A woman allegedly bit her sister’s eye partially out during a drunken fight. Ashleigh Mason, 26, was intoxicated when she and her sibling got into an altercation while in a car in Utah, according to arresting documents. Mason grabbed her sister’s hair, pulled her forward and bit into her left eye, causing part of it
A cross-party group of MPs has told the logistics industry to “get its house in order”, calling for better overnight facilities for drivers and new ways to boost recruitment. The Commons transport select committee said that if the changes are not made within two years then the most profitable parts of the industry could face
Ofcom is investigating Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets during 2021-22. The regulator said: “Ofcom takes compliance with quality of service targets very seriously. “Our investigation, on behalf of postal users, will gather evidence to understand the reasons behind this substantial lapse in performance, and determine whether Royal Mail has breached its requirements.” Royal
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has been charged in a new criminal case and faces “up to 15 more years” on top of his existing sentence if found guilty. Mr Navalny has been outspoken against President Vladimir Putin and was sentenced in March to nine years in prison after he was found guilty
The first two of the 19 children killed in one of America’s worst school shootings, are being remembered ahead of their burials. Visitation gatherings are being held for 10-year-olds Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez at the two funeral homes in the small Texas community of Uvalde. Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, people in the
Deutsche Bank has been raided for the second time in less than a month, this time over a $1tn greenwashing scandal that has rocked the bank. Regulators in Germany claim that DWS, the bank’s asset management arm, sold investment products worth $1tn as more environmentally friendly and “sustainable” than they actually were. The former DWS
A damaged human liver was treated and preserved in a machine for three days before being successfully transplanted into a patient in a world-first operation, researchers have revealed. The man involved quickly recovered his quality of life without any signs of liver damage or rejection – and remains healthy a year after surgery. Researchers have
Another Conservative MP has submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, making him the 28th Tory to publicly call for him to go over the partygate scandal. John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle, said he has been “deeply disappointed” in the rule-breaking parties at Number 10 and Mr Johnson’s response to parliament. He said
A former Qatari princess has apparently been found dead at her home in Spanish resort of Marbella. The body of Kasia Gallanio, 45, was discovered by police inside the property on Sunday, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien. Gallanio was the third wife of Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, 73, the uncle of the Emir
Mortgage borrowing fell by more than 36% in April when compared with the previous month, in yet another signal that the red-hot housing market in the UK is starting to lose momentum amid rising inflation and a cost of living crisis. The Bank of England said on Tuesday that net mortgage borrowing decreased to £4.1bn
The trickle of MPs publicly calling for Boris Johnson to resign is now a modest stream and gathering pace. And the dangerous thing is, the rebellion feels uncoordinated and therefore unpredictable. With the number of MPs openly questioning the prime minister‘s authority at 40, senior Conservatives are braced for the possibility of a vote of
TUI has cancelled more flights over the next month as a union warned the issues at airports across the UK “could get worse this summer before they get better”. The German airline apologised for the disruption over the past few days and said that “due to ongoing challenges” a “small number” of extra flights from
Shanghai will begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions from midnight after two months in lockdown – longer than had been planned. Authorities in China’s largest city have said the reopening will be carried out in stages, with people in low-risk areas having measures eased and being able to return to work from 1 June. Full bus
The former cabinet minister Dame Andrea Leadsom has blamed Boris Johnson for “unacceptable failings of leadership” over the partygate scandal. The former business secretary is the 40th Conservative MP to have publicly voiced their displeasure with the prime minister since he was fined by the Met for breaching lockdown rules in Downing Street, according to
A former senior partner at one of the world’s biggest consulting firms has been picked as the next chair of Britain’s competition watchdog. Sky News has learnt that Marcus Bokkerink, who retired from Boston Consulting Group in 2020, will be named on Tuesday as the government’s preferred choice to lead the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Average petrol prices have reached a new record high of 173.02p a litre, figures show, after an EU ban on Russian oil imports. Fuel prices have been setting record highs every few days in recent weeks, as the supply of gasoline dries up at a time when demand is starting to gain speed. The increase