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Sunak suffers first Commons defeat as MPs vote for infected blood compensation body

Rishi Sunak has suffered his first defeat in the House of Commons since becoming prime minister, as MPs voted to establish a compensatory body...

Politics

Stella Creasy: MP who faced ‘malicious’ report to social services claiming she was ‘not a fit mother’ calls for law change

A Labour MP who was left with a social services record after a “malicious” report by a man who was convicted of harassing her...

Stella Creasy: MP who faced ‘malicious’ report to social services claiming she was ‘not a fit mother’ calls for law change

A Labour MP who was left with a social services record after a “malicious” report by a man who was convicted of harassing her...

Ex-US ambassador Manuel Rocha accused of being Cuban spy

A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for “more than 40 years”. Manuel Rocha, who...

Business

Traders were told of Hamas attack on Israel in advance and ‘profited from tragic events’, researchers claim

Israeli authorities are investigating claims some investors may have known in advance about the Hamas plan to attack Israel on 7 October and used...

Sports

International hockey to mandate neck guards

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday it is making neck guards mandatory...

Teenage boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey told police he saw girl stab her, court hears

A teenage boy accused of murdering Brianna Ghey told police he saw his co-accused stabbing her, a court has heard. Boy Y and girl...

Adam Johnson death: Neck guards to be made compulsory in international ice hockey matches

Neck guards will be compulsory at international level for ice hockey players after Adam Johnson’s death. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said all...

World

Medics ‘did not know how to deal with’ traumatised child hostages released by Hamas

The chief executive of a children’s hospital in Israel says the trauma suffered by youngsters released by Hamas is so great they “just don’t...

US ‘considering all appropriate responses’ as ships are caught in Red Sea missile attack

The US says three commercial ships have been attacked by missiles in the Red Sea – with one of its destroyers shooting down armed...

Billie Eilish: Singer says she was outed in red carpet interview by Variety

Singer Billie Eilish has accused a US entertainment magazine of outing her and questioned why it “matters”. In a cover interview for Variety published...

World

Binyamin Needham: British teenager killed in Gaza while fighting for IDF

Binyamin Needham, a 19-year-old British national, has been killed in Gaza while fighting for the IDF, Sky News understands. Mr Needham, who had dual...

Politics

Starmer says he is not in ‘business’ of spending cuts – but does not explicitly rule them out

Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he does not want to cut spending if Labour forms the next government – although he did not explicitly...

Politics

Tougher visa rules for foreign workers – including ban on bringing families and raising minimum salary requirement

A new five-point plan to reduce immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and...

Politics

BBC licence fee: Minister ‘concerned’ planned rise is ‘very high’ amid reports it could be scrapped

The culture secretary has said she is concerned the planned 9% rise in the BBC licence fee is “very high” and that the BBC...

Politics

Keir Starmer’s economic plan risks him looking more like a Cameron tribute act than an heir to Blair

For years we’ve all been hearing from Sir Keir Starmer about how our public services are on their knees and things need to change. ...

Environment

U.S. leads coalition to triple nuclear power by 2050 in effort to address climate change

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participates in an event on women’s role in building a climate-resilient world, at COP28 World Climate...

Technology

Uber shares pop as company is slated to join S&P 500

Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi speaks during the “Intentional Equity in Sustainability” conversation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California,...

Environment

China’s emissions targets not robust enough, U.S. energy chief says

China’s current emissions reduction targets are not as strong as they need to be, U.S. Deputy Secretary for Energy David Turk said Monday. “I think...

Foreign worker salary threshold rises to £38,700 as part of government clampdown

A new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and...