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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.

The Pope remains in a critical condition and is now showing an "initial, mild" kidney problem - but is "vigilant" and took part in Mass in hospital with those caring for him. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-has-early-kidney-issue-and-still-in-critical-condition-says-vatican-13315376 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 07:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In her desperate search for answers over her son Valentin's death, Elena even turned to Vladimir Putin. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/not-afraid-to-write-to-putin-grieving-mother-demands-explanation-after-teenage-conscript-killed-13315965 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Russian oligarchs with links to the Kremlin can now be banned from the UK, the government has announced as part of a fresh sanctions package on the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/russian-oligarchs-with-links-to-kremlin-face-uk-ban-under-new-sanctions-13315744 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-24 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for information after a taxi driver was shot through the window of his car on Sunday morning.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/taxi-driver-shot-by-masked-men-through-car-window-in-west-belfast-13316002 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 22:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli tanks have moved into the Occupied West Bank shortly after the defence minister declared an escalation of its operation - ordering troops to remain there "for the coming year". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tanks-move-into-west-bank-as-israel-orders-troops-to-remain-for-a-year-and-not-allow-palestinians-to-return-13315597 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 14:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after another teenager, 17, was stabbed in front of shoppers in a Primark store in Nottingham city centre. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/boy-16-arrested-after-teenager-stabbed-in-city-centre-primark-13315669 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 15:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Initial exit polls appear to confirm what we have known for weeks: that the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have got the most votes in the federal election, with Friedrich Merz most likely to be the next chancellor. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/exit-poll-may-appear-decisive-but-path-to-coalition-is-not-clear-yet-13315882 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 18:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A British couple in their 70s who run education programmes in Afghanistan have been arrested by the Taliban, their children say.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/british-couple-in-their-70s-detained-by-taliban-in-afghanistan-13315839 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 17:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed in front of shoppers in a Primark store in Nottingham city centre. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/teenager-stabbed-in-nottingham-city-centre-primark-13315669 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 15:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man who has been released from prison after 30 years for a crime he says he never committed has been readjusting to life - and getting used to just how connected people are now. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/everybody-is-looking-at-their-phones-says-man-freed-after-30-years-in-prison-13315407 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 09:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Ukraine since the war started, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/russia-launches-aerial-terror-with-biggest-drone-attack-since-start-of-war-zelenskyy-13315475 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 11:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer has said the United States "is right" about the UK and Europe needing to take more responsibility for defence and security. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-says-us-is-right-about-uk-and-europe-needing-to-take-more-responsibility-for-defence-13315477 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 11:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Personalised cancer treatment, matched to a patient via a simple blood test, is being hailed as "life-saving", following an initial study. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/life-saving-simple-blood-test-could-transform-and-personalise-cancer-care-if-trial-succeeds-13313872 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Voters are heading to the polls in Germany's general election. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/german-election-voting-under-way-after-campaign-focused-on-economy-and-migration-13315353 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 03:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.