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McLaren revs up investors with £70m equity injection Existing shareholders have handed the Surrey-based automotive icon £70m as part of a wider capital-raising that could see it tap investors for up to £500m, Sky News learns. Mark Kleinman City editor @MarkKleinmanSky Tuesday 14 March 2023 08:59, UK The McLaren Artura, the next-generation hybrid supercar Image: The McLaren Artura Why you can trust Sky News McLaren Group, the supercar...

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to lay off another 10,000 staff Meta is the latest large firm to wield the axe as it tries to ride out a worldwide economic downturn. The latest job cuts announcement comes just four months after the firm cut its global headcount by more than 11,000 employees. Tuesday 14 March 2023 15:01, UK FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO:...

US inflation falls to 6%, down from 6.4% in the year to January Despite inflation being persistently above the Federal Reserve's target rate, some expect there will be no US interest rate rise on 21 March as the financial system reels from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Sarah Taaffe-Maguire Business reporter @taaffems Tuesday 14 March 2023 14:23, UK Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve...

Analysis The UN high seas treaty is a huge milestone - but there is a long way to go On paper, members of the UN agreeing on the unifying treaty after two weeks of talks is hugely significant. But in reality, the treaty will need to be rapidly implemented in order to make any sort of genuine impact. Hannah Thomas-Peter Climate change and...

Exclusive Revealed: Airline where cancellations are 12 times more likely than on Ryanair With the travel industry still recovering from the effects of the pandemic, tens of thousands of people's travel plans have been thrown into chaos this year by cancelled flights. Sky News analysis of exclusive data shows which airlines, airports and countries have been worst hit. By Daniel Dunford, senior...

Special prosecutor in Alec Baldwin Rust shooting case steps down Andrea Reeb announced the decision a month after the actor's lawyer filed a motion to remove her because she is also a representative in the state legislature, which the actor's team argued violated the state constitution for a legislator to serve in another branch of government. Samuel Osborne News reporter @samuelosborne93 Wednesday 15...

Gary Lineker challenges Elon Musk after Twitter user sends abusive message to son over BBC row Gary Lineker - who was reinstated as the Match Of The Day host on Monday - tweets a screenshot of a private message sent by a Twitter user describing his son, George, as a "mug" who needed to be "burned at the stake" for...

Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy kills nearly 200 in Malawi and Mozambique Freddy has broken records for the number of times it has re-intensified after weakening, and has recorded the highest-ever recorded accumulated energy for a single cyclone - more energy over its lifetime than a whole typical US hurricane season. Reemul Balla News reporter @Reemul_B Wednesday 15 March 2023 03:06, UK People look at the...

Fears for marine wildlife as scientists track two of the world's biggest icebergs The A76a is the largest floating iceberg on the planet, but scientists say it could cause disruption to wildlife and fishing as it heads towards South Georgia. Monday 13 March 2023 16:40, UK A76a iceberg. Pic: British Antarctic Survey Image: A76a is the largest floating iceberg on the planet. Pic: British...

Hosepipe ban brewing amid 'acute risk of water shortages', warn climate, farming and infrastructure chiefs With recent dry weather due to persist until at least May, two different government advisory bodies have warned water shortages may be in the pipeline. Carrot and lettuce harvests are at risk, say farmers, while the national infrastructure chief says some areas may face a...

Dizzy apes provide clues about human desire for mind-altering experiences, researchers suggest The study compared spinning speeds and found the animals can spin while holding a rope as fast as professional human dancers and circus artists - as well as Dervish Muslims who take part in whirling ceremonies in order to achieve a spiritual trance. Samuel Osborne News reporter @samuelosborne93 Tuesday 14 March...

Disney wants Reddit and Google to reveal who leaked Marvel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania script Marvel, which is owned by Disney, is notoriously secretive about its projects and was none too pleased when large chunks of Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania's dialogue found their way online. Tuesday 14 March 2023 14:48, UK (L-R): Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Kathryn Newton as...

ChatGPT creator announces upgraded AI model that can 'see' ChatGPT proved revelatory when it released in 2022, threatening to upend everything from how students did homework to how software engineers wrote computer code. The software was based on a model called GPT-3.5, and now the company behind it has unveiled a new version. By Tom Acres, technology reporter Tuesday 14 March 2023...

TikTok ban: UK minister asks National Cyber Security Centre to look into safety of app Security minister Tom Tugendhat does not rule out following other governments in banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app from work phones, but says he will comment further after seeing the centre's report. Jennifer Scott Politics Reporter @NifS Tuesday 14 March 2023 12:54, UK preview image1:47 Play Video - UK minister...