The US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth tells allies that, with Donald Trump as US president, it is “unrealistic” to think Ukraine can return to its pre-2014 borders and America must focus on the threat posed by China and securing its own borders. Security and Defence Editor @haynesdeborah [http://twitter.com/@haynesdeborah] Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:10, UK…
Evidence to support the reintroduction of beavers in the UK has been growing, but the issue has become bogged down in politics. Climate reporter @SeabrookClimate [http://twitter.com/@SeabrookClimate] Wednesday 12 February 2025 14:00, UK Beavers can help tackle Britain’s rising flooding problems, according to a government-sponsored report, as the political debate over whether to reintroduce them continues….
The UK high street lender told staff on Wednesday that they would receive grants of 170 Barclays shares in its first such equity handout, Sky News learns. City editor @MarkKleinmanSky [http://twitter.com/@MarkKleinmanSky] Wednesday 12 February 2025 13:39, UK Barclays is handing shares in the company tens of thousands of staff for the first time as it…
Political reporter @alixculbertson [http://twitter.com/@alixculbertson] Wednesday 12 February 2025 13:24, UK A “problematic” assessment of MP Sir David Amess’s killer led to “questionable decision-making” and the “suboptimal” handling of his Prevent case, a review has found. Sir David was stabbed to death [https://news.sky.com/story/sir-david-amess-from-a-humble-east-end-background-to-a-38-year-career-as-an-animal-loving-mp-12434605] by Islamic State (ISIS) supporter Ali Harbi Ali during a constituency surgery at…
James Lee Williams, who performed as the drag queen The Vivienne, was found dead at their home in Cheshire in January. The star rose to fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Wednesday 12 February 2025 12:54, UK Further investigation is needed into the death of RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne, a coroner has said, after…
Former Amazon executive Eric French, who has been Deliveroo’s chief operating officer since 2021, is to leave the company later this year, Sky News learns. City editor @MarkKleinmanSky [http://twitter.com/@MarkKleinmanSky] Wednesday 12 February 2025 12:45, UK One of Deliveroo’s top executives is to leave the company as its board weighs a succession plans for its founder…
The US-based fashion and accessories retailer speaks to Sky News about an element of its past that is haunting its present, as it opens a new flagship London store. Business and economics reporter @SkyNewsBiz [http://twitter.com/@SkyNewsBiz] Wednesday 12 February 2025 11:11, UK The boss of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has said she is “appalled and disgusted”…
The guidance applies to those who have already arrived and any future arrivals, where previously refugees coming on small boats had to wait 10 years before being considered for citizenship. Political reporter @alixculbertson [http://twitter.com/@alixculbertson] Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:49, UK Migrants arriving illegally in the UK in small boats or stowed away in lorries will…
The rapper, who is the partner of singer Rihanna, is accused of firing a gun at a former friend and member of the A$AP crew of collaborators they were part of at school. Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:37, UK A$AP Rocky will not give evidence at his trial over allegations he fired a gun at…
The rapper, who is the partner of singer Rihanna, is accused of firing a gun at a former friend and member of the A$AP crew of collaborators they were part of at school. Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:37, UK A$AP Rocky will not give evidence at his trial over allegations he fired a gun at…
