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Government warned of 'potentially catastrophic' legal challenge over Chinese embassy

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 01:55
The government has been warned it faces an "embarrassing and potentially catastrophic" legal challenge if it approves a controversial new Chinese "mega-embassy" in the UK.

What UK social media ban on children could look like - as government considers action

Tue, 20/01/2026 - 01:18
Ministers are consulting on banning social media for under-16s in the UK - just weeks after a ban in Australia came into force.

Nuclear bunker close to falling into the sea

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 21:02
A Cold War nuclear bunker hanging from a cliff edge could now be just weeks, if not days, away from falling into the sea.

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham breaks silence on estrangement from his parents

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 20:58
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has broken his silence about his estrangement from his parents, saying he does not want to reconcile with his family.

A grave PM sets out scale of Greenland crisis

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 20:42
An emergency news conference in the Downing Street briefing room and the prime minister the gravest I've seen.

'Crimes are going unpunished': Blunt admission from inside government that police are unequipped

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 20:26
Local police forces are not equipped to fight crime, government sources have told Sky News, with thousands of officers pulled off the street into desk jobs in the past decade.

Fighting erupts near prisons holding IS extremists one day after ceasefire agreed

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 20:17
Fighting has broken out between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), just a day after a ceasefire was announced by the country's state media.

Ministers to launch consultation on banning under-16s from social media

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 19:44
Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after coming under pressure from dozens of their own backbench MPs.

It's his biggest case against newspapers and the stakes are high for Harry and the Daily Mail

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 19:39
He's spent years fighting the tabloids, but arriving at the High Court was a moment Prince Harry wanted the cameras to capture.

Chief constable referred to police watchdog over Israeli fan ban

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 19:31
The former chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) will be investigated over a decision to ban Israeli fans from a Europa League match in Birmingham.

'I don't know how to tell my child why he has to live in this prison'

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 17:22
A mother has told Sky News how her home has become a "prison" which forced her eight-year-old son to move out - after 25,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste burned for nine days last year.

Gunmen abduct more than 150 Christians in mass kidnapping

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 17:19
Armed bandits have kidnapped more than 150 Christians in simultaneous attacks on a number of churches in Nigeria.

What may have caused deadly train crash in Spain - and why it's been described as 'truly strange'

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 16:45
A faulty rail joint may be key to understanding the cause of one of Spain's deadliest railway disasters in years, experts have said.

Publisher accused of 'wrecking lives', as string of high-profile figures mentioned in court

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 16:27
Prince Harry has personally attended the first day of his trial against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) at the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London.

Trump to take advantage of deal-making paradise in Davos following Greenland threat

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 16:09
This time last year Donald Trump was beamed into Davos from Washington to deliver a virtual address that put business and political leaders on notice; the free-trading, liberal economic model, reaffirmed and celebrated every January at the World Economic Forum, was over.

King shares dram with Scotland's first minister

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 15:55
The King shared a dram with Scotland's first minister while hosting Scottish business owners at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Trump's extraordinary letter to Norway about Greenland - in full and fact-checked

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 15:40
The letter from President Donald Trump to the prime minister of Norway over his demand to take "complete and total control of Greenland" is extraordinary.

'Nowhere to hide' for water companies, vows government in industry shake up

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 15:18
The creaking water industry is set for a "once-in-a-generation set of reforms", the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system.

Italian fashion designer Valentino dies

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 14:31
Italian fashion designer Valentino has died, his foundation has said.

School closed in Wolverhampton after body found in grounds

Mon, 19/01/2026 - 14:31
A Wolverhampton school has been closed and pupils sent home after a body was found in the grounds.

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