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Pope sends message from hospital bed as Vatican sources give update

Pope Francis is still receiving a high flow of oxygen – but has suffered no further crisis, Vatican sources have said. The sources added...

Day 35: Q&A – Can Trump run again, can US leave NATO and can Musk become president?

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 On today’s episode, our US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone tackle listeners’ questions. They...

Politics

‘You have to accept her life is not her own’: Ruth Davidson and partner Jen reflect on life in politics

Being a politician is not always easy – and neither is it straightforward if you are in a relationship with one. Jen Wilson joins...

Elon Musk says US federal employees must justify their work or resign

Elon Musk has issued an ultimatum to US federal employees- respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign. The...

Politics

Starmer asks US to stand by Ukraine with security guarantee as bad peace deal would be ‘disaster’ for all

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to stand by Ukraine with a security guarantee as he warned a bad peace deal would be...

Sports

Soto slams 426-foot HR in 1st at-bat with Mets

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — 1 Related Soto also homered last year in...

Sports

Yanks use ABS challenge system, keep inning alive

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Changing one ball to a strike can completely alter an...

Think business, not politics: Trump’s approach to peacemaking

Donald Trump the president is still Donald Trump the businessman. For the president of the United States, everything is transactional, even the business of...

Politics

Don’t expect a Love Actually-style moment from the Starmer-Trump meeting

For a prime minister who has spent so much of his time in office out of the country, this week’s high-stakes trip to Washington...

Politics

Starmer’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply under Trump after years of love bombing

Visits by prime ministers to the American president matter much more to us “Brits” than they do to them. Donald Trump spelt this out...

Pay back the billions of aid, Trump tells Ukraine

Donald Trump has said a deal for Ukraine’s rare earth metals is “pretty close” and the US is targeting “anything we can get” in...

M4 and M48 closed after human remains found

Two motorways were shut on Saturday evening for several hours after human remains were found on the carriageway. Several drivers called police from 6.40pm...

World

Pope is ‘suffering more’ and in ‘critical condition’, Vatican says – as he receives blood transfusions

Pope Francis has had blood transfusions and is “suffering more than yesterday”, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old has been in hospital for more...

World

One dead and police officers stabbed in Mulhouse knife attack

One person has been killed and two police officers seriously injured in a knife attack in eastern France. A man attacked people at a...

Business

Low-paid jobs at risk from Labour’s tax increases on businesses

Cliff Nicholls runs two trampoline parks and indoor play centres: one in Tamworth in the West Midlands, the other in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He’s...

Technology

Fintechs like Block and PayPal are battling like never before to be your all-in-one online bank

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter Inc., speaks during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui...

World

What we know about the Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners being released

Six Israeli hostages have been handed over by Hamas on Saturday, while hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are due to be released. The Gaza ceasefire...

Business

Payments watchdog could be abolished in PM’s purge of regulators

Britain’s payments watchdog is expected to be abolished as part of a purge of regulators being thrashed out in Whitehall. Sky News has learnt...

Business

‘Worst hack in history’ as $1.5bn in cryptocurrency stolen

Heist highlights concerns over crypto industry security Anyone who owns crypto may well be feeling a little nauseous after the biggest ever theft of...

'Worst hack in history' as .5bn in cryptocurrency stolen

Girl, 3, dies after tram and van crash in Manchester city centre

A three-year-old girl has died after a collision between a tram and a van in Manchester city centre. The girl was taken to hospital...