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Veteran M&C Saatchi chief MacLennan to step down after 28-year stint

The veteran chief executive of M&C Saatchi, the top London advertising agency, is to step down, marking the latest phase of a leadership overhaul at...

Business

Hilco pumps in more cash to help Wilko secure path to sale

The specialist retail investor which owns Homebase has pumped millions of pounds of additional funding into Wilko to help salvage its future. Sky News...

Politics

Sadiq Khan committed to ULEZ expansion but happy to look at ways to mitigate financial impact

Sadiq Khan is still committed to expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) but is happy to look at new ideas for ways to...

World

‘I didn’t realise I’d lost my leg’: Risks taken by Ukrainian soldiers to defuse mines and booby traps

For the members of the demining unit in Ukraine’s 35th marine brigade, every step is fraught with peril – every action is beset with...

Politics

Metro Bank accused of closing account over Brexit by Reform UK leader

Metro Bank has insisted it is politically neutral after being accused of closing down the Reform UK party’s account because of its support for...

Greek wildfires: Everything holidaymakers need to know from flights to rights as thousands flee hotels

Raging wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes have sparked the evacuation of around 2,000 tourists from its resorts. The Greek government said it...

Politics

Michael Gove calls for relaxation of net zero measures and warns against treating environment as ‘religious crusade’

Michael Gove has warned against “treating the cause of the environment as a religious crusade” and called for a relaxation of some net zero...

World

Rhodes wildfires: British tourist says trying to escape the flames ‘was literally like the end of the world’

Escaping the wildfires in Rhodes felt like “the end of the world”, a British tourist has told Sky News. Extreme heat across Greece has...

World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be fitted with pacemaker, as tens of thousands march on Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will be fitted with a pacemaker tonight. In a video statement released by his office, Mr...

World

The 1975 band cancel Indonesia, Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT controversy

The 1975 have said they have cancelled shows in Taiwan and Indonesia – a day after Malaysia banned it from performing there after its...

World

Paul Pogba’s ‘goal’ to end poverty as footballer launches new fund

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba wants to help tackle the UK’s cost of living crisis, telling Sky News that ending poverty is “the...

Business

More shops could be converted into homes and extensions made easier in review of building rules

Takeaways and betting shops could be converted into homes more easily as the government launches a review of extensions, conversions and renovations. In proposals...

Business

Why Apple is taking on Home Office’s new-look surveillance bill

Apple has launched a blistering attack on government proposals that would force tech firms to clear new privacy features with the Home Office. The...

Sports

Rangers put Seager on IL with sprained thumb

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — 1 Related The American League West-leading Rangers announced the IL move just minutes...

Sports

LAD’s Kershaw to throw another bullpen session

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen session Monday before facing...

Sports

Frelick’s superb debut leads Brewers past Braves

ESPN News Services Jul 22, 2023, 10:31 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Sal Frelick went 3-for-3, drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning...

Sports

Hill survives restart to win Xfinity race at Pocono

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 08:21 PM ET LONG POND, Pa. — Austin Hill survived a wild restart in the final overtime laps at...

UK weather: Yellow warnings in place across northern England and Wales for heavy rain

Heavy rain is forecast in northern parts of England and Wales today, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. The area, which...

Science

Musk’s Neuralink Didn’t Breach Rules During Animal Experiments, Says Agency

The head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules...

Science

ISRO Successfully Completes Third Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-3

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday successfully performed the third orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.The next firing is...