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Giving up territory would be 'unacceptable', says Ukraine's armed forces chief
It would be "unacceptable" for Ukraine to "simply give up territory" in any peace deal with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces has told Sky News.
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World Cup 2026 - who England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will play
Scotland and England now know who they will face in the group stage of the next year's world cup.
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Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe
Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected the findings of an official investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess, killed after the Salisbury poisoning attack in 2018.
Showbiz
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Netflix agrees blockbuster $72bn deal for Warner Bros studios
Netflix has agreed a $72bn (£54bn) deal to secure Warner Bros Discovery's film and TV studios and supercharge its library through rights to top franchises including Harry Potter and Game Of Thrones.
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Jamie Oliver revives high street Italian restaurant chain, six years after collapse
Jamie Oliver is relaunching his high street chain, Jamie's Italian, six years after the business collapsed, causing hundreds of job losses.
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Israel allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 - as several countries withdraw
Israel will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said - with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott the event.
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Industrial action on agenda as actors balloted by Equity over AI scanning concerns
Thousands of members of actors' trade union Equity are being asked whether they would support industrial action over artificial intelligence protections.
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Spotify Wrapped: How does it work - and who are this year's top artists?
The hotly anticipated Spotify Wrapped is revealing our top tracks, artists and albums for 2025.
UK News
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Former doctor charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients
A former doctor has been charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients in his care.
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World Cup 2026 - who England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will play
Scotland and England now know who they will face in the group stage of the next summer's world cup.
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Duchess of Sussex 'reaches out' to estranged father after reports of leg amputation
Meghan Markle has "reached out" to her estranged father after reports he had his leg amputated, her spokesperson has said.
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Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat
A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail.
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David Lammy suggests UK would benefit from rejoining an EU customs union
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has suggested it could be beneficial for the UK to consider re-entering a customs union with the EU.
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EasyJet staff at Luton Airport to strike over Christmas
EasyJet flights to major holiday destinations over the Christmas period could be delayed or cancelled after baggage handling and check-in staff at Luton Airport voted to go on strike.
World News
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Giving up territory would be 'unacceptable', says Ukraine's armed forces chief
It would be "unacceptable" for Ukraine to "simply give up territory" in any peace deal with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces has told Sky News.
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Germany introduces controversial new military service law, with powers including needs-based conscription
Germany will reintroduce voluntary military service after a controversial new law was passed through the Bundestag.
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Donald Trump awarded FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw
US President Donald Trump has been awarded FIFA's new peace prize at the draw for next year's World Cup.
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Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe
Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected the findings of an official investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess, killed after the Salisbury poisoning attack in 2018.
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EU hands €120m fine to Elon Musk's X for breaking social media rules
Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU after it found rule breaches had left users vulnerable to scams and manipulation.
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Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat
A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail.
Politics
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Child poverty strategy unveiled - but not everyone's happy
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious.
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David Lammy suggests UK would benefit from rejoining an EU customs union
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has suggested it could be beneficial for the UK to consider re-entering a customs union with the EU.
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Nigel Farage launches tirade at BBC over allegations he was racist at school
Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which he denied.
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Reeves between a rook and a hard place after claims she 'made up' chess championship
As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves.
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How record-breaking Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne made his millions
Who is the man behind the record-breaking multi-million pound donation to Reform UK?
Weird News
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Stolen Fabergé pendant passed to police - quite literally
A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.
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'Drop and cover' earthquake alert turns out to be false alarm
An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.
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Spirit animal: Raccoon gets drunk as a skunk in a booze store - and sleeps off hangover in the toilet
A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.
Tech News
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EU hands €120m fine to Elon Musk's X for breaking social media rules
Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU after it found rule breaches had left users vulnerable to scams and manipulation.
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Cloudflare: 'Large number of empty pages' on several websites after internet outage
Several websites, including Linkedin, Zoom and Canva, went down after new issues with internet provider Cloudflare.
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Next week, one of the world's toughest social media bans will come into force
Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.
Videos
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Hundreds of UK moderators have left TikTok - sparking safety fears, whistleblowers reveal
Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the firm stressing to MPs that the cuts were "still proposals only".
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Netflix agrees blockbuster $72bn deal for Warner Bros studios
Netflix has agreed a $72bn (£54bn) deal to secure Warner Bros Discovery's film and TV studios and supercharge its library through rights to top franchises including Harry Potter and Game Of Thrones.
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Child poverty strategy unveiled - but not everyone's happy
A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament - but critics have branded it unambitious.
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Giving up territory would be 'unacceptable', says Ukraine's armed forces chief
It would be "unacceptable" for Ukraine to "simply give up territory" in any peace deal with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces has told Sky News.
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Major city may have to evacuate as water supplies run low
Iran's capital is counting down to "day zero" - the day the water runs out and the taps run dry.
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World Cup 2026 - who England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will play
Scotland and England now know who they will face in the group stage of the next summer's world cup.





