An online predator whose abuse led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for at least 20 years after the UK’s largest ‘catfishing’ case. Warning: This article contains references to suicide and child sex abuse which readers may find distressing. Alexander McCartney, 26, previously admitted 185 charges, including
A teacher who faced discrimination from senior staff at her former college has told Sky News how she was left feeling “worthless” and “suicidal”. It comes after a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) warned racism, discrimination and the lack of opportunities for promotion are damaging the teaching profession and driving away
With just 11 days to go until the US election, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the presidential candidates. 👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Mark Stone is in Michigan, where Arab-American voters are a key demographic
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon State and Washington State will play each other twice in 2025, the schools announced Wednesday. With the schools operating as quasi-independents again next season before the Pac-12 expands in
One of Europe’s biggest snakes – which can grow up to two metres in length – is setting up home in the attics and wall cavities of UK homes, according to a study. Aesculapian snakes are non-native but after two potential “escapes” can be found in the capital – near London Zoo and Regent’s Canal
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk past an advertisement for the iPhone 16 Pro at an Apple store during National Day holiday on October 3, 2024 in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple rejoined the ranks of the top five smartphone vendors in
JIUJIANG, CHINA – JUNE 17: A worker manufactures seamless steel gas cylinders for export at the workshop of Sinoma Science & Technology (Jiujiang) Co., Ltd. on June 17, 2024 in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province of China. Wei Dongsheng | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s steel exports will soon hit an eight-year high, before sweeping
In the week that Donald Trump filed a legal case against the Labour Party for alleged “blatant election interference” – Beth, Ruth and Harriet ask whether we should turn a blind eye to the drama, or whether the former president actually has a point. Just how problematic is this for Sir Keir Starmer? Later, Beth
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has warned Donald Trump wants to be an “American tyrant” as he backed Kamala Harris in the race to the White House. Performing at a rally for the Democratic candidate, Springsteen used time between his numbers to argue Ms Harris will protect democracy and fight for women’s reproductive rights. He said
This set-piece speech was the most important moment of the King’s trip. It is his first meeting of Commonwealth leaders as head of the Commonwealth. But although the theme of this year’s meeting in Samoa talks of a “common future”, there are deepening divisions within the Commonwealth. Reparations for the slave trade remain an issue
A surgeon is removing brain tumours “the size of large apples” through patients’ eyebrows, in what is believed to be a world first. Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis, based in Aberdeen, has adapted an existing technique to remove the growths, leaving patients with only a small scar and black eye. The operation can be over in
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company’s Redmond, Washington, campus on May 20, 2024. Nadella is betting a new generation of computers with specialized artificial intelligence chips and faster performance will revive the long-running rivalry between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.’s
Kia sees an opportunity with its first electric PBV van launching next year. Although they are not even out yet, Kia is already finding new uses for the upcoming fit-for-purpose EV vans. We got our first look at the upcoming electric vans after Kia revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business at the 2024 Consumer
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during an unveiling event for Tesla products in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 10, 2024 Source: Tesla | Youtube Tesla CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, added another $26 billion in paper wealth on Thursday
A student who hid her newborn baby in a cereal box after giving birth has been convicted of murder. Jia Xin Teo, who arrived in the UK from Malaysia to study at Coventry University, concealed her pregnancy from everyone she knew and gave birth to a baby girl full-term on 4 March this year. The
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk attends ‘Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk’ session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images Tesla shares soared roughly
Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout – clarifying the path to Tesla deploying unsupervised autonomous vehicles next year. He may regret some of these comments. At the risk of repeating myself, Tesla has never released any data about its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) program beyond the total number of miles
Stellantis is investing millions in innovative wind tunnel technology at its Michigan center. The company believes the new tech can help increase the driving range for upcoming EV models from Jeep, Dodge, and other Stellantis brands. Stellantis unveiled its new Innovative Ground Plane (MPG) technology this week. The company invested $29.5 million into its research
Israel will be sending a delegation to Doha to discuss a ceasefire deal for Gaza, as the US secretary of state was greeted by Qatar’s Emir today. Israel’s delegation will be arriving in Doha on Sunday, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. It will join Qatari officials – who have been key
To promote emissions-free rides in the UK, Uber has teamed up with Lotus to deploy a fleet of the latter’s Eletre Hyper EVs around London. Now through the end of November, London commuters can book a ride in an Eletre by selecting Uber Green in their app. Better yet, the rider who saves the most