The mother of a missing London man last spotted at a Scottish beauty spot before Christmas says she “can’t bear the thought of him being cold, hungry, and alone”. Keen walker Marc Drostle, 28, is believed to have travelled from the English capital to Aviemore in the Highlands on 12 December. Between Thursday 19 December
De La Rue, the Bank of England’s currency printer, has been approached about a takeover by one of the City’s most prominent financiers. Sky News has learnt that Edi Truell, the pensions and private equity entrepreneur, has tabled a conditional offer for De La Rue worth 125p-a-share. The proposal, which was at a roughly-25% premium
Deepening tensions over the ownership of Yodel, one of Britain’s biggest parcel delivery businesses, were exposed on Thursday when a group of purported warrant-holders indicated a desire to seize control of the company. Sky News has learnt that a group said to comprise dozens of warrant-holders – including the entrepreneur who led an aborted rescue
People in Belgium have been warned not to eat their Christmas trees. Authorities issued the warning in response to a suggestion people could reuse pine needles in recipes as a way to avoid waste. Belgium‘s food agency has now issued a health warning and said people should not eat their Christmas trees. Ghent’s local council
The eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, who was convicted of physically and emotionally abusing her children, has revealed the torment she went through in a new memoir. Shari Franke, 21, who reached out to authorities and the child protection services for help before her mother’s arrest in August 2023, writes that she and her five
Liz Truss’ lawyers have sent a cease and desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer over his claims she “crashed the economy”. The letter says Sir Keir’s continued claim the former Conservative prime minister crashed the economy with the September 2022 mini budget is defamatory and will “likely continue to cause serious harm to her reputation”.
Ryanair has said it is taking legal action against a disruptive passenger. In what it described as a “major misconduct clampdown”, the airline said it is seeking €15,000 (£12,500) in damages from a passenger in Ireland, whose behaviour forced a plane bound for Lanzarote to divert to Porto in Portugal last year. Ryanair claims the
Hollywood started the New Year with a bang as the Golden Globes kicked off awards season at the weekend. Just a few days later, the scenes in Los Angeles are very different as wildfires tear through the county. The homes of stars including Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal have been destroyed, while other celebrities have
There are grooming gangs “in every single part of our country”, Jess Phillips has told Sky News. The safeguarding minister told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast she was issuing an “open invitation” to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to meet victims with her. Ms Badenoch’s spokesperson said she has not met
A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty in the US to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar. Takeshi Ebisawa “brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade plutonium,” acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York Edward Y Kim said. “At the same time, he worked to send massive quantities of heroin and methamphetamine
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has apologised for the “shock” suffered by farmers after the government upped taxes on farms. Ministers are battling backlash from farmers over various measures announced in last year’s budget, including introducing inheritance tax for agricultural businesses worth more than £1m, and a faster phaseout of EU-era subsidies in favour of environmental
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has refused to condemn Donald Trump’s threat to seize Greenland and the Panama Canal. Mr Lammy told Wilfred Frost on Sky News he is “not in the business of condemning our closest ally” when asked if he would denounce the US president-elect’s rhetoric. On Wednesday, Mr Trump said he could “not
A series of ferocious wildfires erupted across the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, fuelled by powerful winds and dry conditions. At least five people have been killed and dozens more injured, with many of the remaining fires not contained at all by the emergency services. Some 130,000 people are now under mandatory evacuation orders across
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been handed a community payback order and non-harassment order for abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg, 32, last year pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, between 2019 and 2024. The sportsman admitted shouting and swearing,
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) mission which was scheduled for Thursday, after the satellites drifted more than expected during a manoeuvre, ISRO said in a statement on Wednesday. This is the second time that the docking experiment has been postponed.It was originally scheduled for January 7. In
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Two lynx were captured in the Scottish Highlands overnight after they were on the loose following a suspected “illegal release”. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) announced on Wednesday that the cats were seen at large within its grounds in northeast Scotland. The park authority said lynx are “shy animals and low risk to humans”
Prince William has shared a new picture of his wife Kate along with a personal message for her 43rd birthday. In a post on X, he wrote: “To the most incredible wife and mother. “The strength you’ve shown over the last year has been remarkable. George, Charlotte, Louis and I are so proud of you.
The Met Office has put yellow weather warnings over snow and ice in place from this afternoon covering much of the UK. The Met had a number of yellow warnings in place on Thursday across the country, but most were initially set to expire by 11am, with only a snow and ice alert in Scotland
There was nothing but a stairwell left at one house in Altadena and even that was ablaze. The flames swallowing homes and cars, and the suffocating smoke, made for truly apocalyptic scenes. Firefighters tackled a blaze at one property as the resident next door dashed in and out to rescue a few precious items. People
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