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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed it would take him "no longer than one day" to resolve the conflict in Ukraine with Russia. Some in Ukraine worry this could mean having to give up land in the east, as well as Crimea.

Mr Trump's announcement that Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth will become the US secretary of defence has also caused a stir given that, despite serving in the US National Guard, he lacks senior military or national security experience.

Niall Paterson is joined by our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay in eastern Ukraine, as he hears from soldiers on the frontline about how the fighting is going.

And our US correspondent James Matthews talks to Niall about Mr Trump's latest cabinet appointments and what they say about the incoming administration's approach to Ukraine.

Producer: Alex Edden 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

After 25 years, Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC's Match Of The Day. He'll stay on for the corporation's coverage of the FA Cup and the next World Cup - but he'll get his Saturday nights back from the end of this season.  

The change will likely help the BBC's presenter wage bill and might save some run-ins about Lineker's use of social media - but what about the programme he leaves behind?  

Sixty years after MOTD's launch, do TV viewers really still "look away now" to avoid the scores before 10.30pm on a Saturday? In the era of YouTube fan channels, TikTok accounts and wall-to-wall live coverage, is a set-piece highlights programme showing its age?  

Niall Paterson looks over the options for one of the BBC's biggest brands - how can it change for an audience falling out of love with linear TV without alienating other viewers?  

He's joined by our sport correspondent, Rob Harris, and Stuart Rowson, former BBC Sport exec who now works with brands to attract younger audiences. 

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, attendees of that year’s COP in Marrakech said an “orange cloud” had descended on the talks. 
  
Eight years later, Trump has once again punctured the mood of this year’s climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.   
  
On this episode of Sky News Daily we explore what the next Trump administration could mean for climate progress with Alden Meyer, senior associate at E3G working on US and international climate policy and politics, who has been to every COP bar one, since 1995.   
  
Plus, Sky’s Tom Clarke, science and technology editor, joins Niall from Azerbaijan to discuss the significance of COP29. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

As Donald Trump begins to prepare for his return to The White House, our US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner, and Mark Stone reflect on his historic election victory. 
 
From criminal convictions to a defiant fist pump after his near assassination, it has been an extraordinary campaign for the president-elect. Having spent the year crisscrossing the country, the team share their most enlightening encounters with voters in the run up to election. They discuss how Trump was able to broaden his base and why two of the Democrats’ top issues of abortion and democracy ultimately fell flat. 
 
And ahead of his January inauguration, we hear what America and the world can expect from the first few months of a second Trump presidency.   
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Donald Trump has done it again and won the US election. 
  
Eight years after beating Hillary Clinton and four years after Joe Biden evicted him from the White House, the former president is now the future president. 
  
It's a remarkable comeback for the man whose reputation was severely damaged after the violence of the January 6 Capitol riots back in 2021. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to Chris Jackson, senior vice president at Ipsos Public Affairs, about why the polls failed to predict Trump's resounding victory. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont   

Donald Trump has won the 2024 election and has become only the second president in history to win on non-consecutive terms. 

US correspondent James Matthews presents this edition of the podcast from West Palm Beach in Florida where the Republican candidate addressed thousands of his supporters. James is joined by his US colleague Martha Kelner, who has followed Kamala Harris’s campaign all night in Washington. 
  
With Trump staging one of the biggest political comebacks ever, James and Martha look at the strengths and weaknesses of both campaigns and how the US will move on from such a divisive election battle.
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott   
Editor: Paul Stanworth

On the final day of campaigning, our US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner are with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on their final stops, both in Pennsylvania, and Mark Stone prepares for election night in Washington, DC. 
  
With last-minute pitches in battleground states and a whirlwind of rallies, the candidates push their final messages - Harris leaning on unity and star power, while Trump doubles down on his base, painting the opposition as a threat to America's future.   
  
James, Martha, and Mark suggest what to look out for as the night unfolds, including the pinch points and if the candidates’ final push paid off. You can join the team on Sky News throughout the evening. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott   
Editor: Philly Beaumont  

America goes to the polls tomorrow, and from Arizona's deserts to Michigan's college campuses, our team of correspondents in the US James Matthews, Yousra Elbagir, and Shingi Mararike speak to different voter groups just days from the big decision.   
  
In Arizona, Shingi meets Latino voters split on Trump and Harris, where a booming economy clashes with tough border stances 
  
Meanwhile, Yousra explores Michigan's youth vote, where students wrestle with issues from Gaza to economic woes. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

With just two days until election day, join our US correspondents on the road.  
  
Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss how the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, could influence the result. Stone attends one of Musk’s million-dollar-a-day giveaways which have become embroiled in a court case.  
  
They’re also joined by former US correspondent Cordelia Lynch in Georgia, to ask whether this has become a gender election – with Kamala Harris leading significantly among female voters and Donald Trump holding the same advantage among male voters.  
  
Plus, Martha Kelner reports from Washington DC’s women’s march, where the gender divide seems more prominent than ever. 

Producer: Rosie Gillott

With three days until election day, both sides are throwing everything behind winning over those last few undecided voters in swing states.  
  
Pennsylvania is one of the bigger prizes - Kamala Harris is scheduled to do five events in that state on Monday alone. 
  
Sky News international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn is also there, speaking to one Republican couple with opposite views on Donald Trump. 
  
And US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone discuss how important the economy will be when it comes to deciding who to vote for on Tuesday. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Assistant producer: Cailynn Birts 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

With just four days until polling day, join our US correspondents on the road as they examine the closing arguments from each campaign.   
  
James Matthews takes listeners inside Donald Trump’s Maddison Square Graden rally and finds out if controversial jokes by a support act could jeopardise his chances with Hispanic voters - a key demographic in vital swing states.   
  
And Martha Kelner heads to Kamala Harris’s rally on the Ellipse, in Washington DC - the same spot President Trump rallied before supporters stormed the Capitol on 6 January - to see if her message of unity is landing with young voters.   
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

Starting today, new protection zones around abortion clinics will make it illegal to harass, obstruct, or attempt to influence anyone seeking or providing abortion services within 150 metres. But what does this mean for women accessing clinics and the potential impacts on pro-life protests?  
 
Host Liz Bates visits a London clinic to hear from medical staff who have faced abuse when going into work, and speaks to Lily, who told us "my abortion wasn't traumatic. The harassment I received was", when pro-life protesters were outside when she went for an abortion. 
 
Plus, Liz interviews Jess Phillips, parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, who told the Daily, that she feels proud that the law has come into force.  
 
Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

With just 11 days to go until the US election, Sky's dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the choice for president.   

Mark Stone is in Michigan, where Arab-American voters are a key demographic seemingly swinging towards Trump. Some in the community feel abandoned by the Democrats because of their approach to Gaza, and as the consequence of a gradual leftward creep by the party away from socially conservative values.  

And what happens when you have a candidate who fought to overturn the result of the last US election, who is already claiming his opponents are cheating at this one, and whose supporters are challenging the process through the courts? Our correspondent James Matthews is in Atlanta, Georgia, to find out.  

Plus, Martha Kelner looks at why billionaire Elon Musk is awarding some registered voters a million dollars.   
  
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Rachel Reeves has delivered a historic budget - Labour's first in 14 years, the first ever from a female chancellor, and the biggest tax-raising fiscal event in more than 30 years.   
 
On the Sky News Daily, host Darren McCaffrey is joined by economics and data editor Ed Conway and deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss their reflections and expert analysis on the momentous budget.   
 
Plus, political editor Beth Rigby has been speaking to Chancellor Rachel Reeves about whether Labour has broken promises in its election manifesto as the Tories are claiming.   
  
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Next week Kamala Harris could be elected as America’s first ever female president. But despite decades in politics the narrative of her life has been closely guarded by her aides.  

Sky’s Martha Kelner has spent the past two months uncovering who the real Kamala Harris is and shares all with today’s host Liz Bates on the Sky News Daily.  

Podcast producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, in the heart of Manhattan, nine days before US voters go to the polls has been compared to the 1939 pro-Nazi German American Bund. Is this a fair comparison?  
  
On this episode of the Sky News Daily, host Darren McCaffrey explores the significance of the rally, the political climate surrounding it, and the polarising reactions it has generated.   
He’s joined by US correspondent James Matthews, who was at the rally, and Chris Wilson, a former research director for the Ted Cruz for President campaign and founder of WPA Intelligence, a conservative-right community research and analytics firm.   

Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Sky News has been given exclusive access to HMP Elmley in Kent, a prison operating at almost full capacity. Our correspondent Mollie Malone has been inside the prison, just as more than 1,000 inmates are released early to ease overcrowding.   
 
Joining Niall Paterson, Mollie shares the chaos she witnessed inside, from the noise and violence staff face, to the struggles of inmates facing drug addiction and mental health issues. They also explore what life inside tells us about the state of the UK's prison system today. 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Over 300 teachers have told Sky News that they have been bullied by fellow teachers and colleagues at school.   

Niall Paterson is joined by our correspondent Amelia Harper, who's been speaking to some of those teachers about their experiences, including a teacher who faced racist and sexist abuse in the staffroom, and a deputy head forced out for being critical of new school leadership.   

Niall also asks Phil Clarke, National Education Union president and teacher, about the use of NDAs in some schools to keep teachers silent - until now.   
 
Warning: This story contains references to suicide along with racist and sexist language.           
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Paul Gascoigne's daughter has told Sky News she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she worked at Harrods as a teenager.  
  
Speaking publically about her experience for the first time, British model Bianca Gascoigne joins more than 60 women who have made allegations against Al Fayed since a documentary on the businessman who died last year.   
  
On this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by Sarah-Jane Mee who spoke to Bianca, as we hear her tell her story. Plus, Niall speaks to barrister Dean Armstrong who is part of the Justice for Harrods Survivors team representing survivors.   
 
NB. This episode contains reference to sexual assault and grooming.        
   
Producer: Emma Woodhouse  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

The King and Queen are in Australia for his first overseas visit since becoming monarch. But as they met Australian parliamentarians in Canberra, it wasn't exactly the reception they were expecting, let alone hoping for.  
 
Lidia Thorpe, the first female Aboriginal politician from the state of Victoria to become a senator, heckled Charles, yelling: "You are not our King, you are not sovereign... you have committed genocide against our people."  
  
It is a view shared by many Australians – indigenous or otherwise. Niall Paterson is joined by our royal correspondent Laura Bundock, who's in Canberra, to discuss republicanism. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont

It's just 17 days to go until the US election, and Sky News' team of correspondents have been reporting on the campaign trail across the country. 
  
This week, US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone are joined by one of the most recognisable faces on American television, NBC's pollster Steve Kornacki. They discuss the swing states to watch and if it's really true that a few hundred thousand voters will decide who becomes the next president.  
  
Plus, Kamala Harris has been trying to nail down a group of voters once considered a core part of the Democratic base - black men. Mark Stone has been to Detroit to find out what voters there made of the appeal. Meanwhile, James Matthews has been taking a deeper look at Donald Trump's rhetoric - he speaks to Major-General Randy Manner about why he believes ‘facist’ is an accurate description for the Republican candidate. 

Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Israel has confirmed it has killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of terror group Hamas, who is regarded by Israel to be the architect behind the October 7 attack. 
  
But despite his death, Israel has said the war in Gaza will not end.  
  
On this extra edition of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our military expert Professor Michael Clarke to examine what consequences this pivotal moment will have on the conflict. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at 31. 
  
Payne had been in the limelight since 14 and formed One Direction at 16 as part of reality show X Factor. With the band, his rise to fame was swift, and they became one of the most successful pop groups worldwide.   
  
But some former X Factor contestants have remarked about a lack of support while on the show, something about which Dean Piper, former showbiz columnist at the Mirror, tells Niall Paterson, "upon reflection, I'm sure that there's a lot of people that look back on those times that think 'God, we didn't really look after them at all'."   
  
Our arts and entertainment editor Claire Gregory also joins Niall to talk about Liam Payne’s story and discuss the challenges of fame. 

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Terminally ill people in England and Wales could soon have the right to choose to end their life, as the Assisted Dying Bill is introduced to Parliament.   
  
For the first time in almost a decade, MPs are being asked to vote on the way we die in the UK, but are we ready for the conversation?  
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Dr Rachel Clarke, a practicing palliative care doctor about the reality of dying in the UK.   
  
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Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Sky News can reveal that the majority of the most influential accounts responsible for spreading disinformation and orchestrating the far-right riots in the UK came from accounts and users abroad.  

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire, who has been investigating who is behind the rise of the far-right and how online platforms are giving oxygen to radicalisation.  


Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Paul Stanworth  

Sky News has revealed thousands of people with severe obesity are being denied access to effective treatment, partly because of a slow NHS rollout of the weight loss jab Wegovy.  
  
Just 800 of the estimated 13,500 patients eligible to start receiving Wegovy had been prescribed the injection through hospital weight loss services by the end of April. Studies show people lose on average 15% of their body weight within months of starting treatment. 
  
On today's Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our science correspondent Thomas Moore about why it's so difficult to get weight loss drugs in the UK, and the impact on patients who've been denied the jab.   
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.   

For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon.   

They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss".  

And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask whether the economic and military consequences of the war could determine where it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.  

Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube. 

To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk. 

It's less than a month to go until the US election, and Sky News' team of US correspondents have been reporting on the campaign trail across the country. 
  
Martha Kelner is in the swing state of Arizona, where early voting is under way. Abortion is a key issue here, and as well as their presidential vote, Arizonans have the option to vote on whether to enshrine the right to choose abortion in the state constitution.  
  
With the full force of Hurricane Milton hitting Florida, James Matthews and Mark Stone are in the west of the state, with James in Sarasota and Mark in St Petersburg. They discuss the impact of misinformation, and if the response from Biden's administration could sway votes.   
  
And, as US vice president Kamala Harris goes on a media blitz - what do the podcasts and TV panel shows she's chosen to appear on tell us about who the Democrats are targeting ahead of the 5 November vote.   
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Hurricane Milton has torn through Florida bringing 100mph winds, flooding and storm surges with it. Several people have lost their lives, and more than three million homes and businesses have been left without power. 
   
On today’s Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our US correspondent James Matthews from the heart of the storm in Tampa, Florida, about the scale of the damage so far. He’s also joined in the studio by science and technology editor Tom Clarke to explore why this part of the US is so susceptible to hurricanes, and why scientists were so worried about this storm in particular.    
   
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Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

On Tuesday afternoon, James Cleverly got the most votes from Tory MPs in the party’s leadership contest. One day later and the next round of voting went a different way. Cleverly failed to make the final two.   

Party members will now choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick in a clear indication that the party will shift towards the right in the months after its election defeat.   

So, what happened with Wednesday’s vote, and who will the Tory membership be most attracted to as they decide the party's new leader? 

Niall Paterson and our political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh discuss it all on this episode.    

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Paul Stanworth

The departure of Sue Gray, as Sir Keir Starmer's most senior adviser in Number 10, has shone a spotlight on the role of special advisers in government.  
  
So on today’s Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our deputy political editor Sam Coates to find out exactly what role these advisers, often known as SpAds, play in the running of the country. 
  
Niall also speaks to former Conservative special adviser, and author of The Secret Life of Special Advisers, Peter Cardwell, about what it was like to do the job.  

Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
 

It's one year on since Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel, which was followed by Israel's mission to eradicate the terror group in Gaza. In short, what followed was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Iranian attacks on Israel, and Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon. 
  
With the region yet to find a sustainable path away from conflict, on the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson takes a step back and asks if a peaceful solution can ever be found.   
  
Niall is joined by Alistair Bunkall, our Middle East correspondent, and our military analyst Professor Michael Clarke, to discuss if Israel can keep up its fighting against Hezbollah and Hamas, and deal with the rising tensions with Iran, against the backdrop of a continuing crisis in Gaza, with hostages still being held there. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio

With only a month to go until the US election, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what voters in key swing states make of the choice for president.       
  
This week a series of unexpected events have been derailing the campaign. Iranian ballistic missiles poured into Israel, putting foreign policy at the top of the agenda at the vice presidential debate as Democrat pick Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance went head to head for the first time.   
  
Plus, Martha Kelner and Mark Stone have been tracking the destruction of Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 
  
Will the destruction, and the response from the candidates, shift the polls in this key swing state?   


Keep up with all the latest in our US election liveblog and check out the Sky News poll tracker. 

Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont  .

With the Middle East on the edge of an all-out war, Sky News Daily takes a look at how the situation looks for civilians on the ground, and what could happen next. 

Niall Paterson is joined by special correspondent, Alex Crawford, who is on the ground in the old city of Tyre in the south of Lebanon.  

He also speaks to Deborah Haynes, our security and defence editor, who is near the Israel-Lebanon border. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Wendy Parker

Israel has a layered air defence system, which has acted to protect the country from the latest wave of incoming missiles from Iran.  
  
The more well-known Iron Dome brings down frequent incoming short-range rocket systems fired at Israel by both Hezbollah and Hamas. David's Sling, and Arrow 2 and 3, are built to tackle medium-range and long-range ballistic missiles, but how does Israel's defence system work? 
  
Niall Paterson sits down with Sky's military expert Professor Michael Clarke to learn more about the range of defences. 
 
Producer: Alex Edden 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat are contenders to become the next Conservative Party leader.   
  
With infighting already playing out among the candidates, and outgoing leader Rishi Sunak calling for party unity, can whoever is successfully chosen last until, and even win, the next general election in 2029?   
  
On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is at the Tory party conference in Birmingham, and with political editor Beth Rigby, they discuss the leadership hopefuls' campaigns, and the mood among members for their chances against Labour.   
  
Plus, Niall catches up with Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory MPs Penny Mordaunt, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, former special adviser to Boris Johnson Tim Montgomerie, and Conservative commentator Iain Dale. 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

President Biden has said "all-out war" in the Middle East has to be avoided after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut. 
 
The White House has tried to tread carefully to contain tensions between Israel and both Hamas and Hezbollah, who are backed by Iran.  
 
But the strikes which killed Nasrallah happened hours after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations - raising questions about the effectiveness of diplomacy and what the international community can do to avoid escalation. 
 
On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by military analyst Michael Clarke and Sky's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to ask what the world's biggest powers can do to prevent war in the region. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Sky News’ team of US correspondents bring you original stories and analysis from their reporting across the country in the build-up to the presidential election.  
 
This time – what will the scandal involving Donald Trump-backed candidate Mark Robinson mean in North Carolina? They are at early voting in Virginia and discuss what Hurricane Helene means for the campaign in Florida.  
 
Mark Stone is in Washington, Dominic Waghorn is in New York after his trip to Virginia and Martha Kelner is in Florida. 
 
Producers: Rosie Gillott, Emma Rae Woodhouse, Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont  

The threat of an all-out conflict between Israel and Hezbollah seems to be edging closer after Israel rejected Lebanon ceasefire plans.  

The Iranian-backed militant group has been a force in Middle East politics and conflict for decades, but has suffered heavy losses in the last few weeks after Israeli attacks.  Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn about how much support Hezbollah has within Lebanon and Iran's role with the group.

Plus, defence and security editor Deborah Haynes talks to Niall about how significant Hezbollah's military capabilities are.


Producer: Alex Edden 
Editor: Wendy Parker

Sanctions on Russia were introduced two years ago shortly after the start of the country’s Ukrainian invasion. The purpose? To limit the Russian war machine and starve Russian oligarchs of access to luxury items.    

Our economics and data editor Ed Conway noticed that sales of British luxury vehicles to Russia had fallen away to almost nothing, yet sales to former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan and Georgia have massively increased. The suspicion was that these cars would then somehow make it into Russia, but we did not know how.   

In this episode, Niall Paterson sits down with Ed to find out the process by which sanctioned luxury European cars find their way to Moscow. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 
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As Sir Keir Starmer delivers his first leader's speech as prime minister to a packed-out conference hall in Liverpool, can he convince his party, and the country, that Labour's promise to deliver "national renewal" in return for short-term pain will be worth it?  
  
Niall Paterson gets the reaction of Labour's front bench from the conference floor and sits down with Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates. They discuss if Sir Keir can convince the public that austerity is not a possibility.   
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott   
Editor: Philly Beaumont

As the UK's first female chancellor delivers her speech to the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, the Sky News Daily asks why the new government is already fighting to regain the trust of the public. 
  
Host Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's political editor Beth Rigby and economic and data editor Ed Conway in the conference hall to comb through Rachel Reeves's speech. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott   
Editor: Philly Beaumont

With seven weeks to go until the US goes to the polls, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what citizens in key swing states make of the choice for president.     

This week they focus on the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.  

Mark Stone travels to Florida where the foiled attack took place, James Matthews has been finding out more on the would-be assassin in his home town of Greensboro, North Carolina. 

Plus, Martha Kelner attended a Trump townhall in Flint Michigan to hear him speak for the first time after the attempt on his life, and asks voters if it will impact the way they vote in November.  

Keep up with all the latest in our US election liveblog and check out the Sky News poll tracker. 

Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

In a rare insight into the prisons crisis, a serving governor at one of the UK's crowded jails has spoken anonymously to Sky News about conditions inside, the reality of early release and why we should rethink who is put behind bars.  
 
"There is a smell that you would always associate with prison. It's the smell of unwashed bodies," they told Sky News.  
 
On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson, author of the book 'Screwed - Britain's Prison Crisis and How to Escape It', about the prison environment, and how systemic a problem it has become. 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

In Hull, in the aftermath of summer riots that saw an asylum hotel attacked, shops looted, and cars burned, two strong feelings remain. 
 
Resentment over a perceived strain placed on local services by asylum seekers and anger from the feeling that politicians are ignoring their concerns. 
 
On this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by producer Sarah O’Connell, who recently visited Hull to meet residents who witnessed the violence in the city on 3 August. 
 
They discuss how locals feel that they aren’t listened to, and the deprivation that some in the city experience every day. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Ed Davey told the Liberal Democrat party conference that he would "cut through the government's doom and gloom" and plans to "vanquish what's left of the Conservative Party".   
 
With attention-grabbing stunts, which this week extended to arriving at the conference on a jet ski, and a record-breaking 72 seats in parliament making them the third biggest party, can the Lib Dems keep the momentum going?  
 
Niall Paterson sits down on Brighton's pebble beach with our political correspondent Rob Powell, to debrief on the gimmicks, the conference, and Ed Davey's speech.  
 
Plus, Niall catches Lib Dem MPs Tim Farron, Layla Moran, and Calum Miller to get their reaction to Davey's speech and their party's ambitions.  
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Donald Trump has faced a second assassination attempt while playing golf in Florida. 
  
The accused, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, is said to have fled the scene but was eventually arrested and charged with federal gun crimes. With just seven weeks out from election day, how will voters react to the apparent second bid on Trump's life? 
  
Niall Paterson is joined by Scarlett Maguire, director of JL Partners pollsters, to explore what the polls suggest about the race for the White House, and what the latest attempt on Trump could mean for them? 
  
Plus, Sir Keir Starmer is in Rome to meet with his Italian counterpart, right-winger Giorgia Meloni. On the agenda is tackling illegal migration, and the prime minister has said he is "interested" in an offshore migration deal Italy has struck with Albania. But the home secretary has said it is not on the cards "at the moment".   
  
Our political correspondent Darren McCaffrey is in Italy and discusses with Niall what Sir Keir seeks to learn from Meloni's approach to immigration, and the unease some in his party have to strengthening their relationship. 
   
Producers: Tom Pooley, Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

With eight weeks before the US goes to the polls, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what citizens in key swing states make of the choice for president.     

This week, James Matthews has been to Bucks County in Pennsylvania to see what voters in that crucial state made of the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Mark Stone has been investigating claims Mr Trump made at that debate that immigrants in Ohio are eating people's cats and dogs.

    
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Sir Keir Starmer has said the NHS must "reform or die" following Lord Darzi's damning report which paints a grim picture of the state of the health service. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to health correspondent Ashish Joshi about what the prime minister has promised to do to save it.  
  
Among the promises is moving from an "analogue to a digital NHS". Niall speaks to medical tech entrepreneur Dr Ben Maruthappu about how the NHS can better use technology and AI to become more efficient and future-proof.   
                                
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Podcast promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John 
Editor: Philly Beaumont  

Vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have gone head to head for the first time.   
  
In a fiery 90 minutes, Ms Harris attacked the former president over his criminal convictions and the size of the crowds at his rallies, while Mr Trump doubled down on claims the Democrats had damaged the US economy.   
  
Mark Austin is joined by US correspondent James Matthews from the floor of the debate hall for this episode of the Daily to go through the key moments from the debate, and look at the impact a surprise entry from pop mega-star Taylor Swift could have ahead of the election in November.  
   
Audio credit: ABC News Presidential Debate 
   
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

On Tuesday, 1,700 prisoners were released early from their sentences in the first phase of Labour's plan to tackle overcrowding.    
  
Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says the prisoners will serve the rest of their sentence under the strictest licensing conditions, but there are questions over whether this is a long-term solution as currently 2,000 prisoners are recalled every month for breaching their release licence.     
  
Daily host Matt Barbet is joined by sky correspondent Mollie Malone who's been speaking to some of those set for early release, and home editor Jason Farrell explains the size of the issue the new government is facing when it comes to the state of our prisons.   
 
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Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Rosie Gillott
Podcast promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John 
Editor: Philly Beaumont  

Sudan has suffered three domestic wars spanning well over 40 years of the country's 67 years of independence. 

Millions of people have been displaced and thousands killed.  

Now a joint investigation by Sky News, Lighthouse Reports, Washington Post and Le Monde has uncovered the gruesome details of a massacre which took place last year - one of the first episodes of ethnically motivated atrocities in this latest war.  

On the Sky News Daily Tom Cheshire talks to Africa Correspondent Yousra Elbagir and Klaas van Dijken, investigations director of Lighthouse about this report and why more needs to be done to help the Sudanese.  

Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

This year has been the deadliest on the English Channel in three years. Six children and a pregnant woman are among the twelve who died on Tuesday after their boat sank off the French coast, bringing the number killed in 2024 to nearly 40. 

Today, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is hosting a summit aimed at smashing the criminal gangs that send the boats across the Channel. 

On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson speaks to Rob Lawrie, former British Army soldier, aid volunteer, and people smuggling investigator for the podcast series To Catch a Scorpion and The Smugglers' Trail. 

He’s also joined by Danny Shaw, former adviser to Yvette Cooper and crime commentator, to discuss how the new government will deal with illegal migration. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Wendy Parker

The government is bringing in new laws which will see stiffer penalties for water companies and possible jail sentences for their bosses if they don't deal with sewage problems. 
 
The environment secretary, Steve Reed, chaired a meeting attended by the water industry, investors and campaigners where he announced a landmark review into how the industry works. Niall Patterson spoke to our business correspondent, Paul Kelso, who was there for his assessment of what it could mean for the companies and bill payers. 
 
Plus, as the police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire warn it could be at least a year until they hand over evidence to prosecutors, Niall speaks to Chris Daw KC, author of Justice On Trial, on why it is going to take so long for the survivors and bereaved families to get justice. 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Wendy Parker 

All 72 deaths were "avoidable", according to the final Grenfell Tower inquiry report, which found "decades of failure" led to the tragedy.   
 
The inquiry lasted six years and concluded there was "systematic dishonesty" from cladding firms, "complacency" from governments and an "inappropriate" relationship between inspectors and those they were inspecting. 
 
Niall Paterson is joined by our science and technology editor Tom Clarke to look at the findings and recommendations of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, and how the fire was the final, fatal link in a chain of unimaginable human failure.  
 
Also, our home news correspondent Rachael Venables speaks to survivors and families of the people who died about what they want to happen next. 
     
Producers:  Emma Rae Woodhouse and Soila Apparicio 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John 
Editor: Wendy Parker

Sky News has found out that legislation introduced after the Grenfell Tower fire to force building owners to fix serious fire safety issues is not being enforced, leaving thousands of people trapped in unsafe flats.  
  
Children who survived the Grenfell fire, which killed 72 people, have told Sky News 'justice' for them would be for the dangerous cladding to be removed from all UK buildings.  
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to communities correspondent Becky Johnson who's met residents around the country fighting to get their homes made safe. Plus, he hears from correspondent Rachael Venables who has been meeting children who survived the fire.   

Producers: Rosie Gillott & Emma Rae Woodhouse  
Editor: Wendy Parker

After a long Saturday for millions of Oasis fans in online queues, the culture secretary says surge pricing will be part of the government’s review of the ticket market.  
     
Niall speaks to secondary ticketing site Viagogo on this episode. While it wasn’t part of dynamic pricing, it has offered resale tickets for thousands of pounds since Saturday. 
  
Matt Drew from the company accepts the industry needs a full review while Adam Webb, from the campaign group FanFair Alliance, explains the changes it would like to see. 
 
Later, our data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire tells Niall about how a rise in online propaganda has helped the Afghan branch of Islamic State become “the greatest external terror threat”. It’s been linked to the concert hall attack in Moscow and the plot to disrupt Taylor Swift gigs in Austria. 
 
Producers: Soila Apparicio, Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

Politics returns to Westminster next week, with a Conservative leadership race, Labour's first budget, and party conference season around the corner.  
 
Host Liz Bates sits down with our deputy political editor Sam Coates to look ahead to what's in store for Prime Minister Keir Starmer when it comes to the trade unions and his first big budget. 
 
And Liz and Sam discuss the Tory frontrunners vying to be his main opposition.  
 
Plus, Sam's podcast Politics At Jack And Sam's is back every weekday morning from Monday, where he and POLITCO's UK editor Jack Blanchard explain what you need to know about the day's political news. That's out about 7.30am.
  
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Paul Stanworth  
Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the government is looking at tougher rules on outdoor smoking to reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to the habit and relieve pressure on the NHS.   

The government has yet to confirm exactly what the changes could look like, but smoking could soon be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, and outside hospitals and sports grounds.   
  
Host Liz Bates heads to one of Westminster's most famous pubs to explore why Labour are planning these changes, with our chief political correspondent Jon Craig.    
  
The NHS Confederation's Dr Layla McCay explains the impact extending the smoking ban could have not just on public health, but on the economy as well, and Kate Nicholls from UKHospitality tells us the concerns her industry has about the proposals.   


Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse & Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John

Around 10 million people in England and Wales will not receive winter fuel payments this winter.  
  
Under Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plan, only those who receive pension credit or other means-tested benefits will still get the £200-£300 towards the cost of their energy bills.   
  
Critics, including Labour MPs, have said the payments will put even more pressure on elderly people as the cap on energy prices rises again in October.   
  
On this episode, Liz Bates gets a breakdown of Labour’s plan, from our political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh, and hears from one of its critics, Labour back-bencher Rachael Maskell.   
  
Plus, could there be an alternative that could keep everyone happy? We hear from the Social Market Foundation’s Sam Robinson about its proposal for an alternative to the winter fuel allowance.  
 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John

After 15 years, brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have announced they’ll reunite for a tour next year.   
  
On this Sky News Daily episode, Terry Christian, the man who gave the band their national debut on The Word, says he "didn't think there was anything special" when first seeing Oasis live, but the band's "vibe" and Liam's "confidence" made them "amazing".  
  
Host Liz Bates also hears from Neil McCormick, the Telegraph's chief music critic and Katie Spencer, our entertainment correspondent. 

Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John

Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president and laid out her election pitch to millions of voters at the party's national convention.  
  
As well as offering more of her backstory, she promised unity and to move from the "divisive battles" of American politics.  
  
On this episode, Niall Paterson asks our US correspondent Mark Stone what we learnt about Kamala Harris and how a re-energised campaign against Donald Trump may now play out.

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Are GCSEs the best thing for 16-year-olds to show as they leave secondary education? Is there a better method to assess what they've achieved in school and to set them up for their next step?  
  
Niall Paterson explores the future for GCSEs on this episode – and asks why where you live can affect the grades you get. 
  
He speaks to two headteachers - Becky Arnold at Framingham Earl high school near Norwich, and Farhan Adam at Crown Hills Community College in Leicester who was awarded "headteacher of the year" in 2023. 

Plus, Louis Hodge of the research organisation Education Policy Institute (EPI) joins Niall to discuss the "disadvantage gap" in today's GCSE results.   
   
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

Official data shows government borrowing in July was above expectations and at its highest since the pandemic.  
  
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expected borrowing to be £46.6bn - instead it reached £51.3bn.  
  
Our economics and data editor Ed Conway joins Niall Paterson to talk about the unexpected rise in government borrowing and Chancellor Rachel Reeves' options at the October budget.  
  
Plus, chief political correspondent Jon Craig discusses how long Labour's claim they are dealing with inherited problems will stand. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Wendy Parker

A British-flagged superyacht has sunk off the coast of Sicily, leaving at least one person dead and six others missing.  

Among those still lost are British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, the chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley International Jonathan Bloomer, and Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance. 

It's believed the yacht was struck by a sudden and powerful storm in the early hours of Monday morning. 

Mike Lynch, known by some as the "British Bill Gates", was recently cleared after a high-profile fraud trial relating to the $11bn sale of his software giant Autonomy to US company Hewlett Packard. 

Niall Paterson speaks to our correspondent in Sicily, Ashna Hurynag, to hear about the causes of the yacht's sinking and the investigation into what happened.  

Plus, Danny Fortson, West Coast correspondent for The Sunday Times, talks about interviewing Mike Lynch only a few weeks ago.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Laura FitzPatrick
Editor: Paul Stanworth

An emergency plan to try to ease prison overcrowding has been started by the government – as courts continue to hear cases involving those accused of rioting earlier in the month.  
 
Across northern England and parts of the Midlands, those waiting for a court appearance will now be held in police cells until there’s a prison place for them. 
 
“Operation Early Dawn” was started on Monday morning. 
 
On this episode, Niall Paterson assess the potential impact on courts and the police. 
 
He speaks to Mark Fairhurst, national chair of the Prison Officers’ Association, Philip Jones, custody lead at the National Police Federation and Sky communities correspondent, Becky Johnson.  
  
Becky also explains the context and longer-term plan for the prison system. 

Producers: Soila Apparicio, Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

Musician and billionaire Taylor Swift is so influential that a new economic term has been coined to refer to her impact: 'Swiftonomics'.  
 
From concerts and tours to merchandise and deals, the power of Swift's brand not only earns her money but boosts economies by millions. One estimate suggests that on the latest leg of her Eras Tour, Swift's fans are expected to bring in £300m to London alone, as the capital hosts more shows than any other city in the world. 
 
On this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by our entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow to learn more about the appeal of Swift and her place in the music industry.  
 
Niall is also joined by Maria Psyllou, assistant professor in economics at the University of Birmingham, to analyse 'Swiftonomics' and its impact. 

In this episode, we discuss the average amount spent on going to a Taylor Swift gig. The figures come from a report published by Barclays earlier this year.

Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Can universities make their sums work?  
As students nervously receive their A-level results, many of the universities they'll enrol in are facing their own concerns over what's next...   
  
Academics have warned that years of underfunding and a lack of lucrative international students at British universities after visa changes risks the sector's ability to provide top-class education and, for some institutions, whether they'll be able to keep teaching at all.  
  
On this episode, Niall Paterson is joined by two university vice-chancellors, Professor Jane Harrington at Greenwich and Professor David Maguire at East Anglia, to hear the realities and challenges faced by universities across the country.  
  
Plus, our business correspondent Paul Kelso explains why higher education is facing the crisis it's in now. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

The inflation rate is up for the first time this year.   
  
Prices went up by 2.2% in the year until July – moving the rate above the Bank of England target of 2%.  
  
Experts had expected an uptick as energy prices are falling by less than they did a year ago.  
  
The increase doesn't seem to change hope for further interest rate cuts in the months to come – but what else can we expect from the economy this autumn as the new government continues to warn about the economic "challenges" it's inherited and as the chancellor prepares her first budget for late October?  
  
Joining Niall Paterson is our business correspondent Paul Kelso and political correspondent Darren McCaffrey. 
 
You can read more of Paul’s in-depth analysis on the Sky News website and app here.  
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotion Producer: David Chipakupaku 

A week after Ukraine invaded the Kursk region of western Russia - when around 1,000 troops surprised analysts by storming across the border - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed to “kick the enemy out of our territory”.   
  
But has the success of Ukraine’s incursion threatened his grip on power?   
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our security and defence analyst Michael Clarke to explore the reasoning behind the timing of the invasion, and Peter Dickinson, editor of the UkraineAlert blog for the Atlantic Council based in Kyiv, explains how the invasion has exposed the weakness of Putin’s ‘red lines’.      
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Middle Eastern nations are scrambling to protect a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and prevent a regional conflict.   

There are reports of imminent Iranian and Hezbollah retaliation on Israel, as the United States moves military assets to the region.  

Joining Niall Paterson on the Sky News Daily is our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, and military expert Michael Clarke, to hear about the mood in Jerusalem, the risks of war, and what Iran what might be about to do.         
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

The Olympics in Paris ends this weekend – as it gears up for the Paralympics. But what legacy does such a huge event leave for athletes and a host city?   

Team GB's Jess Roberts won a bronze in the cycling women's team pursuit, but she almost quit the sport because of injury. She joins Matt Barbet alongside Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, one of Britain's greatest Paralympic athletes, to discuss how athletes reset mentally and physically after the games.  

Plus, Rob Harris, our sports correspondent speaks with Matt from Paris, to discuss what future Olympic cities will learn from Paris.  

Producers: Soila Apparicio, Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered across England and formed human barriers to protect asylum centres after police warned of more than 100 far-right-led rallies on Wednesday night. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Tawhid Islam, Trustee at Liverpool Region Mosque Network, who we spoke to on the last episode, after the protests his community feared were overshadowed by those voicing support. 
  
Plus, our people and communities correspondent Nick Martin on how swift justice may have deterred protesters and delivered a political victory for the new government. 
    
Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

The UK is bracing itself for more than 100 protests across the country – with thousands of specialist officers on standby.  
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Tawhid Islam, Trustee at Liverpool Region Mosque Network, about the dread and fear hanging over the Muslim community. He also discusses what the community is doing to protect those most vulnerable to the violence.   
  
Plus, health correspondent Ashish Joshi tells of how NHS staff are also now facing racist abuse, which could lead to a refusal of emergency medical care. 
  
    
Producers: Alex Edden and Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Social media: David Chipakupaku  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

After a week of unrest across dozens of towns and cities, police have arrested hundreds of those involved.   
  
The former head of counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, says some violence has "crossed the line into terrorism" - as courts sit for extended hours to speed up convictions. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our crime correspondent Martin Brunt about how officers are coping with the challenge of policing the violence, and heads to Liverpool where our home affairs reporter Henry Vaughan has been in court with some of those accused of rioting. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont     
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

After a weekend of violence and disorder, Sir Keir Starmer has said police will have access to a "standing army of specialist officers" to deal with the riots. 
  
Hundreds of people tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham on Sunday, while a children’s library in Liverpool and a Citizens Advice centre in Sunderland were burnt over the weekend.  
  
Mosques have also been attacked and shops looted.     
  
The prime minister is facing mounting pressure to take a stand against the far right. 
  
On today’s episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks with Ivan Humble, a former leading active member of the English Defence League who now works to tackle radicalisation and extremism in the UK. 
  
Plus our political correspondent Rob Powell talks about the government's response to the crisis. 

  
Producers: Rosie Gillott & Alex Edden  
Editor: Philly Beaumont    
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

As one sporting great retires and another adds to her gold medal tally at the Paris Olympics, the Sky News Daily profiles Andy Murray and Simone Biles.  
  
Liz Bates speaks to sports journalist Sue Mott who helped Murray write his autobiography.  
  
She's also joined by Kathy Williams, who became the first black female gymnast to represent Great Britain at an Olympics, in Los Angeles in 1984. 
  
Kathy talks about why Simone Biles has become one of the greatest Olympians of all time. 

 
Producers: Tom Pooley and Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth  
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

A judge has made the "exceptional" decision to name the 17-year-old suspect charged with the murder of three girls in the Southport stabbing attack, in an attempt to prevent further misinformation about him being spreading online.   
  
Reporting restrictions around the identification of a minor left an information vacuum into which disinformation spread, fuelling violence in towns across the country in recent days. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Liz Bates speaks to our data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire to explore how disinformation is spread online and Joe Mulhall from Hope Not Hate explains the challenges of tackling the far-right ideology when it's not identified with a specific group. 

 
Producer: Tom Pooley  
Editor: Philly Beaumont    
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

Former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to charges of making indecent images of children.   
  
The court heard Edwards had been involved in an online chat with an adult man on WhatsApp between December 2020 and April 2022, while he was still presenting on the BBC.   
  
On the Sky News Daily, host Liz Bates is joined by Sky correspondent Henry Vaughn who was at the court in Westminster as Edwards pleaded guilty, and asks Jake Kanter, international investigations editor at Deadline, what his plea could mean for the national broadcaster.   

  
Producers: Emma Woodhouse & Tom Pooley  
Editor: Philly Beaumont    
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

On this episode, Liz Bates talks about the impact of the stabbings in Southport which killed three children at a summer holiday dance class.  
  
We hear Sky News' interview with Joel Verite, who came face to face with the alleged attacker.  
 
Liz talks to Gary Hayes, a former police officer who now helps emergency crews who have PTSD.   
  
Plus, correspondent Ashna Hurynag is in Southport and tells Liz how the community is starting to process what happened.  
  
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Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Tom Pooley  
Social media: David Chipakupaku  
Editor: Philly Beaumont  and Paul Stanworth

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she's discovered a "£20bn black hole" in the public finances left by the previous government.  
  
In the Commons, she set out her plans to address the funding shortfall through spending cuts, as shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of using the statement to lay the groundwork for a U-turn on tax rises in the October budget.    
  
On the Sky News Daily, host Liz Bates is joined by deputy political editor Sam Coates to look at Labour’s messaging on the state of public finances, and breaks down the numbers with our business correspondent Paul Kelso. 
 
Producers: Rosie Gillott   
Editor: Philly Beaumont    
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku   

As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, arsonists have targeted France's high-speed rail network causing travel chaos.

The French government has mobilised its intelligence and security services in response to the "malicious acts", but questions are being raised over the preparedness for the games, and if a heavy security presence could impact the experience of the 11 million visitors expected over the next fortnight.  

On the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our Europe correspondent, Adam Parsons, and Steve Park, an international security analyst who worked on security at the London 2012 Olympics, to assess the French response to the security threat.

Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse & Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku

A police officer has been suspended after a video showed a suspect being kicked in the head and stamped on at Manchester Airport. 
  
The police watchdog has started an investigation into the level of force apparently used by the officer. 
  
On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to our north of England correspondent Shingi Mararike and to former officer and Sky News police commentator Graham Wettone about the latest challenge facing Greater Manchester Police. 

Audio credit: BBC Radio Manchester

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John, Ifra Khan 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Team GB's Charlotte Dujardin could have become the country's most-decorated female Olympian in Paris.

But she's withdrawn from the dressage after a video emerged of her whipping a horse 24 times in one minute - which she says is "out of character" and an "error of judgment".  

Some have questioned why the video has emerged now - at least two years after it was filmed - with claims the timing is "suspicious" days before the Paris games.  

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to sports correspondent Rob Harris. He's also joined by dressage rider and trainer of Olympic and Paralympic medallists Pammy Hutton to discuss typical equestrian practices and techniques. 

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Producers: Rosie Gillott
Editors: Paul Stanworth

It's one of television's most successful shows ever and this year's series was meant to be all about celebrating its 20th anniversary. 
  
But controversy has hit the BBC dancing contest in recent weeks. Two male dancers have left the show amid allegations of misconduct, and last week it was announced production staff will chaperone all rehearsals from the next series.   
  
The BBC's annual report was released today and its director-general Tim Davie apologised as he addressed the Strictly controversy, saying the corporation "will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour". 
  
Host Niall Paterson is joined by our entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer and TV critic Scott Bryan to discuss how the BBC has handled the crisis and Strictly's future. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Wendy Parker 
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku 

Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democrat nomination for President. 
 
But there are notable names – including Barack Obama – who haven’t given her their support so far.  
 
Is the Vice President significantly more electable than Joe Biden? 
 
Niall Paterson is joined by Michael Yaki, former senior advisor to Nancy Pelosi, who has known Kamala Harris for 20 years. 
 
Plus, Thomas Gift, political scientist at University College London, profiles some of the potential candidates to run as her vice president. 
 
Producers: Soila Apparicio and Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editors: Philly Beaumont and Paul Stanworth

Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US presidential race, saying it is in the best interest of his party and country. He has now endorsed his vice-president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate - as have a growing number of senior members of the party. 
 
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to US Correspondent Martha Kelner about the timing of Biden's departure and to Scarlett Maguire from JL Partners about what the polls are saying. 
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

It’s been an extraordinary day of cancelled flights, disrupted businesses, problems for healthcare and TV stations not being able to get on air (ahem). 

And all because of an update for Microsoft Windows.
 
So what caused one of the biggest IT failures ever seen – and what do we know about Crowdstrike, the company which released the update?  

Ali Fortescue’s in for Niall to discuss it all with our science and technology editor Tom Clarke and data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire. 
    
For further background from Sky News, you can read Tom Clarke’s analysis on the questions Microsoft now has to answer here.   
 
Producers: Soila Apparicio, Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth

The Baird Inquiry was set up to look into the treatment of people in the custody of Greater Manchester Police, following a Sky News investigation by our home affairs editor Jason Farrell.  

Dame Vera Baird, a former victim's commissioner, examined 15 cases and found GMP were guilty of unlawful arrests, demeaning strip searches and exercising powers they do not have.  

Niall Paterson is joined by Jason to hear more of the stories of people mistreated by GMP and to look at Dame Vera's findings.  

Plus, Niall speaks to Maggie Oliver, a former GMP detective constable who campaigns for greater accountability from the police. 

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles 
Editor: Wendy Parker 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John

King Charles has delivered the new Labour government’s first King’s Speech setting out their priorities for the months ahead.   

On the Sky News Daily Niall Paterson looks at what the government has promised with Sky’s deputy political editor Sam Coates and economics editor Ed Conway.  

Plus, Niall speaks to people and politics correspondent Nick Martin about what the Labour government are doing to tackle the ‘ghost children’ epidemic.

Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Donald Trump has announced Ohio senator, JD Vance, who once compared him to Hitler, as his running mate for November's US election.

But who really is the 39-year-old former venture capitalist and now potential future vice president? On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's US correspondent James Matthews, plus Josh Glancy, editor of The News Review, who interviewed Vance in 2017.  

Plus, Niall also speaks to Sky's security and defence editor Deborah Haynes about what implications politics across the pond will have on UK defence, which is undergoing a major review. 

Producers: Rosie Gillott and Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Philly Beaumont

President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt.  
  
As former President Trump heads to the Republican National Convention to receive the party's nomination for the upcoming election, will he seek to 'lower the temperature' or capitalise on the polarisation of the nation? 
  
On today's Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our US correspondent James Matthews to explore how realistic President Biden’s calls for unity are during this heated election campaign. 
  
Plus, Dr James Cooper, associate professor of history and American studies at York St John University, explains why political violence is nothing new in the US.   
 
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Rosie Gillott, Soila Apparicio
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Podcast Promotions Producer: David Chipakupaku

Saima Mohsin presents this extra episode on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.  
  
She's joined by US correspondent James Matthews and International Affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to discuss the FBI investigation, what it means for security at future rallies and this week's Republican National Convention.  

They also discuss how it changes the rest of an already bitter and divisive presidential election campaign. 

For more analysis click here: https://news.sky.com/story/us-politics-is-laced-with-malevolence-and-division-it-needs-a-reset-13177684
        
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  
Editor: Paul Stanworth

England manager Gareth Southgate says his team are ready to "make history" in the Euros final on Sunday.   

The last time they reached a final in a major tournament was back in 2021, when England lost the COVID-delayed Euro 2020 final in a penalty shootout against Italy at Wembley.    

On today's Daily, Niall Paterson looks at the build-up to the big match with our sports correspondent Rob Harris and assesses Southgate's use of sports psychology to build a winning team with sports psychologist and former colleague of Southgate, Michael Caulfield. 

Podcast producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Rosie Gillott 
Podcast promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 
Editors: Philly Beaumont and Paul Stanworth

Water bills are to rise by an average of 21% over the next five years, the industry regulator Ofwat has ruled. 
 
But with the impact of the cost-of-living, water companies spilling record amounts of sewage into our waters, and controversial bonuses for senior leaders, do we need a complete overhaul of the industry?  
  
On this episode, Niall Paterson hears from our business correspondent Paul Kelso in Henley, on the impact for consumers, providers and our water ways. 
 
Niall also speaks to Stuart Colville, deputy CEO of Water UK, which represents the water companies, asking why they disagree with Ofwat’s plans. 
 
Plus, Feargal Sharkey, campaigner and former lead vocalist of The Undertones, joins Niall to share his reaction and the story behind his efforts to protect our rivers and seas. 

For further background from Sky News, you can read Paul Kelso’s further analysis of Ofwat's business plans for Thames Water’s survival here.  
 
Producers: Soila Apparicio, Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 

As the new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer makes his international debut at the NATO summit in Washington – what does he need to do to make a quick impact with international colleagues?  
  
On today's Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's political correspondent Tamara Cohen to discuss how Sir Keir is tackling his first international visit.  
  
Plus, Lord Peter Ricketts, former diplomat and French Ambassador, joins Niall to take a look at Labour's wider foreign policy plans.   

For further background from Sky News, you can read our political editor Beth Rigby’s analysis of Starmer’s plans to argue the case to NATO that all members should increase their defence spending here. 
  
Producers: Rosie Gillott, Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Paul Stanworth  
Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku 

Ukraine has published what it says is "unequivocal" evidence a Russian missile hit Kyiv's largest children's hospital. 
  
The Okhmatdyt hospital treats 20,000 people a year. A two-storey wing helping children with cancer was destroyed in the attack. 
  
It's the deadliest airstrike in Ukraine for months - on the eve of a NATO summit and as China and Belarus start military exercises near the Polish border - what reaction can we expect? 
  
Niall Paterson is joined by Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based journalist and defence analyst, to hear more about the damage and the reaction from those in Ukraine's capital. Plus, he speaks to our defence and security editor Deborah Haynes. 

For further background from Sky News, you can read more of Deborah’s analysis here, and our Moscow correspondent Ivor Bennet’s on Putin’s power play here. 
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: Jada Kai Meosa-John

The left-wing alliance in France has won the most seats in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen.  

Le Pen's National Rally was aiming to become the biggest party in parliament for the first time but was stopped by tactical voting and collaboration between her opponents. 
 
On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to Europe correspondent Adam Parsons about the shock result and to Philippe Marliere, professor of French and European Politics at University College, about far-left politician Jean-Luc Melenchon and whether he could be the new French prime minister.   
   
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 
Promotions producer: Jada Kai Meosa-John