Category: Sky News
Migrants crossing Channel in small boats to reach UK hits new record for this stage of the year
New government figures show more than 10,000 migrants have now arrived in the UK by small boats this year. The Home Office says 288 people [more…]
Sharp rise in ‘pauper funerals’ as grieving families feel impact of spiralling costs
The cost of dying has reached a record high with a 23% rise in so-called ‘pauper’s’ or public health funerals between 2018 and 2023 in [more…]
Taiwan: ‘China is preparing for war,’ says former Taiwanese navy captain
China’s military has finished two days of military drills around Taiwan in the greatest escalation in tension across the Taiwan Strait since 2022. China characterised [more…]
Sky News at Ten | Sunak says he will bring back National Service if Tories win general election
Watch News at Ten for a roundup of today’s top stories from the UK and across the world. At 10.30pm, we will be reviewing tomorrow’s [more…]
South Africa’s most-tightly contested general election since the end of apartheid
Nearly 30 million people are set to head to the polls for South Africa’s general election next week – during a time of huge unemployment [more…]
Sky News Press Preview | 25 May 2024
Find out what’s on tomorrow’s front pages on the Sky News Press Preview ️ Every night we are joined by guests to take a look [more…]
British man feared dead after disappearing on Mount Everest
Experts are warning that increasing crowds queueing for the summit on Mount Everest are putting climbers at growing risk. It comes after a British man [more…]
Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise Palestine as independent state
Ireland, Norway and Spain have officially recognised Palestine as a separate state, prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors from the European nations. #Ireland #Palestine #Norway [more…]
Singapore Airlines Flight: ‘Boiling water covered crew in burns’ – Passenger describes ordeal
A passenger on the flight from London to Singapore which experienced sudden severe turbulence has described his ordeal to Sky News. Josh Silverstone said there [more…]
Sunak refuses to rule out summer election – is one on the way?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has not ruled out a summer election, saying there will be a general election “in the second half of the year”. [more…]