Category : Sky news

Category : Sky news - Tech

Sobriety tags that monitor offenders' alcohol levels every 30 minutes rolled out in Wales

Sobriety tags that monitor criminals' alcohol levels every 30 minutes are being rolled out in Wales from today.The ankle tags will be handed out to "alcohol-dependent" offenders as part of new abs...

Why doesn't the UK test passengers arriving at airports for COVID-19?

The question of why UK arrivals aren't tested for coronavirus has been asked repeatedly in recent months, by airlines, unions, MPs and passengers themselves. Despite being standard practice in man...

Falklands War 'would have been lost without GCHQ'

The Falklands War would have been lost without the contribution of GCHQ, according to an authorised "warts and all" history of the spy agency.It is one of many revelations in newly released Behind...

London council unable to pay housing benefit after cyber attack

Thousands of private renters in Hackney could face eviction and potentially homelessness as the council says it is unable to make housing benefit payments due to a cyber attack earlier this week.T...

'Fat finger error' gives contact-tracing app users wrong alert levels

Users of the contact-tracing app for England and Wales have reported receiving updates incorrectly telling them the risk level in their area had changed, after what Sky News understands was a mist...

Scientists figure out when red supergiant star will explode

The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is smaller and much closer to Earth than previously believed, according to astronomers from the Australian National University, who have given a new data for whe...

Facebook and Twitter block 'highly suspicious' story about Joe Biden's son Hunter

Facebook and Twitter are preventing users from sharing a story about Hunter Biden, which was published in circumstances an expert in foreign interference described as "highly suspicious".Two artic...

Unusual beak bone discovery reveals new pterosaur

A team of palaeontologists in the UK have discovered a new species of small pterosaur, similar in size to a turkey.The dinosaur is unlike any other pterosaur discovered due to its long and slender...

'No good epidemiological reasons to delay' circuit break which could save thousands of lives, SAGE scientists say

A "short, sharp" two-week lockdown over the October half-term could prevent more than 7,000 deaths, according to a paper by two of the government's leading scientific advisers.The paper, which has...

UK may have 'missed the boat' for circuit breaker lockdown, govt scientist warns

The UK may have already "missed the boat" for a pre-planned lockdown, forcing the government to introduce emergency restrictions like the ones in March, a leading government scientific advisor has...

Hospital patient suffers hearing loss after COVID-19 diagnosis

A man from the UK had sudden hearing loss after testing positive for COVID-19, a medical journal has reported. The 45-year-old man who suffered from asthma but was described as "fit and well" was...

Astronauts reach ISS in half the time after new speedy approach

A trio of astronauts have reached the International Space Station in just three hours by using a new fast-track manoeuvre.NASA's Kate Rubins, alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Ser...