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Teams and Outlook go down for thousands of Microsoft users Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, recorded thousands of people across the world reporting problems with several services including Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and XBox Live. Sunita Patel-Carstairs News reporter @SunnyNadal Wednesday 25 January 2023 14:38, UK A 3D-printed Microsoft logo is seen on a computer motherboard in this picture illustration taken July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado...
Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding 'abnormal' gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects A wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s was because of the vitamin D added to bread, milk and margarine. Most of those children would have had a gene mutation - but not all. Now scientists have discovered why some infants...
F1 sends incendiary letter to FIA after Mohammed Ben Sulayem's 'inflated price tag of $20bn' claim The warning came after comments made by Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Twitter following reports that a potential buyer had offered $20bn for F1; the letter, which has been seen by Sky News, threatens to escalate tensions between Formula 1 and the FIA By Mark Kleinman,...
Explainer How to watch asteroid live stream as NASA predicts fourth closest near miss with Earth An asteroid will pass within 3,500km of Earth's surface on Friday - the fourth closest asteroid to skim past the planet since records began. Here's all you need to know about this special space event and how you can watch it live. Thursday 26 January 2023...
Better home insulation could mean people live longer, study suggests An extra two million years of life lived would be added across England and Wales by 2050 if the balanced pathway plan - a 60% cut in emissions by 2035, was effectively brought in, say researchers. Wednesday 25 January 2023 16:05, UK Loft insulation Image: Retrofitting can include loft insulation Why you can trust Sky...
Explainer What is the Doomsday Clock and how does it work? As the Doomsday Clock inches closer to midnight, Sky News looks at the meaning behind it, what it is and how it works. Created in 1947 by Albert Einstein and academics who worked on the atom bomb, experts from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists update it based on a...
Zac Goldsmith hopes COP28 hosts UAE will do 'superb' job, amid concerns about oil-production Foreign Office minister Lord Goldsmith said "something very important" will happen at COP28, with Canada's climate change ambassador adding that all countries should be included. But activists have condemned the UAE's appointing of an oil chief to run this year's climate talks. Victoria Seabrook Climate reporter @SeabrookClimate Wednesday 25...
Donald Trump allowed back on Facebook and Instagram after two-year ban After being banned from mainstream social media platforms following the deadly 2021 Capitol riots, Mr Trump has been using his own, much smaller site, Truth Social. Thursday 26 January 2023 13:58, UK Nick Clegg says that Donald Trump could receive another two-year ban from Meta platforms if he posts material which...
Politics news - latest: Rishi Sunak says he believes in 'due process' when asked if he backs Nadhim Zahawi; why cabinet away days usually end badly Rishi Sunak and his cabinet decamp to Chequers in the Buckinghamshire countryside for a series of meetings - but questions about the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi refuse to go away. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
RULE OF LAWGERMANY Germany arrests second suspect in Russia espionage case 3 hours ago3 hours ago A German citizen is suspected of passing intelligence to Russia. Concerns about Russian espionage in Europe have increased since the invasion of Ukraine. https://p.dw.com/p/4MkA8 German authorities have arrested a man alleged to have passed intelligence information to Russia, German prosecutors said on Thursday. The suspect, identified as Arthur E....
SOCIETYGERMANY Ukraine war, inflation accelerate Germany's housing crisis Ben Knight 4 hours ago4 hours ago A building-price explosion has ruined Germany's apartment-building plans. The rental market is becoming nightmarish, and experts say the government hasn't even begun to grasp the scale of the crisis. https://p.dw.com/p/4MkIR The German government is going to miss the housing target it set itself when it came to power in 2021,...
SOCIETYCHINA Can China's young generation reverse population decline? William Yang in Taipei 5 hours ago5 hours ago China's government is offering benefits for young people to start families. However, many women say the country's demographic crisis won't push them to have children. https://p.dw.com/p/4MjSr Last week, China recorded a population decline for the first time in 60 years, with long-term projections showing a continued drop over...
SPORTSAFRICA Sexual abuse: How FIBA fail to protect Malian athletes Kalika Mehta 4 hours ago4 hours ago DW Exclusive: A teenage whistleblower is suing basketball's world governing body for failing to protect her from retaliation after she reported widespread sexual abuse by former officials of Mali's national team. https://p.dw.com/p/4MdjX Please note: The name and certain personal details of the interview subjects have been altered to...
POLITICSTHAILAND Thai court jails man for 28 years over monarchy comments 3 hours ago3 hours ago The Chiang Rai court ruled that the 27-year-old had violated Thailand's law on royal defamation in 14 of 27 internet posts. Hundreds have been arrested under the law since mass protests in 2020. https://p.dw.com/p/4Mkak A Thai court sentenced a man to 28 years in prison for insulting the...