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Analysis: A price cap on Russian oil and potential famine in Africa are among issues pressing for attention
29-year-old taken into custody on suspicion of killing local woman
A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable food system, says Gabriela Bucher
The owner of Boots the Chemist is abandoning the sale of Britain’s biggest high street pharmacy chain amid torrid conditions in debt-financing markets. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has decided to retain ownership of Boots after an auction process lasting for several months. The move, which could be announced as soon as Thursday when WBA is due to announce financial results to the New York Stock Exchange, is likely to cast doubt over Boots' long-term prosperity under WBA's ownership.
Letters: John Lynch and Declan O’Neill respond to an article on how tactical voting, as seen in the recent byelections, could reshape British politics. Plus a letter from David Smith
Scores are feared dead following the strike in Kremenchuk which occurred on the day Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the G7.
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Sunday he would cut prices for gasoline and diesel by 10 cents a gallon, the latest concession to try to end nearly two weeks of anti-government protests in which at least six people have died. The sometimes-violent demonstrations by largely indigenous protesters demanding lower fuel and food prices, among other things, began on June 13 and have slashed Ecuador's oil production. Lasso, whose adversarial relationship with the national assembly has worsened during the protests, had already withdrawn security measures and announced subsidized fertilizers and debt forgiveness, and his government met this weekend with indigenous groups.
Official results of this month’s local elections in Cambodia confirm a landslide victory by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party
‘I genuinely have what most females want’, says the investment analyst
A move by the British government to rip up post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland is "illegal and unrealistic", the European Union's ambassador to the UK has warned. Speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Joao Vale de Almeida argued steps being taken by Boris Johnson's administration over the Northern Ireland Protocol were "a road to nowhere". The differing views came as MPs prepare to debate the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill on Monday.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was attacked while walking in east London. Detectives said they believed Zara Aleena was “attacked by a stranger” while walking along Cranbrook Road in the direction of Gants Hill station in the early hours of Sunday. Emergency services were called to the scene in Ilford at 2.44am after members of the public found Ms Aleena with serious head injuries.
Democrats energised heading into crucial midterm battle
Behind the Alpine glad-handing at this year’s G7 summit is an agenda packed with discussion points focussing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest nations will look to reach consensus on how to deal with the war’s impact on global food and energy supply, all with the spectre of Covid’s re-emergence looming large. At Schloss Elmau, in the Bavarian Alps, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky beamed in virtually to appeal for weapons and shore up support.It comes as Russian missiles struck the capital Kyiv over the weekend, the first attacks in three weeks.
Saudi Arabia tells pilgrims to use new online system and to seek refunds from any agencies they have already paid
New legislation coming into force this week will allow judges to hand down life sentences to dangerous drivers who who cause death
Dom Phillip's sister has said the British journalist’s mission ‘clashed’ with the interests of those who want to exploit the Amazon rainforest. Sian Phillips and Phillip’s wife, Alessandra Sampaio, gave an emotional speech to the press before heading to the funeral in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The presenter thanked NHS doctors after suffering from bowel cancer.
Ollie Pope and Joe Root took charge on the fourth afternoon to put the hosts in sight of 3-0 series win
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sunday, near where leaders of the Group of Seven countries are meeting, demanding action on climate change. Leaders of the G7 - the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan - started a three-day summit on Sunday at Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian mountains, set to be dominated by the war in Ukraine. Under a banner reading "Global Justice, Saving Climate Instead of Arming" several speakers addressed a crowd of protesters, calling for more action to fight climate change.
OXFORD United are pursuing multiple loan deals alongside permanent transfers, says Karl Robinson.