President Trump says he has ordered the US government’s Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Mr Trump wrote on his social media site Truth Social. He added: “I have instructed my Secretary
French President Emmanuel Macron greets journalists after meetings with guests at the Elysee Palace before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nard Yara Nardi | Reuters France’s artificial intelligence sector will receive 109 billion euros ($112.6 billion) of private investment in the “coming years,” President
The contribution to energy bills from a government deal with a biomass electricity provider will fall in the coming years as subsidies are cut under a new agreement. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) revealed that consumers would save £170m per year under a new deal with Drax covering 2027-2031. That projection
👉Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy look at the day ahead in British politics. Overnight, US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into America would come into affect “soon”. Sam and Anne
There is no bigger event on the American cultural calendar. The Super Bowl is everything. And so, harnessing the moment, as he has every moment of the past few weeks, Donald Trump was there in New Orleans – the first time ever that a sitting president has attended this sporting centrepiece. In a few short
Piles of coal waiting to be transported at Guoyuan Port container terminal in Chongqing, China. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world won’t be able to release its grip on coal anytime soon. “Nothing can destroy coal,” U.S. President Donald Trump said at the recent World Economic Forum. “Not the weather, not a
Picture by Jonathan Challinger A Tesla owner reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driving assist system that Elon Musk claims will be unsupervised this year. The post is going viral. Jonathan Challinger, a Florida-based software developer working for Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, reported
James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 06:44 PM Open Extended Reactions England finally broke their final-quarter hoodoo on Saturday with a remarkable last-gasp 26-25 win over France at Twickenham. At the end of a breathless game, Elliot Daly scored with a minute left on the clock to put England to within one point of France with
James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 08:27 PM Open Extended Reactions England coach Steve Borthwick praised fly-half Fin Smith and hailed his players’ composure following their 26-25 win over France at Twickenham on Saturday. The hosts snatched victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a try in the final minute from Elliot Daly which put
James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 08:44 PM Open Extended Reactions England captain Maro Itoje lauded his side’s desire and heart following their dramatic win over France on Saturday, but warned it was “by no means perfect” as they aim to keep improving. The hosts looked set for another tight defeat at Twickenham when France winger
A police officer who took part in tragedy chanting against Liverpool fans has been sacked. Sergeant Tyler Coppin, of Essex Police, pleaded guilty to the public order offence while at a Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on 20 October. Merseyside Police said that the officer was seen by club stewards chanting
James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 10:37 PM Open Extended Reactions France’s evening was summed up perfectly, albeit jovially, by defence coach Shaun Edwards following a crushing 26-25 defeat to England on Saturday. “We got the oopsies, didn’t we? Every time we got near the tryline we seemed to just drop the ball,” Edwards said. “I’ve
Donald Trump has repeated calls to make Canada “the 51st state” as he reiterated his support for tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking to Fox News, when asked if he was serious about Canada being a 51st state Mr Trump said: “I think Canada would be much better off. “We lose $200bn a year with Canada.
Donald Trump has said he trusts Elon Musk and is going to ask him to investigate billions of dollars of “fraud and abuse” within the US military. The X owner is spearheading the US president’s efforts to cut costs and bureaucracy in government, which has already seen the US Aid Agency for International Development targeted.
The first visually impaired politician to serve in Ireland’s parliament has resigned from his party after being arrested while drunk on a Dublin street. Just days after being re-elected to the Seanad (Senate), Martin Conway admitted that he was arrested in the early hours of 22 January “for being in an intoxicated state due to
Adam RittenbergFeb 7, 2025, 11:44 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado‘s board of regents has approved a contract extension for defensive coordinator Robert Livingston, who had an integral role in the team’s improvement last season. The new two-year deal makes Livingston the highest-paid
The Church of England is facing a “time of reckoning”, the lead bishop in charge of safeguarding has told Sky News. The Bishop of Stepney, Joanne Grenfell, was speaking from her office in east London ahead of a crucial meeting of the Church’s General Synod, which starts on Monday. She will present a roadmap to
Margaret Thatcher died on 8 April 2013. But the UK’s longest-serving post-war prime minister still casts a long shadow over politics today, more than a decade later. Only last week the Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cited her example in support of his deregulation plans. “In the 1980s, the Thatcher government deregulated finance capital…,”
Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after suffering a brain injury in a championship fight, his promoters have said. The 28-year-old from Belfast was taken to intensive care after he lost to Welsh boxer Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday. It was his first defence of the Celtic super-featherweight title. The
Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, saying he is committed to buying and owning the war-ravaged land but could allow sections of it to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. Speaking onboard Air Force One on his way to attend the Super Bowl in New
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