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• Why Trump is worried about Russia’s plague ‘lab leak’

  October 6, 2026 · 16 min

  In the 14th Century, the Black Death wiped out up to half the population of Europe. So, no wonder world leaders, including Donald Trump, are keeping a careful watch on a plague scare in Eastern Russia. One laboratory worker from a plague…

• Why Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel

  October 5, 2026 · 22 min

  Green party members have backed a motion that “Zionism is racism” at their party conference. It has exposed deep divisions within the party’s membership - with many long-time members saying they are considering leaving - and within the…

• Why there are concerns over Sir Ranulph Fiennes' health

  October 2, 2026 · 23 min

  The sister-in-law of the 82-year-old explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes travelled from her home abroad to check into a care home where his friends believed he was staying. She managed to meet him and told Sky News how delighted he was to see…

• Why do Man City think they can get away with it?

  October 1, 2026 · 20 min

  Guilty. The damning verdict in favour of the Premier League against one of its most successful clubs – Manchester City. The case concerned more than a hundred charges – from disguised funding to misleading accounts – with possible…

• Why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq (while at war with Iran)?

  September 30, 2026 · 18 min

  Since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than two decades ago, the US has had a near-continuous military presence in Iraq... until now. The last troops have been withdrawn, ending a process started by Joe Biden and endorsed by Donald Trump…

• Why reforming the pension triple lock is ‘electoral suicide’

  September 29, 2026 · 15 min

  It’s long been seen as politically untouchable – but Andy Burnham has finally fired the starting gun on reforms to the state pension triple lock. First brought in by David Cameron’s coalition government, the measure of increasing pension…

• Why the RAF Fairford 'plot' doesn’t add up

  September 28, 2026 · 16 min

  Who are you more likely to believe, Donald Trump or a farmer from the Cotswolds? Five UK nationals have been arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after a major incident was declared at an RAF airbase in…

• Why is Ed Sheeran fighting for his reputation?

  September 25, 2026 · 17 min

  Ed Sheeran is used to thousands of people singing his songs back at him. But last week, he found himself addressing his audience in a very different way. After Macklemore left Sheeran’s tour following his comments about the war in Gaza…