Britain has experienced an “unprecedented” increase in people infected with a parasite which causes diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever, a study has found. Health officials are unclear what has caused an increase in the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis – a parasite infection of animals, which can be passed to humans. It is a fairly common disease
Month: October 2023
Israeli forces backed by warplanes and drones have carried out a second ground raid in Gaza as aid trickles into the besieged territory amid warnings of a deepening “humanitarian catastrophe”. The operation comes as the Israeli military prepares for a widely expected invasion of the Hamas-governed enclave. Meanwhile, US jets struck targets in eastern Syria
A man who terrified female drivers heading home late at night while wearing a gimp suit has been found guilty of public order offences. Joshua Hunt, 32, was seen by one woman writhing around on the ground, while another was left shaking and crying. The incidents took place in the evening of May 7 and
If you want to understand how Britain got mired in a sewage crisis from which it may never truly escape, the best place to begin is not this year or last year, or for that matter the year England’s water industry was privatised (1989), but more than a century-and-a-half ago. It might seem odd to
Russia’s new space station will come online in 2027, Vladimir Putin has said. Moscow‘s Roscosmos space agency committed to building its own orbital outpost last year, when it announced its departure from the International Space Station (ISS). Speaking during a visit to a rocket corporation in Korolyov, outside Moscow, Mr Putin said: “As the resources
The suspected gunman who killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead. A 48-hour manhunt was launched for Robert Card, 40, after a shooting at the Just-In-Time bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston on Wednesday night. Among those who were killed included Joshua Seal, a father-of-four, who
An independent review into the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts account and the discussion of his banking with a journalist by the head of the bank has found “a number of shortcomings” in the closure process. But law firm Travers Smith, which was commissioned by the board of NatWest to conduct the review, said the
More than 200 hours of audio tapes provide the best “evidence” for the Enfield poltergeist there is. Screams and bangs; interviews with those who said they had just experienced the supernatural; the voice of a 72-year-old man purportedly coming out of an 11-year-old girl called Janet. They form the basis of a four-part docuseries exploring
Start with the big idea and deal with any issues down the line. That was the assessment of Elon Musk biographer Michael Vlismas a year ago when asked how the world’s richest man might go about running Twitter. The SpaceX owner had just bought the bird app for $44bn (£38bn) with a vague goal of
The Labour Party has promised to set up a COBRA-style taskforce that would meet every winter to assess the flood risk to communities as parts of the UK continue to be battered by heavy rain after Storm Babet. The party said it would create a flood resilience taskforce that would co-ordinate preparation between the government, local
A 15-year-old girl is being treated in hospital for septic shock caused by a bite from a tropical ant infestation in her home. Rayanne Turay had to seek urgent medical treatment after an ant bite on her leg became infected. Her mum, Jordann Griffiths, said she first complained to the council months ago. Although work
Monzo is in talks about a £300m-plus fundraising that would underpin its status as the most highly valued digital bank in Britain. Sky News has learnt that Monzo, which was founded in 2015 and now boasts 8.5m customers, is in detailed talks with a pack of blue-chip investment funds about a share sale expected to
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has taken the stand in his fraud trial – after the jury in the case was sent home for the day. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said he wanted to hear the 31-year-old’s evidence first, without jurors, on Thursday before deciding which portions would be admissible. The surprise move was
A gunman who shot dead 18 people in the US state of Maine has been identified as a US Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist. Robert Card, who is still on the run, has over two decades of service and no prior overseas deployments, the army confirmed. Maine police intensified their search on Thursday for the
All the civilians being held hostage in Gaza can be released in days, if there is a pause in the fighting, the Qataris leading negotiations say. Dr Mohammed Al Khulaifi, senior negotiator and Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs, told Sky News in an exclusive interview that the negotiations to free Israelis taken by
You can tell just by the way he talks about it – Rishi Sunak is very excited about the benefits of AI. Today he spoke about the transformation it will bring, being “as far-reaching as the Industrial Revolution”. Politics latest: PM says AI can be ‘co-pilot’ for jobs But at the lectern emblazoned “long-term decisions
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