A former Ocado executive who has been involved in the NHS Test and Trace programme will this week be appointed as the next boss of Royal Mail. Sky News has learnt that Simon Thompson, who has worked for companies including Apple, Honda, Lastminute.com and Wm Morrison, is to be named as the former state monopoly’s
Month: January 2021
Israel’s health minister has urged countries simply to “get out there” if they want to replicate his country’s vaccination success. Speaking to Sky News, Yuli Edelstein said that expert logistics, early procurement, close co-operation with the manufacturer and Israeli innovation had all been combined to make the country a clear leader in the global vaccination
Teasers late last month indicated that Vmoto’s Super Soco was planning to unveil an electric motorcycle soon. Vmoto’s presence in much of Asia, Europe and Australia has led to increased interest in the launch, as the new bike stands a good chance of reaching multiple international markets. TS Street Hunter unveiling clues Super Soco currently
Black artist Bomani X has been one of the key innovators of voice-chatting app Clubhouse, and now, his face serves as Clubhouse’s app icon. Courtesy of Bomani X Clubhouse, a social media app introduced in March, allows users to gather in virtual rooms where they can communicate with one another through the mics on their
Demand for hospital services caused by the rampant coronavirus has put ambulance staff under “unprecedented pressure”, with handover delays on a scale not seen before, a paramedic boss has told Sky News. Speaking on the Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Tracy Nicholls, chief executive of the College of Paramedics, said some crews had reported waiting
The American investors which control the Co-operative Bank are lining up their first board nominees weeks after talks about a sale of the self-styled ethical lender were abandoned. Sky News has learnt that the syndicate of hedge funds, which includes GoldenTree Asset Management, are finalising the appointment of two heavyweight City figures as non-executive directors
A desperate relative hoping survivors will be found following a plane crash in Indonesia has urged people to pray for his family as he awaits news. Irfansyah Riyanto’s mother and father, as well as his sister and her two children, were all on the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 which disappeared on Saturday. The Boeing
Teachers could be next in line for the second wave of COVID-19 jabs, a member of the group advising on the vaccine rollout has suggested. Professor Adam Finn told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme that while no decisions had been taken on future prioritisation of the coronavirus injections, the “critical role” played by
In Uganda, running for the presidency can be a dangerous business – especially for pop star turned politician Bobi Wine. The 38-year-old, who is the leading opposition in the country’s upcoming presidential election, has told Sky News he has been targeted with bullets and tear gas and “miraculously” survived several attacks in the run-up to
TV historian David Olusoga has thanked former England footballer and schoolmate “tough kid” Paul Gascoigne for stepping in to help when he was subjected to racist abuse as a child. Born in his father’s home country of Nigeria, Olusoga moved to his mother’s home of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, when he was a young
More than 200,000 people are getting a COVID-19 jab every day and the government is on course to reach its target of 13 million people vaccinated by mid-February, Matt Hancock has told Sky News. But speaking on Sophy Ridge On Sunday, the health secretary said the pressure on the NHS was “very bad” and repeated
NIO unveiled today an impressive new electric car, the NIO ET7, with a massive battery pack and with the potential to be fully autonomous. NIO NIO is a Chinese electric vehicle company that has been growing fast over the last few years. Often called ‘the Tesla of China’, the electric vehicle company has had success
Important note but not a very important one and you don’t have to read this: Elon Musk was not actually wearing a CleanTechnica shirt at the Model Y reveal event. Photo by Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica. It may feel like 2020 just grew a tumor, but we are indeed in a new year. That means it’s
Parler CEO John Matze joins CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on July 2, 2020. CNBC Amazon has pulled the plug on Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters, in the wake of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot earlier this week. Amazon’s cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), informed Parler on Saturday that it
Authorities believe they have located the missing Boeing 737-500 jet that crashed in Indonesia with 62 people on board. They said they were hopeful they were homing in on the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, after picking up a signal that could have come from the jet’s flight recorder. It comes as rescuers said
US Vice President Mike Pence will attend Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a senior administration official has said. It is in contrast with President Donald Trump, who tweeted on Friday that he planned to skip his successor’s inauguration on 20 January, becoming the first president in more than 150 years – and just the fourth
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