A British space surveillance company which has won a string of government contracts will this week announce a £5.4m fundraising to expand its global network of advanced telescopes. Sky News understands that Spaceflux, which was founded three years ago, has secured the injection of capital in a round led by the UK Innovation & Science…

Thousands of cancer cases could potentially be prevented if more women were offered breast removal surgery, according to a study. A mastectomy is offered to some people who already have breast cancer, but research suggests about 6,500 cases could be prevented each year if more preventative procedures were done. Risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) are currently only…

“People always think: ‘Oh, that’s not going to happen to me, it’s not going to happen to my child,’” says Ellen Roome.  She’s sitting in her peaceful garden in Cheltenham, bumblebees trundling around in the bushes behind her. “I didn’t expect it to be my child.” Image: Ellen Roome Jools, Ellen’s son, was 14 years…

A fierce tropical storm has torn through the Philippines’ mountainous north, in a week which has already seen floods and landslides claim at least 25 lives. Typhoon Co-may struck the town of Agno in Pangasinan province Thursday night with winds reaching speeds of 120 kilometres (74 miles) per hour. By Friday afternoon, as it moved…

Millions of women in the US have downloaded a “dating advice” app that claims it catches catfish, checks for hidden marriages and keeps users safe from men online. According to App Store tracker SensorTower.com, Tea Dating Advice has become the most popular free app in the US, and is the number one lifestyle download. It…

Ethical hackers have shown Sky News how new age verification systems can be bypassed on pornographic websites in a matter of seconds. On Friday, toughened rules came into force that mean companies hosting adult content online must block under-18s using “highly effective age verification”. That could include AI tools that use pictures to estimate someone’s…

A campaign group for a third runway at Heathrow that gets funding from the airport has been distributing “incredibly misleading” information to households in west London, according to opponents of the expansion. The group, called Back Heathrow, sent leaflets to people living near the airport, claiming expansion could be the route to a “greener” airport…

Firefighters are battling blazes that have broken out across several countries in southeast Europe, fuelled by dry conditions, high winds and extreme temperatures. A firefighter has died and thousands of people have been evacuated in a weekend that has seen dozens of fires scorch forests and burn houses to the ground. More than 50 wildfires…