The justice secretary has not ruled out shortening the sentences of violent offenders in a drive to create more space in an over-stretched prison system. Speaking to Sky News, Shabana Mahmood MP…
Gaza’s orphans have lost everything – even the dream of growing up | World News
The number of children killed in Gaza, according to the local health ministry, recently rose above 15,000. Fatality figures in Gaza are disputed by Israel, but even allowing for miscalculation or exaggeration, it is…
Do Americans care about the Signalgate leaked military chat? | US News
Caroline County is the kind of quiet place that found its voice in electing Donald Trump. It’s rural and Republican territory, a 90-minute drive from Washington DC, and it backed Trump at…
Five years on from BP’s ambitious pledge, the climate has changed in every sense | Money News
Five years ago, BP’s chief executive did something very unusual for the boss of an oil and gas company – he pledged to produce less oil and gas. Standing in front of…
PM unveils £2bn transport boost to stop North being ‘held ransom’ by outdated system | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled what he says is a major transport boost to stop the North being “held to ransom” by a Victorian-era system. The prime minister said the £2.15bn investment…
Clocks go forward this weekend – but should daylight savings be scrapped? | Science, Climate & Tech News
The clocks go forward this Sunday, marking the beginning of the daylight saving period. It will mean the time jumps to 1am on the turn of midnight on 30 March – and…
Two reasons why Starmer’s meeting with Trump really matters | Politics News
I’ve been on quite a few trips now to the White House with successive prime ministers, but I can’t remember one that mattered as much as this. As Keir Starmer himself puts…
‘If VW disappears, people won’t stay in the town anymore’ – fears over Trump’s car tariffs | World News
At one factory in East Germany, they’re pumping out a car part every second, cutting and pressing millions of pieces destined for the country’s mega motor industry. The HENNgineered plant sits on…
German election results show stark east-west divide decades after fall of Berlin Wall | World News
Why was Germany divided in two? After Germany lost in World War Two, the country was split into four zones of occupation that were controlled by the UK, US, France and the…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attacks ‘woke virus’ in big companies after end of NatWest debanking battle | Politics News
Nigel Farage has blamed a “woke virus” in big companies for his two-year debanking battle with NatWest. Shortly after Sky News revealed the Reform UK leader has settled the dispute, Mr Farage…