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UK unemployment has remained at the highest rate in five years, new official figures show. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/new-uk-unemployment-figures-released-13521630 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-19 06:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims has told Sky News it "felt like validation" to hear police themselves had believed the killings were murder rather than a lesser charge. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/nottingham-attack-victims-mum-validated-as-officer-says-he-felt-killings-were-murder-13521610 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 23:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A new 400-page report into the preparedness of the UK's healthcare system for a global pandemic will be published today, examining if it helped or hindered the country's COVID response. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/hellish-scenes-and-body-bag-shortages-what-we-could-learn-from-covid-report-today-13521386 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-19 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

"I've had someone pull a knife on me outside the shop. Six times we've been broken into." Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/exclusive-poll-reveals-what-officers-public-and-victims-think-about-uk-policing-13521475 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-19 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The IRA was "undefeated" and "defied all attempts to criminalise them", Gerry Adams told the High Court, as he denied being a member. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/gerry-adams-calls-ira-undefeated-as-he-denies-being-a-member-in-court-13521535 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 20:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Angela Rayner's return to frontline politics began in earnest this week as the former deputy leader set out the challenge in the upcoming May elections. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/angela-rayner-eyeing-frontline-politics-return-with-allies-confident-tax-probe-will-end-by-may-elections-13521487 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 18:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The UK government has scrapped plans to introduce copyright law exceptions which would allow AI firms to use the work of songwriters without their permission. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/plans-to-let-ai-firms-use-music-without-permission-abandoned-by-government-13521391 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 17:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Researchers have revealed how many illnesses children get in their first year of nursery - and why it makes them more resilient to bugs when they start school. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-how-many-times-toddlers-get-sick-at-nursery-and-what-can-be-done-13521255 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Temperatures could climb as high as 21C in parts of Britain on Wednesday, as south-easterly winds bring warmer conditions to England and Wales.   Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-temperatures-could-soar-to-21c-as-sunshine-arrives-13521256 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 12:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A grieving widow has received a criminal conviction over an unpaid £35 tax bill on her husband's car, which wasn't paid in the weeks after his death. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/grieving-widow-prosecuted-over-dead-husbands-16335-car-tax-bill-13521233 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 08:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hamid Karzai has claimed that the Pakistani government wants to promote "anarchy and weakness" in Afghanistan to ensure the country is "downtrodden". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pakistani-government-wants-to-create-anarchy-in-afghanistan-claims-hamid-karzai-13521135 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 22:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Warning: This article addresses child sexual abuse that readers may find distressing Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/my-daughter-thought-she-was-talking-to-a-boy-online-and-sent-nude-pics-but-it-was-someone-else-13520894 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Graves which are more than a century old could be reused in cemeteries across England and Wales under new proposals - but relatives will be able to object and war graves will be protected.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/graves-over-a-century-old-could-be-reused-amid-shortage-of-burial-space-13520816 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-18 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Senegal has been stripped of the African Cup of Nations after misconduct in the tournament final, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/senegal-stripped-of-africa-cup-of-nations-over-misconduct-in-final-13521079 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 21:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The UK government is preparing a possible court case against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after he missed a deadline to release £2.5bn he raised from the sale of the club. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/government-prepares-to-sue-abramovich-after-he-missed-deadline-to-release-16325bn-from-chelsea-sale-13521043 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 21:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Zack Polanski is set to call on Sir Keir Starmer to step in and protect energy price cap customers from steep bill rises at the start of July. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/polanski-to-warn-starmer-hasnt-done-enough-to-protect-energy-customers-from-bill-hikes-13520939 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 16:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The British government needs to make an urgent extradition request to Hong Kong to send Andrew and Tristan Tate back to the UK to face criminal charges, senior MPs have demanded. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-tate-should-be-extradited-to-uk-from-hong-kong-to-face-charges-say-mps-13520875 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 14:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police have appealed for help to find two teenagers who have been missing for 10 days from west London. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/police-appeal-to-find-two-teenagers-missing-for-10-days-from-west-london-13520830 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 11:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Glasgow Central station will partially reopen on Wednesday following a devastating fire that tore through a neighbouring building. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/glasgow-central-station-to-partially-reopen-after-devastating-fire-but-it-will-look-different-13520786 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 09:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

This week's YouGov/Sky News/Times voting intention poll has the following headline results: Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/reform-uk-maintain-poll-lead-after-row-with-yougov-13520702 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 21:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A new taskforce has been set up to help improve the quality of NHS maternity and neonatal care in England, the government has announced.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/taskforce-set-up-to-improve-quality-of-maternity-and-neonatal-care-in-england-13520744 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-17 03:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been moved out of intensive care after his medical condition improved, his wife has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/former-brazilian-president-jair-bolsonaro-moved-out-of-intensive-care-after-medical-condition-improves-13520733 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 22:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

How did Chelsea dominate in the Roman Abramovich era? In part with players, the Premier League has now concluded, signed involving financial deceptions. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-football-world-waits-for-manchester-city-verdict-after-chelsea-fined-for-deception-of-abramovich-era-13520679 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 20:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A Russian natural gas tanker adrift in the Mediterranean Sea represents an "imminent and serious" ecological threat, several European nations have warned. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/russian-shadow-fleet-gas-tanker-adrift-in-mediterranean-poses-imminent-and-serious-threat-eu-states-say-13520686 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 20:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Astronomers have spotted a molten alien planet orbiting a star in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way galaxy that has a surface not unlike a vision of hell.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/stinky-molten-planet-spotted-by-astronomers-with-surface-not-unlike-vision-of-hell-13520640 Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 18:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.