Adam Parsons
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Ukraine war: NATO's focus is on heavy weapons and training
Despite the smiles and bonhomie of the country's defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, NATO's resolve didn't buckle. The question of supplying planes remains "under discussion". But other issues, such as the more prosaic question of ammunition, took precedence. → Read More
People smugglers: How police exposed the dark world of small boat Channel crossings
The apprehension of a people smuggling gang in northern France was the result of a months-long operation by French and British police. From garage raids to tracking devices and slashed boats - Sky News reveals how these criminal networks operate. → Read More
Six men jailed for people-smuggling after joint operation by British and French police
The French authorities were alerted about an illicit shipment which saw the launch of surveillance leading to "one of many significant operational results over the last two to three years" and disruption to a number of organised gangs. → Read More
Expensive cars, a swimming pool and security guards
Sky News rang the doorbell of Andrew and Tristan Tate's home in the northern suburbs of Bucharest, but nobody answered. The home and its contents have now been seized by the Romanian government - and could be sold off to pay for costs and compensation if the brothers are found guilty. → Read More
Andrew Tate to appear in court later today
Tate, a controversial "self-help" social media influencer who styles himself as the "king of toxic masculinity", was arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. → Read More
Gianluca Vialli: Italy says farewell to a footballing genius who gave us tears, screams, laughter and delight
Vialli had a glittering career as a player before working alongside his dear friend Roberto Mancini in managing the Italian national team when they won Euro 2020. Their hug after winning the final is an image that Italy cherishes. → Read More
The devout, the curious and the professional observers attend Pope Benedict's funeral
The former pontiff had many critics in his life, but today was not a forum for those debates. This was undoubtedly a special occasion as monks, priests, nuns, politicians, bystanders and devout Catholics came together. → Read More
Pope Benedict's funeral today will make history
The Pope Emeritus will be buried in the crypt beneath St Peter's Basilica. While many countries will be sending senior figures to the event, only two international delegations have been formally invited. → Read More
Most divisive Christmas vegetable? Here's the 'tough' process Brussels sprouts go through
Do you like Brussels sprouts? It's estimated that British shoppers buy around 750 million of them over the Christmas period, but only about half of them will actually be eaten. → Read More
Why the white cliffs of Dover continue to beckon migrants across Channel despite the deadly risk
Sky News' Adam Parsons on why people are still willing to make the extremely perilous crossing on small boats for a new life in the UK. → Read More
European politicians recognise scale of illegal migration problem
No specifics were agreed but the mood music was better as both France and the UK talked of the "new cooperation" between the two countries on confronting illegal migration. → Read More
Belgium launches biggest criminal trial in its history following 2016 terror attacks
Ten people will face charges relating to the murder of 32 people in March 2016, when bombs exploded at Brussels Airport and then on a metro train that was passing through the city's European quarter. → Read More
Migrants fill up squalid camp and wait for boats to cross the Channel
Sky's Adam Parsons meets migrants staying at the Grande-Synthe camp in Dunkirk as they wait to take the treacherous journey across the Channel. → Read More
Small boat Channel crossings: Mayor of Calais says UK is too appealing to asylum seekers
Natacha Bouchart says that it is far too easy for migrants to slip into the 'black economy' in Britain, partly thanks to a lack of identity cards. → Read More
Ukraine war: 'There is only us and them
The Ukrainian Border Force used to worry about customs checks, now they are the first line of defence in the war for their country's freedom. → Read More
Russia using dirty bomb claims to blackmail world into negotiations, says Ukraine defence minister
Oleksii Reznikov says Russia is trying to create a sense of anxiety as a precursor to negotiations that would, presumably, allow it to keep land it has seized. → Read More
Ukraine war: Does Zelenskyy's most trusted security adviser have a message for the UK's new prime minister?
Oleksiy Danilov, the head of Ukraine's national security council, has said Vladimir Putin's Russia is "doomed" to suffer the same fate as Nazi Germany. → Read More
Ukraine war: The blackouts in Kyiv creep up on you. They're unpredictable
The people of this country, and of this city, are well accustomed to dislocation and nervousness. It is all too easy to generalise about Ukrainians as a nation where every pain is accepted, and every hardship is a step towards victory. → Read More
Giorgia Meloni weathered the electoral storm
Ms Meloni has put together a coalition and, barring a pretty extraordinary constitutional hurricane, will be nominated as Italy's next prime minister. But then what? Here are a few things she will want to do soon. → Read More
Italy will move to the right, the question is just how far
Giorgia Meloni is not a fascist. Yes, the logo of her party is a hangover from its fascist origins and, yes, the teenage Ms Meloni once expressed her admiration for Mussolini's leadership qualities. But no, she's not a fascist, a word that gets thrown around far too carelessly. → Read More