Eight people have been killed in a series of avalanches in Austria, authorities say. Three Czech skiers were killed in the Pusterwald area of the Murtal district in Styria shortly before 4.30pm (3.30pm UK time) on Saturday, according to police. It was reported a total of seven skiers were caught up in that avalanche in […]
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called for a dramatic overhaul of the policing system as he said the current model is “so out of date”. Speaking on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Sir Mark said he believed there should be a reduction in the 43 police forces across England and Wales
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British tennis player Arthur Fery is through to the second round of the Australian Open after beating the 20th seed Flavio Cobolli. Ferry, a 23-year-old qualifier and the current world number 185, defeated his Italian opponent in straight sets 7-6 6-4 6-1 on John Cain Arena. The British number seven, who did not drop a
“The situation is critical…” Those are the four words a top European diplomat chose when we discussed Trump’s position on Greenland. Others have used similar language… “unprecedented”, “extraordinary”, “urgent”, “serious”. Honestly, this is truly a bizarre situation for America’s European allies to be in. But most of all, for the people of Greenland, this feels truly existential.
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It’s hardly a Love Actually moment of brave UK defiance in the face of a domineering US president – but Sir Keir Starmer has clearly decided it’s time to start pushing back. Donald Trump, he has said, is “completely wrong” to slap tariffs on the UK and other European countries “for pursuing the collective security
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An “experienced terrorist leader” with ties to al Qaeda has been killed in US strikes, after an Islamic State ambush last month left three Americans dead. Bilal Hasan al Jasim had direct links to the ambush, which killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria, according to officials. Now he too has been
NASA’s enormous rocket that will soon carry astronauts around the moon has reached its launch pad. The painstaking 11.5-hour journey from the hangar saw the rocket move upright for four miles, loaded on to the back of a Crawler Transporter 2. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, rolls to the launch
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President Yoweri Museveni has extended his 40-year reign over Uganda by another five years. A military helicopter roared above the National Tally Centre marquee as the chairman of the electoral commission announced a landslide victory for the 81-year-old incumbent with 71.65% of the vote. Members of the ruling National Resistance Movement party cheered and praised
An Iranian rapper who took part in the country’s protests has described “a massacre on the streets”, suggesting foreign forces have been brought in to stamp out the protests. Meraj Tehrani, who lives in the UK, told Sky News’ international correspondent Alex Rossi he returned to Iran on business in early January, as demonstrations were
Kemi Badenoch led hundreds of protesters in opposition to China’s proposed new mega-embassy in central London. Crowds were warned plain clothes Chinese police officers were among those gathered at the site of the former Royal Mint. It was the last chance for demonstrators to voice their concerns ahead of the government’s decision on the controversial
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