A British sailor is missing in the Bay of Biscay after his damaged yacht was found off the French coast. A search was launched for the 73-year-old on Saturday after a distress beacon was launched 50 miles west of Lacanau at around 3pm, according to the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture, a French government organisation. He had
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Members of a paedophile gang that ran a “monstrous” child sex abuse ring in a Glasgow drugs den have each been sentenced to an order for lifelong restriction. Warning: This story contains graphic content and details of sexual abuse An order for lifelong restriction (OLR) is the equivalent of a life sentence for non-murder cases
A fossilised neck bone from a juvenile flying reptile has been discovered in Canada, shedding light on predator-prey interactions from 76 million years ago. Found in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, the vertebra displays clear evidence of being bitten by a crocodile-like predator. This rare find offers a glimpse into the Cretaceous Period, where such encounters
New research has highlighted a fascinating link between human outer ears and the gills of ancient fish. Gene-editing experiments have revealed that the cartilage in fish gills may have migrated to form the outer ear structures seen in mammals today. Scientists believe this evolutionary transformation took place millions of years ago, suggesting that the origins
Each Monday, our Money team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to James Davies, a specialist orthodontist at Quayside Orthodontics in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire… People think my job is… something they would not want to do. Looking in people’s mouths all day! What I’d say
Profits at Europe’s biggest airline are nearly ten times higher than the same time last year as more passengers paid more expensive airfares. Ryanair‘s profit after tax rose to €149m (£125.36m) in the three months from October to December, up from €15m (£12.62m) the same time a year earlier. Money blog: Dentist reveals how you
Fresh weather warnings for heavy rain and wind have been issued for parts of England and Wales by the Met Office after a weekend of battering by Storm Eowyn. Following miserable weekend weather which saw record wind speeds of 114mph as Storm Eowyn swept through the UK, new warnings have been put in place as
The chairman of a coalition, which successfully lobbied Arab-Americans to vote for Donald Trump, has slammed the new president for his weekend comments on Gaza. “Arab-Americans for Trump firmly rejects President Donald J Trump’s suggestion to remove – voluntarily or forcibly – Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” said Dr Bishara Bahbah, national chair
North Korean troops appear to have temporarily pulled back from the frontline in Russia after suffering heavy losses, a Ukrainian special forces commander has told Sky News. The commander, who goes by the codename “Puls”, said Kim Jong Un‘s men were likely either learning lessons from mistakes made during their first, bloody clashes with Ukrainian
👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 President Trump says he and Keir Starmer “get along well” as he speaks to the British prime minister for the first time since his inauguration. Sky’s US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner and Mark Stone look at what it tells us about the “special relationship” under
The Scottish government is scrapping its plans to create a National Care Service. It is an embarrassing but perhaps predictable end to years of ambitious talk about finally coming up with a solution to the social care crisis. In a statement at Holyrood, the government tore up parts of the bill that would require major
Angela Carson struggles to pull the damp laundry out of her washing machine. Her hands are so weak she can barely stop them from shaking. The 65-year-old places the wet clothes onto her lap and slowly moves herself in a wheelchair through the small kitchen to another room, so they can dry. Angela suffers from
D’Arcy Maine Jan 26, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first major of the 2025 season came to a close over the weekend as Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner claimed the singles trophies at the Australian Open. In her 46th Slam appearance — and last before turning 30 next month — Keys won
Photo illustration of TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen displayed with the American flag. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., would now also allow for the
Donald Trump says he will retaliate with “urgent and decisive” measures after Colombia turned away two US military planes carrying deported migrants. The US leader said Colombian president Gustavo Petro’s action “jeopardised the national security and public safety of the United States” in a statement on Truth Social. The retaliatory measures include 25% emergency tariffs
A prominent Republican senator and longtime ally of Donald Trump has questioned his decision to pardon January 6 rioters. Lindsey Graham said the move was a “mistake” and could lead to more violence. Mr Trump announced a blanket pardon for about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the US Capitol in 2021 as part of
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump “stressed the importance of the close and warm ties” between their countries and “agreed to meet soon” in a phone call, Downing Street has said. During the conversation on Sunday, the prime minister congratulated the president on his inauguration and paid tribute to his “role in securing the landmark
The chancellor spent most of her first six months issuing dire warnings about the calamitous state of the public finances she inherited. But now, in a dramatic change of tone, Rachel Reeves is celebrating the UK’s economic possibilities. Inspired by Donald Trump’s economic boosterism, and despite the UK’s flatlining growth figures, she told Trevor Phillips
The logo of TP-Link appears on the products of router manufacturer TP-Link in Fuyang, China, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images While the TikTok ban has lawmakers scurrying and chatter about Chinese influence over U.S. tech at a fever pitch, another danger is lurking. One
Kemi Badenoch has defended blaming “peasants” from “sub-communities” in foreign countries for the grooming gangs crisis. Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, she insisted she would not be “shy” when talking about the scandal, which saw a string of child sexual exploitation convictions of men mostly from Pakistani backgrounds. Ms Badenoch told
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