Al Sharpton: Comments such as those by Lee Anderson 'despairingly racist'

Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton has labelled comments such as those by MP Lee Anderson made about Sadiq Khan as "despairingly racist". Mr Anderson was suspended from the Conservative Party last weekend after refusing to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had "control" over London and its mayor, Mr Khan. Now, …...Read More

Astronauts on Gaganyaan mission trained at same centre in Russia where Rakesh Sharma underwent training

PM Modi inaugurates 3 major ISRO projects: India to have its own space station by 2025 First and only Indian in space 'Sare Jahan Se Accha' Four astronauts named for Gaganyaan mission (With inputs from agencies) NEW DELHI: The first four astronauts for India's groundbreaking human spaceflight initiative, Gaganyaan, underwent …...Read More

Sony closing London Playstation studio under plans to cut 900 jobs

Sony has revealed plans for 900 job losses across its Playstation division, with the company's operations in the UK among those affected. The Japan-based firm notified staff in an email that the Playstation London studio was to be closed under the proposals. There would be job losses too at its …...Read More

Murder investigation under way after man shot dead while walking dog in Aberfeldy

A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead while walking his dog. Brian Low, 65, was gunned down in the Pitilie area on the outskirts of Aberfeldy at around 8.30am on Saturday 17 February, Police Scotland said. Emergency services attended, but Mr Low, of Aberfeldy, was …...Read More

Post Office chief executive Nick Read subject of 80-page HR investigation, former chairman Henry Staunton says

The ousted Post Office chairman has insisted it was the company's current chief executive who was the subject of an internal investigation, not him. Former chair Henry Staunton was dismissed last month by business secretary Kemi Badenoch who said bullying accusations had been made against him. But on Tuesday, Mr …...Read More

HS2: 10-mile long tunnel under Chiltern Hills completed almost three years after setting off

The machine digging HS2's longest tunnel has completed its 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills, almost three years after it started. Dubbed Florence - after the nurse Florence Nightingale - the machine was greeted with fireworks and cheers from hundreds of HS2 workers on Tuesday. Florence was launched in May …...Read More

Rishi Sunak struggling to maintain voter coalition that delivered 2019 victory, according to Sky News voter panel

Rishi Sunak is failing to hold together the voting coalition that delivered Boris Johnson a decisive victory in the 2019 general election, according to The Voters Panel on Sky News - launched today. A profound unhappiness with the state of the country and exhaustion at years of Tory chaos means …...Read More

Calls grow for Sunak to appoint independent Islamophobia adviser amid Lee Anderson row

Calls are growing for the prime minister to appoint a new independent Islamophobia adviser amid the ongoing row over Lee Anderson. The Ashfield MP was suspended from the Conservative Party last weekend after he refused to apologise for claiming "Islamists" had taken "control" of London and that Labour mayor Sadiq …...Read More

Ministers 'pandering to far right' by not calling out Islamophobia, says ex-government adviser

Ministers are "pandering to the far right" by not calling Lee Anderson's remarks Islamophobic, a former government adviser on the issue has told Sky News. Imam Qari Asim, who was the last person to hold the post of independent Islamophobia adviser to the government, said it had been "disappointing" to …...Read More

Actor hired as Willy Wonka for cancelled event called it a place 'where dreams went to die'

An actor who was hired to play Willy Wonka at a "shambles" of an event has described the experience as "where dreams went to die" - as a young "Oompa Loompa" was left disappointed he "didn't even get a Freddo". Willy's Chocolate Experience was brought to a halt on Saturday …...Read More