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Sky News halted for breaking announcement – and it’s terrible for Donald Trump | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Sky News halted for breaking announcement – and it’s terrible for Donald Trump | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Published by Sam Flores

Sky News presenter Matt Barbet halted this evening’s broadcast to deliver a breaking news announcement about US President Donald Trump. The broadcaster began: “Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social, informing everyone that Iran has shot down a US Apache helicopter. Just to quote what he has posted on social media, ‘I have just been informed,’ he says, ‘by our great military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. “’There were two pilots involved,’ and he says both are safe and uninjured. ‘Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.’” The US leader signed off on the post, writing: “Thank you for your attention to this matter. President Donald J Trump.” The helicopter went down as the Middle East was still fuming after Iran and Israel exchanged fire the previous day in a huge setback to the ceasefire of the Iran war, which started in February. According to Iranian television, Israeli forces killed at least two members of …

Sky News halted for breaking King Charles announcement | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Sky News halted for breaking King Charles announcement | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Published by Sam Flores

Sky News was abruptly halted for a King Charles III announcement this afternoon as the monarch met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As the breaking news banner flashed across the screen, the host Jayne Secker said: “Breaking news, we can bring you. It’s just been announced that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, has visited the King this afternoon. We knew he was across in the UK and had a meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday.” She continued as she delivered the update: “It’s not the first time he has met the King, but it’s another meeting between the President of Ukraine and the King.” It comes a day after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, and Zelenskyy met to discuss their unwavering support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s war on the nation. On Sunday evening, in London, they debated “the urgent need to scale up” Ukraine’s air defences and deep-strike capabilities. The meeting with various world leaders came hours after a Russian …

an ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

an ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

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From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, forest islands and lakes. It feels random, almost unreadable. Only gradually does the pattern resolve itself: raised causeways or paths fanning out to link the forest islands, and a dense, scattered web of canals threading the terrain. Slowly you realise it’s a structured network of intersecting lines, enclosures and roads – the imprint of past human design. Aerial view of Llanos de Moxos. Jose Iriarte, CC BY-SA If you stand on the open savannah, there is almost nothing to see of this ancient network. The horizon feels open, with fires in the distance from local people burning pastures and clearing forest as dry season begins. The old geometry is still faintly perceptible, but you have to know how to look. Step into the patches of forest and the canopy closes in. The earth softens underfoot and mosquitoes descend …

‘Dynamo vs Houdini’ Coming to Sky: Illusionist Retraces Magician Steps

‘Dynamo vs Houdini’ Coming to Sky: Illusionist Retraces Magician Steps

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sky unveiled a new three-part original series on Sunday, entitled Dynamo vs Houdini. “The last time the world saw Dynamo, he buried himself alive. This weekend, he returned,” the Comcast company teased, sharing that the series would air later this year. “In front of a huge crowd on Saturday night, Dynamo attempted the most ambitious and dangerous stunt of his career. The extraordinary spectacle saw him bound in a straitjacket, locked inside a burning car and suspended 100 feet in the air against the New York City skyline.” New York is central to the identities of the two magicians. “Harry Houdini, widely regarded as the greatest magician and escapologist of all time, lived in New York and performed many of his most renowned stunts there,” Sky highlighted. “In 2003, at an event in the city celebrating Houdini’s legacy, Steven Frayne was given the name Dynamo – now [he is] one of the most recognized names in modern magic.” The series will consist of three interconnected episodes that see the English illusionist travel across America, pushing his skills …

ITV CEO on Possible Sky Deal, FIFA World Cup

ITV CEO on Possible Sky Deal, FIFA World Cup

Published by Daniella Wilson

U.K. TV giant ITV CEO Carolyn McCall discussed the opportunities coming her team’s way during the soccer World Cup. At an industry crowd in London on Thursday, she also mentioned that ITV remains “very much actively engaged in discussions” with Sky about a potential mega-deal. Sky has been in discussions with U.K. TV giant ITV regarding a possible acquisition of ITV’s media & entertainment (M&E) business. “We will update the market in due course,” ITV had said last month after first disclosing the talks in November. The unit includes ITV’s commercial free-to-air TV channels in the U.K., as well as its ITVX streaming platform. After a potential deal, ITV Studios would continue as a standalone company. Asked about this potential shedding of the M&E arm at the Enders TMT Leaders Live conference in the British capital, McCall offered: “Shedding is a bad word,” signaling that she would use a different phrase for the strategy behind the possible deal. But she also highlighted that she couldn’t discuss the possible merger as the talks are ongoing. Meanwhile, the upcoming FIFA World …

‘SNL U.K.’ Shows Symphonic Engagement, Giving Subs More Value

‘SNL U.K.’ Shows Symphonic Engagement, Giving Subs More Value

Published by Daniella Wilson

Comcast’s European TV and telecom powerhouse Sky is making huge bets with an eye on business opportunities and customer value, group CEO Dana Strong told the Enders TMT Leaders Live conference in London on Thursday. “Key for us has been really making courageous, big bets” rather than small incremental changes, given that this is not the time for small steps, Strong said. “We went from being primarily a satellite [service] to more than 90 percent [of customers] taking our IP product,” she cited as an example. She also highlighted how a digital revamp of the business has allowed Sky to expand its sports content offerings to a point where it now features more than 3,000 sports events a month, she said. How to think of entertainment as a digital and social media proposition, along with a traditional video offering, has been another focus, with Saturday Night Live U.K. a key example of the “symphonic engagement” between the company’s platforms and assets, she said. “In addition to the big bets [key has] been the symphonic alignment …

Trump Official Wades Into Reform's Irate Sky News Interview Over 'White Lives Matter'

Trump Official Wades Into Reform's Irate Sky News Interview Over 'White Lives Matter'

Published by Sam Flores

Cathy Newman and Zia Yusuf A member of Donald Trump’s administration has weighed in on Zia Yusuf’s tense Sky News interview over the Henry Nowak murder. The 18-year-old student was stabbed repeatedly by Vickrum Digwa last December, who then told police attending the incident that he had been the victim of racism. As Henry lay dying on the ground, and despite telling the officers that he could not breathe and had been stabbed, he was handcuffed and arrested. Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years at Southampton Crown Court on Monday. Reform leader Nigel Farage controversially claimed the case was proof of “two-tier policing” in the UK, insisted: “White lives matter, too”, and called for “pure cold rage” from the public in response. Sky’s Cathy Newman asked Yusuf, who is Reform’s home affairs spokesperson, if he thought that was incitement from Farage. But he bizarrely deflected by asking what her emotional response to the bodycam footage from officers attending the scene of Nowak’s death. She said it was “heartbreaking” – but …

Viewers binge-watch ‘extraordinary’ new drama Ponies

Viewers binge-watch ‘extraordinary’ new drama Ponies

Published by Daniella Wilson

Looking for your next binge-worthy drama to get stuck into this bank holiday? Sky might have just the ticket. Viewers are already raving about the new espionage thriller Ponies, with some calling it “extraordinary” and an absolute “must-watch.” Set in 1977 Moscow, the eight-part series follows Bea and Twila – two “PONIES” (Persons of No Interest) – who are thrust from their desk jobs at the American Embassy into the high-stakes world of CIA espionage after their husbands are killed. If the gripping plot doesn’t hook you, the talent will. The series stars Game of Thrones icon Emilia Clarke alongside The White Lotus breakout star Haley Lu Richardson. Behind the camera, the creative team is just as impressive: it’s co-created by David Iserson (Mr. Robot, Mad Men) alongside Susanna Fogel (Booksmart). WATCH: The best TV shows to watch in May Intrigued? Here is everything you need to know… What is Ponies about?  Set in 1977 Moscow, the thriller follows Bea and Twila, who find themselves widowed when their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances. © Getty …

Who turned the lights on? The modern impact of light pollution on the night sky

Who turned the lights on? The modern impact of light pollution on the night sky

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3S Northumbria examines the growing issue of light pollution, highlighting its impact on the visibility of the night sky due to both terrestrial sources and the increasing presence of satellites For millenia, when humans looked upwards to the night sky, they would see the multitude of stars that surround our planet. They would see the evening ‘star’ of Venus on the horizon. They would see the ephemeral streak of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and understand the meaning of its name. But too many of us now cannot see these wondrous things. Instead, they see inky blankness, a featureless abyss save for the silver of the moon, their eyes saturated by the lights of streets, buildings and cars. Or perhaps they see the orange haze of city glow, the unmistakable fingerprint of a town still using sodium lights. Their eyes may catch a shooting star, or was it just a satellite? The future of commercial space is looking bright, but at what cost? A bright future? Global trends of light pollution are difficult to …