February 2026

European leaders came together in solidarity on Ukraine war fourth anniversary – but peace seems a long way off

Watching President Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska in the centre of Kyiv lead a minute’s silence to honour the tens of thousands of soldiers who have died on the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war was a sobering moment.  European prime ministers and dignitaries had come to Maidan Square in Kyiv as an act […]

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Mandelson’s lawyers say his arrest due to ‘baseless’ flight risk claim

Peter Mandelson’s lawyers have said claims he was arrested because he was a flight risk are “baseless”. The former Labour peer was detained on Monday under suspicion of misconduct in public office, and released later the same evening. Sky News understands the Metropolitan Police arrested him because they had been told he was preparing to

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Police failed to arrest Nottingham triple killer on warrant months before attacks, inquiry hears

Police failed to execute a warrant to arrest a violent schizophrenic before he went on to kill three people in Nottingham, an inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane killed University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, as well as 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates, and attempted to kill three more people in the

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‘We decided to stand up to a bully,’ says Ukrainian who swapped Wall Street for the frontline

A medic who gave up a promising Wall Street career on to serve on the frontlines in Ukraine has told Sky News it was the “easiest decision she ever made”. Viktoriia Honcharuk said she was “living the American dream” with a fledgling career in investment banking when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in

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Welcome to the fly-tipping capital of England, where locals are ’embarrassed’ to live

It’s hard to believe the London Borough of Brent was once covered in even more rubbish than it is now.  Although the gleaming arch of Wembley Stadium is sometimes just a few steps away, its residential streets are a patchwork of filth. Whether it’s a sea of bottles right by the very sign for the

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British cousins charged with attempted murder over Venice Valentine’s Day stabbing

Two British cousins have been arrested and charged with attempted murder over a stabbing on Valentine’s Day in Venice. Italian police said the men, aged 19 and 21, had been charged with stabbing a 22-year-old local man in the neck on the even of 14 February at a bar in the city’s historic centre. The

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Government confirms broadcast‑style regulation for Netflix, Disney+ and more

The UK’s biggest video-on-demand services will have to follow the same rules on content and accessibility as traditional broadcasters, under new legislation being implemented. Streaming giants including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, and catch-up services like ITV X and Channel 4, are being brought under enhanced regulation by Ofcom. This means they’ll have to

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Some of Putin’s most potent weapons are hiding in plain sight – in the English Channel

In the English Channel, less than two hours by fishing boat from Dover, some of the most potent weapons in Russia’s war on Ukraine are hiding in plain sight. On a misty February morning midway between Britain and France, we watch tankers carrying Russian oil worth around $100m (£74.1m) cruise past in defiance of Western

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