Tag: News
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Average family set to be £1,400 a year worse off by 2030, analysis suggests | Politics News
Read Latest News The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests. Frozen tax thresholds, rising mortgage and rent costs, and falling real earnings are all predicted to take their toll. But living standards for the poorest third are forecast to drop twice as much…
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Civil service to be ordered to cut more than £2bn from budget – as Reeves rules out tax rises in spring statement | Politics News
Read Latest News The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government’s spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil spending cuts during the spring statement next week – and has reportedly ruled out tax rises. The FDA union has said the government…
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Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice keeps being adapted – but does ‘bad lad’ Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z? | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Bonnets at the ready, with 2025 marking two and a half centuries since Jane Austen’s birth, does “bad lad” Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z? From erotic audio books to one-woman comedy shows, an Austen invasion is under way this year with various reinterpretations of her work being offered up…
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Mum left ‘looking over’ shoulder as son’s killer still walking free months after murder | UK News
Read Latest News The mother of a teenage boy who was shot dead has urged the public to come forward with any information which could help find her son’s killer eight months on. Rene Graham was just 15 years old when he was killed in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Ladbroke Grove, on 21 July 2024.…
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Protests sweep Turkey as Istanbul mayor – key challenger to Erdogan – appears in court | World News
Read Latest News Widespread protests across Turkey have intensified after Istanbul’s mayor – a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – was detained over allegations of corruption and links to terror organisations. For a fourth night, demonstrators have clashed with police as Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opposition figure with the Republican People’s Party, faced further questioning.…
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Donald Trump will soon mark 100 days in power – where does his opposition stand? | US News
Read Latest News Donald Trump has not been president for a hundred days – he will pass that marker at the end of April. Already the assessments are in: this is the most disruptive and transformative start ever to a presidential term. The United States government is being turned inside out by Elon Musk. The…
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‘At least six dead’ as Israel strikes Lebanon in heaviest exchange of fire in four months | World News
Read Latest News At least six people, including a child, have died in southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, the Lebanese state news agency has reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes against dozens of “terrorist” targets in response to “rocket fire” at Israel from Lebanon on Saturday morning. It was the heaviest exchange of…
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Pilot dies after air show plane crash in South Africa | World News
Read Latest News A pilot has died after his plane spiralled out of control and crashed at an air show in South Africa. The crash happened at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha, a town about 70 miles (110 km) north of Cape Town, on Saturday. Video footage shows the plane spinning mid-air before…
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Detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu faces second day of questioning as protests intensify | World News
Read Latest News Istanbul’s mayor has appeared before police for questioning on terror-related charges, a day after he was interrogated over corruption allegations. Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention this week has sparked widespread protests across Turkey, with demonstrators rallying in multiple cities to voice their opposition. Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said 343 suspects had been detained in…
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US defence staff could face lie detector tests in probe into leaks after Musk Pentagon visit | US News
Read Latest News US defence department workers could face lie detector tests as the Pentagon investigates alleged leaks of national security information. The department’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are carrying out the inquiry, which is the latest by Donald Trump‘s administration. In a memo sent late on Friday, defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of…
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Missing inmate found three days after motorway escape from prison van in Lancashire | UK News
Read Latest News An inmate who escaped from a prison van on a motorway has been found after a three-day search. Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the vehicle on the M55 motorway near Catforth, Preston, as it was travelling to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court shortly before 9am on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said in a statement. He…
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Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky whose covert passing of secrets helped avert nuclear war dies aged 86 | UK News
Read Latest News One of the most important spies of the Cold War, whose covert passing of secrets to Britain helped change the course of history and avert a nuclear war, has died. Oleg Gordievsky, a former Soviet KGB officer, was 86. He died in Godalming, having lived in England since defecting in 1985. Surrey…
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Pope Francis due to appear in public for first time in five weeks | World News
Read Latest News Pope Francis is set to make his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has been receiving treatment at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since 14 February for a severe respiratory infection. After five weeks of treatment, the Vatican said he will appear from the window…
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Starmer expresses ‘deep concern’ about lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza | World News
Read Latest News Sir Keir Starmer has expressed concern about a lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza during a call with the King of Jordan. Sir Keir spoke to the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, on Saturday morning, after which a Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister expressed his deep concern about the renewed…
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Bomb squad carries out controlled burn of explosive chemicals found in St Leonards home | UK News
Read Latest News The bomb squad has carried out a controlled burn of explosive chemicals found at a seafront home in Sussex. A major incident was declared and 73 people evacuated from their homes after explosives and 500 canisters containing more unknown chemicals were discovered at a house in St Leonards, near Hastings. The additional…
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‘Migrant hub’ plan will send alarm bells clanging for many Labour MPs – as Tories smell blood | UK News
Read Latest News The very idea that the government is brainstorming proposals to deport failed asylum seekers to third countries, with its echoes of the controversial Rwanda plan, will send alarm bells clanging for many Labour MPs. Sir Keir Starmer described the Rwanda scheme as a “gimmick” that didn’t work – an argument which was…
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George Foreman: From fighting in ring to fighting fat in kitchen – how boxing legend became cultural icon | US News
Read Latest News The iconic fight that devastated and defined George Foreman became the making of his reinvention. The Rumble in the Jungle not only saw Muhammad Ali reclaim the world heavyweight belt but diminished his previously unbeaten rival’s aura of invincibility. So, synonymous with a bruising setback, there was resentment to shake off –…
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Sudan’s military retakes more key government buildings in capital as it consolidates gains | World News
Read Latest News Sudan’s military has consolidated its gains in the capital, taking more key government buildings a day after it seized control of the presidential palace. The ongoing conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023 when a power struggle between the leaders of the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) boiled over into…
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‘Two killed and eight injured’ as Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire | World News
Read Latest News Two people have been killed and eight others injured in southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, the Lebanese health ministry was reported as saying. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes against dozens of “terrorist” targets in response to “rocket fire” at Israel from Lebanon on Saturday morning. It was the heaviest exchange…
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Government considering sending failed asylum seekers to overseas ‘migrant hubs’ | UK News
Read Latest News The government is considering sending failed asylum seekers, including those arriving on small boats, to overseas ‘migrant hubs’, Sky News understands. A Home Office source has told political correspondent Amanda Akass that the government is in the “very early stages” of discussions around the idea, and is keen to learn about what…
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Harrods proposes six-figure payouts to victims of al Fayed abuse | UK News
Read Latest News Lawyers for Harrods are proposing six-figure payouts to settle claims brought by sexual abuse victims of the London department store’s former owner, Mohamed al Fayed. Sky News has learnt that MPL Legal, which is coordinating a redress scheme on behalf of the world-famous retailer, has told potential claimants that they could be…
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Harshita Brella: Police get disciplinary notices over case of woman found dead in car boot | UK News
Read Latest News Four police have been given disciplinary notices over alleged failings in handling a domestic abuse report by a woman later found dead in a car boot. Harshita Brella, 24, was found in a Vauxhall Corsa in Ilford, east London, on 14 November. Her husband, Pankaj Lamba, is the target of an international…
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Ida Lock: Baby girl died from brain injury because midwives failed to provide basic care, coroner rules | UK News
Read Latest News A baby girl died from a serious brain injury because midwives failed to provide basic medical care, a coroner has concluded. Ida Lock, who lived for just seven days, was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in November 2019 but suffered a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen. She was…
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Trump 100 Day 62: Why was Elon Musk at the Pentagon? | Trump News
Read Latest News 👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 Department of Government Efficiency head and business owner Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday, which according to defence secretary Pete Hegseth was to talk about “efficiencies” and “innovations”. It was not, as President Trump insisted, to brief Musk on the US military’s…
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Heathrow resumes flights and hopes for full day of service – but passengers face further delays | UK News
Read Latest News Heathrow is expecting a full day of normal operation today after the airport was shut over a loss of power, as passengers have been warned of further disruption. Overnight, a limited number of flights resumed at the west London airport following hours of closure after a large fire at a nearby electricity…
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US boxing legend George Foreman dies age 76 | US News
Read Latest News US heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman has died age 76, according to a statement on his Instagram account. The two-time champion famously fought Muhammad Ali in one of boxing’s most legendary fights, the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’. He also became known to millions around the world through his popular range of electric…
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WWII veteran, 103, shares his experience as a bombardier ahead of VE Day anniversary | UK News
Read Latest News A 103-year-old Second World War veteran has been sharing his stories of the frontline with primary school children in Salford – as part of a new project to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day. Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke out in…
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Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police | US News
Read Latest News Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said. The man, who was detained in Florida, had told staff at a Tiffany & Co store he was interested in buying earrings and a diamond…
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Five jihadists found guilty of holding French journalists hostage | World News
Read Latest News Five jihadists have been found guilty of holding French journalists captive in Syria for the terror group Islamic State. One of the guilty, Mehdi Nemmouche, 39, has been described by the prosecution as “one of the most perverse and cruel jihadists of the past 10 years” with a “total absence of empathy…
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Murder arrest after woman in her 40s dies in Clacton | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 40s was found dead at a home in Essex. Police have said the suspect – a man inn his 20s, has been taken to hospital in a serious condition. Officers were called to a property on Skelmersdale Road…
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Andrew Tate leaves the US to return to Romania | World News
Read Latest News Andrew Tate, the self-styled “king of toxic masculinity”, and his brother Tristan have left the US for Romania to fulfil legal obligations related to a criminal investigation against them. The brothers are under investigation in Romania on multiple accusations, including forming an organised crime group and human trafficking. They have denied all…
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Israel says it has killed Hamas military intelligence chief Osama Tabash – as forces told to push further into Gaza | World News
Read Latest News Israel has said Hamas’ military intelligence chief in southern Gaza has been “eliminated”. In a post on X, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Osama Tabash was also head of the group’s surveillance and targeting unit. It said he was responsible for “planning and coordinating targets and infiltration objectives” during the October 2023…
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A ‘few flights’ to leave Heathrow tonight as 200,000 passengers are affected by ‘unprecedented’ shutdown | UK News
Read Latest News Heathrow Airport will reopen for a limited number of flights today, after a large fire at a nearby electrical substation disrupted travel for around 200,000 passengers. Counter-terror police are among the agencies investigating the cause of the blaze, which triggered a “significant power outage” that led to more than 1,000 flights to…
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Heathrow shutdown is embarrassing at best – but at worst it points to serious vulnerabilities in UK infrastructure | UK News
Read Latest News An electrical substation fire and an entire airport shut down – with over 1,000 flights cancelled, others rerouted worldwide, and 200,000 passengers affected by the disruption. The Heathrow closure on Friday really highlights the ‘critical’ part of critical national infrastructure (CNI) – the systems and facilities that are essential for society to…
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Russia ‘wouldn’t be worried’ about NATO without the US, Trump claims | US News
Read Latest News Donald Trump has said Russia is only fearful of NATO with the US as a member. In a news conference on Friday, the US president claimed: “NATO was gone until I came along”. “President Putin will tell you that without the United States, he wouldn’t be worried, but he is worried when…
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Incoming IOC president to open talks on Russia’s potential return to Olympics | World News
Read Latest News The incoming IOC president has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia’s potential return to the Games. Only Russians competing as neutrals were allowed to compete Paris 2024 as Moscow was punished for launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.…
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Prince William pictured in Challenger 2 tank on visit to British troops in Estonia | World News
Read Latest News The Prince of Wales has joined troops in a Challenger 2 tank as he visited UK soldiers on a NATO base less than 100 miles from the Russian border. Prince William travelled in the commander’s turret of the tank as it sped across muddy terrain at Tapa army camp in Estonia. He…
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Heathrow shutdown: Cost of airport closure could be worth millions | Money News
Read Latest News The closure of Heathrow Airport could cost millions of pounds, with travellers and goods grounded as Europe’s largest airport is without power. As well as airlines being impacted by diversions and associated compensation, the UK economy will be affected by the absence of cargo, tourists and business travellers landing for a day.…
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Boys aged 13, 14 and 15 charged with rape of girl | UK News
Read Latest News Three teenage boys have been charged with rape of a girl under the age of 16. The incident happened on 10 February last year in Newbold, Rochdale, Greater Manchester Police said. The force said each of the boys, aged 13,14 and 15, have been charged with one count of rape of a…
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Ad giant WPP launches £75m sale of in-flight media service Spafax | Money News
Read Latest News WPP, the FTSE-100 marketing services group, is in talks to sell a provider of in-flight entertainment which counts some of the world’s leading airlines among its clients. Sky News has learnt that the London-listed owner of advertising agencies such as Ogilvy, is working with bankers on a disposal of Spafax, which it…
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Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life | UK News
Read Latest News A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to “kill as many nurses as possible” has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday. Farooq, who was a trainee nurse, was last…
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Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham wins appeal against prison sentence for dangerous dog offences | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has won an appeal against his prison sentence for two dangerous dog offences. Fincham, 32, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment on 29 January after pleading guilty to two counts of having a dangerously out-of-control black cane corso. But within hours of the sentencing, he was…
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Man arrested after ‘life-threatening’ explosive chemicals found in St Leonards | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been arrested after “life-threatening” explosive chemicals were discovered inside a property along a seafront in Sussex, police say. Officers attended the property on the A259 Marina in St Leonards On Sea on Thursday and confirmed they found chemicals that are “explosive” and “pose a threat to life”. A major…
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Man found guilty of murdering pensioner – whose dismembered body was scattered across Manchester | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner whose body parts were found scattered across Greater Manchester last year. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing Stuart Everett’s torso was found wrapped in clear plastic by a passer-by in Kersal Dale Wetlands on 4 April last year. Image:…
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Heathrow closure throws travel plans into chaos – as weddings, rugby tours and Arctic Circle trips affected | UK News
Read Latest News Thousands of passengers are facing delays and cancellations after Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, was forced to close following a fire at a nearby substation. Travellers heading to weddings, the Arctic Circle, rugby matches and birthdays have been left scrambling to find alternatives. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player…
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‘British people don’t want culture war on climate’ says Ed Miliband as cuts to GB Energy ruled out | Politics News
Read Latest News Ed Miliband said he is “not anticipating” cuts to GB Energy ahead of the chancellor announcing the biggest spending squeeze on Whitehall in years. The energy secretary told Sky News Breakfast with Anna Jones that his department got the largest funding settlement in the October budget because Rachel Reeves knows clean power…
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Heathrow closure: Back-up generator that could have kept airport open also ‘affected by fire’ | Politics News
Read Latest News A back-up generator that could have kept Heathrow open was also affected by the fire that shut down the airport, Ed Miliband has revealed. The energy secretary told Sky News Breakfast with Anna Jones that it is “too early” to know what caused the blaze at a nearby electricity substation, which has…
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Tommy Robinson loses bid to challenge prison segregation in High Court | UK News
Read Latest News Tommy Robinson has lost a bid to bring a High Court challenge over his segregation in prison. Mr Justice Chamberlain has refused permission for the far-right activist’s application for a judicial review after he brought legal proceedings against Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The High Court was told Robinson, 42, whose real name…
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Snow White: Little people feel ‘erased’ by Disney’s use of CGI instead of real actors | Ents & Arts News
Read Latest News Disney’s use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling “disregarded” and “erased,” according to a disability activist. Comedian, model and content creator Fats Timbo, who has spoken about being bullied as a child,…
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What we know about Heathrow Airport closure as flights grounded | UK News
Read Latest News No planes will fly in and out of Heathrow Airport until midnight on Friday due to a fire at a nearby electricity substation. The fire broke out just before midnight on Thursday, leaving the airport with a “significant power outage” and “no choice but to close”. Follow live updates on Heathrow closure…
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Is Rachel Reeves about to have a very tough week? | Politics News
Read Latest News 👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 As Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil the spring statement next week, Beth, Ruth and Harriet discuss what cuts the chancellor will make to close her budget deficit and how difficult it will be for her to justify her actions.…
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As Birmingham grapples with bin strikes and ‘rats as big as cats’, councils fear further cuts | Politics News
Read Latest News In Birmingham, they say the rats are as big as cats. Nine weeks into the bin strike that has bedevilled the city, the unions this week announced it would be indefinite without a settlement. “It’s horrendous,” says Tim Huxtable, a Tory Birmingham City Council councillor. “Local residents feel it’s really affecting their…
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Celebrities urge government to reverse ‘shameful’ welfare cuts | Politics News
Read Latest News A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its “shameful” cuts to welfare. Sir Stephen said the cuts should not be targeted at “the most vulnerable and overlooked of all our population”, while Mr Cox recalled his own experience of child…
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UK government borrows more than expected, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves | Money News
Read Latest News Government borrowing last month was £15bn more than last year, with the budget deficit higher than economists predicted. The gap between what the government takes in and what it spends was £10.7bn in February, according to official figures. The sum is the fourth highest since records began in 1993 and £4.1bn higher…
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Germany’s ‘neglected’ military set for new era after historic spending plan approved | World News
Read Latest News German defence spending is about to get a huge boost. A historic plan that will release billions of euros of extra investment for defence and infrastructure is likely to be rubber-stamped today. The package proposed by the chancellor in waiting, Friedrich Merz, will see strict rules around debt loosened, clearing the way…
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Heathrow closure: What are your rights if your flight is delayed or cancelled? | UK News
Read Latest News All flights to and from London Heathrow have been cancelled today due to a fire at a nearby electricity substation. Passengers are being warned to stay away, with more than 1,300 journeys expected to be cancelled. A statement from the airport, Europe’s busiest, said it has “no choice but to close Heathrow…
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Sudan’s military says it has seized control of presidential palace | World News
Read Latest News Sudan’s military has said it has retaken the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting. The current conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023 when a power struggle between the leaders of the military and the Rapid…
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How Donald Trump’s tariffs are wreaking chaos in the British metal industry | Money News
Read Latest News As the clock ticked down towards 12.01am Eastern Standard Time on 12 March, Liam Bates kept refreshing his browser. Over the preceding weeks, Marcegaglia, the stainless steel company whose long products division he headed up, had rushed to melt and ship as much metal as it could from its furnaces in Sheffield…
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Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris ‘admits role in attack’, says Parole Board | UK News
Read Latest News Reports suggest one of Stephen Lawrence’s killers has accepted he was at the scene of the murder but claims he did not wield the knife, the Parole Board has said. The board made the disclosure as it agreed a hearing on freeing David Norris should take place in public. The racist murder…
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Donald Trump signs order to dismantle US department of education | US News
Read Latest News US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the country’s department of education. However, the department cannot be dismantled without an act of Congress, which created it in 1979. Republicans have said they will introduce a bill to achieve that. Mr Trump has long promised to…
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Large fire at electrical substation in west London causes power outages | UK News
Read Latest News Dozens of firefighters are tackling a blaze at an electrical substation in Hayes, west London. Homes have been left without power, with videos on social media showing the blaze with thick plumes of smoke pouring into the sky. London Fire Brigade said 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters were at the…
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Conor McGregor says he wants to be Ireland’s next president | World News
Read Latest News Former mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has said he wants to be the next president of Ireland and said he would put the EU Migration Pact to a referendum if elected. McGregor, who met US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday on St Patrick’s Day, said on social…
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Putin will break any peace deal where Ukraine is not ‘defended’ by ‘coalition of the willing’, Starmer warns | UK News
Read Latest News Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not “defended” by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was talking on Thursday as he visited a UK base to meet a group of senior military officers from more than 30 nations tasked…
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Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford becomes fourth Cambridge rower to be barred from this year’s Boat Race | UK News
Read Latest News Olympic gold medallist Tom Ford has become the fourth rower to be barred from competing for Cambridge at this year’s Boat Race – as a row over eligibility criteria threatens to overshadow the historic event. Ford recently started an MBA at the University of Cambridge but enrolled for his undergraduate degree at…
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Surgeon dubbed France’s ‘most prolific child abuser’ pleads guilty to abusing 299 patients | World News
Read Latest News A 74-year-old surgeon who is believed to be France’s most prolific child abuser has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 299 of his patients. Joel Le Scouarnec has been on trial charged with assaulting or raping the patients, many while under anaesthesia or waking up from operations, between 1989 and 2014. In total,…
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Spring statement a red siren moment for Reeves – with big spending squeeze ahead | Politics News
Read Latest News The chancellor’s update on the economy next week is not going to be an emergency budget in its truest sense. But it will be a moment when the sirens flash red. It’s not an emergency budget because the chancellor, as our listeners will know from our interview with Rachel Reeves on Electoral…
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Kirsty Coventry: After her historic win, new IOC president must deal with Trump, Putin and transgender issue | World News
Read Latest News It was a win as resounding as it was historic – Kirsty Coventry becoming the first African and the first woman to assume the most powerful and prestigious role in sport. The double Olympic champion will now lead the Olympic movement in a turbulent world. There aren’t just sporting but political challenges…
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US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Elon Musk’s Tesla cars | US News
Read Latest News The US attorney general has said three people alleged to have damaged Tesla cars and charging stations could be jailed for up to 20 years. Pamela Bondi announced unspecified charges against three people who used Molotov cocktails in what she called a “wave of domestic terrorism”. It comes as US safety regulators…
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Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE early in COVID-19 pandemic, inquiry hears | UK News
Read Latest News The Duchess of York and the Dubai royal family offered to help ministers secure PPE in the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard. Sarah Ferguson, who was formerly married to Prince Andrew, made her offer of assistance as officials tried to get hold of personal…
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Rupert Lowe says Reform leader Nigel Farage ‘must never be PM’ in latest attack amid leaks of claimed WhatsApp messages | Politics News
Read Latest News Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe has said Nigel Farage must “never be prime minister” after leaked messages came to light reigniting the party’s internal row. Mr Lowe, now the independent MP for Great Yarmouth, launched his latest attack on Reform’s “rotten and deceitful” leadership after a private WhatsApp conversation between Mr Farage…
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Prince William’s style of diplomacy is welcome in these tense times | UK News
Read Latest News Prince William’s arrival in Estonia felt like the latest example of the Royal Family being right on the frontline of high-stakes diplomatic discussions. There’s been no attempt by the UK government and Foreign Office to shy away from why the prince was deployed. With Estonia sharing a border with Russia and being…
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Boy accused of killing elderly man while girl filmed attack ‘can’t keep track’ of murder trial lies, court hears | UK News
Read Latest News A 15-year-old boy accused of killing an elderly man has told so many lies he has “difficulty keeping track”, a murder trial has heard. The child allegedly racially abused 80-year-old Bhim Kohli, as well as kicking and punching him as he was on the ground, while a girl, then aged 12, filmed…
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Race to clean up billions of plastic ‘nurdles’ that washed up in UK after tanker crash | UK News
Read Latest News Clean-up teams are in a race against time to remove billions of plastic pellets that are building up on England’s east coast before they are washed back out to sea. The pellets – called nurdles – were spilled from containers on board a ship that collided with a tanker off the coast…
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Prince William meets Estonia’s president amid tensions with Russia | UK News
Read Latest News The Prince of Wales has held talks with Estonia’s president on the role of British troops as the UK seeks to bolster its ties to the Baltic state. Prince William is at the start of a two-day trip to Estonia, and has been at Tapa Army Base to meet UK forces who…
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Nine Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after planning to glue themselves to Heathrow runway | UK News
Read Latest News Nine Just Stop Oil protesters have been convicted after police intervened to prevent them from gluing themselves to the runways at Heathrow Airport. Seven of the demonstrators, aged between 26 and 61, were arrested after they were found with glue and angle grinders close to the perimeter fence of the airport on…
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Actress ‘shell-shocked’ when asked to ‘bend further’ while filming with Noel Clarke, court hears | UK News
Read Latest News An actress who worked in a film directed by Noel Clarke said she felt “shell-shocked” when he asked her to “bend over further” during a scene where she was naked from the waist down, the High Court has heard. The woman, known only as Mila, gave evidence on Thursday in Clarke’s legal…
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France reportedly preparing to issue ‘survival manual’ to all households | World News
Read Latest News The French government is reportedly planning to send a “survival manual” to all households containing advice on what to do in the event of an armed conflict, natural disaster or health crisis. The document consists of around 20 pages and is divided into three parts, according to Europe 1 radio, the first…
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At least 85 Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes, local health authorities say | World News
Read Latest News Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Five UN staff members have also been killed, according to the head of the UNRWA. It comes as fighting in the enclave has restarted in recent days. Philippe Lazzarini, head of…
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New Olympic president elected as Britain’s Lord Seb Coe discovers fate | World News
Read Latest News A new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been elected. Kirsty Coventry, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and Zimbabwe sports minister, has become the first woman to be elected to the position. Britain’s Lord Sebastian Coe didn’t win the election he entered as an outsider. The peer went up against…
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Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.5% amid trade war uncertainty | Money News
Read Latest News The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as it warned of growing economic uncertainty linked to Donald Trump’s trade war. The central bank’s monetary policy committee, which meets every six weeks to set borrowing costs, voted 8-1 to keep the bank rate unchanged at 4.5%. Although the decision was…
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UK weather: Hottest day of the year so far with temperatures ‘well above average’ | UK News
Read Latest News Today is the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures set to go “well above average” the Met Office has said. Temperatures on Thursday hit 21C (70F) in Northolt, Greater London, beating the previous hottest day of the year of 19.7C – set earlier this month. Check the forecast where…
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Scientist ‘denied entry to US’ after messages critical of Trump found on his phone | World News
Read Latest News A French scientist has been denied entry into the US after he was found to have expressed an opinion about the Trump administration’s research policy, the country’s research minister has said. The unnamed researcher was on his way to a conference being held near Houston when he was subjected to a random…
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Intertek to hand boss Lacroix multimillion pound pay boost | Money News
Read Latest News Intertek Group, the testing and inspection specialist, is to become the latest in a string of FTSE-100 companies to hand their chief executives a sizeable pay boost. Sky News has learnt that the company, which has a market value of close to £8bn, will disclose in its annual report on Friday that…
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Tommy Robinson ‘in segregation over fears he will be killed’ – as prison conditions revealed in High Court challenge | UK News
Read Latest News Tommy Robinson is being kept away from other prisoners over fears he will be killed by another inmate, a court has heard. The far-right political activist was jailed for 18 months last October after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court injunction, which banned him from repeating false claims about a Syrian…
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Starmer defends ‘vital’ benefit cuts – as he cites cases of his late mother and brother | Politics News
Read Latest News The government can’t “shrug its shoulders” and pretend the welfare system is “progressive”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he again defended his benefit cuts. The prime minister told Sky News political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh he understands why some of his backbenchers are uncomfortable, noting his late mother had a disability and…
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David Lammy rows back on claim Israel breaching international law with Gaza aid blockade | Politics News
Read Latest News The foreign secretary has said it is “difficult to see” how Israel denying aid to Gaza can be compatible with international law. The remarks in the Commons row back on stronger language used on Monday, when David Lammy said the ongoing blockade of goods and supplies was a “breach of international law”.…
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Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell appears in court charged with embezzlement | UK News
Read Latest News Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement amid an investigation into the party’s funding and finances. Murrell, who is separated from former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, made no plea to the single charge when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday. The 60-year-old was granted…
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Yorkshire Water to pay £40m for sewage overflow failures | Money News
Read Latest News Yorkshire Water has agreed a £40m ‘enforcement package” with the industry regulator after an investigation found sewage outflow and wastewater deficiencies at the company. Ofwat identified “serious failures” over how Yorkshire operated and maintained its sewage network, resulting in excessive spills from storm overflows. The bulk of the penalty will be spent…
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Badenoch makes bleak local elections prediction – as Farage mocks ‘comical’ new slogan | Politics News
Read Latest News “Almost every” council the Conservatives won in 2021 could be lost in this year’s local elections, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has conceded. Speaking at the launch of her party’s campaign, Ms Badenoch said the votes four years ago followed the COVID vaccine rollout – helping her party to 14 council gains and…
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.5% amid trade war uncertainty | Money News
Read Latest News The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold as it warned of growing economic uncertainty linked to Donald Trump’s trade war. The central bank’s monetary policy committee, which meets every six weeks to set borrowing costs, voted 8-1 to keep the bank rate unchanged at 4.5%. Although the decision was…
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing in south London | UK News
Read Latest News A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing in south London. Officers received reports of a man suffering a stab injury on Brixton Road, Lambeth, around 5.10am on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said. The man, believed to be in his 30s, died at the scene. His next of…
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‘New reality’ of landmine use in Europe | Politics News
Read Latest News There is a “new reality” of landmine use in Europe due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the charity that worked alongside Princess Diana to highlight the dangers of the hidden weapons. The HALO Trust – which cleared the minefield that Princess Diana walked through in 1997 – was responding…
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Strong wage growth and some good news for government in ONS labour market data | Money News
Read Latest News Wage growth has remained strong, the latest official figures show, as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates. Wages – excluding bonuses – grew 5.9% in the three months to January, the same amount as a month earlier, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. Meanwhile, growth in…
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Bank of England cautious as inflationary tiger stalks weak economy | Money News
Read Latest News The Bank’s decision to hold rates did not come as a surprise but the vote was definitive. It suggests concerns about inflation are niggling away at policymakers, even though economic growth has gone into reverse. The headwinds are coming from home and abroad. Donald Trump has injected a big dose of uncertainty…
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The rallying cry for defence requires big culture changes as cash is short | Money News
Read Latest News For an industry that measures contracts in decades, and a ministry with a reputation for bureaucracy, overspending and delays, the prospect of a rapid increase in defence spending presents a challenge as well as an opportunity. Sir Keir Starmer’s commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027 was a pragmatic…
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Interest rates held at 4.5% | Money News
Read Latest News There has been no change in the interest rate as the Bank of England held it at 4.5%. Rising inflation has given the central bank cause for concern. The Bank is mandated to keep inflation as close to 2% as possible. The current rate is 3%. This breaking news story is being…
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Adolescence writers ‘invited to parliament’ to discuss show’s themes with MPs, Sky News understands | Politics News
Read Latest News The creators of Netflix drama Adolescence have been invited to parliament to discuss online safety with MPs, Sky News understands. Labour’s Josh MacAlister has been in touch with representatives of actor Stephen Graham and his co-writer Jack Thorne about the possibility of a meeting, it is understood. Politics live: PM gathers military…
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China has ‘executed four Canadians’ | World News
Read Latest News China has executed four Canadians over the last few months, Canada’s foreign affairs minister has said. Melanie Joly said she and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau asked for clemency in the case of the dual citizens, who were accused of drug-related charges. Beijing’s embassy in Ottawa said the executions were because…
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Strangers twice as kind as people think, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News
Read Latest News Strangers are about twice as kind as people think, according to a UN-backed report on global happiness. Researchers for the World Happiness Report used lost wallets as an experiment to measure people’s expectations versus reality when it came to the kindness of strangers. They found that people returned lost wallets at double…
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UK weather: Today could be hottest day of the year so far with temperatures ‘well above average’ | UK News
Read Latest News Today is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures “well above average” the Met Office has said. After a warm spell earlier this month, the weather took a chillier turn. But later today temperatures look like they could rise as high as 21C (70F) in places.…