Remarks by the IDF’s chief of staff to Israeli forces on the northern border have given the impression a ground invasion of Lebanon could be close. “Your military boots will enter enemy territory, enter villages that Hezbollah has prepared as large military outposts,” Lt General Herzi Halevi told troops. “Your entry into those areas with
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed a further £500m investment in its Halewood plant on Merseyside to bolster future production of all-electric cars at the site. The country’s largest automotive manufacturer, which revealed plans in 2023 to produce the first emission-free model at Halewood in early 2025, is now targeting a timeframe later that year.
Sir Keir Starmer campaigned in the general election about being a politician who would do things differently and lead a government of service. His was a message of change not just about how he would run the country, but also about how he would lead the government change. It was billed not just as a
The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case boasted he had abducted a young girl in Portugal, a German court has heard. Christian B – whose surname cannot be published due to German privacy laws – is suspected by German investigators of having abducted and killed then-three-year-old Madeleine McCann from her parent’s holiday apartment in
Sir Keir Starmer accepted a £20,000 donation for the use of a flat during the election after promising his family he would protect them. The prime minister‘s register of interests shows a declaration for accommodation provided by Lord Waheed Alli to the value of £20,437.28 from 29 May to 13 July this year. The election
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has threatened legal action if financial redress for victims doesn’t come soon. Sir Alan, speaking after accepting a knighthood for services to justice, told Sky News: “If we need to fundraise for a court case, we will.” In a letter sent to hundreds of former sub postmasters last week,
Sanctions on Russia were introduced two years ago shortly after the start of the country’s Ukrainian invasion. The purpose? To limit the Russian war machine and starve Russian oligarchs of access to luxury items. Our economics and data editor Ed Conway noticed that sales of British luxury vehicles to Russia had fallen away to almost nothing,
The threat of further widespread train strikes has been lifted after union members voted overwhelmingly for a new pay deal with train companies and Network Rail. It was confirmed that members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) had joined their driver colleagues within the ASLEF union in accepting new offers after more than
Morrisons, the supermarket chain, has struck a £370m deal to unlock value from its vast property portfolio as its owners seek to further shrink the company’s debt pile. Sky News has learnt that the private equity-backed grocer has agreed a mammoth ground rent transaction with Song Capital, a real estate investor. Under the deal, which
Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, the Ukrainian president referred back to Russia‘s 2022 attack on the nuclear facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia, which Moscow’s forces now control. Describing initial reports of Russia’s attack on that
An Israeli military chief has told his troops that airstrikes in Lebanon are preparing the way for a “possible” ground assault designed to “degrade” Hezbollah, bringing the region closer to all-out war. While the Lebanese militant group, which is backed by Iran and an ally of Hamas, has been involved in a constant tit-for-tat with
Lebanon “is already at war”, its health minister has said, as he revealed nearly half a million people have been displaced due to Israel’s airstrikes. In an interview with Sky News’ lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim, Dr Firass Abiad said Israel was aiming to create a “state of panic and terror” among Lebanese civilians
Hundreds of thousands of Instagram users, including actors Julianne Moore and Ashley Tisdale, have shared a post that supposedly revokes Meta’s right to train its artificial intelligence tool using their information. “Goodbye Meta AI,” it says before saying the user does “not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of personal data, profile
The cause of death of Crazy Town lead singer Seth Binzer, known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, has been revealed by officials. The 49-year-old died from the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, Californian officials said. Binzer was found dead at his home on 24 June this year. Image: Binzer in 2014. Pic:
The boss of BrewDog’s bars division is to become the next chief executive of Prezzo, the privately owned casual dining chain. Sky News understands that James Brown, whose resignation from BrewDog was announced on Wednesday, is leaving to run the restaurant operator. Industry sources said his appointment would be unveiled by Prezzo on Thursday. Prezzo,
A prisoner who spent 20 years on death row in the US has been executed even though prosecutors and the victim’s family say he should not lose his life. Marcellus Williams, 55, was put to death by lethal injection at a prison in Bonne Terre, in northern Missouri, shortly after 6pm local time on Tuesday,