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Student anti-Israel protests continue to sweep the US, with almost 550 arrests

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 03:01
Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza continue to spread across the US, following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.

Hilary Swank on the true story of a 'snow baby' and helpful stranger

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 02:04
Hilary Swank says playing roles based on real stories have made her a "better person".

'People were fighting, getting stepped on... being thrown off' - survivor of overloaded migrant boat

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 02:02
The migrant dinghy in which five people died was chaotic, overloaded and packed with people carrying weapons and fighting, according to one of the passengers who was on board, speaking exclusively to Sky News.

Russia sanctions-busting? Big questions remain over UK car exports

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 02:02
The extraordinary, unprecedented and largely unexplained flows of millions of pounds of British luxury cars into states neighbouring Russia continued in February, according to new official data.

Rwanda Bill causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of UK, deputy PM says

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 01:28
The threat of deportation to Rwanda is causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of the UK, Ireland's deputy prime minister has said.

Six arrests in Ireland during protest against asylum seeker housing

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 01:28
Six people have been arrested during a protest at a site earmarked to house asylum seekers in Ireland.

World's first jab to stop skin cancer being tested in UK patients

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 01:02
The world's first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients.

Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after human torso discovered

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 21:54
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a human torso was discovered at a nature reserve.

A race against time for Trump as America seeks the whole truth - and nothing but the truth

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 21:47
Two courts aren't enough - not for Donald Trump, not on a Thursday.

'Net zero isn't woke, it's a serious thing,' says outgoing head of UK climate watchdog

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 21:20
The outgoing chief executive of the UK's climate committee is warning the continued politicisation of net zero will end up hurting the economy, but so will unrealistic policies to achieve it.

Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 20:09
Donald Trump managed a partial victory in the Supreme Court today, as justices delayed any potential decision on his immunity case over election riots.

Newborn baby flown from UK in military plane for treatment after Italy intervened

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 19:45
The Italian government sent an ambulance in a military plane to remove a newborn baby from a hospital in Bristol in a highly unusual move after the boy's parents said doctors were unable to do anything more for the child.

UK warship downs Houthi missile - as Palestinian officials say five killed in Israeli strikes

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 19:44
A UK warship has shot down a Houthi missile targeting a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Royal Navy has said.

'I can't breathe': Video shows moments before black man dies in police custody

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 17:59
An investigation has been launched after a black man died in police custody in the US.

Double glazing giant Everest crashes into administration

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 17:39
One of Britain's biggest double-glazing suppliers has crashed into administration, leaving insolvency practitioners engaged in a race to salvage hundreds of jobs.

Sunak will feel 'reset week' was job well done - but horrible reality check awaits

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 17:22
Call it the Rishi Sunak reset week or, to borrow from The Spectator's Katy Balls, the shore-up Sunak week - the prime minister will be going into this weekend feeling the past few days have been a job well done. 

UK cows not being tested for bird flu despite US outbreak

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 16:55
Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told.

Future of Scotland's first minister hangs in the balance as Greens back no confidence motion

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 16:43
The Scottish Green Party will join with rival MSPs to back a no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf next week, after the SNP kicked its coalition partners out of government.

Police officers deny assault of disabled man, 93, with dementia in care home

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 16:36
Two police officers denied assaulting a 93-year-old disabled man with dementia after a court heard they used a taser, pepper spray and baton on him.

Rwanda plan will cause 'meltdown' in UK asylum system, charity says

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 15:51
More than 115,000 asylum seekers will be trapped in "permanent limbo" by the end of the year as a result of the government's flagship Rwanda plan, according to a detailed study by the Refugee Council.

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