Olympics. Three gold medals and one silver. A protest for equality and human rights at the 1968 Olympics before the iconic gesture by...

Business

Supermarkets admit stock shortages as ‘pingdemic’ concerns grow

Supermarkets Sainsbury’s, Iceland and Co-op have revealed they are suffering stock shortages as concerns grow about the impact of the so-called “pingdemic”. Sainsbury’s, Britain’s...

Politics

Govt ‘very concerned’ about impact of ‘pingdemic’ – with list of exempt workers expected ‘very soon’

The government is “very concerned” about the numbers of people being pinged by the NHS app, the business secretary has told Sky News. Speaking...

Science

NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Preparing to Take First Rock Samples From the Red Planet

The Perseverance Mars rover is preparing to collect its first rock sample from the site of an ancient lake bed, as its mission to...

Sports

Sources: Niners LB Warner gets 5-year extension

12:41 PM ET All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner and the 49ers agreed Wednesday on a five-year, $95 million extension that will tie him to San...

World

Director of Olympics opening ceremony fired over Holocaust comments

The director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been fired over comments he made about the Holocaust. The remarks were made by Kentaro Kobayashi...

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XL Fleet partners with eNow to power electric refrigerated trailers

XL Fleet has announced a partnership and investment in eNow, a solar and battery power system provider, to power electrified refrigerated commercial trailers. Under...

Environment

U.S., Germany strike a deal to allow completion of controversial Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Workers during the production process of pipes at the Nord Stream 2 facility at Mukran on Ruegen Islandon in Sassnitz, Germany. Carsten Koall |...

Environment

Siemens Gamesa Typhoon-Proofs Turbines for Japan

The increasing winds of storms, especially for typhoon-prone Japan, has led to some changes in the wind industry. A wind farm cluster on the...

Technology

Ethereum price rises after Elon Musk confirms he owns the cryptocurrency

Elon Musk, head of Tesla, at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site in Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance |...