As Captain Sir Tom Moore is laid to rest at a small family ceremony in his home county, Sky News’ Enda Brady describes his impact on the world. This was the most perfect spring day in Bedfordshire for the final journey of a man who did so much to lift the nation’s morale during the
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The wife of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has joined thousands of people in commemorating the anniversary of fellow Putin critic Boris Nemtsov’s murder. Yulia Navalny laid a bunch of red roses on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in central Moscow where Mr Nemtsov was gunned down on the night of 27 February in 2015. Mr
5:07 AM ET Poland’s Iga Swiatek has steamrolled Belinda Bencic in straight-sets to win the Adelaide International. Swiatek triumphed 6-2, 6-2 in Saturday night’s final at Memorial Drive to collect her second career title, following her French Open victory last year. The 19-year-old’s dominant final completed a stellar tournament in which she didn’t drop a
The UK has reported another 290 coronavirus deaths and 7,434 new cases, while 19.6 million people have now had their first vaccine dose. This compares to the 345 deaths and 8,523 cases recorded on Friday. Another 504,493 had their first dose of the COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 19,682,048. The total number of people
A former chief scientific adviser says rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine by age rather than prioritising professions “makes sense”. Professor Sir Mark Walport, who advised the government from 2013-2017, defended the decision to not prioritise frontline professions after teacher and police unions voiced their disappointment. On Friday, the government announced who would be the next
3:17 AM ET LeBron James dismissed Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his social activism and pointed out the hypocrisy of the AC Milan star’s comments on Friday. Ibrahimovic, whose time playing for his former team the LA Galaxy coincided with James’ first season with the Lakers, criticized James on Thursday in an interview with UEFA for
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks could be in much worse shape with their salary cap as the March 17 start of free agency approaches. Just look at how many teams are currently over the estimated spending limit for 2021. The NFL has not announced an exact salary cap for next
Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “Countdown for the launch of #PSLVC51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced today at 08:54 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled tomorrow at 10:24 am,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Primary
Britain’s second-richest family is exploring plans to join a wave of “blank cheque” mergers in a move that could see another major UK electric vehicle manufacturer going public in the US. Sky News has learnt that Ashok Leyland, the Indian-listed group controlled by the Hindujas, is working with bankers on a potential merger of Switch
New Zealand’s prime minister has announced the country’s biggest city, Auckland, will go into a seven-day lockdown after a COVID-19 case was detected. From Sunday, two million people will only be allowed to leave their home for essential shopping and essential work, Jacinda Ardern said, and all public venues will remain closed. Restrictions in the
A Second World War plane soared over the funeral of Captain Sir Tom Moore in a military flypast as his family paid tribute to the 100-year-old veteran whose “message and spirit lives on”. The C-47 Dakota flew over Bedford Crematorium to mark the death of Captain Sir Tom, who raised more than £33 million for
Glasgow MSP Anas Sarwar has been elected as Scottish Labour’s new leader – just 10 weeks before the Holyrood elections. The party was forced to vote for a new leader after Richard Leonard’s shock resignation in January, claiming his decision was in the “best interests” of the party. Mr Sarwar, who lost against Mr Leonard
6:30 AM ET In the last year of the 20th century, quarterback play in college football seemed to be making a quantum leap. Virginia Tech‘s Michael Vick was showing us a combination of rushing and passing prowess that we didn’t realize was possible, while Georgia Tech‘s Joe Hamilton was combining 3,000-yard passing with 700-yard rushing.
More than 850 cows that have spent two months at sea on a ship crossing the Mediterranean are facing slaughter, following a report from Spanish vets. The cattle have suffered “hellish” conditions, according to animal rights activists. The Karim Allah vessel originally left the Spanish port of Cartagena to deliver the cattle to Turkey but
A Second World War bomb has been detonated in a controlled explosion following the evacuation of 2,600 people in Exeter. People took to Twitter to talk about the size of the blast, which happened just after 6.10pm, which reportedly could be heard for miles. Royal Navy bomb disposal teams were sent to Glenthorne Road near
Bomb disposal experts have evacuated 2,600 homes after a suspected unexploded Second World War bomb was found in Exeter. Royal Navy bomb disposal teams were sent to Glenthorne Road near the University of Exeter at 9am on Friday. They found a “possible unexploded World War Two device” on a building site to the west of
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