Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside on the UK’s Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, saying Sir Keir Starmer is “making a big mistake”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president warned against the potential loss of a US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which the UK is retaining through a […]
Retail staff face reduced hours or even losing their job as bosses continue to face up to rising government-imposed costs, according to an industry lobby group. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said its survey of finance chiefs in the sector found 61% were planning to reduce the number of hours and overtime for staff. The
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A Britain’s Got Talent dancer found dead at home had been arrested over a child sex offence just days earlier, an inquest has heard. Warning: This story contains descriptions some readers may find distressing, including references to suicide. Kerri-Anne Donaldson’s body was discovered in Farnborough, Hampshire, on 7 June 2023 – the day after she
Plans to increase the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds to the same level as for other adults could be delayed, Sky News understands. In its 2024 election manifesto, Labour committed to “remove the discriminatory age bands, so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, delivering a pay rise to hundreds of thousands
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Sky News is relaunching its YouTube series Explains. In each episode of the new long-form series, our reporter Olive Enokido-Lineham will break down one topic and get to the context behind the story. She’ll be speaking to our correspondents from around the world and experts on that particular topic. Watch our full episode at the
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A motorist who crashed into the back of a broken-down car on a smart motorway has been convicted of causing the fatal collision. Barry O’Sullivan, 45, of Wixams near Bedford, was driving a grey Ford work van at the time of the collision with a Nissan Micra, which had stopped in the outside lane of
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A masseuse has been charged with multiple sexual offences following an investigation in Northumberland. Terence McBrien, 72, of the Alnwick area, is due to appear at Berwick Magistrates’ Court on March 19. He is currently on bail. He has been charged with 55 offences, including one count of attempted rape, seven counts of sexual assault
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Ukrainian officials will boycott next month’s Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes who have been cleared to compete under their flags. Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 athletes at next month’s Winter Paralympics following Tuesday’s decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Ukrainian athletes will still take
UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector after allegations a racist slur was directed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during last night’s Champions League match against Benfica. The match, in Lisbon, Portugal, was halted five minutes into the second half, shortly after Vinicius gave the away side a 1-0 lead in the first
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Why could what happened to tobacco companies come back to haunt social media giants too? In the 1990s, tobacco firms faced a series of trials that ultimately held them accountable for selling a product they knew was harmful – they became known as the “tobacco trials”. Three decades on, landmark trials are taking place in
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