The health secretary will today outline which, if any, regions in England will change tiers before the relaxation of COVID rules over the festive period. Matt Hancock will also explain plans to extend mass community testing to Tier 2 areas with high rates of coronavirus. Currently, only Tier 3 areas are eligible for the localised
Month: December 2020
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Investors are increasingly interested in companies that are environmentally and socially conscious, and the world’s largest asset manager is no exception. In an annual letter to CEOs earlier this year, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink said “climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects … But awareness is rapidly changing, and I believe
MPs will be sent home for the Christmas holidays on Thursday – but could be recalled to Westminster as early as next week if a post-Brexit trade deal is agreed, Number 10 has said. “Time is now in short supply to reach an agreement with the EU and we expect discussions will continue over the
December 16th, 2020 by Mark Z. Jacobson On Friday, December 11, 2020, European Union leaders agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. On Saturday, December 12, President-Elect Joe Biden promised that the US would rejoin the Paris Accord on Wednesday, January 20, the first day of his new administration. The
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook ran ads and published a new website Wednesday decrying Apple over a privacy change that it claims will “[threaten] the personalized ads that millions of small businesses rely on to
Boris Johnson has warned “a smaller Christmas is going to be a safer Christmas” as he urged people to see festive bubbles of three households as “maximums” and not “targets to aim for”. The prime minister confirmed that Christmas COVID rules would not be changing in law, but he admitted that the “overall situation” is
Amber Heard has opened up about her experiences this year, telling Sky News: “Nothing could have prepared me for 2020.” In a UK exclusive interview, the star explained how her new TV series, based on a Stephen King novel, forced her to ask questions about being faced with “unbelievable circumstances and incredible adversity, and everything
An audacious cross-border kidnap plan carried out in Istanbul and involving a “honeytrap” is further straining relations between Turkey, Iran and Europe. Sky News has been given exclusive access to Turkish counter terrorism files which show how Iranian opposition activist Habib Chaab was lured into the trap and smuggled back into Iran. Dissident Mr Chaab
Boris Johnson has said all UK nations have reached a “unanimous agreement” to go ahead with planned Christmas bubble rules. But he added that people should “exercise a high degree of personal responsibility” if they do spend time with family over the festive period. It comes after a phone call between Westminster and the devolved
A mysterious dark storm on Neptune has been spotted abruptly reversing its direction by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, something they say has never been observed before. The storm, which is wider than the Atlantic Ocean, has been raging in the gas giant’s northern hemisphere since at least 2018, and was slowly drifting towards
For anyone who has ever looked at a typical electric scooter and complained that the wheels seem too small, the Scooterson Rolley is for you. Since we last saw the Rolley just over a year ago, it has gone through some serious design revisions. The fat tires and seated riding position are still there, but
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years. The Chang’e probe is expected to land in the Siziwang district of the vast Inner Mongolia region late Wednesday or early Thursday. It fired
Stockpiling has resulted in supply chain delays for 45% of manufacturing firms, according to a closely-watched survey of activity. The IHS Markit/CIPS flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index for the services and manufacturing sectors suggested a return to growth early this month after coronavirus lockdowns dragged on the economy in November. But the report said manufacturing’s
American shale producers are likely being kept up at night over what could be in store for their industry over the next four years, if pledges made by some lawmakers in Congress and President-elect Joe Biden are anything to go by. U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette seems to think so. Asked by CNBC’s Hadley Gamble
Tom Cruise has delivered a furious COVID-19 safety rant on the set of Mission Impossible: 7 after crew members appeared to ignore social distancing rules. The 58-year-old has gone to great efforts to ensure that filming for the latest instalment of the long-running action franchise goes ahead, despite strict coronavirus restrictions. In audio obtained by
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