Unreliable Witness: Who is Ellie Williams?
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11h ago
It’s the height of lockdown, 19-year-old Ellie Williams claims on social media she's been raped and exploited by an Asian grooming gang across the north of England. Photos of her alleged injuries add to the outrage and the post goes viral - shared more than 100,000 times.   Social media rumours lead to attacks on Asian men and businesses in her hometown of Barrow-in-Furness. But when she's arrested for perverting the course of justice, things really explode and there are protest rallies and claims of a cover-up.   At her trial, the prosecution say she lied, faked text messages and ..read more
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Water woes: Could sewage in the sea lead to higher bills?
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1d ago
The amount of raw sewage being spilled into England’s waterways has hit a record high – more than doubling since last year.    Water companies are allowed to do this, but only in exceptional circumstances to prevent sewage washing back up into our homes.   But, there’s growing evidence sewage is being routinely dumped by water firms when it’s not needed, polluting England’s waters more to the point where rowers in this year’s Oxford and Cambridge boat race have been warned not to go into the Thames.    Customers c ..read more
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Baltimore bridge collapse: Expert view on what happened
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2d ago
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a cargo ship leaving the US city of Baltimore catastrophically struck a major bridge. The entire middle section of the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River.    The ship lost power as it left the port, but the crew had enough time to make a mayday call so officials on the bridge were able to shut it to most traffic. Two people were rescued from the water but several people are still missing.    There are now questions about how such a large vessel lost control and how the huge structure of the bridge ..read more
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How will Putin react to the Moscow concert attack?
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3d ago
Four men have been charged with carrying out an attack at a concert in Moscow on Friday that killed more than 130 people. They all appeared in court on Monday heavily bruised with swollen faces and black eyes – with one attending in a wheelchair wearing a hospital gown.    The Islamic State group said it carried out the attack on the Crocus City Hall, but President Putin has insisted Ukraine was involved.   President Zelenskyy has strongly denied the claims and hit out at the Russian leader and others in Moscow, describing them a ..read more
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US Gaza ceasefire vote - why did it fail?
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5d ago
The US has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the first time as secretary of state Antony Blinken lands in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An American-sponsored resolution demanding a truce was rejected by the UN Security Council. The US policy change comes amid fears the Palestinian territory could be on the brink of famine. On the Daily, Niall Paterson talks to our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall about how much US support for Israel is wavering.   Plus, Sky’s special correspondent Alex Crawford discusses the import ..read more
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Will the government "do the right thing" for the Waspi campaigners?
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1w ago
Thousands of women should get payouts because of the way changes to the state pension affected them, according to a watchdog. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said the women who were born in the 1950s didn't get their pension when they expected because they didn't know about the reforms.    The PHSO report added that they are "owed" money by the Department for Work and Pensions.   It criticised the department, claiming it has "clearly indicated that it will refuse to comply... this is unacceptable".    On this episode, Niall Paterson explains ..read more
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What’s behind Leo Varadkar's shock resignation?
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1w ago
The resignation of Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has come as a shock. He suffered defeats in two referendums earlier this month, where the public voted against the government's plans to remove "sexist" language from the constitution. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Ireland correspondent Stephen Murphy to look at Varadkar's legacy as both the youngest and openly gay Taoiseach. Plus, in Wales, history has also been made as Vaughan Gething was sworn in as first minister - the first black leader of a European country. He narrowly won the Welsh Labour leadersh ..read more
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The Kate photos: When conspiracy theories meet the royals  
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1w ago
More than half of people in the UK have seen online conspiracy theories about why the Princess of Wales has been absent from public life, but it hasn't dented trust in the Royal Family, according to Sky News polling.       Speculation on social media about Kate's health and whereabouts have been rife in recent days – despite Kensington Palace announcing she would be recovering from abdominal surgery until Easter – and suspicion has now spread from edited photos including the princess to photos of other members of the Royal Family.     So how has their brush with TikTok ..read more
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Faultlines: Why isn’t housing a bigger election issue?
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1w ago
A new Sky News series 'Faultlines' covers in-depth and immersive reports exploring contemporary social challenges across the UK.       This episode asks 'is our housing market in crisis?', with not enough homes and expensive rentals forcing an increasing number of people into homelessness.     In 2021/22, just 7,528 new social homes were delivered. Nowhere near enough for the 1.1 million people on the waiting list and the government’s target of building 300,000 new homes a year. The seaside town Hastings is on the frontline of all that is wrong with the housi ..read more
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Putin's power – why Russia's election matters
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1w ago
As Russians go to the polls, the outcome is certainly already written as Vladimir Putin runs pretty much uncontested in his bid for a fifth term in office.    Opposition candidates were banned from standing, fled the country or are dead - like Putin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny.    So, what will another six years of rule mean for Russians, the war in Ukraine and the world?   On the Daily, Sky's Tom Cheshire looks at Putin's grip on power over the years as he's joined by our international correspondent Diana Magnay, who spent the pa ..read more
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