Mandatory hotel quarantine for UK residents and nationals arriving from countries on the “red list” will come into effect on 15 February – more than two weeks after the move was first announced by the prime minister. Under the policy, people returning from more than 30 high-risk nations will have to quarantine for 10 days
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British actors are leading the way in this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, with stars of TV and film recognised in several categories. It came as the late Chadwick Boseman made history, becoming the first person to have four SAG nods. The American actor was nominated for his lead performance in Ma Rainey’s Black
Legislation will be introduced to change the “clearly outdated” rules and allow the attorney general to take maternity leave. Suella Braverman announced in November that she was expecting her second child early this year – and she is believed to be the most senior woman at cabinet level to have a baby while in office.
The US is withdrawing operational support from Saudi Arabia’s forces in Yemen, which President Joe Biden hopes will help bring an end to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Mr Biden pledged during his presidential election campaign that his administration would resolve the long-running conflict between the Saudi-backed government and Iranian-aligned Houthi movement diplomatically.
February 4th, 2021 by Rocky Mountain Institute Courtesy of RMI. Energy visionary RMI signals an evolution in its ambition and approach to mobilize transformative change at the pace required by the climate crisis. RMI, formerly known as Rocky Mountain Institute, is launching a new brand identity to mark an inflection point in its support of
11:00 AM GMT Owen Farrell is back at fly-half for England while Mark Wilson returns to the starting line-up for their opening match of the 2021 Six Nations against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday. Farrell played at inside centre for the last two matches of the Autumn Nations Cup, but the England captain reverts to
8:00 AM ET If the offer is “all or nothing,” the Toronto Maple Leafs have inevitably settled for the latter. They haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967, which also was their most recent appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Their seasons either end with the muted disappointment of air slowly seeping out of their
People may be able to catch COVID-19 twice and suffer two completely separate bouts of the disease within just four months, doctors have said. The warning comes after evidence emerged of a man whose infections were separated by four months of no symptoms and serial negative tests for the virus. But although dwindling immunity could
There was no accidental leakage of disease from a Chinese laboratory with a history of studying coronaviruses, an international team investigating the origins of COVID-19 has been told. The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) was on Wednesday visited by World Health Organisation (WHO) experts who are looking for clues as to how the COVID-19 pandemic
Revel has announced plans to build DC fast charging stations, known as Revel Superhubs. The move sees Revel beginning to expand its core business strategy beyond electric moped sharing. The first Revel Superhub will be deployed in Brooklyn, where the company originally launched its e-moped sharing operations. Revel began testing the waters with electric mopeds
Royal Dutch Shell products in Torzhok, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported a sharp drop in full-year profit as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on the global oil and gas industry. Shell reported adjusted earnings of $4.85 billion for the full-year
Shell has reported a $19.9bn (£14.4bn) loss for 2020 after an “extraordinary year” in which oil and gas prices have slumped amid the coronavirus pandemic. The energy giant tumbled into the red, compared with a profit of $15.3bn (£11.1bn) in 2019, as it took billions of dollars worth of accounting charges against the value of
England’s economy will be unlocked gradually after schools hopefully return at the start of March, the vaccines minister has told Sky News. Nadhim Zahawi gave an insight into what Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promised roadmap out of lockdown, earmarked to be announced on 22 February, will look like. He confirmed the government intends to start
Taylor Swift is being sued by bosses at a theme park who claim she used the name of their attraction as the title of her latest album. The owners of Evermore Park, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, are seeking millions of dollars in damages, saying Swift is guilty of trademark infringement. They claim to own the
After years of speculation that it will eventually get into the auto business with its own vehicle, Apple is close to finalizing a deal with Hyundai-Kia to manufacture an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle at the Kia assembly plant in West Point, Georgia according to multiple sources who briefed CNBC on the plan. The so-called “Apple
The woman accused of killing Harry Dunn was employed by an intelligence agency in the US at the time of his death, a court has heard. Anne Sacoolas was leaving RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019 when she was involved in a crash with 19-year-old Harry, who was on his motorbike. She had been