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Every week, we answer your financial problems or consumer disputes – you can email moneyblog@sky.uk with yours. Our latest problem, available to newsletter subscribers first, is from DeJb, who asks… Is there an alternative to guarantors for someone wanting to rent? I don’t want to be my brother-in-law’s because my mortgage is due for renewal,…
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Sometimes governments blindly idle into political fights and sometimes they go windmilling in with purpose. The extraordinary row picked by Peter Kyle on Sky News on Tuesday is most definitely the later of these two. The science secretary’s reference to Jimmy Savile was no slip of the tongue. Ministers seem to believe Reform UK has…
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The man who shot dead four people inside a New York City skyscraper had left a note claiming he had CTE, a brain disease that has been linked to American football. It’s believed the gunman, 27-year-old Shane Tamura, was targeting the headquarters of the NFL but took the wrong lift. The NFL occupies floors five…
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At St Marie’s Catholic Church in Southport, small photos of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar stood on the altar. Candles burned next to them. During lunchtime mass, Father John Heneghan, who gave Alice her first communion and then conducted her funeral, spoke quietly of the “three little angels” lost a…
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The UK is making a major policy shift to recognise Palestine as a state. Sir Keir Starmer has been under pressure after more than 250 MPs – over a third of the Commons – signed a cross-party letter demanding he take the step. The prime minister had initially resisted calls, saying recognition needs to be…
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English cricket’s governing body will on Wednesday hail a landmark moment for the sport when it announces that three-quarters of the deals to bring in new investors to The Hundred have been completed. Sky News understands that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) plans to issue a statement confirming that it has received proceeds…
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British Palestinians have called Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine as a state if Israel does not abide by conditions “absurd and performative” – and will not allay concerns about people in Gaza. After recalling his cabinet ministers from parliamentary recess on Tuesday, the prime minister said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state…
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Resident doctors are not ruling out further strike action as their current walkout comes to an end, with some demands still unmet. The latest strike began on Friday amid an ongoing row over pay and is expected to last until 7am on Wednesday. Hospital leaders have urged the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government…
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Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting the UK’s new online safety rules, with accusations of censorship being levelled at the government. Five days since Ofcom’s new internet regulations began being enforced, nearly 400,000 people have signed a petition asking for them to be repealed. In response to the petition, the government said it had…
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An ally of Donald Trump and critic of the Online Safety Act is to raise his concerns about the UK legislation with Technology Secretary Peter Kyle on Wednesday, Sky News understands. It comes after Mr Kyle was criticised on Tuesday morning for claiming Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was “on the side” of predators, including…