The US has launched strikes to "eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites" in Syria, according to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

An 88-year-old man has been spared jail after smothering his wife to death in their Bath home.

New photos of the people in Jeffrey Epstein's circle are among thousands of documents released by the US Department of Justice.

Kylie Minogue has secured her first Christmas number one in the UK with her hit track XMAS.

A driver has been found guilty of murder after killing one man and ploughing into several others during a drink-fuelled spree in London's West End on Christmas Day.

Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to go on strike in January – as their union called on the devolved government to present a "credible" pay offer.

Ukraine has struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, a Kyiv intelligence source has said.

Three criminals have been convicted of killing a man who jumped from a window in a bid to escape their attempts to extort money from him.

Kylie Minogue has secured her first Christmas number one in the UK with her hit track XMAS.

YouTube star Jake Paul will step into the ring with British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated (and highly criticised) boxing event.

The elections watchdog has criticised the government for offering to consider delaying 63 local council elections next year - as five authorities confirmed to Sky News that they would ask for a postponement.

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Hundreds of foreign prison staff who could have faced deportation and the sack have been offered an emergency extension to their visa in order to stop the prison system collapsing, Sky News understands.

A seaside village has been hit by a second earthquake in a month, with locals reporting windows rattling, rumbling and shaking overnight.

The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK.

The £100 cap on contactless card payments is to be lifted – under changes that will allow some shoppers to set their own limits.

Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam £125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle.

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of two major newspapers in Bangladesh, amid widespread unrest following the death of a political activist. 

The delivery of a much delayed and over-budget ferry has been pushed back again, with Ferguson Marine saying it will not now arrive until late next year.

A woman and her lover who plotted to kill her husband so they could continue their affair have both been jailed for 19 years.