US regulators have approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12. US President Joe Biden said the authorisation is “a promising development in our fight against the virus”. “If you are a parent who wants to protect your child, or a teenager who is interested in getting vaccinated, today’s decision
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US network NBC will not air the Golden Globes in 2022, following criticism over a lack of diversity in the group that organises the awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which oversees the TV and film prizes, has faced a Hollywood backlash after it emerged in February that none of its members are black.
The Duchess of Sussex has appeared on TV for the first time since her and Prince Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan pre-recorded a video message for the Global Citizen VAX Live concert, where she said women had been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Image:
Former US president Barack Obama and his family are mourning the loss of their dog Bo, who died after a battle with cancer. Mr Obama, who served two terms as US president until 2016, posted the new on social media accompanied by photos of the dog. Today our family lost a true friend and loyal
Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger syndrome, as he hosted the US TV comedy show Saturday Night Live. He revealed he has the condition, which is a form of autism, as he explained he has difficulty getting people to know whether he means what he says. The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one
Remember Mark Wahlberg’s gruelling daily routine that involved 2.30am wake-ups and cryo chamber recovery to get over his punishing workouts? That post went viral in 2018 and it looks like the actor is taking it to the extreme once again, posting before and after photographs of a major body transformation, taken just three weeks apart.
Noah, a four-year-old from New York, loves SpongeBob. A lot. In fact, he loves the absorbent and yellow and porous cartoon character so much that he decided to pop on Amazon for a spot of retail therapy. Little did his mother know that he had purchased 51 cases of SpongeBob ice lollies – 918 of
Three people have been shot after a young girl brought a gun to her school and opened fire. The girl was in a school hallway on Thursday morning when she pulled a handgun from her backpack and fired multiple rounds at Rigby Middle School in Idaho. Two people were hit inside before she went outside
Twitter has suspended several accounts that have been set up to share posts from Donald Trump’s website. The micro-blogging site said the accounts broke the rules by helping the former president to circumvent a ban from the social network. Mr Trump was banned from a number of platforms after his supporters stormed the US Capitol
There are two distinct strands to today’s decision by Facebook’s oversight board, which is funded by the social media giant but made up of an independent board. There is the domestic impact and then there is the international precedent it sets. Domestically, it’s clear that Mr Trump is frustrated by his social media ban. Image:
Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the indefinite suspension on former US President Donald Trump. The board has upheld Facebook’s decision on 7 January to restrict Mr Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account. Mr Trump was banned from a number of social media platforms after his supporters stormed the US
The head of the World Health Organization says the US backing of a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines is a “monumental moment” in the fight against the virus. The move could significantly boost vaccine production around the world by lifting patents, copyrights and protections for industrial design and confidential information. It
Former US president Donald Trump remains banned from Twitter and Facebook but he might have found a way to weaken the effects of his banishment. Mr Trump has launched a space on his website where he posts messages that can be shared by others on their own social networking pages. The website is called From
A member of the American family that owns Manchester United has refused to apologise to fans over the disastrous attempt to form a breakaway European Super League. Sky News US correspondent Sally Lockwood caught up with Avram Glazer in Florida and offered him the chance to address supporters’ concerns, saying: “This an opportunity for you
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are to get divorced, he has said. In a message on the Microsoft founder’s Twitter account, the couple said they made the decision after “a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship”. Gates, the fourth richest man in the world with a net worth
Rev Al Sharpton has called for the release of footage showing what led to the death of Andrew Brown Jr, a black man shot dead by police in North Carolina. Mr Brown was killed by sheriff’s deputies during a morning raid on his home on 21 April. Pasquotank County officers had been trying to serve
The Duke of Sussex has called for vaccines to be “distributed to everyone everywhere” as he spoke at a star-studded charity concert in Los Angeles. Prince Harry appeared along with a host of famous names from the worlds of music, film and politics at Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World –
The four astronauts of SpaceX’s first full mission to the International Space Station have splashed back down to Earth off the coast of Florida. It is the first US splashdown under the cover of darkness since Apollo 8’s return from the moon in 1968. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf Of Mexico just before
Caitlyn Jenner has said that transgender athletes who were born male should not be allowed to compete in girls’ sports teams. Jenner recently announced she would run for California governor as a Republican in an effort to unseat Democrat Gavin Newsom. The former Olympic decathlon medallist and reality TV star came out as transgender in
Game Of Thrones actress Esme Bianco has sued Marilyn Manson – accusing him of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. In the lawsuit, she accuses him of violating human trafficking laws by bringing her from England to California. This was allegedly under the pretence that she would star in music videos and movies, but these roles