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The Chancellor borrowed more than expected at the start of the new tax year, piling more pressure on the public finances ahead of next month's spending review. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pressure-builds-on-reeves-as-borrowing-rises-ahead-of-spending-review-13372531 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-22 08:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The government has been temporarily blocked from concluding the Chagos Islands deal by a late-night High Court injunction. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/judge-temporarily-bans-uk-from-completing-deal-to-hand-over-chagos-islands-13372472 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-22 07:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two staff members working for the Israeli embassy in Washington DC have been shot dead. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/two-israeli-embassy-workers-shot-dead-near-jewish-museum-in-washington-dc-13372452 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-22 03:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A natural disaster has been declared in Australia after unprecedented floods in New South Wales. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/australia-floods-natural-disaster-declared-in-new-south-wales-as-four-months-of-rain-falls-in-just-two-days-13372439 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-22 02:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The M&S website is down - hours after the retailer revealed it's facing a £300m hit to profits following last month's ransomware attack. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/ms-website-down-hours-after-financial-impact-of-ransomware-attack-revealed-13372433 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 23:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League after beating Premier League rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the final. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/spurs-beat-man-utd-to-win-europa-league-13372205 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 20:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders has been caught sending messages to a 13-year-old girl during an online sting. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/prison-officer-peter-sugden-who-delivered-sex-offender-programmes-caught-sending-messages-to-girl-13-13372213 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 16:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Governments "have to be fair" to pensioners but there is a case for people on the top rate of income tax to be excluded from winter fuel payments, Gordon Brown has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/gordon-brown-suggests-people-on-top-rate-of-income-tax-should-be-excluded-from-winter-fuel-13372219 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US singer Chris Brown has been released on bail by a judge in London - and must pay a £5m security fee to the court. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/chris-brown-released-on-bail-but-must-pay-1635m-security-fee-13372082 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 11:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will "look" at the unpopular winter fuel policy to make more pensioners eligible for the payments. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-confirms-u-turn-over-unpopular-winter-fuel-policy-13372062 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 11:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The public has the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/public-does-have-right-to-wild-camp-on-dartmoor-supreme-court-rules-13371979 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 08:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since his troops ejected Ukrainian forces from the Russian city. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/putin-visits-kursk-region-for-first-time-since-ukrainian-troops-ejected-as-russian-missile-attack-kills-six-13371910 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-21 05:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Has Labour got the right strategy to tackle Reform UK? Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-why-keir-starmers-strategy-to-tackle-reform-uk-could-end-up-backfiring-13371866 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 21:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three people have died after severe thunderstorms caused flooding in the Var region of southeastern France, according to reports. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/three-dead-and-two-missing-after-floods-hit-southern-france-reports-13371867 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 22:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The creator of the hit political satire The Thick of It has revealed which scene in the series cabinet ministers have confessed to experiencing in real life. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-thick-of-it-creator-reveals-scene-which-cabinet-ministers-say-happened-in-real-life-13371810 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 22:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Thames Water has "withdrawn" plans to pay senior bosses bonuses linked to the company securing a £3bn emergency loan, the environment secretary has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/thames-water-drops-1631m-bonuses-for-top-bosses-after-government-criticism-13371746 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 19:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel, in protest at what David Lammy called the "intolerable" conditions in Gaza, which he said would leave the population at risk of starvation. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/suspension-of-trade-talks-a-political-signal-that-israeli-leadership-is-increasingly-isolated-13371666 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 16:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for being "overly rude" to a Welsh MP after accusing her of "talking rubbish". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-apologises-for-being-overly-rude-to-plaid-cymru-mp-liz-saville-roberts-13371545 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 13:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man has been found not guilty of preventing the burial of two babies in South Wales. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/man-found-not-guilty-of-preventing-burial-of-two-babies-in-bridgend-13371467 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 11:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison in days after his sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tommy-robinson-due-to-be-released-from-prison-in-days-after-sentence-reduced-13371388 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 09:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A second man has been charged in connection with a series of fires linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/second-man-arrested-over-fires-at-properties-and-car-linked-to-sir-keir-starmer-13371326 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 07:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Met Office has transferred to a new off-site supercomputer - which could make 14-day forecasts as accurate as seven-day equivalents. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/how-longer-term-weather-forecasts-could-become-more-accurate-thanks-to-the-cloud-13371273 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 00:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager died in what police have called a "targeted attack" in Bury. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/bury-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-after-teenager-dies-in-incident-involving-vehicle-13371275 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-20 02:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man who was killed in a fire at a former RAF base was trying to help firefighters tackle the blaze, his family said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/david-chester-man-killed-in-bicester-fire-went-to-help-firefighters-at-former-raf-base-family-say-13371271 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-19 23:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

There's a trick to announcing trade agreements like the one unveiled by the prime minister on Monday: pluck out a big-sounding number and release it to the public with zero context in an effort to make this sound very impressive indeed. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-deal-tips-britain-down-path-towards-swiss-style-arrangement-13371123 Author : Publish date : 2025-05-19 17:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.