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The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is "done", US President Donald Trump has said as he met Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit.The US president told reporters in Canada: "We signed it, and it's done. It's a fair deal for both. It'll produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income." Sir Keir said the document "implements" the deal to cut tariffs on cars and aerospace, describing […]

Ignoring the ethnicity of grooming gang perpetrators gives racists "more ammunition", the author of a new report has said.Baroness Louise Casey told Sky News' Politics with Sophy Ridge there was a particular issue with some British Asian men that was "abundantly clear" in data analysed from three police forces; West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester; which showed a "disproportionately" in child sexual exploitation. Politics latest: Reaction to 'damning' grooming […]

Police have launched an investigation after a human leg was found washed up on a South Ayrshire beach.The alarm was raised after the remains were spotted on Prestwick Beach last week. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 10.45am on Tuesday 10 June 2025, we received a report that human remains had been discovered on Prestwick Beach." Read more from Sky News:Assassination suspect in custody after manhuntDig for remains of 800 […]

A mother-of-four was among two skydivers who died following a "tragic accident" at an airfield in Devon.Belinda Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene following Friday afternoon's incident in the area of Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Honiton.On Facebook, her partner Scott Armstrong wrote: "I miss you so much, you were my best friend."Thank you for everything you've done for me, from making my children feel at home to putting up with […]

A combination of targeted drugs, offering a chemotherapy-free approach to leukaemia, have been hailed a "milestone" in cancer care by scientists following a groundbreaking UK trial.Potentially offering better outcomes for some patients as well as being more tolerable, it could reshape the way chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) - the most common form of leukaemia in adults - is treated. The Flair trial took place at 96 cancer centres across the […]

A man has died and an eight-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after a fire at a four-storey building in Scotland.Another man, aged 27, is also being treated following the blaze on the corner of Scott Street and South Street in Perth. Police Scotland has said temporary airspace restrictions are in place across Perth City Centre until 1pm on Wednesday "for security and safety".The fire was reported by officers […]

The chancellor has refused to say if the government will apologise for dismissing calls for a national public inquiry into grooming gangs after the prime minister U-turned on the matter last night.Rachel Reeves told Sky News Sir Keir Starmer changed his mind after a government-requested audit into the scale of grooming gangs across the country concluded a nationwide probe was necessary. But she said the most important thing is to […]

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have wished their "papa", Prince William, a happy Father's Day.The post on the Prince and Princess of Wales's official social media pages features two photos - captioned "before and after". The children are seen hugging their father - and then piling on top of him.The post reads: "Happy Father's Day, Papa (before and after!) We love you! G, C & L." X This […]

Octopuses, sharks and tuna that are booming in the sea around the UK could be part of a fundamental shift in the marine environment, a leading scientist has told Sky News.Dr Simon Thomas, from the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, said a perfect storm of factors, including climate change and overfishing, is leading to a rapid change in the species being found around the coast. "Since 2016, you've seen a […]