Des O’Connor – an all-round entertainer who was a household name across the decades, has died aged 88 at his home in Buckinghamshire. A comedian, chat show host and singer, he had an ability to connect with his audience and TV guests alike, charming multiple generations. As news of his death reached the nation, tributes
Month: November 2020
One of Britain’s biggest listed property groups is facing demands from an American hedge fund to break itself up and hand over a board seat in the latest example of shareholder activism targeting a major UK company. Sky News has learnt that Countryside Properties, which has a market capitalisation of over £2bn, has been told
Donald Trump has appeared to concede the US election for the first time, saying that president-elect Joe Biden “won”. He made the admission in a tweet along with more unfounded claims the vote was rigged against him. Mr Trump wrote of his soon-to-be successor: “He won because the election was rigged. NO VOTE WATCHERS OR
China and 14 other countries agreed to set up the world’s largest trading bloc – accounting for almost a third of all global economic activity. Many in Asia hope the pact will hasten recovery from the shock economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed virtually on Sunday at
7:20 AM ET The 2020 NBA free-agent class won’t have the star power of last season — when nearly half the league became available — but plenty of big names are set to hit the market. Even more could be offered in trade talks. Will back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sign a five-year extension with the
Russia was the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine – and it also claims its vaccine is the best. Last week, two days after US drugs giant Pfizer announced that the vaccine it has developed alongside Germany’s BioNTech was 90% effective in protecting people against the virus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) which
Tigray’s leader has admitted it fired missiles at the capital of neighbouring Eritrea, in another escalation of the fighting in Ethiopia. Earlier, at least three rockets appeared to have been aimed the airport in the Eritrean capital Asmara, hours after the Tigray regional government warned it might attack. The attacks on an international target represent
Des O’Connor has died at the age of 88 following a fall at his home, his agent has confirmed. The TV all-rounder had achieved a rare feat in the often fickle world of entertainment, heading up his own primetime TV chat shows for over 45 years, as well as forging a successful musical career with
Ireland is warning that no Brexit trade deal will be struck if the UK pushes on with a plan to break international law. Tensions have been ratcheted up following comments by ministers in both governments in another crucial week for post-Brexit trade talks. Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney told Sky News that should Boris Johnson
Police have found the body of a woman in Manchester after reports of a person on fire in woodland. Officers were called at around 6.15pm on Saturday to reports of a blaze near Williams Road in Moston, about 3.5 miles northeast of Manchester city centre. Greater Manchester Fire Service said they had been called to
The tension of a contested election has been building for days and finally the two sides of a divided America squared off. They came head-to-head outside The Supreme Court in Washington DC in the afternoon on Saturday. By dusk, both sides moved into town, some armed with baseball bats, shanks and up for a fight.
November 14th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan We have a big special election coming up in Georgia in January, an election that will decide who represents Georgia in the US Senate. Both senators for the State of Georgia will need to be chosen. Since these races will determine who is in control of the US Senate
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High-flying automotive executive turned international fugitive Carlos Ghosn believes the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate consolidation of the global automotive industry, including his former employer Nissan Motor. In a rare interview following his daring escape to Lebanon from Japan on Dec. 29, the former Nissan chairman said the industry will continue to struggle even after a
8:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed more than five hours on the tarmac Saturday night, a team source told ESPN. The delay was due to mechanical issues, the source said, and was not COVID-19 related. The plane was supposed to take off at 2:25
Anti-vaccination content should be “stamped-out” on social media, Labour has said. With hopes rising of a COVID-19 jab being rolled out by the end of the year, the opposition has called for emergency legislation to “stamp out dangerous anti-vax content”. The party wants the government to bring forward legislation that would include financial and criminal
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