Priti Patel will meet Ukrainians trying to flee to the UK as she faced calls to extend visas to all fleeing the war zone. The home secretary will be in Poland on Friday to launch the Ukraine family scheme to allow Britons and those settled in the UK to bring their relatives over to join
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2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in and deployment of clean energy, battery storage, and EVs in the US, according to the “2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook” published today by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE). UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in
An artist rendering of the future South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, transformed into a major hub for wind turbine construction. Artist rendering courtesy Equinor New York City is moving to become one of the largest port facilities for offshore wind farm parts in the United States. Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that the South Brooklyn
Russia’s former deputy prime minister and a billionaire who previously held a major stake in football club Arsenal have become the latest oligarchs to be sanctioned by the UK, the Foreign Office said. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Alisher Usmanov, who owned more than 30% of Arsenal before selling up to current owner Stan Kroenke,
Former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been given a knighthood, Downing Street said. The MP for South Staffordshire was sacked by Boris Johnson during his September 2021 cabinet reshuffle. Mr Williamson was education secretary during most of the pandemic, when he came under heavy criticism for his handling of exams and school closures. A Downing
The impact of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine on oil and gas prices is now very apparent. The price of Brent crude surged to $119.84 a barrel on Thursday – a level last seen on 1 May 2012 – while the price of wholesale gas remains close to the record highs it hit just before
Neighbours has confirmed it will come to an end this June after nearly 37 years on screen. The future of the Australian soap had been in doubt for some time since Channel 5 announced last month it would be axing the show from its schedules. The long standing show’s end was confirmed today after no
Ministers are considering emergency legislation to push through sanctions on Russian oligarchs linked to President Putin. Government sources have told Sky News that experts are looking at whether current laws could be tweaked or new ones brought in to speed up the process, which has stalled over recent days. Ukraine-Russia news live: Dire warning from
7:00 AM ET Bryce Young finished his first season as Alabama‘s full-time starting quarterback with the second-most passing touchdowns (47) and yards (4,872) in the FBS en route to the 2021 Heisman Trophy. But will he repeat? Not if Ohio State standout C.J. Stroud has anything to say about it. Stroud is coming off a
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters BARCELONA – Apple’s decision to stop selling products in Russia puts pressure on other smartphone makers to do the same, according to analysts.
Marilyn Manson is suing his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood for defamation, saying she has cast him as a “rapist and abuser”. The Westworld actress claims the musician – whose real name is Brian Warner – sexually and physically abused her during their relationship. Manson, 53, has denied the allegations and has now filed a
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CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from the aftermath of a battle at a bridge outside Kyiv, Ukraine, as the Russian invasion of the country enters its fifth day. #CNN #News
NASA is offering space enthusiasts a chance to fly their names around the Moon. The US space agency has set up a website where you can add your name on a flash drive that will travel aboard Artemis I, an unmanned mission to orbit the Moon and test the Space Launch System (SLS). Artemis I
Donald Trump and his team tried “to defraud the US” by manipulating the results of the 2020 presidential election, the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot has said. The select committee of politicians looking into what happened in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 said it has “a good-faith basis for concluding that the president
Yamaha Power Assist Bicycles, the electric bike division of Yamaha, has just announced two new updates to the brand’s US electric bicycle line: The Yamaha Wabash RT and the Yamaha CrossCore RC. Both new e-bikes are the first US models to make use of Yamaha’s PWSeries ST mid-drive motor. The PWSeries ST motor offers four
A solar energy field stands next to the Lippendorf coal-fired power plant on May 10, 2021 in Lippendorf, Germany. Jens Schlueter | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Ukrainian people are bearing the heaviest weight of the war they are fighting with Russia, but the war has had grave consequences for global energy markets
There was a lot of excitement when astronomers from the Chile-based European Southern Observatory (ESO) claimed to have discovered the closest black hole to Earth, just 1,000 light-years away, in the HR 6819 system. But others had disputed the findings. Now, it appears those who doubted the findings were correct. Research by an international team
Russia has reportedly taken control of Kherson in what would be its first seizure of a major Ukrainian city, while leaders in the south of the country have warned “we are being destroyed” after attacks wiped out water and power supplies. The southern port city of Mariupol said critical infrastructure was being targeted and that
Ukraine’s president has claimed nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of his country began a week ago. Volodymyr Zelenskyy was speaking in a video message in the early hours of Thursday, in which he told the invading forces to “go home”. He warned: “Wherever they go, they will be destroyed. “They