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Sky News gains rare access to Bank of England’s gold vaults

Take the Central Line into the middle of London and just before the train arrives at Bank station, something strange happens Rather than approaching in a straight line, the tunnel begins to twist and turn round dramatically. The angle of the curve is part of the explanation for why there is an enormous gap between […]

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Ex-Man Utd star Mikael Silvestre has strong words for Jose Mourinho over Vinicius Junior’s racist abuse claim

Former Manchester United player Mikael Silvestre has claimed Jose Mourinho has “failed us” over his response to Vinicius Junior’s allegations of racist abuse. The 25-year-old left the field during Real Madrid’s Champions League play-off in Lisbon on Tuesday after reporting Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni to the referee. But Benfica manager Mourinho appeared to apportion some

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Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer ‘do not give away Diego Garcia’ in fresh attack on Chagos Islands deal

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

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Retail warns of high price for workers from government costs ahead

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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Why context matters – Sky News Explains YouTube series relaunches

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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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics over ‘outrageous’ decision to allow Russia to compete under flag

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

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UEFA investigating alleged racist abuse directed at Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior

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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Six people taken to hospital after two double-decker buses crash

Six people have been taken to hospital after two double-decker buses collided in south London, emergency services have said. The crash happened at 8.05am on Wednesday and involved a route 35 bus colliding into a route 333 bus that was not in service, according to Transport for London (TfL). Pictures from the scene appeared to

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