Wales’s Louis Rees-Zammit has quit rugby union for America’s NFL ahead of the Six Nations. The 22-year-old, who has also previously been selected for the British and Irish Lions, said he had taken the decision “after careful consideration”. In a statement on social media, he said he would be joining the NFL’s International Player Pathway
People in Scotland have been sharing their stories of how the pandemic has affected their lives – as the UK COVID inquiry resumed in Edinburgh. It is the first time the hearings, chaired by former judge Baroness Hallett, have taken place outside of London since the inquiry began in 2022 – and will focus on
Robert Jenrick says he is “prepared” to vote against the Rwanda bill if the government does not adopt “robust” changes to the proposed legislation. The proposed law is heading back to the Commons for two days of debate this afternoon, with the aim of deterring asylum seekers from coming to the UK via small boat
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, an Indian pharmaceutical group, is in talks to buy Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid, from its FTSE-100 parent company. Sky News has learnt that Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the brand from Haleon, the consumer healthcare giant spun out of GlaxoSmithKline two years ago. Sources described the talks
Matt Walsh, Assistant EditorJan 16, 2024, 04:06 AM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open for
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, not pictured, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Tolga Akmen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who also owns the social network X (formerly known as
Donald Trump has won the Republican party’s Iowa caucuses, according to a projection by Sky’s US partner NBC News. The voting is the first step of a process that’s likely to see the former president picked as Republican candidate for November’s election. Mr Trump was overwhelming favourite to be top pick among Republican members in
BMW has crossed the “tipping point” as the automaker shifts from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. According to BMW’s CFO, from here on out, most of its growth will come from electric vehicles. After nearly doubling (+74%) EV sales last year with over 375,000 electric models sold, BMW doesn’t see the growth slowing. In the fourth
Elon Musk has made a bizarre statement in which he appears to complain about his smaller stake in Tesla and said that he prefers building products elsewhere unless he gets a bigger stake in the company. The statement is particularly bizarre when you consider the fact that he himself recently sold tens of billions of
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions National champion Michigan received a boost on both sides of the ball Monday as running back Donovan Edwards and edge rusher Josaiah Stewart announced their intentions to return for the
Ultimately, Tesla would like for its Optimus humanoid robot to help build cars. It can’t do that just yet, but Elon Musk has shared a new video of the robot impressively folding clothes. We are increasingly starting to take the Optimus project more seriously. When Optimus, also known as Tesla Bot, was first announced, it
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the CES conference in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said on Tuesday that small businesses can now subscribe to its Copilot virtual assistant in the company’s productivity apps. And
A hospital in the West Midlands has reportedly declared a critical incident over a bed shortage – just 24 hours after two Sussex hospitals were forced to divert ambulances. Russells Hall in Dudley declared the critical incident on Monday afternoon, according to reports. Diane Wake, the chief executive of the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust,
Porsche is finally unveiling its Macan EV, the electric SUV we’ve been waiting for. The all-electric Macan will show its face for the first time this month. Here’s what you can expect. After sales of its first EV, the Porsche Taycan, rebounded in the last three months of 2023, the automaker is preparing to enter
A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. Other automakers offer it as an
A supplier of heat pumps and other domestic energy technology to European consumers has secured more than £100m of new funding, weeks after pledging to create thousands of jobs in Britain. Sky News understands that Aira Group, which was established by the founder of prominent battery start-up Northvolt, will say on Tuesday that it has
Adriana Garcia Jan 15, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Spain will host Brazil at Real Madrid‘s Bernabeu stadium in an international friendly on March 26 to raise awareness of racism. Repeated racist abuse of Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior by opposing fans in Spain led to both international football federations working together to organise the game and
Standing on the hill overlooking the eruption site, it’s clear how perilously close it is to the Icelandic town of Grindavik. A search and rescue team going into the exclusion zone, past the Blue Lagoon spa and towards the evacuated town, can see the fire fountains spouting molten rock and lava sweeping towards people’s homes
A body has been recovered three weeks into the search for a missing father feared drowned in a Christmas fishing tragedy that claimed the life of his friend. Greig Stoddart, 44, disappeared following an overnight fishing trip to Gartmorn Dam in Clackmannanshire with Ian McBurney, 55, on 23 December last year. The alarm was raised
Temperatures in parts of the US could drop to about -30C as Donald Trump urged voters in one state to brave the blizzard conditions. At least four people have died in a dangerous Arctic blast, which has knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people, brought snow even to southern states and postponed a