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Michael Bloomberg has pledged $260m (£196m) to conserve the world's oceans, as major funders including the US and UK scale back science and conservation budgets.

At least 13 people are dead and dozens injured after an explosion at a key Qatar gas facility previously targeted by Iranian strikes.

Dozens of drones were shot down as they headed for Moscow overnight, while six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been handed a four-year suspension after she refused an anti-doping test.

Alan Greenspan, the longtime head of the Federal Reserve and influential economist, has died aged 100.

Japanese authorities have captured a bear following a multi-day search that saw nearly 100 schools close.

A viral buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its blond tuft has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government intervention.

The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber. 

Police say a driver made an "own goal" by dangerously driving with an unsecured football net on top of their car.

Monkeys in Gibraltar have learned to eat soil to settle their stomachs from all the junk food they consume, research suggests.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced his decision to step down as prime minister.

Roblox has revealed new safety measures, just as the government announces it will ban under-16s from social media and potentially some gaming platforms… like Roblox. 

The BBC is to cut about 550 roles and review broadcast TV and radio programmes - as well as the positions of its chief news presenters - in the first phase of a major downsizing plan.

Michael Bloomberg has pledged $260m (£196m) to conserve the world's oceans, as major funders including the US and UK scale back science and conservation budgets.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given Belarus's leader a week to remove equipment from his country used in Russian drone attacks on Ukraine.

Michael Bloomberg has pledged $260m (£196m) to conserve the world's oceans, as major funders including the US and UK scale back science and conservation budgets.

Backtracking on the UK's electric vehicle plans would blow the government's much feted climate target by 13% in a worst-case scenario, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News.

Children who are vaccinated for HPV at age 12-13 have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before they are 30, a study estimates.

The bosses of the world's leading AI companies have a clear ask for the leaders of the G7: you have to come up with a way to govern artificial intelligence.

Roblox has revealed new safety measures, just as the government announces it will ban under-16s from social media and potentially some gaming platforms… like Roblox. 

Legendary music mogul Clive Davis, who launched the careers of Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, has died at the age of 94.

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he is officially in remission after being diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer.

Daveigh Chase, the voice of Lilo in Disney's animated film Lilo & Stitch, has died aged 35. 

Grammy-nominated rap producer Tay Keith, who worked with artists including Beyonce, Travis Scott and Future, has died aged 29.

The BBC is to cut about 550 roles and review broadcast TV and radio programmes - as well as the positions of its chief news presenters - in the first phase of a major downsizing plan.

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Sir Keir Starmer has announced his decision to step down as prime minister.

Andy Burnham is meeting Labour MPs to "win their confidence" as their next prime minister, former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman has revealed.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign and a contest to replace him as Labour leader and prime minister will take place.

Labour's disastrous local election results in May triggered a flurry of resignations from Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet and calls to resign from 100 MPs – but his problems didn't start there.

Hundreds of British soldiers will start drone and electronic warfare training at a vast facility in Canada - several years after the UK scrapped major tank and artillery exercises at the site.

Michael Bloomberg has pledged $260m (£196m) to conserve the world's oceans, as major funders including the US and UK scale back science and conservation budgets.

Electricity supplies will "remain secure" during the coming UK winter despite challenges posed to energy supplies due to the Iran war, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced.

Eight people remain in critical condition in hospital after a train crash near Bedford on Friday that killed a train driver.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder "aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection" after a series of attacks in Edinburgh.

Hundreds of British soldiers will start drone and electronic warfare training at a vast facility in Canada - several years after the UK scrapped major tank and artillery exercises at the site.

Eight people remain in critical condition in hospital after a train crash near Bedford on Friday that killed a train driver.

Electricity supplies will "remain secure" during the coming UK winter despite challenges posed to energy supplies due to the Iran war, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced.

A 36-year-old man has been charged with five counts of attempted murder "aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection" after a series of attacks in Edinburgh.

Cast your mind back to the summer of 2024 and Labour's election landslide.