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‘Leave immediately,’ Starmer tells Britons in Lebanon – as UK troops sent to Cyprus

The prime minister has told Britons in Lebanon to “leave immediately” as around 700 UK troops are deployed to Cyprus in case an emergency...

Technology

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $11 billion

Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of her former boyfriend, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced Tuesday in New York federal court to...

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit billion

Starmer speech should have been joyous victory lap but PM is already stumbling – and there is fury among backroom staff

Eighty days into government after a landslide election win, Sir Keir Starmer came to Liverpool as the first Labour prime minister in 15 years...

World

Lebanon will pay ‘very big price’ if Hezbollah ‘gambles’ on escalation, Lebanese minister says

Lebanon will be in a “very difficult place” if Hezbollah “gambles more” in a conflict with Israel, a Lebanese government minister has told Sky...

World

Joe Biden calls for diplomatic solution to Middle East conflict in final United Nations address

Joe Biden has called for an end to conflicts in the Middle East in his final address to world leaders at the UN General...

Sports

Taking a step back? Projecting the NHL’s top regression candidates for 2024-25

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked...

Woman and girl found dead in Salford home named – as police say they believe ‘there are no suspicious circumstances’

A woman and an eight-year-old girl who were found dead inside a house in Salford have been named. Martina Karos, who was 40, and...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer defends winter fuel cut as he warns of ‘hard’ path ahead

Sir Keir Starmer has defended removing the winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners as he warned of a “hard” path ahead. The prime...

World

Israel vows to accelerate attacks on Hezbollah after 558, including 50 children, killed in Lebanon

Israel has vowed it will not cease its attacks on Hezbollah – and that strikes will only be accelerated. Amid fears of all-out war...

Technology

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader. Source: Smartsheet Collaboration software maker Smartsheet on Tuesday announced Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners will acquire it in an all-cash...

Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for .4 billion

World

Will Iran let Hezbollah unleash its full firepower in the face of Israel’s relentless onslaught?

After Lebanon’s bloodiest day in almost two decades, the big question is whether this is the start of a much bigger war. Central to...

Technology

Microsoft’s GitHub gives clients option to keep sensitive code in EU only, in data sovereignty push

Microsoft-owned GitHub says that 90% of the world’s open-source projects are stored on its code repository platform. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto via Getty Images...

Murder arrest after death of Robyn Eve Maines in Ibiza hotel balcony fall

British police investigating the death of a woman believed to have fallen from a hotel balcony in Ibiza have arrested a man from London...

Technology

Caroline Ellison could face no jail time for role in FTX collapse

Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, center, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Yuki...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer takes the stage

Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20...

World

Lebanon: Panic and chaos as civilians rush to flee border regions on deadliest day in decades

Lebanon has endured a terrifying day with 80,000 people receiving Israeli phone messages telling civilians to leave their homes, two Israeli airstrikes in the...

World

Brand new luxury British and European cars are entering Russia despite being banned – here’s how

The Caucasus Mountain range in Georgia is one of the great sights in the south of Europe. Towering peaks, higher than any in the...

World

Hezbollah has been provoked like never before by Israel and may be tempted to unleash its firepower

After Lebanon’s bloodiest day in almost two decades, the big question is whether this is the start of a much bigger war. Central to...

World

TikTok bans Russian state media accounts over ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US election

TikTok has said it’s removed accounts associated with Russian state media for “engaging in covert influence operations”. It’s part of the site’s efforts to...

Science

Could black holes be just “frozen stars”? New research suggests a rethink

The traditional view of black holes, as proposed by Karl Schwarzschild in 1916, suggests they consist of two main features: a singularity and an...