Ian Collier
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United Kingdom
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Turkey and Syria earthquake: Frantic rescue efforts continue as as number of killed rises
A number of countries have pledged support for both Turkey and Syria, with one expert telling Sky News there is a "small chance" there could be "stronger aftershocks" or even another earthquake "larger than the main shock". → Read More
Nadhim Zahawi settled tax issue with HMRC while he was chancellor, Sky News told
Labour's chair Anneliese Dodds describes the revelation "shocking" while former former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith says Mr Zahawi must share more information about his tax payments. → Read More
Ukraine war: Dozens of missiles hit Kyiv and at least eight people killed
Ukraine's top general said 75 missiles were launched on the country and 41 of them "were neutralised by our air defence". → Read More
Ukraine war: Joe Biden slams Vladimir Putin over 'brutal, needless' conflict
Joe Biden said no one had threatened Russia, despite its claims to the contrary, and that only Russia had sought conflict in Ukraine. → Read More
The monarch's seat: King Charles III take his place in St George's Chapel in Windsor
Positioned closest to the altar, the seat is of great historical importance. It is the same seat on which Henry VIII worshipped 500 years ago, and where every monarch since has sat. → Read More
Queen's death: What needs to change now, from money to post boxes and the national anthem
The Queen's portrait is all over stamps, coins and notes, and her initials adorn post boxes, uniforms and government signage all across the country. Changing all this will be a huge task, one likely to take several years. → Read More
The Carolean age, money and stamps: What changes with the Queen's death
The Queen's portrait is all over stamps, coins and notes, and her initials adorn postboxes, uniforms and government signage all across the country. Her death has ushered in a new age, and with it comes the mammoth task of changing all this. → Read More
China warns US not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan during two-hour call between Xi and Biden
According to Chinese state media, Mr Xi said the United States should abide by the "one-China principle" and stressed it firmly opposed Taiwanese independence and interference of external forces. → Read More
Thousands forced to flee homes as wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe
Hundreds of heat-related deaths are reported in the Iberian Peninsula, as high temperatures grip the continent and trigger wildfires from Portugal to the Balkan region. → Read More
Scammers arrested after livestreaming fake IPL from farmer's field to con gamblers in Russia
According to reports, labourers and local unemployed people were hired to masquerade as players and created fake team names, with the players wearing official IPL kits. → Read More
Thunderstorms hamper search for hikers missing after deadly Marmolada glacier avalanche
The glacier, in the Marmolada range, is the largest in the Dolomite mountains in northeastern Italy. It has been rapidly melting away over the past decades, with much of its volume gone. → Read More
Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist
Scientists suggest sexism, nepotism and cronyism is rife when it comes to naming new species of blood-sucking parasitic creatures. → Read More
Ukraine war: Pro-Russian fighters descend on Mariupol as claims emerge of mass graves around city
The city's mayor has accused the Russians of "hiding their military crimes" in the macabre lines of graves. → Read More
Roman Abramovich peace talks: Just how involved is the Chelsea owner in Ukraine-Russia negotiations?
Abramovich has apparently been jetting between Istanbul, Moscow and Kyiv to relay messages to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. → Read More
Ukraine war: Inside the city with no escape after Russians destroyed its only bridges
Kseniia Chernoskutova tells Sky News: "People try to do their best to help everyone. We got united and got connected with this situation and we do all we can to help each other." → Read More
Ukraine war: A message for Joe Biden or a change in tactics
Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell tells Sky News what missile was fired at Lviv and explains why Vladimir Putin might have targeted a city that has previously seen little fighting. → Read More
Ukraine war: Russian troops appear to open fire on peaceful protesters in Kherson
The southern port city was seized early on in the nearly month-long war and Moscow claims it controls the Kherson region. → Read More
Ukraine war: Man, 96, who survived four Nazi concentration camps killed during Russian attack on Kharkiv
Boris Romanchenko, who lived through imprisonment at Buchenwald, Peenemunde, Dora and Bergen-Belsen, was killed on Friday in the block of flats where he lived. → Read More
Ukraine war: 'In the name of God
Pope Francis has called on Vladimir Putin to stop the "massacre" in Ukraine, warning cities risk being "reduced to cemeteries". → Read More
Ukraine war: Headteachers must help kids understand complex global issues, Ofsted chief says
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman tells the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders in Birmingham: "Once again you will need to help them understand world events that are outside their control, while minimising their anxieties." → Read More