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Defence spending will increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 while the foreign aid budget will be cut, Sir Keir Starmer has announced ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-says-he-wants-to-increase-uk-defence-spending-to-3-and-announces-foreign-aid-cut-13316719 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 12:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The BBC has apologised after it "missed opportunities that might have led to action" following claims of "bullying and misogynistic behaviour" against former Radio One star Tim Westwood. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/bbc-apologises-for-failing-to-stop-dj-tim-westwoods-bullying-and-misogynistic-behaviour-13316715 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 12:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Runcorn needs a new Labour MP after Mike Amesbury was jailed for beating up a constituent - and will keep his £91,000 MPs salary in prison. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/yvette-cooper-calls-for-new-runcorn-mp-after-amesbury-jailed-but-will-keep-his-16391000-salary-13316646 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 10:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Galatasaray have accused Fenerbahce head coach Jose Mourinho of making "racist statements" against Turkish people and say they intend to launch criminal proceedings against him. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/jose-mourinho-accused-of-making-racist-statements-by-galatasaray-13316606 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 08:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The average annual energy bill will increase to £1,849 from April as the industry regulator Ofgem increases the price cap for the third time in a row. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/energy-bills-for-typical-household-to-rise-to-1631849-a-year-from-april-13316130 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 07:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Harun is sitting hunched on a bed with a sheet over his head. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-battle-for-sudans-capital-has-ravaged-bodies-and-minds-and-left-the-city-a-ruin-13316534 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 23:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The government will announce a series of policy sweeteners for farmers who remain angry over the decision to impose inheritance tax on farms. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/environment-secretary-steve-reed-to-unveil-farming-reforms-to-ease-tension-over-inheritance-tax-13316432 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One person has died and three others been injured after a crash involving a bus in northwest London. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/one-dead-and-three-injured-in-crash-involving-london-bus-13316540 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-25 02:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Emmanuel Macron has said a peace deal with Russia "must not mean a surrender of Ukraine" - as Donald Trump claimed Vladimir Putin's forces "want to end this war". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/macron-says-ukraine-ceasefire-must-not-mean-surrender-as-trump-claims-russia-wants-to-end-this-war-13316535 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 23:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leapt onto John F Kennedy's limousine after he was shot, has died aged 93. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/clint-hill-secret-service-agent-who-leapt-onto-john-f-kennedys-limo-during-assassination-dies-aged-93-13316492 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 20:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A former surgeon who is alleged to have raped and sexually abused 299 victims - most of them children who were his patients - told the opening of his trial in France he had committed "despicable acts". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/former-surgeon-accused-of-raping-and-sexually-abusing-nearly-300-victims-goes-on-trial-13316506 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 21:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A Scottish businessman who disappeared in Kenya eight days ago has been found dead. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/missing-british-businessman-campbell-scott-found-dead-in-kenya-13316523 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 22:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Insults hurled by Donald Trump at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are "ghastly to hear" and "complete untruths", former British prime minister Boris Johnson has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-hits-out-at-donald-trumps-ghastly-comments-to-ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-13316487 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 20:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sledgehammer-wielding thieves who smashed their way into Blenheim Palace managed to steal a £2.8m gold toilet in just five minutes, a court has heard. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/thieves-stole-16328m-gold-toilet-at-blenheim-palace-in-just-five-minutes-court-hears-13316421 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 17:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/why-was-the-afd-so-successful-in-east-germany-13316403 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 16:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Manchester United could make up to a further 200 workers redundant after removing 250 roles last year. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/manchester-united-could-make-200-more-employees-redundant-with-free-staff-lunches-scrapped-13316391 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 17:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Grammy-award winning singer Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88, her publicist has announced. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/killing-me-softly-singer-roberta-flack-dies-aged-88-13316349 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 15:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother and two younger teenage siblings in Luton last year. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/teenager-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-his-mother-and-two-younger-siblings-in-luton-13316087 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 14:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Virgin Media is working to fix an issue that has left many customers unable to get online. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/virgin-media-customers-left-without-internet-as-provider-suffers-intermittent-issues-13316255 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 12:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged after another teenager was stabbed in the chest in front of shoppers at a Primark store in Nottingham. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/boy-16-charged-after-teenager-stabbed-in-nottingham-city-centre-primark-store-13316185 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 10:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An American Airlines flight travelling from New York to New Delhi was diverted midair due to a "bomb threat". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/diverted-american-airlines-flight-escorted-by-italian-fighter-jets-after-bomb-threat-13316127 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 10:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An explosion has taken place at a Russian consulate in France, according to reports. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/explosion-at-russian-consulate-in-france-reports-13316097 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 08:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pope Francis is "resting" in hospital and the night "went well", The Vatican has said in its latest update. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-resting-in-hospital-and-night-went-well-says-the-vatican-13316066 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 07:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In less than a fortnight, Donald Trump has shredded long-standing security assumptions about American support for Europe, creating a new crisis for Ukraine and leaving the whole continent in greater peril than at any time since the Second World War. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-rupture-in-diplomatic-norms-has-left-ukraine-and-europe-reeling-as-russias-invasion-reaches-three-year-mark-13316013 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won the country's federal elections, official count confirms - as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scores its best-ever result and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party collapses. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/conservatives-win-german-election-as-far-right-afd-makes-historic-gains-and-olaf-scholzs-spd-collapses-projections-show-13316017 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 23:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.