Morrisons supermarket chain has won a two-day battle against petrol retailer EG Group for control over McColl’s, the corner shop brand. The convenience store chain employs 16,000 people and operates across 1,100 stores in Britain. The deal will see the workforce preserved in their entirety. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
Ukrainian officials are raising the alarm about a Russian pontoon bridge in the country’s Luhansk region. CNN’s Tom Foreman explains the role this bridge could play in future combat. #CNN #News
Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to come up with plans to cut more than 90,000 civil service jobs in order to free up billions of pounds for tax cuts. During an away-day with cabinet ministers in Stoke-on-Trent, the prime minister asked them to report back within a month on how they can reduce the size
Cancer campaigner and podcast host Deborah James has been awarded a damehood, the government has announced. The presenter of the BBC Podcast You, Me and The Big C was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2016 and she has since kept her 300,000 Instagram followers up to date with her treatments. On Thursday night, Number
2:28 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal for Aug. 5, sources told ESPN Thursday. Contracts have not been signed but the bout has been verbally agreed to. The UFC has not announced an official location for the UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 6. Luque (21-8-1)
A bunch of maniacs decided to turn a Tesla Model 3 into a tank with some giant chain tracks – resulting in a 6-ton electric off-roading machine. At Electrek, we believe every ground transport vehicle is going to go battery-electric over the next few decades, and that includes off-roading vehicles. It is certainly not a
A gas station is seen as the average price of gasoline reach all-time high at $4.37 per gallon (about 3.8 liters) in Virginia, USA on May 10, 2022. It’s claimed that gasoline prices vary by region. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Retail diesel and gasoline prices climbed to another record high Thursday,
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said Vladimir Putin was “humiliating himself on the world stage” as she called on international allies to go “further and faster” in supporting Ukraine and restraining the Russian leader. Ms Truss urged fellow G7 foreign ministers meeting on Thursday evening to commit to renewed waves of sanctions for as long
In this article GOOGL CNBC: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google being interviewed by Deirdre Bosa. CNBC Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that while consumers are putting the Covid pandemic in the rearview mirror, the economy is clearly a growing concern for the company and the broader market. “We definitely see uncertainty ahead, like
Rebekah Vardy’s agent appeared to admit leaking information about Coleen Rooney’s “car crash” to journalists, a court has heard. During Vardy‘s third day in the witness box at the closely watched “Wagatha Christie” libel trial, jurors heard how an article was published in The Sun newspaper about Rooney crashing her Honda. Text messages between Vardy
Biofuel researchers have been constantly working to develop a self-sustaining technique for converting renewable carbon sources into fuels while excluding carbon out of our environment and water. Despite significant advances, finishing the cycle using clean energy has proven to be difficult. Now, a group of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a missing 15-year-old girl was found by police in Bristol. Maddie Thomas disappeared on 26 April after leaving her foster parents’ home in Southmead, saying she was going to the shops. She has now been found by police and her foster parents and family
An air traffic controller who helped a passenger with no flying experience land a plane in Florida when the pilot suddenly fell ill has said the moment “felt like I was in a movie”. The passenger radioed an urgent plea for help off Florida’s Atlantic coast on Tuesday and was able to land the plane
The United States has surpassed more than one million COVID-related deaths, the White House has said. The country, with a population of 329.5 million people, has recorded more than 80 million cases of coronavirus and has the highest number of reported deaths globally so far. President Joe Biden called it a “tragic milestone” and urged
At least 50 more fines have been issued as a result of the police investigation into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall during coronavirus restrictions. But Number 10 has confirmed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not one of those who have received a new fixed penalty notice (FPN). In the latest update on its
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov says Vladimir Putin is “losing strength,” after he failed to mention any triumphs in his Victory Day speech. Mr Kasyanov also mentioned that there is a fifty-fifty split in opinion amongst Russians regarding the war in Ukraine. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s jetliner, dubbed the “doomsday plane,” was expected to be featured in Putin’s “Victory Day” parade but was pulled at the last minute because of weather. CNN’s Brian Todd explains what the plane does. #BrainTodd #TheSituationRoom #CNN
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KYIV, UKRAINE: Director General of Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) Serhiy Makogon. GTSOU will block Russian gas flows via two key entry points in Russian-occupied territory from Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Yuliia Ovsiannikova/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images European natural gas prices jumped after Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator suspended Russian flows through
Finland has announced it wants to join NATO as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. President Sauli Niinisto said the country, which shares an 810-mile border and a difficult past with Russia, must apply for membership to the organisation “without delay”. In a joint statement with the country’s prime minister Sanna Marin, they added: “We