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More than 2,000 Scotland-based jobs are at risk as oil and energy services group Petrofac has applied for administration. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-2000-jobs-at-risk-as-oil-and-gas-company-enters-administration-13458614 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-27 06:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A hurricane due to hit Jamaica and Cuba has intensified and could reach Category 5 - the highest - when it makes landfall either this evening or early on Tuesday, forecasters have warned. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/jamaica-issues-evacuation-orders-as-hurricane-set-to-bring-140mph-winds-and-catastrophic-floods-13458577 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-27 02:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is expected to be grilled in the Commons today after an asylum seeker sex offender was mistakenly released from prison. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/david-lammy-to-face-commons-grilling-over-wrongly-released-migrant-sex-offender-13458572 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-27 00:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police are urgently searching for a man suspected of raping a woman in a racially motivated attack.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/woman-raped-in-racially-aggravated-attack-in-walsall-police-say-13458481 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 20:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After 18 months of surviving forced starvation and shelling by the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the regional capital and symbolic battleground of Al Fashir is on the verge of full military collapse. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/key-city-in-sudan-on-brink-of-falling-to-paramilitary-group-13458383 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 18:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A lobbying group representing UK start-ups will this week warn Rachel Reeves against a tax raid on limited liability partnerships (LLPs), arguing that it would hit the backers of Britain's most innovative companies. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/start-ups-warn-reeves-over-budget-tax-bombshell-13458237 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 16:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Justice Secretary David Lammy has said an exclusive Sky News interview will be used as part of an independent inquiry into how migrant Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from prison. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/justice-secretary-highlights-sky-news-reporting-as-he-says-migrant-release-mistake-totally-unacceptable-13458157 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 15:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 100-strong specialist police unit is investigating the daring theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre - as officers face "a race against time" to recover the "priceless" objects. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/how-the-louvre-investigation-is-unfolding-8211-as-police-face-a-race-against-time-13454333 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two men have been arrested following a robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris which saw thieves escape with priceless jewellery, including part of the French crown jewels. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/louvre-heist-two-arrested-after-robbery-at-paris-museum-french-media-13457886 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 09:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US President Donald Trump has overseen the signing of an expanded ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia, which he helped negotiate this summer to resolve their border dispute. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/trump-oversees-signing-of-historic-thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-deal-13457827 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 04:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength and is expected to "rapidly intensify" into at least a Category 4 when making landfall in Jamaica early next week. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/jamaica-braces-as-hurricane-melissa-rapidly-intensifies-13457823 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 03:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The UK's largest supermarkets are calling on the chancellor to exclude stores from a new business rates surtax, warning that shoppers will bear the brunt of higher prices. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/supermarkets-warn-shoppers-could-face-higher-prices-if-business-rates-rise-13457822 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-26 02:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

June Lockhart, who starred in television shows such as Lassie and Lost In Space, has died at the age of 100. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/june-lockhart-lassie-and-lost-in-space-actress-dies-aged-100-13457717 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 20:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The manhunt for Hadush Kebatu, an asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was wrongly freed from prison, continues. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/timeline-of-how-manhunt-for-wrongly-released-sex-offender-migrant-hadush-kebatu-has-unfolded-13457575 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 17:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

When a football club is placed into administration, it's usually a devastating moment for their fan base. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sheffield-wednesday-fans-elated-after-club-administration-but-the-road-ahead-wont-be-straightforward-13457500 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 17:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lucy Powell's had quite the political comeback. Sacked from cabinet by the prime minister but weeks ago, she's back with her own powerbase and voice at the top of the party as the deputy Labour leader. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/labours-lucy-powell-will-take-a-submarine-approach-as-deputy-pm-for-now-13457291 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 14:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland's next president after her rival conceded. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/catherine-connolly-set-to-become-irelands-next-president-as-rival-concedes-13457154 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 13:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 19-year-old was stabbed in south west London, earlier this week. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/murder-investigation-launched-after-teenager-stabbed-in-south-west-london-13457087 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 11:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Pentagon has confirmed it has accepted an anonymous $130m (£98m) gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pentagon-accepts-130m-donation-to-help-pay-the-military-during-government-shutdown-13457040 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 08:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Cutting the annual allowance for cash ISAs could backfire in multiple ways, an influential group of MPs has warned the government. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/cutting-cash-isa-allowance-could-backfire-and-make-mortgages-more-expensive-mps-warn-13456982 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 02:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 2,000 counterfeit weight loss jabs have been confiscated from a factory in Northampton, in what's believed to be the world's largest seizure. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-makes-worlds-biggest-ever-seizure-of-fake-weight-loss-jabs-13456989 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 03:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The mistaken release of an asylum seeker who was jailed for sexual offences has prompted widespread condemnation - and an extensive police operation. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/anger-at-mistaken-release-of-epping-hotel-asylum-seeker-and-major-operation-to-find-him-13456979 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-25 00:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The US has announced it is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America as it ramps up an operation to target alleged drug smuggling boats. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/six-killed-in-strike-on-alleged-narco-terrorist-boat-says-us-secretary-of-war-13456647 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-24 14:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A gang involved in a Russian mercenary group-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine have been jailed. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/gang-involved-in-wagner-group-ordered-arson-attack-on-london-warehouse-jailed-13456322 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-24 14:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Temperatures are set to drop this weekend, with the first snowfall of the season possible in some parts of the UK. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/arctic-air-to-bring-first-significant-cold-snap-of-season-to-uk-13456656 Author : Publish date : 2025-10-24 15:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.