French pharmaceutical firm Valneva could sue Government over Sajid Javid’s vaccine claim
“A lot of people had lost confidence in our vaccine following the Health Secretary’s comments in Parliament,” Mr Lawrence told BBC Radio Scotland. “We had to do…
All Out Politics podcast: ‘The return of sleaze to Westminster?’
Adam Boulton and guests discuss the sleaze allegations circling UK politics. The controversy has focused on Conservative MPs with second jobs, Sir Geoffrey Cox carrying out paid…
Backstage Podcast: Kaitlyn Dever, Crime and Red Notice
Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. This week we hear from Kaitlyn Dever about her new Disney Plus show Dopesick and…
MOBO Awards: Arlo Parks and Dave among those leading nominations ahead of Coventry ceremony
Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks and the critically acclaimed rapper Dave lead the nominations for this year’s Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. The annual awards show…
‘Soldier to the end’: Hundreds turn out for Dennis Hutchings’s emotional Armistice Day funeral
Old comrades had come to pay their respects. “I wouldn’t have missed this funeral for the world. I had the highest possible regard for Dennis,” said Charles…
Watch: Duchess of Cornwall remembers war dead on Armistice Day
One of the wreaths has already toured the UK and on Thursday will make its way up the Thames before being carried on board HMS Belfast, a…
Truth or dare student who killed grandmother, 94, researched ‘urge to kill again’ online
A student who admitted killing his step-grandmother in a game of truth or dare researched his “urge to kill again” online, a court has heard, as he…
Inside China’s electric car capital, where rush hour is almost silent
In 2017, the city launched a free, 10-month test-drive campaign, encouraging drivers to test the now-popular mini-EVs. Many that did ended up buying them. Feedback from the…
Prince Charles reassures member of the public when asked about the Queen’s health
Prince Charles has reassured a member of the public about the health of his mother, the Queen. Charles was in Brixton, south London, for an event with…
COVID news live: New side-effect of Johnson & Johnson vaccine listed – as Valneva asks Javid for an apology
Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London, says jabs alone aren’t enough to control COVID-19 and current measures are “insufficient”. He is warning…
Order! A brief history of Boozeminster’s excesses
To be fair to MPs, the job is a highly stressful one, not surprisingly relieved by the odd tincture. After a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland in…
Waiting times from A&E to hospital bed or treatment at their longest ever, NHS England data shows
The time it takes to get patients from accident and emergency to a ward bed or to get treatment – a key indicator of hospital pressure –…
Are you in line for a cut to your bill? Water company performance penalties revealed
The customers of a number of water companies are set to receive a share of a £67m windfall after the firms failed to meet regulatory standards. Ofwat,…
Mark Arthur resigns as chief executive of Yorkshire following Azeem Rafiq racism scandal
Yorkshire’s embattled chief executive has finally resigned amid intense pressure over his alleged inaction during the Azeem Rafiq racism saga. Mark Arthur, who had been widely expected…
Queen is ‘all right’, says Prince Charles
The Queen is “all right”, Prince Charles has said as his mother continues to recuperate at Windsor Castle after doctors ordered her to rest. Her Majesty, 95,…
Eddie Jones has just proved that Owen Farrell is undroppable for as long as he is England coach
That’s a dangerous ploy, because often when the ball is above your head and you’re moving, it’s difficult to look at two things at the same time…
Tiernan Darnton: Student guilty of murdering step-grandmother after ‘truth or dare’ game confession
A student has been found guilty of murdering his step-grandmother after admitting to friends he had killed her during a game of “truth or dare” – with…
Eddie Jones writes to Emma Raducanu about ‘distraction’ comment – but claims he ‘was not wrong’
England head coach Eddie Jones stood by his assertion that Emma Raducanu is at risk of falling victim to off-court distractions, but has written to the tennis…
The Queen will attend Remembrance Sunday service after two-week rest
The Queen will attend the annual Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday, as Prince Charles said his mother was “doing alright”. The…
COVID-19: UK records 195 coronavirus-related deaths and 42,408 new cases
The UK has recorded 195 coronavirus-related deaths and 42,408 new cases in the latest 24-hours, government data shows. The number of COVID fatalities is a fall from…
Cold and flu capsules recalled by retailers including Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s over labelling error
Several UK retailers have been forced to recall batches of cold and flu capsules due to a mistake on the packaging that overstated the safe maximum daily…
Duchess of Sussex aide came forward in privacy case after ‘regretting’ not speaking out sooner
A witness statement from Keith Mathieson, the Mail on Sunday’s lawyer, has revealed how Mr Knauf resisted having any part in the legal proceedings for a year…
Climate change: In dark, dangerous mines, men risk their lives for riches – and add to an environmental nightmare
The mountainside towering above Madagascar’s biggest freshwater lake in the island’s northern central plateau is a mass of pitched tents – pockmarked with manmade mining shafts. It’s…
Worries mount for England’s Southgate ahead of Albania clash
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – England’s qualification with games to spare for next year’s World Cup finals had looked like a formality but two draws in their…
How Meghan’s briefing notes ended up in final version of Finding Freedom
The Duchess of Sussex’s email notes, sent to her most trusted aide for the purposes of briefing the authors of her biography, appear to have made it…