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Life raft backdrop a baffling choice for Kemi Badenoch’s Aberdeen visit given latest defection

You almost had to see it to believe it. Kemi Badenoch’s team could have chosen anywhere in Scotland to hold their media event on...

Politics

UK prisons to learn from Ukraine’s anti-drone measures to fight jail drops

The UK wants to learn from Ukraine’s war time experience to tackle the threat of drones carrying weapons and drugs into British prisons, the...

Politics

Number of councils that have requested delay to local elections revealed – is yours one of them?

Over a third of the local councils offered a delay to their elections in May have requested one, Sky News analysis shows. Twenty-nine councils...

Politics

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford to retire following Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force’s decision to ban Israeli football fans from...

World

Uganda election descends into deadly violence as President Yoweri Museveni looks to cling to power

At least seven people have been killed as Uganda’s presidential election was engulfed by violence. The country’s elections this month have been marred by...

World

Julio Iglesias responds to sex abuse and trafficking allegations

Julio Iglesias has denied abusing two former domestic employees behind a criminal complaint against him, calling the accusations “completely false”. Prosecutors with Spain’s High...

World

We can learn a lot from Antarctica’s weird biology

Even though it’s high summer in the Antarctic, the ocean around the Rothera research station is -1 Celsius. As some of the most productive...

World

More than 100 people die after torrential rain and flooding in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

More than 100 people have been killed after torrential rain caused flooding across South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with authorities issuing warnings that more...

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford to retire following Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban row

The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force’s decision to ban Israeli football fans from...

AI evidence, a fake match, and misleading MPs: What led to the downfall of the West Midlands Police chief goes beyond football

What led to the downfall of the chief of West Midlands Police goes beyond a football match and the exclusion of a fan base....

Business

Reeves’s cash ISA reforms ‘doomed to fail’, AJ Bell chief warns

Rachel Reeves’s plans to curb cash ISA limits with the aim of fuelling a wave of stock market investing “are doomed to fail”, the...

Environment

Trump wants tech companies to foot the bill for new power plants because of AI

The Trump administration and several state governors on Friday urged the largest electricity grid in the U.S. to make the big technology companies pay...

Business

Gas prices soar 40% amid ‘perfect storm’ of pressures

Wholesale natural gas prices have risen by more than 40% this month as a raft of pressures, described by one analyst as a “perfect...

Man jailed for murdering wife after child revealed plot in rare retrial

A man has been jailed for 29-and-a-half years for murdering his wife after their child revealed they were coerced into a plot to help...

Business

South East Water restores supply to homes in Kent and Sussex after week of chaos

Water is finally being restored to some homes across Kent and Sussex – after almost a week of chaos. Some 6,500 homes will have...

Science

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Might Have Spotted Hidden Supermassive Black Holes

Mysterious “little red dots” spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may not be tiny galaxies after all. A new study suggests they are...

World

Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal in pursuit of a greater prize

The Nobel Peace Prize means a lot to Maria Corina Machado but, clearly, giving it away means even more. If giving Donald Trump an...

Politics

‘No tears’ in Tory party over Jenrick’s departure, ex-Scottish Conservative leader says

There have been “no tears” shed over Robert Jenrick’s departure from the Conservative Party, former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said. Speaking to...

Politics

Jenrick joins Reform – is it a boost for Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch?

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Robert Jenrick joins Reform and becomes the party’s second big name...

Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal in pursuit of a greater prize

The Nobel Peace Prize means a lot to Maria Corina Machado but, clearly, giving it away means even more. If giving Donald Trump an...