A UAE-based steel company has made an approach to buy Britain’s third-biggest steel producer, months after it was declared “hopelessly insolvent” and fell into the hands of the Official Receiver. Sky News has learnt that Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI), which is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is among a small number of parties which have…
Take a good, hard look at the world and what do you see? It certainly feels unpredictable. Old friends are unreliable, and the rules no longer seem to apply. For many, the global neighbourhood is getting distinctly scary. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the head of UK intelligence agency, MI6. “The…
Alfie Wise, who often appeared in films and TV shows with his friend Burt Reynolds, has died. He reportedly died July 22 of natural causes at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., his longtime fiancΓ©e Stephanie Bliss told the Hollywood Reporter. He was 82. Wise and Reynolds shared the…
Californiaβs economy might see a boost from the stateβs expanded film and TV tax credits, but local lawmakers say itβs not enough. Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom authorizing an expanded $750-million film and TV tax credit program last summer, the impending merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. and the projected budget cuts that are expected to…
Fomer US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama arrive at the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images Former President Barack Obama opened his long-awaited presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, drawing a who’s who of former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and musical performers to…
Joe Wyatt, the third-year basketball coach at Sun Valley Poly, said goodbye to his son, JD, at the end of last season. He was one of the leading scorers in the City Section at 28.5 points per game and left for prep school at Academy of Central Florida, where heβs averaging close to 20 points….
The education secretary has said “we all need to do more” to improve attendance and behaviour in schools. Bridget Phillipson said the government had already made progress with five million more days in school this year, “but we all need to do more, and when it comes to getting kids in and behaving – this…
The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter of this year, weaker than the 0.2% growth in GDP for the previous three months, new official figures reveal. The 0.2% figure, for April to June, was itself revised down by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), from its earlier estimate for the period…
SACRAMENTOΒ βΒ Austin Reaves hit a three. He ripped the ball from Dario Saricβs hands. He scored on a breakaway layup. All in 20 seconds. On a night without Luka Doncic, the Lakers needed Reaves to do it all Sunday, and the guard responded emphatically as he delivered a career-high 51 points with 11 rebounds and nine…
MPs are demanding Peter Mandelson appears on British soil to give evidence on his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. But there is frustration within parliament at Lord Mandelson’s ability to avoid scrutiny. Sky News has learned that the powerful Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs made a request to hear from Lord Mandelson after he…