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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.

Rain and strong winds are expected on Sunday - ending in a washout for large parts of the country. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/rain-and-strong-winds-forecast-as-met-office-issues-warnings-13315384 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 07:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pope Francis had a "tranquil" in hospital, the Vatican has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pope-had-tranquil-night-in-hospital-vatican-says-13315376 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 07:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Elon Musk has issued an ultimatum to US federal employees- respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-says-us-federal-workers-must-justify-their-work-or-resign-13315365 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 05:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd has described moving back to London from the US, finding people in the city are "down" after a decade of cutbacks. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/it-crowds-chris-odowd-on-aliens-returning-to-a-broke-and-down-london-and-his-new-show-small-town-big-story-13313892 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to stand by Ukraine with a security guarantee as he warned a bad peace deal would be a "disaster for everyone". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-asks-us-to-stand-by-ukraine-with-security-guarantee-as-bad-peace-deal-would-be-disaster-for-all-13315350 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 01:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Visits by prime ministers to the American president matter much more to us "Brits" than they do to them. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmers-challenge-is-to-see-if-usual-rules-of-special-relationship-still-apply-under-trump-after-years-of-love-bombing-13313250 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

For a prime minister who has spent so much of his time in office out of the country, this week's high-stakes trip to Washington DC may well be the one for which Sir Keir Starmer ends up being most remembered. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/dont-expect-a-love-actually-style-moment-from-the-starmer-trump-meeting-13315274 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-23 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump has said a deal for Ukraine's rare earth metals is "pretty close" and the US is targeting "anything we can get" in exchange for the aid it's provided. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pay-back-the-billions-of-aid-trump-tells-ukraine-13315319 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 22:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two motorways have been shut this evening after human remains were found on the road.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/two-motorways-closed-after-human-remains-found-13315303 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 21:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A suspected drugs boss known as "The Fly" has been recaptured nine months after escaping during an ambush that killed two French prison officers. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/mohamed-amra-the-fly-recaptured-in-romania-nine-months-after-escape-that-killed-two-french-prison-officers-13314864 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 16:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this is a "significant moment" for European security amid the continued fallout between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-tells-zelenskyy-this-is-significant-moment-for-european-security-ahead-of-us-visit-13314922 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 17:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One person has been killed and several injured, including police officers, in a knife attack in eastern France. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/one-dead-and-several-police-officers-injured-in-france-knife-attack-13314844 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 16:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man whose credit card was stolen and used to buy a winning lottery ticket is appealing for the thieves to come forward - so they can split the cash.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/thieves-buy-winning-8364500000-lottery-ticket-with-stolen-credit-card-13314742 Author : Publish date : 2025-02-22 15:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.