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NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn
NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn
NatWest Group is closing in on a £2.5bn takeover of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management group, in what would be its biggest corporate takeover since its taxpayer bailout in 2008.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:42 AM
NatWest set to clinch £2.5bn takeover of wealth manager Evelyn
Four die and three others need liver transplants after eating Death Cap mushrooms in California
Four die and three others need liver transplants after eating Death Cap mushrooms in California
Four people have died after eating poisonous Death Cap mushrooms in California, which have spread after a rainy winter.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Four die and three others need liver transplants after eating Death Cap mushrooms in California
Can Japan's first female PM , ultra conservative Sanae Takaichi, tighten her grip on power?
Can Japan's first female PM , ultra conservative Sanae Takaichi, tighten her grip on power?
Japan is holding a snap election on Sunday, in the first electoral test for the country's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, since she became leader.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Can Japan's first female PM , ultra conservative Sanae Takaichi, tighten her grip on power?
Maybe you didn't hear the boos at home, but the Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an outlet for rage
Maybe you didn't hear the boos at home, but the Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an outlet for rage
For a largely sedate and elegant spectacle, the Winter Olympics opening ceremony still became an outlet for rage in Milan.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Maybe you didn't hear the boos at home, but the Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an outlet for rage
'It's got to be time for change': Three months until crucial Welsh elections
'It's got to be time for change': Three months until crucial Welsh elections
The Welsh Parliament stands in what was known as Tiger Bay - a multicultural melting pot during the 18-1900s, home to around 50 nationalities working the docks.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
'It's got to be time for change': Three months until crucial Welsh elections
Storm Leonardo forces more than 11,000 in Spain and Portugal to evacuate their homes
Storm Leonardo forces more than 11,000 in Spain and Portugal to evacuate their homes
A 'storm train' of consecutive winds and rains battering Spain and Portugal has already forced 11,000 people to flee their homes.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Storm Leonardo forces more than 11,000 in Spain and Portugal to evacuate their homes
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949
A Nigerian court has reportedly ordered the UK to pay £420m to the families of 21 striking miners killed by security forces during British colonial rule.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949
Labour MPs urge Starmer to reveal if he saw peer's warnings about Mandelson's Epstein links
Labour MPs urge Starmer to reveal if he saw peer's warnings about Mandelson's Epstein links
Labour MPs are urging Sir Keir Starmer to reveal whether he saw a report by an influential party peer that warned of Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Labour MPs urge Starmer to reveal if he saw peer's warnings about Mandelson's Epstein links
Ice skating, ice hockey and ICE protests: the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening day
Ice skating, ice hockey and ICE protests: the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening day
The Winter Olympics officially started today.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Ice skating, ice hockey and ICE protests: the best pics from the Winter Olympics opening day
Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
The Trump administration is moving to deport a five-year-old boy who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota last month.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Trump administration wants to deport five-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
Metropolitan police search homes related to Peter Mandelson probe
Metropolitan police search homes related to Peter Mandelson probe
"He has not been arrested and enquiries are ongoing," the Met Police say in a statement
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February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Metropolitan police search homes related to Peter Mandelson probe
Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealed
Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealed
The next Gruffalo book will introduce a new member to the monster's family, best selling children's author Julia Donaldson has revealed.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Details of eagerly-awaited new Gruffalo book revealed
What we've learned from the latest Jeffrey Epstein files
What we've learned from the latest Jeffrey Epstein files
We've now combed through hundreds of thousands of files, photos and videos.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
What we've learned from the latest Jeffrey Epstein files
Pam Bondi reacts to Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Pam Bondi reacts to Nancy Guthrie disappearance
As the search for her enters a sixth day, police have no suspect and no person of interest.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Pam Bondi reacts to Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Teenager charged with murder of university student in Leicester
Teenager charged with murder of university student in Leicester
An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a university student in Leicester.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Teenager charged with murder of university student in Leicester
Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein links
Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein links
Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit has apologised for her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest release of files about the late convicted sex offender.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit apologises over Epstein links
Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injured
Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injured
At least 31 people have been killed and 169 injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Pakistan suicide bombing leaves at least 31 dead and 169 injured
Two arrested for illegally dumping waste at six sites across England
Two arrested for illegally dumping waste at six sites across England
Two people have been arrested in Essex for allegedly illegally dumping waste at six different illegal spots across England, the Environment Agency has said.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Two arrested for illegally dumping waste at six sites across England
Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson amid Epstein scandal
Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson amid Epstein scandal
The police added that they had not arrested the man involved in the investigation, who they said was a 72-year-old.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Police search properties linked to Peter Mandelson amid Epstein scandal
Tributes paid to pilot Arian Abbasi killed in Rochdale light aircraft crash
Tributes paid to pilot Arian Abbasi killed in Rochdale light aircraft crash
Tributes have been paid to a pilot who was killed in a light aircraft crash earlier this week.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Tributes paid to pilot Arian Abbasi killed in Rochdale light aircraft crash
Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes
Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes
Donald Trump has been accused of "disgusting behaviour" after sharing a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes
Leicester summer camp leader who sexually abused children arrested
Leicester summer camp leader who sexually abused children arrested
Summer camp leader who abused boys arrested
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February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Leicester summer camp leader who sexually abused children arrested
The most striking pictures of the week
The most striking pictures of the week
From spectacular views of frozen Niagara Falls to Star Wars characters in Venice - here are the images of the week chosen by the Sky News picture editors.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The most striking pictures of the week
North Korea 'executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game'
North Korea 'executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game'
People in North Korea, including schoolchildren, are being executed for watching Squid Game and other foreign media, according to new testimony.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
North Korea 'executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game'
This Russian general fought and meddled for Vladimir Putin around the world, now he's fighting for his own life
This Russian general fought and meddled for Vladimir Putin around the world, now he's fighting for his own life
From the Skripal poisonings to the invasion of Ukraine to subverting American elections, it is hard to think of a Russian outrage Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev has not been involved in.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This Russian general fought and meddled for Vladimir Putin around the world, now he's fighting for his own life