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,
Sir Keir Starmer has said he hopes to meet Kamala Harris and Donald Trump before the US election. The prime minister, speaking from a flight to the US for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said it would be “very good to meet both of them at some stage before the election”. “We’ll just
A motion calling for Labour to reverse its cut to the winter fuel allowance has been backed by party conference members, in an embarrassing blow to Sir Keir Starmer. While there is nothing binding about the vote, it puts further pressure on the Labour leadership over its controversial decision to take away the benefit from
The president of the European Council has defended the bloc’s sanctions regime, saying it is fine-tuned and calibrated every week, after Sky News showed luxury cars being sent over the Russian border. Charles Michel told Sky News it is challenging to sanction Russia after its Ukraine invasion, as it attempts to counter the blockade. “We
The UK remains at risk from “lingering” inflation but its economy is among nations showing “robust” growth, according to a biannual report which upgrades its expectations for output both this year and next. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) saw UK gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 1.1% this year – faster than
A senior executive at CrowdStrike has apologised for a faulty software update that caused a global IT outage in July. The incident led to worldwide flight cancellations and impacted industries around the globe including banks, health care, media companies and hotel chains. The outage disrupted internet services, affecting 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices. Adam Meyers,
Crime rose sharply in Co-op shops over the last six months, with 950 offences taking place every day, the business said. The cost of theft and fraud in Co-op’s food business rose to £39.5m in the first half of 2024 alone. Compared to the same time a year earlier, it cost 19% more, up from
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. The political attention has turned away from the Labour Party conference to Lebanon, which Western leaders have warned is on the brink of war. British troops are being sent to
The leader of a Haitian non-profit community group has filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance over unsubstantiated claims they made about immigrants eating the pets of other residents in Springfield, Ohio. Several bomb threats have been recorded in the city this month because of what Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian
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