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Crisp packets, bottle caps and wrappers among three quarters of a million pieces of rubbish found on UK beaches

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 09:33
Conservationists picked up hundreds of thousands of pieces of rubbish from British beaches last year, according to a charity.

Istanbul mayor and main rival to Erdogan arrested

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 09:08
Police in Turkey have arrested Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links.

Tour de France returning to UK

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 09:07
The Tour de France is returning to the UK in 2027.

Watch live as judge sentences teenager who murdered family and planned school massacre

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 08:48
A teenager who killed his mother and two siblings and wanted to carry out the "biggest massacre of the 21st century" faces life behind bars.

Why is actor Gerard Depardieu on trial – and what does it mean for #MeToo in France?

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 08:25
One of France's most successful actors is in court accused of sexually assaulting two women on the set of one of his films.

What we know about newly released JFK assassination files

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 08:20
More than 60 years since former US President John F Kennedy was shot dead in 1963, unredacted documents related to the assassination in Dallas, Texas, have been released. 

Minister denies misleading voters over benefits cuts - as he's shown awkward old tweet

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 07:33
A minister has denied misleading Labour voters with a £5bn package of benefit cuts that was not in the party's manifesto.

Fresh strikes in Gaza with at least 14 killed - as Israel army targets Hamas military site

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 07:23
The Israeli army said it has attacked a Hamas military site from which the militant group planned to launch strikes into Israel - a day after hundreds were killed by fresh attacks on Gaza.

Nearly 100 Santander UK branches to close - with 750 jobs at risk

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 07:23
Up to 750 jobs are at risk at Santander bank under plans to close nearly a quarter of its high street branches.

Children operated on by now-suspended surgeon 'are being let down again', lawyer warns

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 04:09
Children who underwent operations with a now-suspended surgeon at a Cambridge hospital are being let down again by a lack of information and transparency from the hospital's trust, according to a lawyer representing one of the families.

Teenagers exposed to 'horrific' content online - and this survey reveals the scale of the problem

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 03:18
Teenagers are routinely seeing inappropriate violent or sexual content, "doom-scrolling" and being contacted by strangers online, according to an exclusive survey for Sky News.

'We will behead you': Children in Syria camp vow ISIS will return

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 01:00
The Kurdish armoured vehicle we're in is being peppered by stones and rocks. But this a good day.

Death row inmate in US executed using nitrogen gas after Supreme Court appeal fails

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 00:43
An inmate in Louisiana has been executed using nitrogen gas - becoming only the fifth person in the US to die through this method.

Labour created the welfare state. Now, it's intent on cutting it back

Wed, 19/03/2025 - 00:04
Labour was the party that created the welfare state. Now it is intent on cutting it back.

Mother of soldier who took her own life says she has 'sleepless nights' knowing there are still abusers in the Army

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 23:22
The mother of a young soldier who took her own life says she has "sleepless nights" knowing there are abusers still serving in the Army.

Documents about Prince Harry's US visa application released - with heavy redactions

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 21:37
Legal documents about Prince Harry's US visa application have been released - albeit with very heavy redactions.

Putin lost nothing with Trump call - but Kyiv will choke on it

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 20:11
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday for at least 90 minutes.

Putin agrees to partial ceasefire in Ukraine after Trump call

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 19:18
Vladimir Putin has agreed to an immediate 30-day pause in strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine during a lengthy phone call with Donald Trump.

Two men convicted over 'audacious' theft of £4.75m gold toilet

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 16:54
Two men have been found guilty over the theft of a £4.75m gold toilet from the house where Sir Winston Churchill was born.

Meet the human-like robot on its first day of work

Tue, 18/03/2025 - 16:48
A humanoid machine called Apollo has just taken a tentative, slightly jerky, but significant step forward in the robot revolution.

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