(21 house ago)
The drone that hit the UK‘s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus on Sunday night was not launched from Iran, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence has said.
However, it added the drone was „Shahed-like“, referring to Iran‘s cheaply produced signature drones, which have been deployed en masse by Russia in Ukraine.
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has ruled out Iran as the source of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday night, though it said the unmanned aircraft bore the hallmarks of Tehran’s signature Shahed design — the low-cost drones Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, as SkyNews reports.
The health secretary said he was sharing the messages with Sky News because of an attempt to „smear“ him over the weekend by suggestions he was „close friends“ with Lord Mandelson.
Mr Streeting has long been seen as on leadership manoeuvres and may otherwise be thought to be a potential beneficiary if Sir Keir were to resign as prime minister.
A Your Party spokesperson said: „This vote shows that we really are doing politics differently: from the bottom-up, not the top-down.
„In Westminster, we have a professional political class increasingly disconnected from ordinary people, serving corporations and billionaires instead of the communities they are supposed to represent.
„With a truly member-led party, we will offer something different: democratic, grassroots, accountable.“
Another Israel Defense Forces soldier has spoken out publicly against the IDF‘s brutalization of civilians in Gaza.
In an interview with the British Sky News Monday, a reservist who has served three tours of duty in Gaza spoke candidly about orders he and other soldiers received to shoot any person arbitrarily who entered defined „no-go zones,“ regardless of whether they posed a threat.
(June 19, 2025)
Sky‘s Special Correspondent Alex Crawford presents a documentary about British doctors working on the frontline of the war in Gaza.
Doctor Victoria Rose and Tom Potokar speak from the hospitals frequently coming under Israeli military fire.
(June 19, 2025)
Two British surgeons who have worked in Gaza during Israel‘s bombardment of the territory have filmed video blogs for Sky News. They don‘t see themselves as heroes or even remarkable – that, of course, is what makes them even more so.
Nearly 80 people have been killed in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes, including nine of a Gaza pediatrician’s ten children, according to local health officials. The strikes hit Khan Younis in southern Gaza, leaving the doctor’s husband wounded and only one child critically injured.
Nine of a doctor‘s 10 children have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on their home in Gaza, which also left her surviving son badly injured and her husband in a critical condition.
Alaa Al Najjar, a paediatrician at Al Tahrir Clinic in the Nasser Medical Complex, was at work during the attack on her home, south of the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, on Friday.
Galloway turned the question around: “We had this conversation last night. Why are you reheating it?”
Coates repeated: “Because in the light of the Prime Minister’s…”
“Don’t keep telling me about the Prime Minister as if he was Moses!” the MP interrupted.
“Do you not respect the Prime Minister?” Coates asked.
“Do I respect the Prime Minister? I despise the Prime Minister,” Galloway said.
The US intelligence community concluded Saudi Arabia‘s crown prince had approved the killing of the well-known and respected journalist, while a UN expert who investigated the murder also said there was „credible evidence“ that MBS was responsible for the murder.
Any visit to the UK will be interpreted as the latest sign of Western countries softening their stance towards the controversial leader and follows a similar move by the US to integrate the crown prince back into the diplomatic fold.
(30.09.2020)
Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance both warn that the UK‘s coronavirus epidemic has a concerning direction of travel.
The chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce says there may never be a vaccine for coronavirus.
Kate Bingham told Kay Burley @Breakfast if a vaccine was found, it may not prevent people from getting the virus but will reduce symptoms.
A Sky News investigation has found evidence that suggests Russian warplanes systematically bombed civilian targets in Syria.
(today)
Mr Parker said that his staff were doing “extraordinary things” to keep the country safe in the face of such dangers, thwarting plots and saving lives. But he cautioned that the increasingly “vast amounts” of material on smartphones and the scale of social media output meant that more data than ever was being created at the same time as encryption was making it harder for MI5 to access it.
(today)
Sky‘s foreign affairs editor, Deborah Haynes, said: „Investigators are looking in detail at how the attackers, captured on CCTV, seem to be looking at their mobile phones – potentially receiving instructions.“
President Sirisena explained that authorities are aware of „a small group“ of Sri Lankans who have travelled abroad to receive training from IS over the past decade.
But if you think the only thing that matters is that a majority voted to leave the EU in the referendum, then you are likely to think Mr Bercow is a dishonest and biased scoundrel who has broken the rules in his determination to stop Brexit.
It is possible to take a different view of the Speaker‘s behaviour. For a start it is entirely consistent with the way that he has done the job over the past 10 years – when a majority of MPs have repeatedly chosen to keep him in the chair.
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn interviewed live on Sky News. It is the Prime Minister‘s first broadcast interview after an historic week in politics.