The government is expected to commit to banning foreign governments from owning British newspapers and magazines, effectively blocking an Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and Spectator magazine. Sky News understands the commitment will see the government pledge to ban the foreign state ownership, influence or control of newspapers and news magazines
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Growth returned in the UK economy in January, according to official figures. The measure of everything produced in the UK – a metric called gross domestic product (GDP) – rose 0.2%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It’s the first official economic growth announcement since a recession was declared last month as there were
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Children are filming themselves using catapults to kill and torture animals in a UK-wide network on WhatsApp, Sky News can reveal. Warning: This story contains images and descriptions readers may find distressing The youngsters – including some of primary school age – have been sharing footage and photos of their kills in groups on the
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Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season? To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a
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A law aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal is being introduced by the government later. The proposed Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill “marks an important step forward in finally clearing” the names of hundreds of wronged branch managers who have had their lives “callously torn
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Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said alleged comments made about Diane Abbott by a Tory donor were “racist” – but that there should be “space for forgiveness”. Ms Badenoch is the first cabinet minister to use the term to describe Frank Hester’s reported remarks about the former Labour MP, after government ministers including Graham Stuart
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