The owner of HMV has approached a number of debt providers to back a last-gasp rescue bid for Wilko, the ailing high street retailer. Sky News understands that Doug Putman has sounded out firms including Gordon Brothers and Hilco – from which he bought HMV in 2018 – about helping to finance an offer for
The Cascadia subduction zone is a convergent plate boundary that stretches from British Columbia to California. Experts say a shift in the plates will cause a major natural disaster for people living along the west coast.
Thousands of people came together at the National Mall to remember the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington. But they say that even after all this time, the US is still driven by racial inequality, and King’s dream has not yet come true. Alphonso David, the leader of the Global Black
Nadine Dorries has announced her resignation with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her. The Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire said on Saturday she had submitted her resignation letter to the prime minister, publishing it in the Mail
Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has announced she is resigning, after months of criticism over her absence from the House of Commons. In her resignation letter, the Tory MP accused Rishi Sunak of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her. The letter to the prime minister said:
Whole-life prison sentences will become the “default” punishment for “sexual or sadistic” murders, the prime minister has said. Former NHS neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby was told she will never be released on Monday after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others on 18 August. She is only the fourth woman
Dhp Technology makes folding solar roofs, and now they’re going to be built over 45 rest stops, where they’ll power EV charging stations. Swiss startup Dhp Technology is part of the ABCD-Horizon consortium, which includes Swiss energy company Aventron, BG Consulting Engineers, and Cargo Sous Terrain. The consortium is launching this project in the cantons
The former owners of The Daily Telegraph have lined up hundreds of millions of pounds from Middle Eastern investors in a bid to wrest back control of the newspaper from Britain’s biggest high street bank. Sky News can exclusively reveal that the Barclay family lodged a proposal last week to buy back roughly £1bn of
South Africa still have work to do, and improvement to find, if they are to win the Rugby World Cup again, Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said after the team had humbled New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday. The Springboks thrashed New Zealand 35-7 in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture — the biggest loss
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander Vikram touched down on the lunar surface as “Shiva Shakti Point”. Terming the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission as an
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Rudy Giuliani still hasn’t found a Georgia-based lawyer and is getting help from former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, an unindicted co-conspirator in the Fulton County election subversion case, to help him find legal representation, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. #rudygiuliani #giuliani #georgia #fultoncounty #cnn #news #shorts
Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has used his federation to accuse World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso of lying by saying she did not consent to being kissed by him. The latest defiant statement from the 46-year-old came in the early hours of Saturday morning amid mounting pressure from within Spanish football and the government
Hundreds of charities once affiliated with the late Queen remain in the dark over whether they will be given a new royal patron. Many say they are optimistic – but the slimmed-down monarchy means many could miss out. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, each of her royal patronages was sent a letter explaining there
For those waiting to buy the 2023 Mustang Mach-E, now may be the time. Ford is offering a range of incentives and lease offers to get you in your new EV, including a discount of up to $3,000. Ford’s all-electric crossover SUV, introduced in 2019, has risen to become one of the top-selling EVs in
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023 Yves Herman | Reuters When Gerard de Graaf moved from Europe to San Francisco almost a year ago, his job had a very different feel to it. De Graaf, a 30-year veteran of the European Commission, was tasked with resurrecting
Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during an interview in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instacart, the grocery delivery company that slashed its valuation during last year’s market slide, filed its paperwork to go public on Friday in what’s poised to
In this article AFRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Affirm Holdings Inc. website home screen on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in Little Falls, New Jersey. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Affirm shares popped as much as 26% in early trading on Friday, a day after the buy now,
Andrew Bialecki, CEO and co-founder of Klaviyo, poses for a portrait in Boston on Sep. 5, 2019. Barry Chin | Boston Globe | Getty Images Data and marketing automation company Klaviyo on Friday became the latest tech company to try to join the public markets. Klaviyo said that it plans to list on the New