The Home Office immigration system statistics for 2023 tell a different story to the one that dominates the political discourse. While government commentary and policy has focused on illegal migration via small boats, the largest driver of rising immigration is people coming to work, primarily in a health and care sector that would not function
A Tesla Cybertruck sold at auction for $244,000 – more than twice the retail value of the electric pickup truck. Before turning its reservations into orders, Tesla tried to take precautions against early buyers flipping the Cybertruck for profits. However, there are limitations when it comes to enforcing these things. After all, you should be
Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer of MicroStrategy, first got into bitcoin in 2020, when he decided to start adding the cryptocurrency to MicroStrategy’s balance sheet as part of an unorthodox treasury management strategy. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images When MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor came on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” in December
Satellite images have captured the extent of the devastation caused by wildfires in Texas. The unbridled Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest of all the blazes, has been burning since Monday. It has spread to the Oklahoma border after starting near towns northeast of Amarillo – and the weather forecast for the weekend threatens to fuel
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Roadster Courtesy: Tesla Six years ago, Elon Musk hyped a next-generation Roadster, the name of Tesla’s debut car from 2008. A refreshed version was never produced, but Musk is once again promising a new Roadster is on the way. “Tonight, we radically increased the
Tesla is reportedly in talks with Italy to build a factory in the country, according to the Minister for Business and Made in Italy. Adolfo Urso, Italy’s Minister for Business and Made in Italy, announced today that the government has been in talks with Tesla for a potential factory in the country. He mentioned both
In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase and Bitcoin logos are displayed on a phone screen on February 15, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Coinbase stock has risen 5 percent ahead of the company reporting fourth-quarter earnings today on news
Police are “assessing” a report of hate speech made against Lee Anderson following his claim “Islamists” had taken control of London and its mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sky News understands. The Ashfield MP was suspended from the Conservative Party last weekend after he refused to apologise for the remarks, which have been branded as racist by
Mitch McConnell has been around a while. Reagan was in the White House when the young Kentucky politician first arrived on Capitol Hill. And it’s the politics of Reagan which have shaped Mitch McConnell in the decades since. The 82-year-old has led the Republicans on ‘the Hill’ as majority and minority leader through many Conservative
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook (2nd R) greets customers as he arrives for the release of the Vision Pro headset at the Apple Store in New York City on February 2, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday that
Feb 28, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said he is unlikely to play professional tennis beyond this summer after losing in the second round of the Dubai Championships. Murray, 36, has yet to win back-to-back matches in 2024, and already this week said he was probably in the final months
Western leaders “shouldn’t be afraid” to stand up to Russia and “shouldn’t be afraid of own power,” Estonia’s prime minister has told Sky News. Kaja Kallas, whose country borders northwestern Russia, said everything should be considered when it comes to how the West supports Ukraine’s war effort. She said: “Russia is saying this or that
Polls have now closed in the Rochdale by-election as political parties wait to see who has taken the Greater Manchester seat. The campaign to replace Labour stalwart Sir Tony Lloyd – who died last month from leukaemia – has been fractious, with the Labour Party withdrawing support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, over allegedly antisemitic
New satellite imagery reveals construction work at a former Wagner Group base at Modibo Keita International Airport in Mali. High-resolution imagery obtained by Sky News offers the first detailed picture of this site since the death of the Wagner Group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in August 2023. Image: Map of Russian deployments in the region Since
Bitcoin has hit $60,000 for the first time since November 2021 – putting the cryptocurrency in touching distance of a new record high. One Bitcoin cost $60,519 early on Wednesday afternoon after days of huge rises. It’s close to the all time high of $60,655 recorded on 31 October 2021 when many people turned to
Feb 28, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen named Anna Nordqvist, Laura Davies, Caroline Martens and Mel Reid as her four vice captains Wednesday ahead of the biennial event in September. Nordqvist, Davies and Martens stay in their roles as vice captains from the 2023 edition, when Team
Lee Anderson has accused Sadiq Khan of “playing the race card” as he denied being racist following a row that resulted in his suspension as a Tory MP. Mr Anderson used a column in the Daily Express to hit back at accusations of Islamophobia and racism following his comments about London’s mayor. The Ashfield MP,
Tesla has pushed a new software update to its mobile app with a new AI chat assistant and a new menu to highlight the company’s non-car products. The Tesla app has long been an important part of the automaker’s ecosystem. It’s the hub for all of Tesla’s connected features, which the automaker was somewhat of
A view shows part of the state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) refinery in Salamanca. State of Guanajuato, Mexico, Monday, December 19, 2022. Danil Shamkin | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s oil demand growth this year could be half of pre-Covid 2019 levels, according to Eurasia Group, as key segments of the world’s second-largest economy
Mobile phone customers face either a “huge” mid-contract price rise or a “crippling” exit fee from April, according to a watchdog. Which? says Virgin Media and O2 are expected to hike prices by up to 8.8% in April – the highest increase in percentage terms among major providers. The alternative is a potentially “exorbitant” exit