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The mayor of Los Angeles has announced that a curfew will be in force overnight, as officials attempt to "stop the vandalism and stop the looting".Karen Bass says the restrictions will be in force in downtown areas of the city from 8pm to 6am local time (4am to 2pm UK time) - and will likely be repeated in the coming days. She confirmed that a local emergency had been declared […]

The UK government has sanctioned two prominent Israeli ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank".Britain has been joined by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway in imposing sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich - who are opposed to Palestinian statehood and are on the far right of Israeli politics. The ministers are being sanctioned in their personal capacities and are now subject to a freeze on […]

The UK government has sanctioned two Israeli government ministers due to their "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities", the Foreign Office has said.The two ministers are Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, and the UK is imposing sanctions alongside Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway. The ministers are being sanctioned in their personal capacities, and are now subject to an asset freeze, travel ban, and director disqualification.The Foreign Office says […]

Two in five people over 50 say they have not had as many children as they wanted - with economic issues, health concerns and fears about the state of the world among the main barriers.More than half said financial factors such as affordable housing, childcare options and job security were things that had limited, or would limit, their ability to grow their families.One in four said health issues were holding […]

For all the stark warnings and ominous predictions made by the head of NATO today, one key fact remained unmentioned.The West is still funding the Russian war effort to the tune of billions by buying oil and gas, funnelling vast amounts into an economy that is now fully militarised. Russian gas exports to Europe went up by 20% last year and its LNG exports to the EU are now at […]

Elon Musk's father has said his son and Donald Trump's dramatic falling out was like "a man and a wife arguing", but they will patch things up soon.Errol Musk told Sky News' Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennett: "It's like any argument. Everybody at some point says I'll never make up, but then they do later." It comes after the world's richest man said in a now-deleted tweet that the US president […]

A boat of 12 activists - including Greta Thunberg - headed for Gaza has been diverted to Israel.The British-flagged yacht Madleen - operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) - set sail from Italy on 1 May with an aim to break Israel's sea blockade and deliver aid to people in Gaza. But the Israeli foreign ministry said on Monday that the boat is instead "safely making its way […]

Top US and Chinese officials are meeting in London on Monday in the hope of making further progress in easing the trade war between the world's two largest economies.The eyes of global financial market investors are firmly on the outcome of the discussions, given the damage already inflicted by the spat and wider US-led trade war. The US delegation is led by Treasury secretary Scott Bessent while China's vice premier […]

A British surgeon has told Sky News she has never treated or seen anyone in a Gaza hospital in military uniform - and the only people she has seen with weapons are the IDF.Dr Victoria Rose, a NHS plastic surgeon who has experience working in Gaza, said conditions there are now the worst they've ever been. "There's been a real escalation in the bombing campaign," she told Sunday Morning with […]