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Starmer's comms director steps down day after his chief of staff quits
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Starmer's comms director steps down day after his chief of staff quits
Sir Keir Starmer's director of communications has stepped down the day after the prime minister's most senior aide quit.
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Wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny's half-time Super Bowl show was genuine
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Wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny's half-time Super Bowl show was genuine
Yes, the wedding ceremony during Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl half-time show - the first where a headliner performed entirely in Spanish - was genuine.
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Horner in talks with former McLaren Racing backer about Alpine deal
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Horner in talks with former McLaren Racing backer about Alpine deal
Christian Horner, the former Red Bull Racing chief, is in talks with institutional investors including a former backer of McLaren Racing about the acquisition of a stake in Alpine, the French Formula One team.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505167
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53 migrants, including two babies, dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya
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53 migrants, including two babies, dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya
More than 50 people have died, or are missing, after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya, according to reports.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505209
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One of Scotland's last D-Day veterans dies aged 100
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One of Scotland's last D-Day veterans dies aged 100
One of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans has died aged 100.
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Margot Robbie: ‘Emotion always is the priority’ in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
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Margot Robbie: ‘Emotion always is the priority’ in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
The film, based on Brontë’s 1847 book, tells the story of Catherine Earnshaw's (Margot Robbie) turbulent relationship with Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) .
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'I'm a mechanic - here are the signs you're being ripped off, and why car repairs are becoming more expensive'
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'I'm a mechanic - here are the signs you're being ripped off, and why car repairs are becoming more expensive'
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week, we chat to Madison Godfrey, an automotive technician at the Steer Group.
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Money Problem: 'John Lewis got stuck in my garden - now we want £100'
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Money Problem: 'John Lewis got stuck in my garden - now we want £100'
Our <a href='https://news.sky.com/story/money-live-consumer-personal-finance-tips-sky-news-latest-13040934'>Money</a> team helps a reader every week with their consumer issue or financial dispute...
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Bad Bunny makes history at Super Bowl with Spanish performance - as Trump blasts it 'absolutely terrible'
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Bad Bunny makes history at Super Bowl with Spanish performance - as Trump blasts it 'absolutely terrible'
Bad Bunny has made history by becoming the first Super Bowl halftime show headliner to perform entirely in Spanish - and to host a wedding during the performance.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505139
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Morning Rundown: Starmer battling for survival, social media on trial, and a 'vampire' reconstructed
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Morning Rundown: Starmer battling for survival, social media on trial, and a 'vampire' reconstructed
Welcome to your Morning Rundown from Sky News - the key stories shaping the day ahead. Tap any headline to read the full story.
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Social media is on trial in LA - here's what you need to know
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Social media is on trial in LA - here's what you need to know
Social media is on trial in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they operate.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504572
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Face of a 'vampire' revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back
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Face of a 'vampire' revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back
The face of a "vampire" whose remains were posthumously mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead can be seen for the first time in more than 400 years.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13501835
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Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns
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Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns
Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as calls for him to "step down" grow, after the resignation of his top aide over the Peter Mandelson scandal.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505133
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Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong
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Briton Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security conviction in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of national security offences in Hong Kong.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505129
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'China is watching': Election victory for Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region
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'China is watching': Election victory for Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi could threaten stability of region
However you cut it, this is a one-woman story.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505093
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Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?
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Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she was willing to risk everything to become the oldest Alpine skiing medallist.
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Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill skiing final at Winter Olympics
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Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill skiing final at Winter Olympics
Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery after crash
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Thailand's incumbent party takes the lead in initial election results
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Thailand's incumbent party takes the lead in initial election results
Thailand's incumbent party has taken the lead in the country's general election, according to preliminary and unofficial results from the state Electoral Commission.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13505025
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Japan's ultra conservative prime minister set to seize more power
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Japan's ultra conservative prime minister set to seize more power
Japan's ultra conservative PM to seize more power
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about 17 hours ago
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Morgan McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses 'right-hand man'
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Morgan McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses 'right-hand man'
McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses 'right-hand man'
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504930
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From svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's departed chief of staff?
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From svengali to sacked: Who is Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's departed chief of staff?
For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13432116
about 21 hours ago
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Morgan McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses ‘right-hand man’
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Morgan McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses ‘right-hand man’
McSweeney resigns: Starmer loses ‘right-hand man’
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504918
about 21 hours ago
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Russia claims suspect in shooting of military chief detained
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Russia claims suspect in shooting of military chief detained
The attack followed a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504865
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Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill skiing final at Winter Olympics
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Lindsey Vonn crashes in downhill skiing final at Winter Olympics
Lindsey Vonn suffered a devastating crash in the women's downhill skiing final at the Winter Olympics on Sunday morning.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504857
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'Kids do love reading, if you give them the right stuff': Campaign to get children back into books
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'Kids do love reading, if you give them the right stuff': Campaign to get children back into books
How to get children reading again has become one of the highly debated questions in education.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504178
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'We will pay,' says US TV host Savannah Guthrie in video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
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'We will pay,' says US TV host Savannah Guthrie in video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
Sky News' US correspondent Martha Kelner says this is another major development in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie, who has not been seen since 31 January.
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Savannah Guthrie tells mother's potential kidnappers 'we will pay' in video plea for her return
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Savannah Guthrie tells mother's potential kidnappers 'we will pay' in video plea for her return
US TV news host Savannah Guthrie has told the potential kidnappers of her 84-year-old mother that her family "will pay" for her safe return.
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis steps down, days after a third of staff made redundant
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis steps down, days after a third of staff made redundant
The chief executive and publisher of the Washington Post has stepped down, just days after a third of the paper's staff were made redundant.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504797
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'She's like a friendly neighbour or sister': Japan's drum-playing, Trump-hugging, China-provoking PM raises the stakes
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'She's like a friendly neighbour or sister': Japan's drum-playing, Trump-hugging, China-provoking PM raises the stakes
Japanese politics is politer and more understated than most.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504451
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504459
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NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn
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NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn
NatWest Group is closing in on a £2.5bn takeover of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management group, in what would be its biggest corporate takeover since its taxpayer bailout in 2008.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504348
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Four die and three others need liver transplants after eating Death Cap mushrooms in California
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Four die and three others need liver transplants after eating Death Cap mushrooms in California
Four people have died after eating poisonous Death Cap mushrooms in California, which have spread after a rainy winter.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504316
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Can Japan's first female PM , ultra conservative Sanae Takaichi, tighten her grip on power?
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Can Japan's first female PM , ultra conservative Sanae Takaichi, tighten her grip on power?
Japan is holding a snap election on Sunday, in the first electoral test for the country's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, since she became leader.
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Maybe you didn't hear the boos at home, but the Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an outlet for rage
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Maybe you didn't hear the boos at home, but the Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an outlet for rage
For a largely sedate and elegant spectacle, the Winter Olympics opening ceremony still became an outlet for rage in Milan.
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'It's got to be time for change': Three months until crucial Welsh elections
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'It's got to be time for change': Three months until crucial Welsh elections
The Welsh Parliament stands in what was known as Tiger Bay - a multicultural melting pot during the 18-1900s, home to around 50 nationalities working the docks.
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Storm Leonardo forces more than 11,000 in Spain and Portugal to evacuate their homes
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Storm Leonardo forces more than 11,000 in Spain and Portugal to evacuate their homes
A 'storm train' of consecutive winds and rains battering Spain and Portugal has already forced 11,000 people to flee their homes.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504289
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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949
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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949
A Nigerian court has reportedly ordered the UK to pay £420m to the families of 21 striking miners killed by security forces during British colonial rule.
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Labour MPs urge Starmer to reveal if he saw peer's warnings about Mandelson's Epstein links
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Labour MPs urge Starmer to reveal if he saw peer's warnings about Mandelson's Epstein links
Labour MPs are urging Sir Keir Starmer to reveal whether he saw a report by an influential party peer that warned of Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504035
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Ice skating, ice hockey and ICE protests: the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening day
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Ice skating, ice hockey and ICE protests: the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening day
The Winter Olympics officially started today.
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Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
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Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
The Trump administration is moving to deport a five-year-old boy who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota last month.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504253
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Metropolitan police search homes related to Peter Mandelson probe
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Metropolitan police search homes related to Peter Mandelson probe
"He has not been arrested and enquiries are ongoing," the Met Police say in a statement
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Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealed
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Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealed
The next Gruffalo book will introduce a new member to the monster's family, best selling children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed.
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What we've learned from the latest Jeffrey Epstein files
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What we've learned from the latest Jeffrey Epstein files
We've now combed through hundreds of thousands of files, photos and videos.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504191
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Pam Bondi reacts to Nancy Guthrie disappearance
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Pam Bondi reacts to Nancy Guthrie disappearance
As the search for her enters a sixth day, police have no suspect and no person of interest.
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Teenager charged with murder of university student in Leicester
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Teenager charged with murder of university student in Leicester
An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a university student in Leicester.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13502304
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Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein links
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Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein links
Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit has apologised for her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest release of files about the late convicted sex offender.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504085
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Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injured
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Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injured
At least 31 people have been killed and 169 injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504146
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Two arrested for illegally dumping waste at six sites across England
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Two arrested for illegally dumping waste at six sites across England
Two people have been arrested in Essex for allegedly illegally dumping waste at six different illegal spots across England, the Environment Agency has said.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504147
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Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson amid Epstein scandal
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Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson amid Epstein scandal
The police added that they had not arrested the man involved in the investigation, who they said was a 72-year-old.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504197
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Tributes paid to pilot Arian Abbasi killed in Rochdale light aircraft crash
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Tributes paid to pilot Arian Abbasi killed in Rochdale light aircraft crash
Tributes have been paid to a pilot who was killed in a light aircraft crash earlier this week.
https://news.sky.com/story/bluesky-13504164
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