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UK pays EU £2.3bn after losing trade dispute The UK has paid the EU £2.3bn in relation to a disagreement over the importation of Chinese textiles and footwear between 2011 and 2017 - when the UK was still part of the European Union. Faye Brown Political reporter @fayebrownSky Thursday 9 February 2023 16:29, UK FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission...
New Google chatbot's costly error wipes $100bn off market value Bard was unveiled this week as the tech giant's answer to ChatGPT, and a rival to Microsoft's attempt to refresh its Bing search engine with a new AI of its own. Google will hope that its ongoing testing phase will iron out further mistakes. By Tom Acres, technology reporter Thursday 9 February...
Deliveroo to cut hundreds of jobs globally - and UK to be worst hit The majority of job cuts are expected to impact UK-based jobs, where the majority of global roles are based. By Sarah Taaffe-Maguire, business reporter Thursday 9 February 2023 17:07, UK Deliveroo rider Why you can trust Sky News Takeaway delivery platform Deliveroo has announced it is to cut roughly 350 jobs,...
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram pages are restored after ban The former US president's accounts were suspended on 7 January, a day after the deadly Capitol riots during which hundreds of his supporters stormed the US legislature. Thursday 9 February 2023 19:44, UK Donald Trump announces his candidacy for US president in 2024 Why you can trust Sky News Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram...
MPs' pay to increase by 2.9% raising their salary to £86,584 MPs' pay will increase to £86,584 a year after they were awarded a nearly 3% pay rise. Faye Brown Political reporter @fayebrownSky Thursday 9 February 2023 17:58, UK A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London. Northern Scotland escaped freezing temperatures on Sunday night but southern England continued to suffer a...
Breaking 'Infighting and stupidity': Johnson loyalist and ex-culture sec Nadine Dorries to quit as MP at next election Senior Tory MP Nadine Dorries said she is standing down at the next election, blaming the "infighting and stupidity" that led to Boris Johnson's demise. Faye Brown Political reporter @fayebrownSky Thursday 9 February 2023 20:25, UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10...
Live Ukraine war - latest: Russia threatens US with 'consequences' over blog post; 'inappropriate' Zelenskyy invitation criticised by European leader; Wagner Group changes recruitment policy Russia has warned of "consequences" after a blog by a US investigative journalist alleged Washington was behind the explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Listen to the latest episode of the Ukraine War Diaries...
Burt Bacharach dies aged 94: Composer was behind hits including I Say A Little Prayer and Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head Bacharach's hits also included Walk On By and Do You Know The Way To San Jose. The musician wrote for stars including Dionne Warwick, Cilla Black, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield. Thursday 9 February 2023 19:45, UK Bacharach had written...
Eyewitness Turkey-Syria earthquake: 'The world has collapsed on its head': Searches for signs of life in city at the epicentre When two major earthquakes ruptured the surface on Monday, the residents of Kahramanmaras found themselves far too close to the epicentres of both. Volunteers looked for signs of life, but the bodies of some of those who have lost their lives...
Live Turkey earthquake - latest: Death toll rises as Erdogan admits quake response 'shortcomings' and UN aid reaches Syria UN aid has finally reached Syria as the number of people killed by the earthquake grows - and President Erdogan admits "shortcomings" in the rescue operation, with time running out to find survivors. LIVE Turkey-Syria Earthquake Why you can trust Sky News Key points At least 20,000...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: More than 20,000 people confirmed dead - as hope fades for more survivors The crucial 72-hour window - in which people are most likely to be found alive - has now passed, but one rescuer says there is still some hope that more survivors can be found. Thursday 9 February 2023 20:21, UK Sky's Siobhan Robbins reports from Adiyaman, where...
Brayden Lindrea BRAYDEN LINDREA 1 HOUR AGO Payments provider Affirm to sunset crypto program after 19% staff cut Users will not be able to buy Bitcoin after Mar. 2, and the “Affirm Crypto Program” will officially shut down on Mar. 31. 547 Total views 47 Total shares Listen to article 3:31 Payments provider Affirm to sunset crypto program after 19% staff cutNEWS Own this piece...
Luke Huigsloot LUKE HUIGSLOOT 7 MINUTES AGO Getting rid of crypto staking would be a 'terrible path' for the US — Coinbase CEO Banning retail crypto staking in the US would result in even more businesses moving offshore, argues the Coinbase co-founder. 35 Total views Listen to article 3:50 Getting rid of crypto staking would be a 'terrible path' for the US — Coinbase...
Zhiyuan Sun ZHIYUAN SUN 10 HOURS AGO ConsenSys adds 7.03M votes to Uniswap BNB Chain migration proposal amid VC battle Web3 developer ConsenSys has cast 7.03 million UNI votes in favor of Uniswap v3 deploying on BNB Chain. 966 Total views 21 Total shares Listen to article 2:26 ConsenSys adds 7.03M votes to Uniswap BNB Chain migration proposal amid VC battleNEWS Own this piece of...