A Cabinet revolt is brewing over upcoming business rate rises As hospitality has been warned not to protest, Sky News can reveal. Deputy political editor Sam Coates revealed on Politics at Sam & Anne’s podcast that there is “continued opposition at cabinet level” over the rise, and ministers are “not happy about it”. politics latest…
A jam-packed SuperSport Park stadium in Centurion (Photo Credit: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Johannesburg: As the countdown to the first ball of the SA20 clash between Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape began, The announcer incited the crowd into a frenzy. On the lively grass banks of SuperSport Park in Centurion, Spectators hurriedly unfolded picnic chairs…
Venus Williams lost her first singles match of 2026 in Auckland but showed she is still competitive at 45, while Nick Kyrgios fell at the first hurdle in Brisbane. At the WTA Tour tournament in New Zealand, Williams received a standing ovation after losing to fifth-seeded Magda Linette. The Americans put up a superb show…
Britain’s electric vehicle campaign suffered a major setback in 2025, with sales missing the Labour government’s key target by a wide margin, while manufacturers spent billions of dollars in rebates to shift stocks. According to preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) captured only 23.4% of the…
Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley have won big acting prizes at the Critics’ Choice Awards, which kicked off Hollywood’s awards season. Both stars are widely predicted to be in the race for an Oscar. When the nominations are announced later this month and this weekend, the nominees will also be at the Golden Globes Celebration. One…
‘It is my mission to teach Palestinian students, even if I have to build a classroom brick by brick,’ says Bader Salah. Published on 5 January 20265 January 2026 Badr Salah is one of many Palestinian scholars from Gaza who have had to close their books amid Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave. Salah, who…
It appears that Donald Trump’s administration went rogue with its attack in Venezuela, which led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. More than 150 aircraft were involved in a daring operation in which echoes of the explosions were seen in Caracas, and Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were detained before being flown to New York,…
