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Red Wall MPs should push for the two-child benefit cap to be lifted rather than a reversal of the winter fuel payment policy, Baroness Harriet Harman has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/red-wall-mps-should-focus-on-two-child-benefit-cap-rather-than-winter-fuel-payment-u-turn-harriet-harman-says-13363816 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

VE Day with a packed diary was perhaps not the moment the prime minister would have chosen to announce he'd sealed a trade deal with Donald Trump. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-unplanned-call-that-sealed-pms-deal-with-trump-and-the-bigger-challenge-he-now-faces-13364059 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 19:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Vatican has announced the first ever American leader of the Catholic Church - Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-pope-leo-xiv-american-robert-prevost-announced-as-leader-of-catholic-church-13363984 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 16:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump has chosen wellness influencer Dr Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/dr-casey-means-who-is-trumps-pick-for-surgeon-general-and-rfk-jr-ally-13363862 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 13:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A woman accused alongside her partner of the gross negligence manslaughter of her daughter has told jurors that her wealthy family saw her as an "embarrassment". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/constance-marten-woman-on-trial-over-daughters-death-says-wealthy-family-saw-her-as-an-embarrassment-13363817 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 12:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An antiques expert from the TV show Bargain Hunt has been charged by police following an investigation into terrorist financing. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/bargain-hunt-expert-ochuko-ojiri-charged-with-terror-offence-13363732 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 09:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man has been charged with the murder of a man after a stabbing inside a bank in Derby city centre. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/man-charged-with-murder-after-stabbing-inside-bank-13363695 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 07:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The root cause of the fire that sparked a major power outage at Heathrow Airport remains unknown, the UK's national energy system operator has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/cause-of-fire-that-sparked-major-heathrow-power-outage-remains-unknown-13363665 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 06:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump is set to announce that America will agree a trade deal with the UK, according to reports in the US. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/trump-set-to-announce-us-will-agree-trade-deal-with-uk-reports-13363630 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-08 02:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

It's hard not to view the motivating factor behind Vladimir Putin's latest unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine as one of timing. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/putin-prepares-to-host-dozens-of-world-leaders-for-victory-day-parade-in-major-pr-coup-for-moscow-13363614 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 21:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Iran has rejected reports that Iranian nationals were allegedly involved in a plot to target the Israeli embassy in London. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/iran-rejects-reports-of-alleged-plot-to-target-israeli-embassy-in-london-13363618 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 22:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Arsenal bid for place in Champions League final as they take on PSG Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/paris-saint-germain-vs-arsenal-latest-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-13363492 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 17:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Liam Payne left behind a fortune worth £24.3m and died without a will, court documents show. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/liam-payne-died-without-a-will-as-its-revealed-wholl-be-responsible-for-his-fortune-13363408 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 14:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two Belgian teenagers who were found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been given the choice of serving 12 months in prison or paying a fine of $7,700 (£5,767) for trying to smuggle live queen ants out of the country. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/ant-gang-sentenced-for-smuggling-thousands-of-live-insects-in-kenya-13363367 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 13:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

England could face drought conditions this summer after the driest start to spring in almost 70 years, the Environment Agency has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/hose-pipe-ban-looms-amid-medium-drought-risk-as-england-suffers-driest-start-to-spring-since-1950s-13363226 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 10:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The daughters of a woman who vanished more than seven years ago have made a fresh appeal to find their missing mum. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/daughters-of-mum-missing-from-east-london-since-2017-issue-fresh-appeal-13363149 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 08:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

China has revealed a series of measures designed to help its economy navigate the effects of the escalating trade war with the United States, hours after exploratory peace talks were announced. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/trade-war-china-moves-to-ease-tariff-pain-ahead-of-us-peace-talks-13363082 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-07 04:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The world needs to fear the increased tensions between these two nuclear-armed neighbours with decades of hostility. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tensions-between-these-two-nuclear-armed-powers-are-at-their-worst-the-world-should-be-worried-13363030 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 21:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The cardinals entering the conclave believe they will be guided by the Holy Spirit in deciding who to choose as the next leader of the Catholic Church. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/x-13363063 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 23:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

India's attack on Pakistan-controlled territory comes amid a mounting feeling that "retribution" and "punishment" were needed for a deadly attack a fortnight ago, says Sky's India reporter Neville Lazarus. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/missile-attack-on-pakistan-comes-after-mood-of-retribution-and-punishment-in-india-13363030 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 21:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The US bombing campaign on Yemen has been by far and away Donald Trump's most active military engagement since he took office just over four months ago. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/where-does-trumps-houthi-announcement-leave-israel-13362990 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 20:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The writer of Conclave has said he believes the role of women in the Catholic Church will be a "big issue" for the next pope. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/conclave-writer-says-debate-over-women-priests-will-be-big-issue-for-new-pope-13362943 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 18:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man on trial with his partner over the death of their newborn daughter will now represent himself in the case, a court has heard. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/mark-gordon-to-represent-himself-in-trial-over-death-of-baby-girl-court-told-13362858 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 15:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A killer fungus that infects millions of people a year in hotter climes may soon spread through Europe and into the UK as the world warms further, according to a new study on how climate change spreads disease. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/killer-fungus-forecast-to-spread-to-uk-as-climate-changes-13362548 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 13:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rebekah Vardy has agreed to pay almost £1.2m of Coleen Rooney's legal costs after the latter won the high-profile Wagatha Christie libel suit against her, a judge has been told. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/wagatha-christie-vardy-agrees-to-pay-almost-16312m-of-rooneys-legal-costs-13362693 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-06 10:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.