The Prince of Wales has been asked to raise the case of a Manchester man detained in Saudi Arabia during his first official trip to the country. In a letter, exclusively shared with Sky News, Amnesty International has written to Prince William sharing the plight of Ahmed al-Doush. The father of four, and senior banking […]
Drinking tea or coffee may help preserve brain function and reduce dementia risk, a large US study has suggested. Researchers said those who had the highest daily intake of caffeinated coffee had an 18% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those with the lowest such intake. People who drank the most tea appeared to
Rainfall records have been broken across Britain as a phenomenon called a “blocking pattern” is causing the wet weather to linger. Blocks are “areas of high pressure that remain nearly stationary and distort the usual […] progression of pressure systems,” the Met Office says. The pattern has settled over northern Europe, preventing weather fronts from
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A teenage boy who murdered 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross by stabbing him in the stomach in a random attack has been detained for a minimum of 13 years. The 15-year-old, who was 14 at the time of the attack and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to murder at a hearing in
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Welcome to your Morning Rundown from Sky News – the key stories shaping the day ahead. Tap any headline to read the full story. Councils in ‘race against time’ for election day Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has claimed a “victory” after the government abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections – a decision ballot
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BP has reported a 16% drop in annual profits following the slump in wholesale oil prices towards the end of 2025. The company, which is awaiting the arrival of a new chief executive in April amid its renewed drive for oil and gas earnings, reported net profits of $7.5bn (£5.5bn). BP said it had made
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The leader of Hong Kong has celebrated the 20-year jail sentence given to British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, saying the media tycoon had “poisoned” the city. John Lee was defiant in the face of criticism from Western nations, including the UK, following the 78-year-old’s sentencing yesterday. He was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy
A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, has been acquired by the British Museum following a successful fundraising campaign. The London museum launched the appeal in October to buy the Tudor Heart – a 16th-century, heart-shaped pendant discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019 – and
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Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the government has said, following concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement. Legislation to lower the minimum age limit from 20 to 18 will be brought before parliament this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the change due to come into effect from
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“New facts meant the need for a new response” – that is how one palace source described this latest statement and why it was issued now. The timing was still extraordinary. Do not underestimate how significant it is that it was released just a matter of hours after Prince William had landed in Saudi Arabia.