Labour MPs expect a “politically inept” U-turn from the government on banning social media for under-16s amid Conservative plans to force a vote on the issue. Dozens of Labour MPs are pushing ministers to adopt an Australia-style ban, Sky News has been told. Politics Live: Sacked Tory defector Robert Jenrick speaks at Reform event Many […]
Labour MPs anticipate ‘politically inept’ U-turn on social media ban Read More »
Donald Trump has been presented with a Nobel Peace Prize medal by Maria Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, who won the award last year. Speaking to reporters outside the US Capitol after her meeting with the president, Ms Machado said she gave the medal to Trump. She told Sky’s US correspondent James
Trump given Nobel Peace Prize by its Venezuelan winner at White House Read More »
A former chief executive of the Countess of Chester NHS Trust, where Lucy Letby worked, has been awarded £1.4m in damages. Dr Susan Gilby took her case for unfair dismissal to an employment tribunal after she was suspended in December 2022. In February 2025, the tribunal ruled that Dr Gilby had been forced out of
Bobi Wine’s house is heavily surveilled. Motorbikes whiz back and forth in the street in front of his gate with a trained curiosity before a large riot truck full of masked police officers fills the narrow road. The relentless monitoring gives way to calm as we enter his high-walled home. I walked down the same
Uganda votes as its pop star politician Bobi Wine goes up against President Museveni Read More »
A teenager accused of planning a terrorist attack on a nearby synagogue had a “to-do list” of weapons and explosives and spent Christmas Day researching mass killers, a court has heard. The boy, who was 15-years-old at the time and cannot be named because of his age, is accused of amassing an arsenal of weapons
A 16-year-old has admitted killing a man he believed was a paedophile after allegedly luring him to a beach in a premeditated attack. Alexander Cashford, 49, died in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey after being chased by three teenagers, a trial has heard. The 16-year-old boy denies murder but on Thursday pleaded guilty to
Boy, 16, admits killing man he believed was paedophile in Isle of Sheppey attack Read More »
A Sky correspondent has been caught up in tear gas fired by masked immigration officers as they clashed with a group of protesters in Minneapolis. Demonstrations have persisted against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US city, a week after an agent fatally shot a woman. Protesters were angered by another incident on Wednesday
A yellow warning for fog has been issued across parts of England and Wales which risks travel disruption, including to flights. The warning continues until 7am on Friday across much of Wales, north of Merthyr Tydfil, as well as parts of the West Midlands and North West England, between Hereford and Lancaster. Check the forecast
There have been “no tears” shed over Robert Jenrick’s departure from the Conservative Party, former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Davidson said she thinks there will even be a “mini bounce” within the Tories over how Kemi Badenoch handled
‘No tears’ in Tory party over Jenrick’s departure, ex-Scottish Conservative leader says Read More »
The petrol forecourts giant founded in Blackburn by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa will next week kick off formal plans for a $9bn (£6.7bn) US stock market listing. Sky News has learnt that EG Group, about 25% of which is owned by each of the brothers, will hold a beauty parade of banks in London
Petrol forecourts giant EG Group fires up plan for $9bn US float Read More »