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The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome Christmas cheer on Thursday.

Black Friday sales do not appear to provided much cheer for retailers amid continued consumer caution, according to official figures.

Jeffrey Epstein led two different lives - sex offender and celebrity networker - and he did that in the UK as well as the US.

Kate Winslet says she never set out to become a director - but after reading her son's first screenplay, she simply "couldn't let it go".

Can it be a coincidence that US planes attacked Syria around the very time the Epstein files were released?

Now the other hostages are home, the living and the dead, there is just one face whose image you will see across Israel, alongside the national flag and the ubiquitous yellow ribbon, symbol of solidarity with the hostages.

Actors have voted overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning on set in a bid to secure adequate AI protections.

TikTok's Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company's US arm to American investors – ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States.

Police have announced a £20,000 reward in the hunt for the killers of a man in north London in March.

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Former British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua delivered a dose of reality to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul as he won their much-anticipated showdown.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, its sixth cut since last summer.

The US has been warned against risking a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Venezuela after it seized another tanker.

Prince William has taken Prince George to a homelessness project for the first time, with father and son helping to prepare its annual Christmas lunch.

On an overcast morning, hundreds of Bondi lifeguards lined up on the beach, looked out at the sea and remembered the lives lost in the massacre at the Hanukkah celebration almost one week ago.

The £100 cap on contactless card payments is to be lifted – under changes that will allow some shoppers to set their own limits.

Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is "fairly confident" that no individual data has been accessed.

Several victims of Jeffrey Epstein have told Sky News that the incomplete release of the files relating to the dead paedophile financier have left them feeling shocked, outraged and disappointed.

Welcome to the new world dis-order.

It is too late to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke election law on spending at the general election, Essex Police has said.

A mysterious object that a controversial scientist claims could be an alien battleship reaches its closest point to Earth on Friday.

Elon Musk has just gotten even closer to being the first-ever trillionaire after a court reinstated his Tesla stock options worth billions.

The Christmas period is upon us, and goods are flying off the shelves, but for some reason, the tills are not ringing as loudly as they should be.

The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK.

TikTok is being threatened with legal action over cuts to its UK online safety teams.

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

An engineer has become the first wheelchair user to go to the edge of space.

The elections watchdog has criticised the government for offering to consider delaying 63 local council elections next year - as five authorities confirmed to Sky News that they would ask for a postponement.

Puppetry has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years.