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Four Britons have died within four months of being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families say. Elena Walsh, from Birmingham, Mark Ashley, from Bedfordshire, Karen Pooley, from Gloucestershire, and a 56-year-old man all died last year after contracting severe gastric illnesses while staying on the island […]

The operator of Britain’s biggest cash machines network has recruited a former head of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as its next chairman. Sky News understands that Tom Ilube, who stepped down as the RFU chair in 2024, will become the new chairman of LINK. An announcement is expected to be made on Monday. A

Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary’s husband. Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday shed new light on the closeness of

The founder of Mumsnet is in talks with private equity investors about selling a stake in the online community for parents she set up more than a quarter of a century ago. Sky News has learnt that Justine Roberts, who launched Mumsnet in 2000, is working with advisers on a process which could ultimately see

Donald Trump has revealed his pick to become the world’s most powerful central banker, declaring Kevin Warsh “may be the best” ever. Mr Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, will “never let you down” as chair of the country’s central bank, the president said in a Truth Social post. It

A senior City banker is joining Sir Keir Starmer’s business liaison team as Downing Street grapples with a string of industrial challenges, including the fate of Britain’s biggest water company and its second-biggest steelmaker. Sky News has learnt that Victoria Buhler, who works for the merger advisory firm Robey Warshaw, now part of Evercore, has