Five US service members have been killed on a routine training mission after the military aircraft carrying them suffered a “mishap” and crashed into the sea. The military personnel were taking part in a routine air refuelling mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday as part of their training, the US defence department confirmed
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Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’s Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play out over the next seven days. In this episode, they look ahead to what could be the biggest week of Rishi Sunak’s premiership so far. The prime minister is set to
The World Health Organisation (WHO) wants government action over escalating baby formula prices that are “exploiting” UK families. In an interview with Sky News, WHO called out the “profit-driven” multinational manufacturers for “manipulating the price” of their baby formulas. The most recent research shows prices in the UK have risen 24% over the past two
The chief surgeon for the International Committee of the Red Cross has given a harrowing account of an amputation his team performed at a hospital in southern Gaza in a video diary shared with Sky News. Dr Tom Potokar said his team had to amputate the hand of a six-year-old child with “very deep burn
A menu for first-class passengers travelling on the Titanic has sold for more than £80,000 at auction. The “remarkable” relic fetched £84,000 at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, on Saturday. The menu, which shows signs of water damage, boasts a menu of oysters, beef, spring lamb and mallard duck. It was served on
Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that now sits 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik is expected to reach the surface within days, the latest in a long history of eruptions. Around 4,000 inhabitants were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday after a swarm
Life-support treatment has been withdrawn from a critically ill baby girl who has been at the centre of a legal battle, a campaign organisation supporting her parents has said. Eight-month-old Indi Gregory has been transferred from the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham to a hospice, Christian Concern said on Sunday. She stopped breathing on Saturday
NASA astronauts accidentally dropped their toolbox during a walk around the International Space Station – and the floating kit could be visible from Earth. Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara spent six hours and 42 minutes outside the ISS as they carried out maintenance work. But a satchel-sized bag floated away and is now orbiting the
A veteran cabinet minister has refused to say whether Suella Braverman will still be home secretary in a week’s time. Asked about Ms Ms Braverman on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said that a “week is a long time in politics” – and that he would not be making any predictions.
Gordon Ramsay has become a father for the sixth time at the age of 57, welcoming a 7lb 10oz “whopper” of a son to the family. The TV chef and his 49-year-old cookery book author wife Tana announced the birth of Jesse James Ramsay on Instagram on Saturday. Ramsay, who celebrated his birthday on Wednesday,
The King will lead a Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph today, just hours after protests sparked hundreds of arrests in London. The Metropolitan Police has been under pressure to prevent disruption at Remembrance events after tensions surrounding Saturday’s pro-Palestine march and counter-protests. The number of officers on duty in the capital is double the
Suella Braverman has been accused of emboldening far-right protesters who clashed with police in London on Armistice Day. It follows calls for the home secretary to be sacked after branding pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including one planned for Saturday in central London, “hate marches” and accusing the police of “double standards” in the way they handle protests.
Deepfake audio of Sadiq Khan that has circulated on social media “does not constitute a criminal offence”, the Metropolitan Police has said. The digitally generated audio, using the London mayor’s voice and mannerisms, purports to be a recording of him playing down the importance of Remembrance weekend commemorations. A spokesman for the mayor said the
Nigel Farage will next week begin a formal legal fight with NatWest Group and its former boss as he seeks millions of pounds in damages over the debanking scandal which escalated into a crisis for the state-backed lender. Sky News has learnt that Mr Farage, the former UKIP leader, has instructed London-based Grosvenor Law to
A newborn baby has died and dozens more are at risk at Gaza’s largest hospital after it ran out of power, Palestinian officials have said. Israeli troops have been closing in on al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which Israel says is a command centre for the Hamas militant group. Fighting near the hospital and
A leather jacket worn by the late pop star Michael Jackson in an advert for Pepsi has sold for £250,000. The jacket, worn by Jackson in the 1984 commercial, fetched the whopping six-figure sum at an auction in London on Friday. It had been estimated to sell for between £200,000 and £400,000. It went under
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