Author: SKYNEWS

The singer Morrissey is being treated for “physical exhaustion” after cancelling a string of concerts.He has also been told to rest for two weeks, his tour manager said. The former Smiths frontman had been due to play at the Honda Centre in Anaheim, California, on Friday, and at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday.Both venues said on social media that the gigs had been cancelled “due to unforeseen circumstances”.They were going to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his solo album You Are The Quarry. The singer, 64, is on a tour called “40 years of Morrissey” – but…

The chairman of the Post Office is being forced out of the role amid frustration in Whitehall over the state-owned company’s governance as it reels from the Horizon IT scandal.Sky News has learnt that Henry Staunton, who only became chairman of the Post Office in December 2022 after a long career in FTSE boardrooms, was this weekend told by Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, that he was to be replaced amid mounting tension with the government. Sources said this weekend that Ms Badenoch had notified him of the decision in a telephone call on Saturday afternoon.The hunt for a new…

Scientists say they have discovered a new type of star deep at the heart of our galaxy.The stars have been given the nickname “old smokers” by scientists because they have been observed “puffing” out clouds of gas. They are a type of red giant, which are formed during the dying stages of medium sized stars – like our Sun – after they have run out of hydrogen for nuclear fusion.The “old smokers” were discovered by an international team of scientists led by Professor Philip Lucas, of the University of Hertfordshire.Researchers made their ground-breaking discovery after monitoring almost a billion stars…

Spoiler alert: This article contains details of the final of the second series of The Traitors. You have been warned.Judas level treachery, the advent of Jazatha Christie, and death by fizzy rosé – this series of The Traitors has had it all. After 12 episodes, the nail-biting finale saw baby-faced British army engineer turned arch-manipulator Harry winning the entire prize pot of almost £100,000 – leaving faithful Mollie, his closest friend in the group, with nothing.Viewers of the hit show have watched Harry, 22, play a near perfect game throughout the series, fooling almost everyone while quietly “murdering” the faithfuls…

Superdry, the London-listed clothing retailer, is weighing a radical restructuring that could involve significant numbers of store closures and job cuts after reporting weak sales.Sky News has learnt that Superdry and its advisers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are initiating work on plans that could lead to a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) or restructuring plan, both of which are insolvency mechanisms enabling businesses to reduce their liabilities to creditors. This could be aimed at closing underperforming shops – with a commensurate impact on jobs – and forcing through rent cuts with landlords.Detailed proposals have yet to be worked up, and there was…

I’m officially a bad liar.With a blood pressure cuff pumped tight around my arm, straps around my chest monitoring my breathing, and sensors on my fingers to pick up any traces of sweat, veteran polygraph test examiner Don Cargill says he can easily spot the signs I’ve told him a fib. I’ve denied writing the number three on the piece of paper placed underneath my chair, in a simple exercise designed to show how my body reacts to lying. Even with nothing to lose, it’s an uncomfortable experience.But while commonly associated with daytime television programmes like The Jeremy Kyle Show,…

WWE co-founder and wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from the organisation’s parent company after being accused of sexual misconduct and sex trafficking.Former employee Janel Grant filed a graphic lawsuit on Thursday that included claims she was offered to an unnamed star wrestler for sex. McMahon denies the allegations but has stepped down as executive chairman of the board of directors at TKO Group, the firm said.The 78-year-old faces multiple accusations, including forcing Grant into a sexual relationship to keep her job and sharing pornographic photos and videos of her with other men, including WWE staff.Ms Grant worked in WWE’s…

New Brexit border controls will leave British consumers and businesses facing more than £500m in increased costs and possible delays – as well as shortages of food and fresh flowers imported from the European Union.The new rules are intended to protect biosecurity by imposing controls on plant and animal products considered a “medium” risk. These include five categories of cut flowers, cheese and other dairy produce, chilled and frozen meat, and fish. From 31 January, each shipment will have to be accompanied by a health certificate, provided by a local vet in the case of animal produce, and, from 30…

NASA’s mini helicopter Ingenuity has made its last flight on Mars after one of its rotor blades was damaged.It’s been on the Red Planet since February 2021, and two months later achieved the milestone of the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity has flown 72 flights for a total of 11 miles – 14 times further than planned in what was originally intended to be a 30-day mission.The solar-powered aircraft was a big success for NASA and helped identify locations for the Perseverance rover that accompanied it.However, NASA boss Bill Nelson said on Thursday its mission was now…

The BBC has pulled an episode of Dragons’ Den from iPlayer over concerns about “unfounded claims” that a product could cure ME. In the episode, which first aired on 18 January, businesswoman Giselle Boxer said she had used “diet, acupuncture, Chinese herbs and ear seeds” to help her recovery from ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Her experience with ear seeds – tiny needle-free acupressure devices – prompted her to develop her brand Acu Seeds, which received offers from all six of the Dragons, a record achievement in the show’s history.There are usually five Dragons in the Den.…