Reaction Engines, the British hypersonic aviation pioneer, has moved to reassure employees that they will be paid this month as talks aimed at rescuing the company continue. Sky News understands that staff at Reaction Engines were told this week that it would meet its payroll obligations for October amid growing doubts about its survival. The … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A train running along Norway’s northern coast with at least 50 people on board derailed Thursda, police said, but initial reports suggested there were no serious injuries. Train operator SJ said 90 tickets for the train had been sold but it could not immediately say how many people were on board. … Read more
This week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expressed his desire to engage in discussions with Commonwealth leaders regarding current challenges, particularly climate change, rather than focusing on the past. Despite Downing Street’s insistence that the issue of reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade is not on the agenda for the upcoming summit of 56 … Read more
Simon Daniels’ body was discovered by a police underwater search team at the reservoir at 6.15pm yesterday, Wednesday, bringing a major four-day search to a tragic conclusion. At 2.30pm on Sunday, October 20, emergency services in Greater Manchester received reports of a man and woman having fallen from an inflatable paddleboard into the reservoir high … Read more
Voters in South Dakota are closely divided on the issues of legalizing recreational marijuana and protecting abortion access, which will both appear as ballot measures in the state in November, according to a new poll. The Emerson College Polling/KELO-TV/The Hill survey found slight advantages for the side against both of these measures, but only slightly. … Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have been awarded the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced Thursday. Machado ran as the democratic opposition candidate in Venezuela’s disputed 2024 presidential election, but she was disqualified by the government, so González … Read more
Kamala Harris stated that she believes Donald Trump is a fascist during a recent speech in front of the vice-presidential residence in Washington DC. She referenced comments made by John Kelly, Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff, in a New York Times interview where he described Trump as having authoritarian tendencies and speaking favorably … Read more
The Alzheimer’s Society has advised that the upcoming time change on October 27 could disorientate people with dementia. This is because the shift in time affects circadian rhythms, making it difficult for them to differentiate between 6am and 6pm, which disrupts their sleep patterns. The charity has also raised concerns about ‘sundowning’, a phenomenon where … Read more
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Two important summits this week – one the prime minister is at, one he isn’t. Sir Keir Starmer is in Samoa for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), but … Read more
US actor Ron Ely, known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s TV show of the same name, has passed away at the age of 86. “My dad, one of the greatest men the world has ever known, has left us,” shared the actor’s daughter Kirsten Casale Ely on Instagram. Tarzan aired on NBC … Read more