A weather system, named as Storm Pedro, is forecast to bring rain and snow to Britain today and tomorrow – but “much milder” conditions are expected for the weekend. The naming comes from Meteo France, the equivalent to the Met Office in France, where the storm is expected to have a bigger impact. Despite the […]
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Young people who have encountered the police and have been victims of crime have said they lack trust in the system and often feel unheard. Sky News listened in as sixth-form students at one London school were visited by a minister ahead of the government announcing it was launching a consultation to give young people
Sky News has been nominated for nine Royal Television Society TV journalism awards, including for news channel of the year. A number of Sky News journalists have been acknowledged for outstanding work in their field, including Yalda Hakim, who hosts the international news show, The World With Yalda Hakim, and has been recognised in the
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We have entered a world without nuclear arms control. The last remaining treaty capping the arsenals of Russia and the US expired today. It means, for the first time in more than half a century, there will be no legal limits on their missiles and warheads, and there are fears we are on the brink
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Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny’s half-time performance during this weekend’s Super Bowl has divided opinion since it was announced. The 31-year-old singer has frequently used his lyrics and platform to draw attention to his homeland and comment on the political landscape in the US. Since he was announced as the performer for the half-time
Barclays and NatWest will this week fire the next shots in the battle to acquire Evelyn Partners, one of the UK’s biggest wealth managers. Sky News understands that the two high street banks will both submit formal offers for Evelyn on Thursday, when a deadline has been set by the advisers to its owner. Barclays
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An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a university student was stabbed in Leicester city centre. Police were called just after 5pm on Tuesday following a report a man had collapsed in Oxford Street, close to the junction with Bonners Lane, near De Montfort University. The attack happened in Leicester city centre.
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The FTSE-100 oil giant Shell is close to unveiling a revamped boardroom pay policy which would see its boss handed a multimillion-pound annual pay incentive. Sky News has learnt that Shell has concluded a consultation with its largest shareholders which could result in Wael Sawan, chief executive, earning at least £4.5m more every year. Investor
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Saif al Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been shot dead by gunmen who broke into his home, officials have said. The 53-year-old was killed during a “direct confrontation” with four armed men in the Libyan town of Zintan, south-west of the capital Tripoli, his office said in a statement
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The government says it wants to fix fostering. Again. This week’s pledge – £88m, a national recruitment drive, and promises to “modernise” the system – sounds familiar because it is. For more than a decade, successive governments have announced plans to attract foster carers while quietly avoiding the harder question: why so many are leaving.
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