More than 200 people arrived in Dover on Sunday after an apparent 11-day pause in Channel crossings, it has been reported. The figure takes this year’s total for small boat crossings to at least 6,693 according to the PA news agency – more than three times the count of 2,004 at this time last year,
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One in 10 women who have worked during the menopause have left a job due to their symptoms, a survey has found. The survey of more than 4,000 UK women aged 45-55, who are currently or have previously experienced the perimenopause or the menopause, also found that 14% of women had reduced their hours at
4:27 PM BST England secured a fourth Six Nations Grand Slam in six years as they beat France 24-12 in Bayonne on Saturday. The victory makes it four consecutive Six Nations titles for the Red Roses, who have demonstrated their dominance by only conceding four tries in this year’s competition. France gave England their toughest
Watch Sky News live: “Radical” reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has said; a group of civilians have become the first people to be evacuated from a steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol – but 1,000 people are still thought to be living underneath
While shadowing paramedics in Kharkiv, Ukraine, CNN’s Clarissa Ward and her team were forced to run for safety after getting caught in Russian shelling. #CNN #News
The last time Tetiana Popovych spoke to her son was on the first of March. Vlad Popovych, 29, had been sheltering in the basement of a school in his village just outside Kyiv as Russian forces advanced. “He told me, ‘Mum don’t come here. Something awful is starting. This is not like in the movies.
Mother-of two Katie Kenyon died of head injuries, police have said, as they confirmed a body discovered in the Forest of Bowland is hers. The 33-year-old from Padiham, Burnley, was found on Friday following “extensive searches”, Lancashire Constabulary said, and has now been formally identified. She was last seen at about 9.30am on Friday 22
Angela Rayner has written to Boris Johnson demanding answers over reports that a ‘Sexist of the Year’ award was handed out at a lockdown-busting Christmas party in Number 10. Labour’s deputy leader has called on the prime minister to confirm whether or not the award was presented at a gathering in Downing Street in December
The American investment firm backing the preferred bidder for Chelsea Football Club has provided assurances about the identities of its underlying investors as it tries to win swift approval for the sport’s richest-ever takeover deal. Sky News understands that Clearlake Capital has informed the Premier League and Raine Group, which is running the sale process
Bill Murray has admitted that his behaviour on the set of his new movie sparked a complaint from a woman and the suspension of filming. The 71-year-old actor said the filming of Being Mortal had been shut down due to a “difference of opinion” on set, but did not provide more details on what happened.
Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls today to elect their new local representatives. More than 4,350 seats are being contested in England on over 140 councils, with all of Scotland’s 32 councils and all 22 councils in Wales also holding local elections. These elections will directly decide who is
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A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Sergio Moraes | Reuters California’s attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for allegedly overstating the role of recycling in curbing global
1:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — The outcome was never in doubt. The summit meeting at 130 pounds turned out to be a total mismatch as Shakur Stevenson used a superb southpaw jab and ring smarts beyond his years to dominate Oscar Valdez in the title unification matchup on Saturday at the MGM
Closing parliament’s bars in a bid to tackle a culture of sexual misconduct on the estate would be “excessively puritanical”, Kwasi Kwarteng has said. Speaking on Sky News’ Ridge on Sunday programme, the business secretary said that despite concerns regarding excessive drinking taking place on the parliamentary estate, the bars should not be closed. “No,
Alex Rossi was in being shown the village of Oleksandrivka in eastern Ukraine when Russian artillery shells began landing nearby. Villages like the one his team were in are on the frontline of fighting and are being targeted by Russian troops. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Voices charged with raw frustration, agony and desperation are among the montage of audio recordings featured in “Voices of April,” a video documenting the harsh impact of Shanghai’s nearly month-long lockdown. CNN’s David Culver reports. #CNN #News
10:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Marlon Vera was feeling it on Saturday — and it might be time for the UFC’s bantamweight division to take notice. In his first UFC main event, Vera (21-7-1) put on a show against the ultra durable Rob Font (19-6). Ultimately, Vera wasn’t able to get the finish —
A woman who says she was branded a witch as a child and accused of giving her mother cancer fears the faith leader behind the claims is still operating in the UK today. Phoenix Faith told Sky News she was starved, beaten and subjected to an exorcism where her head was shaved after attending a
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