91 prisoners freed in error over past seven months
A total of 91 prisoners were freed by mistake between the start of April and the end of October, the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.
At least 12 killed after suicide bombing in Pakistan
At least 12 people have been killed in a suicide bombing outside the gates of a court in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, the country's interior minister has said.
Ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana at centre of new party row over £800k in donations
Donations being held by Zarah Sultana will be transferred over to Your Party in tranches from this week, Sky News has been told, but the party stand-off remains.
India: At least eight people killed in car explosion in New Delhi, police say
At least eight people have been killed and 19 others were injured after a car exploded in the Indian capital New Delhi, say police.
Rachel Reeves signals she will break tax pledges - and gives strongest indication she will lift two-child cap
Rachel Reeves has signalled she is going to break her manifesto tax pledges at the budget - and has given her strongest indication yet she will lift the two-child benefit cap.
COP30: Climate summit kicks off with plea to work together - despite Trump-shaped hole
The biggest climate meeting of the year opened in Brazil on Monday aiming to bring countries together, amid a difficult global backdrop of backlash to climate policies in Europe and an absent United States.
Chancellor's own goals have exacerbated budget challenges
There are more people looking for fewer jobs in Britain today than there were a year ago.
Unemployment rate jumps to highest level since late 2020 ahead of budget
The UK's jobless rate has risen to a level not seen since late 2020, according to official figures released ahead of the budget.
End to longest US government shutdown one step closer - as Democrats face backlash
An end to the longest US government shutdown in history is one step closer after Senate Democrats broke with their party to strike a deal with the Republicans.
Sky News joins police raid on Turkish barbershop - and all is not as it appeared
In a small town in Suffolk, a team of police officers walk into a Turkish barbershop.
UK's Prevent counter-terrorism strategy 'is no longer keeping the country safe', commission warns
The UK's Prevent counter-terrorism strategy "is no longer keeping the country safe" and needs a "radical overhaul", an independent commission has found.
NHS ward manager sentenced and trust fined more than £500,000 over death of patient
An NHS ward manager has been sentenced for health and safety failings and a trust fined more than £500,000 after a young woman died in a secure mental health hospital.
COP30: Are climate summits saving the world - or just hot air?
It's been three decades of COP talks - and as most of the climate metrics get worse, questions about whether the summits are working have become impossible to ignore.
'Goddess of Wealth' conwoman jailed over £5bn Bitcoin hoard after years on the run
A woman caught with £5bn in Bitcoin in the UK's highest ever value money laundering investigation has been jailed for 11 years and eight months - after nearly five years on the run.
Missed congeniality: Beauty pageant organiser accused of calling contestant a 'dumbhead'
The organiser of Miss Universe has told Sky News he cannot stand down from his position - despite allegations he was aggressive towards a contestant.
Bell Hotel in Epping can still house asylum seekers after legal challenge fails
Asylum seekers can continue to be housed at the Bell Hotel in Essex, a court has ruled.
Philippines is prone to floods - but even experienced people were shocked by Super Typhoon Fung-wong
The Philippines is no stranger to storms, but this past week it's taken an exceptional battering.
Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth
An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.
COP's potential for change limited not by who turned up, but by the elephants not in the room
The COP climate summit in Belem opened with a diplomatic double-whammy.
Starmer hints two-child benefit cap will be scrapped at budget
Sir Keir Starmer has strongly hinted the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped at the budget - after the chancellor did the same.
Davie told BBC staff he was 'proud' nearly a dozen times in call - but some think his departure was 'long overdue'
As he addressed his staff, the BBC's outgoing director-general Tim Davie sounded remarkably upbeat given the events of the last few days.
COP30: Trump urged to involve US in the fight against climate change
Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has urged Donald Trump to return to global efforts to fight climate change.
Trump hosts Syrian president al Sharaa at historic Oval Office meeting
Former al Qaeda commander and now Syrian leader Ahmed al Sharaa has been welcomed by Donald Trump to the White House.
Trump-brokered ceasefire in trouble as landmine explosion derails Thailand-Cambodia peace deal
Thailand has paused a US-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia after a landmine explosion injured four of its soldiers.
Post Office agrees fresh extension to scandal-hit Fujitsu Horizon deal
The Post Office has agreed a further extension to its scandal-hit software deal with the Japanese company Fujitsu as it plots a move to a rival supplier in the next couple of years.
Drug breakthrough could substantially slow progression of motor neurone disease, say scientists
Scientists have discovered a new medicine that they say offers hope of substantially slowing the progress of motor neurone disease (MND).
Government to reconsider whether to give compensation to Waspi women
A decision not to award compensation to the Waspi women will be reconsidered by the government because of undisclosed "evidence", the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.
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