The owner of well-known nightclub G-A-Y is launching a legal challenge against the government’s 10pm hospitality curfew. Jeremy Joseph is seeking a judicial review in a bid to overturn the controversial curfew, which was imposed by the government in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Mr Joseph told Sky News the curfew
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Tap the gray button with circles on it. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple‘s new iPhone update, iOS 14, launched on Sept. 16. One of the big features in it lets you change your default email app from Apple’s Mail app to another one if it supports the feature. If you’re like me, and use Outlook
After a shaky start to the Conservative Party Conference (at least on the technological front), Monday will see Rishi Sunak speaking from the virtual podium. Right now the chancellor can do no wrong, but he knows difficult decisions are coming, not least the problem of how to come back from the largest recession on record.
A Tesla hacker has revealed what Tesla’s driver-facing camera in Model 3 and Model Y is looking for – hinting at driver monitoring feature. When Tesla launched the Model 3, it equipped the vehicle with a standard cabin-facing camera located in the rearview mirror. At the time, the automaker said that the camera wasn’t active and
The Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, operated by Equinor, is the third-largest oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf, with 2.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Equinor is planning to cut the carbon-intensity of energy products it sells by at least 50% as part of the energy transition related to climate change.
There has been a delay in nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus results being added to the official figures, the government has announced. It comes as a further 22,961 lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus were recorded in the UK, taking the total number to more than 500,000 since the outbreak began. The government said that, due to
London’s transport regulator has banned one of the capital’s most prominent ride-hailing services, days after Uber Technologies was awarded a new licence following a legal challenge. Sky News has learnt that Ola, an Indian group which only began operating in London in February, has been told that its licence will not be renewed because of
US President Donald Trump could be discharged from hospital as soon as Monday as he continues to recover from coronavirus, his doctors have said. Mr Trump, 74, has been fever-free since Friday and is not complaining of shortness of breath, Dr Sean Conley told reporters outside the Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland on Sunday.
Around 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops have been mobilised in France to help search for at least eight people still missing in a mountainous south-eastern region after devastating floods that killed two people in neighbouring Italy. Floods washed away houses and destroyed roads and bridges surrounding the city of Nice on the French
Azerbaijan’s second largest city has been attacked by missiles from Armenia as the conflict ramps up, an aide to the Azerbaijani president claimed. The development marks a sharp escalation in the war that broke out a week ago in the South Caucasus despite calls from Russia, the US, France and the EU to call a
The White House has not been “open at all” about Donald Trump’s condition as he is treated for coronavirus, a former UK ambassador to the US has told Sky News. Speaking on the Sophy Ridge on Sunday show, Sir Christopher Meyer said there had been “conflicting messages” about the president’s health as he battles COVID-19.
Actress Samantha Morton has said she is “incredibly sorry” as she spoke about being charged with attempted murder as a young teenager. The Oscar-nominated star spent a significant portion of her upbringing in the care system. The 43-year-old previously revealed she was charged with attempted murder at 14. She was convicted after threatening to kill
The coronavirus pandemic “will be bumpy through to Christmas” and potentially beyond that, Boris Johnson has warned, as he said it is is “too early to say” whether local lockdowns are effective in bringing down infection rates. The prime minister was asked specifically about Oldham, which has seen its COVID-19 infection rate double despite being
October 4th, 2020 by Michael Barnard Weighing The Administrations of Obama, Trump & Biden: The CleanTechnica Climate Policy Report Card As we approach the momentous US federal election of 2020, American voters must weigh long-range concerns against short-term issues, and domestic matters against foreign policy. Concerns for Americans today and tomorrow, and concerns for other
If you have ever gone bird watching under a dense canopy, you’ve probably strained your ears more than your eyes to find a specific bird. Several species are cryptic and rarely seen or caught on camera, and the best way to find them is by their calls or songs. But, relying on calls and songs
Ford has a design for removable range-extender that can drop into an electric pickup’s bed, which could possibly become an option for the upcoming F150 electric. Range-extenders, which are basically generators, haven’t become popular with electric vehicles buyers. It’s basically the same concept as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) with the main difference being that a