A venture capital fund backed by the advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell will this week unveil its first public investment in a US digital asset management platform. Sky News understands that S4S Ventures, which was set up this year by Sir Martin and Stanhope Capital Group, are jointly leading a $10m Series B fundraising by
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Twelve years ago, Qatar was awarded the World Cup and scrutiny has barely let up since. But on Sunday evening, after a build-up as strange and muted as anything that’s gone before, the controversy was put to one side as the football finally took centre stage. Outside Al Bayt stadium, designed to resemble a Bedouin
The UK government has introduced legislation to extend the deadline for forming an executive in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill also sees MLA salaries slashed by about a third while the Assembly is unable to conduct business and enables civil servants to have limited decision-making powers to ensure public services can
Football fans must keep their shirts on and not be “visibly under the influence of alcohol” at World Cup stadiums in Qatar, organisers have said in a prepared code of conduct for the tournament. Fifa has prepared a “stadium code of conduct” that applies to all 64 matches in the Gulf state. A section advises
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a baby and toddler died in a flat fire in Nottingham. The emergency services were called to reports of a fire in the Clifton area of the city at 3.17am today. A woman, thought to be in her 30s, and two children were treated at
Ukrainian troops have been met with cheering crowds as soldiers cautiously moved into Kherson. Some 30,000 Russians have retreated from the southern city in recent days, setting up defensive positions on the opposite side of the Dnipro river. Alex Rossi joined Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of the city. #ukraine #kherson #skynews #crimea #russia SUBSCRIBE
Republicans are pointing fingers after their party failed to win control of the Senate in the midterm elections. In today’s episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza examines the growing rift between Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans allied with Donald Trump. #CNN #cillizza #mcconnell
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In this article XOM CF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Could it be that Big Oil’s next big thing got a big assist from Joe Biden? Maybe, if carbon capture and storage is indeed as big a deal as ExxonMobil’s first-of-its-kind deal to extract, transport and store carbon from other companies’ factories implies. The
“Heroic people” confronted a gunman who killed five people at a gay nightclub in the US and stopped him killing any more, police have said. At least 25 others were injured at Club Q in the city of Colorado Springs. The suspect has been named as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who was taken into custody
Labour wants to replace the House of Lords with an elected chamber if it gets into power as part of a plan to “restore trust in politics”. The party will hold a consultation on the make-up of the new look Lords, including on how to make sure “regional voices” are included. But it has said
Joe Lycett has been counting down the hours until he shreds £10,000 of his own money at midday today unless David Beckham ends his controversial multi-million-pound deal with Qatar to promote the World Cup. The Brummy comedian posted an ultimatum on social media last week, warning the former England star that along with the cash,
The former children’s commissioner for England has warned of families across the country facing “awful conditions” in their social housing, following the death of Awaab Ishak. The two-year-old died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home, managed by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH). There has been an outpouring of emotion
9:41 PM GMT There is something about England facing New Zealand that always seems to produce fireworks. Three years ago Eddie Jones’ team ousted the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup semifinals after one of their all-time great performances. A year earlier New Zealand beat them by a single point at Twickenham, while a
5:32 PM ET France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury to his left thigh during training on Saturday in Doha, the French federation have confirmed. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner felt a strong pain in his thigh during a sprint toward the end of the training
Ukrainian troops have begun arriving in the centre of the strategic city of Kherson after Russia’s withdrawal – with jubilant residents celebrating their liberation. Sky’s international correspondent Alex Rossi and his team were among the first foreign journalists to reach the centre since the city was retaken. #skynews #ukraine #kherson SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman discusses former President Donald Trump’s 2024 announcement speech. #CNN #news
Climate change activists have occupied Gordon Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant in London. Members of Animal Rebellion entered Restaurant Gordon Ramsay on Hospital Road, Chelsea, at around 6pm on Saturday. Wearing smart casual clothing, they sat at tables reserved for guests of the high-end restaurant. They held mock menus outlining the environmental costs of items served
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon getting in hot water for selling kits to hot-rod electric bikes, reviews of interesting new electric bikes, Erik Buell’s electric motorcycle starts taking reservations, there’s an upcoming electric
In this article BNB.CM= FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on Nov. 11, 2022, seeking court protection as it looks for a way to return money to users. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images FTX’s new CEO said on Saturday that the bankrupt crypto