The pace of wage growth has eased back from a record level, according to official figures that also showed no change in the UK’s jobless rate despite the tough economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that average wages excluding bonuses were 7.7% higher than a year earlier in the three months to September.
Robert Jenrick has vowed the government will do “whatever it takes” to implement its Rwanda deportation plan – following Suella Braverman’s sacking as home secretary. The immigration minister – who kept his job in Monday’s dramatic reshuffle – said the government’s plan “must” go through, “no ifs, no buts”. However, the policy faces a make-or-break
California-based EV maker Rivian (RIVN) announced Monday it’s bringing on Carlo Materazzo as vice president of logistics. Materazzo comes to Rivian with over 20 years of auto experience as the EV maker continues ramping production. Rivian adds ex-Stellantis vet as it ramps EV production Before joining Rivian’s EV team, Materazzo was VP of manufacturing at
Dado Ruvic | Reuters Exxon Mobil aims to become a leading producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries through a drilling operation the oil giant is launching in Arkansas, the company announced Monday. Exxon earlier this year purchased 120,000 acres of a geological site in southern Arkansas called the Smackover Formation that is rich in
In this article NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jensen Huang, president of Nvidia, holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at the Supermicro keynote presentation during Computex 2023. Walid Berrazeg | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nvidia on Monday unveiled the H200, a graphics processing unit designed for training and deploying
A five-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in the US 35 years ago has finally been identified, police say – and her mother and a live-in boyfriend have been charged with her murder. DNA tests and a crucial tip given earlier this year finally gave officers the breakthrough they needed, as they
Donald Trump’s eldest sister Maryanne Trump Barry has died at the age of 86. Ms Trump Barry, a former federal judge, died at her home in Manhattan and was found early on Monday morning, according to reports. The New York City Police Department said an 86-year-old woman was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the bedroom
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. When it comes to Rishi Sunak’s reset, it appears to be third time lucky as the prime minister sought to take back control of his ailing premiership. Sacking Suella Braverman as home secretary only to bring back former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary was
The energy watchdog has introduced rules to speed up the amount of time it takes energy projects to connect to the national grid and begin powering it. New Ofgem regulation will allow stalled energy schemes to be kicked off the list of generators and storage projects waiting to be connected, freeing up space for ready-to-go
There are hundreds of seated electric scooters out there these days, and many are hard to tell apart. But Barcelona-based Silence has made a name for itself with high-performance electric scooters that feature the company’s unique roll-along removable batteries. Now the company is teaming up with IRP Systems to upgrade the scooters for even better
A wind turbine installation taking place in Germany on July 14, 2023. The International Energy Agency is calling for a surge in renewable energy installations over the next few years. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Renewable energy firms are mostly suffering a dire earnings season as struggling supply chains, manufacturing faults and rising
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class on Monday night in Toronto with one of the most goalie-heavy groups ever to be inducted. NHL netminders Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon all made
Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of hot magma flowing quickly underground. The fishing town of Grindavik, home to 3,000 people, has been ordered to evacuate amid concerns it could be destroyed by lava flows. Sky News takes a look at some of
Tim Minchin has paid tribute to his mother, Ros, after announcing her death while performing a show in Australia. The comedian, musician and singer shared a photograph on Instagram, simply captioned: “So it goes.” During his show at the State Theatre in Sydney on Friday as part of his latest tour, An Unfunny Evening With
Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary. She was asked to leave the job this morning by Rishi Sunak. In a statement released after her sacking, Ms Braverman said: “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary. I will have more to say in due course.” Politics latest:
David Cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary as a cabinet reshuffle kicks off in Downing Street. The former prime minister was seen entering Number 10 this morning, shortly after Rishi Sunak began changing his top team. Follow live for updates and analysis on reshuffle Mr Cameron is no longer an elected politician as he
Royal Mail has been fined £5.6m by the industry regulator for missing targets covering both first and second-class deliveries. Ofcom said that for the 2022-23 financial year – a time when it was hit by 18 days of strikes by frontline workers – Royal Mail’s reported performance results showed that it had only delivered 73.7%
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott has announced he is dropping out of the 2024 race, saying voters have been really clear in telling him: “‘Not now’.” The South Carolina senator’s departure shocked his own campaign staff. Several told Sky’s US partner NBC News they had no prior warning and only found out he was ending
Nigel Farage has been pictured arriving in Australia amid speculation he is about to take part in this year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The former UKIP and Brexit party leader was pictured arriving on Sunday at Brisbane Airport – around 100 miles from the jungle campsite where the popular ITV show
In the age of silky-smooth and quiet electrification, big screens, cameras, and power everything, what truly defines a luxury car? It’s a question I found myself asking after two days with the Volkswagen ID.7, the new mid-size EV sedan from Wolfsburg. It’s not a luxury car, per se, but so much about it does feel