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It is an innocuous term for a horrible tactic. A "double tap" sounds so innocent and unthreatening. In fact, it is a term saved for a particularly brutal kind of attack. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/israel-may-not-be-targeting-journalists-but-it-is-certainly-killing-a-lot-of-them-13418435 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 20:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump has said he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-says-he-wants-to-meet-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-again-as-soon-as-this-year-13418373 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 18:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The water industry watchdog is probing payments to the bosses of a string of suppliers following the revelation that Yorkshire Water's offshore parent company had handed its chief executive more than £1m in previously undisclosed fees. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/ofwat-probes-payments-to-water-bosses-after-yorkshire-row-13418238 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 13:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded their warmest August bank holiday Monday temperatures. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-warmest-august-bank-holiday-monday-on-record-in-wales-and-northern-ireland-13418246 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 13:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Black cab rapist John Worboys is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault dating back to the 1990s. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/black-cab-rapist-john-worboys-investigated-over-alleged-rape-25-years-ago-13418152 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 10:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A helicopter has crashed into a field on the Isle of Wight, emergency services say. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/helicopter-crashes-on-isle-of-wight-13418150 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 10:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over the small boats crisis after protests outside asylum hotels continued over the bank holiday weekend. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-facing-mounting-pressure-over-immigration-as-mp-says-far-right-emboldened-13418054 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 05:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The sole surviving guest of a lunch where three others died after being served food laced with toxic mushrooms has told an Australian court that the actions of murderer Erin Patterson have left him feeling "half alive". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-left-me-half-alive-sole-survivor-says-13418045 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-25 03:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

National Guard troops deployed to Washington DC in an effort to mitigate crime will begin carrying firearms, an official has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/national-guard-will-begin-carrying-firearms-in-washington-dc-official-says-13418028 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 23:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ten child protection organisations have written an urgent letter to the home secretary expressing concern about the omission of child sexual abuse from the government's violence against women and girls strategy, following a Sky News report.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/urgent-letter-to-home-secretary-over-violence-against-women-and-girls-strategy-as-it-omits-child-abuse-13417619 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three children have been taken to hospital after they were hit by a car while playing on the pavement. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/three-children-taken-to-hospital-after-being-hit-by-car-as-they-played-on-pavement-13417978 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 20:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The two-day Notting Hill Carnival is under way in west London as the streets are filled with colourful costumes, dancing and music. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/notting-hill-carnival-streets-filled-with-colourful-costumes-and-music-for-annual-west-london-event-13417902 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 18:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man who died after suffering "serious head injuries" while "working on a fairground ride" has been named as Corrie Lee Stavers. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/family-pay-tribute-to-beloved-man-who-died-in-accident-while-working-on-fairground-ride-13417781 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 16:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

New laws to reduce the use of short prison sentences and toughen up community punishments are expected to be introduced within weeks. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/laws-to-largely-abolish-use-of-short-prison-sentences-to-be-introduced-within-weeks-13417589 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 13:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 54-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a restaurant fire in north London on Friday. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/man-and-boy-arrested-on-suspicion-of-arson-after-restaurant-fire-leaves-three-in-critical-conditition-13417520 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 11:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Legendary boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking, his lawyer has said.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/legendary-boxer-julio-c233sar-ch225vez-jr-to-stand-trial-in-mexico-over-alleged-cartel-ties-13417445 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 07:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The governor of Illinois has accused Donald Trump of "attempting to manufacture a crisis" over reports the US president was considering deploying the military in the state. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/trump-seeking-to-manufacture-a-crisis-in-chicago-says-illinois-governor-13417405 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 02:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent sex trafficking accusers, have said they are "outraged" over the US Department of Justice's release of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/ghislaine-maxwell-was-given-platform-to-rewrite-history-say-virginia-giuffres-family-13417404 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-24 01:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) went from a jihadist movement once aligned to al Qaeda to forming the official government of Syria. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/im-deprived-of-my-uk-citizenship-but-im-not-a-convicted-terrorist-13415693 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Criminals face being banned from pubs, sports grounds and concerts under new government plans to give judges powers to pass tougher community sentences. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/criminals-could-be-banned-from-pubs-and-sports-grounds-under-new-plans-13417328 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 21:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Britons are set to bask in more sunshine this bank holiday weekend, with temperatures set to rise to 30C in some areas.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-set-to-bask-in-30c-sunshine-over-bank-holiday-weekend-13417222 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 18:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mass deportations. Prison camps. Quitting the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention on Torture. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/reform-uks-new-immigration-plans-wouldve-been-extreme-just-a-few-years-ago-13416752 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 13:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Protesters have gathered across the country as groups demonstrated against asylum seeker housing and were met by anti-racism campaigners. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/police-separate-anti-immigration-and-anti-racism-protesters-across-the-country-13416694 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 14:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three people are in a life-threatening condition after a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, say police. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/three-people-in-a-life-threatening-condition-after-arson-attack-at-restaurant-13416616 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 10:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least 12 people are dead after a railway bridge that was under construction in China collapsed. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/multiple-workers-dead-after-tensioning-operation-causes-bridge-in-china-to-collapse-13416592 Author : Publish date : 2025-08-23 08:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.