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Ukraine war: An extraordinary moment of kindness in Kharkiv after eight weeks of bombardment

In Saltivka, a northeastern Kharkiv suburb of bombed-out apartment blocks, shocked survivors survey their wrecked lives. It is no place at all for anyone to live, but a…

Ukraine war: The talking, tears and TikTok therapy of the conflict’s broken children

Across Ukraine millions of children are caught up in a war that is not of their making. One group of orphans and children from broken families have just…

Ukraine crisis: Actors in Kharkiv vow to ‘carry on’ as Russia’s troops sit on the border

Sky News visits a theatre in Kharkiv, where actors say they "want to keep going as usual, because entertainment can help people overcome what is going on".

COVID-19: A year of lockdowns that we could never have imagined

A visual timeline of the first twelve months of Britain's lockdowns, from the order to stay at home on 23 March 2020 to the arrival of the vaccine.

COVID Crisis – Learning The Lessons: A Timeline

Sky News has charted the entire course of the pandemic from the first reporting of the disease to the end of January 2021.

COVID-19: The data behind Number 10’s coronavirus briefings in 2020

Sky News reveals who spoke most often, who spoke the least, and the representation of different groups at the COVID-19 briefings.

EXCLUSIVE: OnlyFans is fighting against a tax bill of more than £10m

The service, which is popular with amateur pornographic models, is challenging the UK's tax authority in court over unpaid VAT.

EXCLUSIVE: OnlyFans could be hit with bill for more than three years’ worth of unpaid taxes

The content subscription service, which is popular with amateur pornographic models, faces more than three years of VAT arrears.

EXCLUSIVE: Detailed plans of a British military base were left online for years

A detailed map of a British military base which was previously attacked with a grenade had been left online by a contractor.

This is what it’s like to be tested for COVID-19

Sky News producer Nick Stylianou says it was "brief but unpleasant" - like "someone taking a straw to where your tonsils are".

General election 2019: South Asians could hold balance of power in key marginal seats

Experts say South Asians are behaving more like British white voters in that they shop around to choose a political party.

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Tory MPs’ phone numbers exposed in Conservative Conference app flaw

The Conservative Conference app allowed anyone to see the mobile numbers of attendees and to change their photos and details.

Ethics must be at centre of AI technology, says Lords report

Peers say AI must be developed for the common good and call for a review of laws when systems malfunction or cause harm to users.

GCHQ director: Salisbury nerve agent attack shows ‘how reckless Russia can be’

GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming warns that the UK "must not, and has not, forgotten the old foes" at a cybersecurity conference.

‘Dark web’ targeted in crime crackdown by Government

More cash will be made available to police cyber crime units and strengthen the link with the National Cyber Security Centre.

Five questions Mark Zuckerberg needs to answer in Congress

Ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill today and tomorrow, these are the crucial questions that Facebook's CEO needs to answer.

UK Government website offline after hack infects thousands more worldwide

Thousands of websites globally have been hijacked by code which made computers run cryptocurrency mining software.

‘Approved’ replacement cladding fails fire test

As a result of the test failure the cladding's official assessment of fire safety is no longer valid.

Grenfell: Fears Government could drag heels over Hackitt review recommendations

The outcome of a review into combustible plastics and construction must be used to quickly update the law, says one expert.

EXCLUSIVE: Grenfell: Insulation industry awards cancelled following Sky News investigation

Organisers of the National Insulation Industry Awards say sponsors withdrew from the event following Sky News revelations.

Long read: Grenfell – Britain’s fire safety crisis

Government waters down commitment to fire safety testing transparency after Grenfell

A pledge to publish previously secret results of fire tests on insulation and cladding has been changed, Sky News learns.

EXCLUSIVE: Hospital trauma patients in Oxford relocated over ‘serious’ cladding and fire safety issues

A hospital trauma building is closing for a year due to concerns about fire safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Grenfell Tower fire: Government’s safety advisers ‘are not neutral’, says academic

The company testing cladding and insulation for the Government after the Grenfell Tower fire has a conflict of interest and is not neutral, according to a respected academic.