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WATCH: The touching moment a London Underground train driver stopped his journey to salute people commemorating the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire trib.al/h94ZbFv
The Duke of Sussex announces his wife has given birth to a baby boy.
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"Why only in America?"
US Senator Ted Cruz walks away from after being asked if "this is the moment to reform gun laws"
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#TedCruz #America #Texasshooting #gunlaws
A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help stop the spread of #COVID19 has been awarded a presidential award.
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Poland's PM has confirmed that "the Polish border is open for all Ukrainians, even those without a valid ID document."
He has even said that they are 'welcome to bring their pets with them'.
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Johnny Depp wins US libel lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard
Katie Hopkins permanently suspended by Twitter for breaking 'abuse and hate' rules
Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announces
BREAKING: Sky’s international correspondent is welcomed by crowds of Ukrainian civilians as Sky News team are the first foreign journalists to reach the liberated city of Kherson.
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"While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade."
During his visit to Cardiff today, King Charles was heckled over taxpayers' money.
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Dramatic footage shared on Chinese media shows three boys desperately trying to save a dog caught in a snake’s death grip.
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The Queen was spotted for the first time since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they were stepping down as senior royals.
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Prince Harry sees his bride Meghan Markle for the first time #RoyalWedding
David Beckham wiped away a tear as he paid his respects to the Queen after queueing for 13 hours.
Beckham slowly bowed his head and stared at the floor as he viewed the Queen's coffin.
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“It’s my baby, he’s my treasure, he’s my oxygen.”
Mother of missing Oxford student Richard Okorogheye, Evidence Joel gives an emotional plea for help to find her son.
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Elon Musk and Grimes welcome baby 'X Æ A-12'
Larry the cat has been spotted chasing off a fox from Downing Street 🐱🦊
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Brazilian football star Pele has died at the age of 82
Mick Lynch of the RMT says funding cuts made by a "government of billionaires" are to blame for rail strikes - accusing ministers of 'telling everyone else they've got to tighten their belts while they're raking it in'.
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The solar system's two largest planets will appear to merge, creating a bright point in the sky on 21 December
#Coronavirus: Banksy sprays Tube with COVID-19 face mask message.
The street artist was filmed stencilling a London Underground train with a message encouraging people to wear face coverings.
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Manchester United owners to explore sale as Glazers seek new investment
An estimated 250,000 people gathered in New York to hear Greta Thunberg speak.
To wild cheers - followed by chants of "Greta! Greta!" - she told them: "We will make them hear us" po.st/bMxJ9G
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the West is in no position 'to give moral lessons' to Qatar, adding that European nations should instead apologise for their own histories.
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Two hours before he was shot in the leg, the former Pakistan PM spoke to Sky News and insisted he was hopeful there would not be violence on his Long March.
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Former Royal protection officer Richard Griffin reminisces about a picnic he went on with the Queen at Balmoral and an encounter they had with two American tourists who did not realise they were in the company of the monarch.
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"The science isn't strong enough".
Watch the moment an unvaccinated hospital consultant challenges Health Secretary Sajid Javid over the government's policy of compulsory COVID jabs for NHS staff.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are cheered as they wave goodbye to the crowds in Windsor.
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"And then there's Boris Johnson. I do owe him one apology. I said he couldn't organise a booze up in a brewery... turns out he could organise a booze up pretty much anywhere," says Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner.
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BREAKING: Jacinda Ardern has won a second term in office after her rival conceded in New Zealand's general election.
She's thanked voters "who trusted us to continue with leading New Zealand's recovery".
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These are unprecedented times. The arrival of the #coronavirus is having a profound effect on all our lives.
Understanding what is happening - and why - has never been more important.
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"We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again."
In a deeply moving and personal message, the Queen has called on the country to "remain united and resolute" to overcome the #coronavirus crisis.
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Thousands of people across the UK clap from their homes to say a nationwide thank you to NHS staff and carers battling the spread of #coronavirus.
#ClapForOurCarers #ClapForNHS.
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"For no logical reason, the Israeli police are moving in and, in a very blunt way, controlling, as they say, the crowd - a crowd which doesn't, as far as we've seen, need any control"
has the latest on the situation in Jerusalem
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BREAKING: Angry Manchester United fans are staging a protest against the club's owners after getting inside their Old Trafford stadium.
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"A lot of people are going to change their behaviour."
Professor Robert Kelly tells Sky News he thinks South Korea will keep the #coronavirus outbreak under control, after the country reported more than 160 new cases.
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Harry Potter fans were left disappointed as a commuter train passed through the station at the same time as the steam train which served as the Hogwarts Express 🚂🚄
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Defiant poem pays tribute to the spirit of Manchester, written and performed by at the #ManchesterAttack vigil. Watch in full
This is the heartwarming moment spectators cheered on the final finisher at the London Marathon.
Tom Durnin ran the 26.2 miles to raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust
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Journalist Emily Maitlis has hit out at the BBC - her former employer - claiming its board has been infiltrated by a Conservative Party agent and former Downing Street spin doctor whom she claims is now an 'arbiter of BBC impartiality'.
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Robert De Niro has recorded a brutal video attack on Donald Trump - saying he'd like to "punch him in the face" trib.al/quXySfN
Abdul Aziz tells Sky News how he chased away the Christchurch attacker during the mosque shootings.
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James Bond producer says 007 will always be male
The CEO of Shell has called on the government to tax oil and gas companies in order to protect the poorest people in society from soaring energy costs
'I detest everything the Tories stand for'
Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP says she has spent a political lifetime in opposition to the Tories - adding she will not apologise for standing against their policies.
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A guest at a reptile centre jumped into the enclosure to rescue a handler pulled in by an alligator.
The staff member was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, according to local media reports.
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Oxford's coronavirus vaccine is reported to have shown promising results after the team discovered the jab could provide "double protection" against the virus
"If I were Prime Minister, I would have sacked Cummings."
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for an investigation into accusations Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules, saying Boris Johnson is "treating the British public with contempt."
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"This is tough. This is not something that has happened quickly. I've had to deal with this in my head for quite some time."
Phillip Schofield explains the timing of why he came out as gay to Holly Willoughby.
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Marcus Rashford launches book club so children can experience 'escapism' of reading
90-year-old Margaret Keenan is the first person in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine outside of a clinical trial.
Read more about this huge moment in the fight against #COVID19: trib.al/guGJr9i
Coronavirus: Grandfather, 87, beats COVID-19 as his family thank NHS
Watch the moment this woman runs towards a raging bushfire in order to save a badly burned koala 🐨
The woman even took off her top to save the crying animal who had been injured by the flames.
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The Queen's eight grandchildren held a 15-minute vigil around her coffin at Westminster Hall.
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Liz Truss to resign as prime minister, Sky News understands
PM says 'biological males' should not compete in female sport and venues should have women only spaces
Russian missiles kill two people in NATO member Poland, US intelligence official says
Poacher eaten by lions after being trampled by an elephant
England prepared to be fined for Harry Kane wearing One Love armband in Qatar
'Firefighters are being completely outpaced by the flames and the fire.'
Our special correspondent reports from Bodrum in Turkey where wildfires are burning out of control.
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The Prince of Wales was visibly surprised when he was told Dame Elizabeth Watts had attended the coronations of three monarchs, despite once having to sleep on the pavement.
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Captain Sir Tom Moore dies aged 100 after contracting coronavirus and pneumonia
TV star and comedian Paul O'Grady has died
"Even if it's a baby step at a time. Even a snail's pace. But I'm hoping it will continue in the right direction. Even at a snail's pace, I don't care"
Michael Holding fights back tears as he recalls the prejudice faced by his parents.
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"Today, anyone over 30 can get a vaccine. So get out there and get your vaccine," says Health Secretary Matt Hancock, before running away from reporters as they ask questions on Dominic Cummings' appearance at a joint inquiry on #COVID19.
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Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister
BREAKING NEWS: Johnny Depp has won his US lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard after a jury ruled a 2018 article Washington Post article was defamatory.
He has been awarded $15m by the court.
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These mummies are being exposed to the open air for the first time in 2,500 years.
Egyptian officials announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some containing mummies buried over 2,500 years ago trib.al/szORdFK
BREAKING: 99-year-old war veteran, Captain Tom Moore, has now raised more than £20m for the NHS after walking 100 laps of his garden
In Pakistan it seems there are only two ways prime ministers leave office - military coups or assassinations
'I now pronounce you husband and wife' - congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex #royalwedding
Blackpool forward Jake Daniels speaks exclusively to on becoming the UK's first male professional footballer to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu.
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George Floyd killing: Former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder
BREAKING: Neuroscientists and neurosurgeons have re-established communication between the brain & spinal cord allowing a paralysed person to walk again.
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Elon Musk says he is buying Manchester United
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has died
Wanted man sends police selfie to replace mugshot he said made him look 'terrible' trib.al/eE2vE8B
Would you let a lion get this close? Taigan Safari Park does, despite a woman being hurt by a different lion in the same park weeks previously.
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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "we must hold on, we must fight, and we shall win". He adds "we are undergoing the scariest test in our history, in our lifetime".
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Sir Keir Starmer pledges to abolish House of Lords in first term as prime minister
Brexit will leave workers poorer than they would have been and has damaged Britain's competitiveness, new study says
BREAKING: Pakistan police have entered the property of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and is due to appear in court, in Islamabad later today
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BREAKING: Russian state media sites 'hacked' to display messages such as: 'Putin is forcing us to lie and is putting us in danger...It's not our war, let's stop him!'
Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race
COVID-19: UK reports zero daily coronavirus-related deaths for first time since pandemic began news.sky.com/story/covid-19
"The story has been spun. What he's done is tell the truth" - Former England footballer defends Liam Neeson after the actor said he had thoughts about killing a black person after a friend was raped.
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A 63-year-old woman who struck several curbs and crashed straight into a lamppost during her driving test, causing the vehicle to flip in Lanus, Argentina on 7 June 2023.
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London's Metropolitan Police have released footage showing how their units tackle moped-related crime, including knocking people off the bikes.
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'The house is so quiet now.'
A mother from Florida describes her experience of losing two children to #coronavirus within days of each other.
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Royal Family accused of 'double standards' by investigating Meghan but not Prince Andrew
