This Is Why

Pubs may have been given a discount on their business rates bills - but with many landlords still suffering a post-Covid hangover, does it go far enough? Last year, it was reported that eight pubs are closing in the UK every week - so can anything be done to save the great British boozer? And is the government solely to blame? After all, the younger generation now seem to prefer lifting weights ov...

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to China for what will be the first visit by a British prime minister since Theresa May went in 2018. He’ll be accompanied by a plane full of business leaders as he hopes to improve the UK's trade and economic relations with China. But the UK already has a huge trade deficit with China – so what might the prime minister get in return? The visit also takes place against...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced the biggest overhaul of the police service in England and Wales in nearly 200 years. Her reforms include reducing the number of forces, the creation of a "British FBI" and using data and AI to predict criminal activity before it happens. Some of this has been heard before - so exactly how radical are these reforms? And will they make forces fit to tackl...

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham have been spotted in public for the first time since his explosive social media post about the rest of the Beckhams. Key to his complaint was how Nicola was treated by his parents - particularly at their wedding. David and Victoria have not responded to the claims but have been approached for comment. So who is Nicola Peltz and what happens next for...

In the same month he ordered strikes on Venezuela and threatened to seize Greenland, Donald Trump has been inviting countries to join his "Board of Peace". The US president and disruptor-in-chief has pitched the board as a mechanism to rebuild Gaza - yet its charter does not even mention the territory. Russia has been invited, while still waging war on Ukraine – so what is this so-called Board of...

Teenagers generally hate being told what to do – as any parent who’s tried getting them off their phones can testify. The government is now considering a social media ban on children under 16 – but the move has had mixed reviews since its introduction in Australia. What lessons can be learned over here? Would teenagers simply find a way around the ban? And is there a better way to keep children sa...

It's where world leaders rub shoulders with billionaires while former footballers clink champagne flutes with film stars and tech bros. President Trump is the star turn at the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum. But what exactly is the World Economic Forum? And what's the purpose of this glittering get-together of the global elite? Gareth Barlow speaks to Sky's business...

Is Donald Trump's threat to impose more tariffs on countries trying to block his plan to buy Greenland the last straw for the strained relationship with the UK? Sir Keir Starmer is walking a diplomatic tightrope - on the one hand rebuking the president for his threats, while on the other reiterating the UK and US remain the closest of allies. But could this mark a point of no return for the man on...

Bonus Episode: Prince Harry's final showdown with the British media is due to start this week. The duke is set to give evidence in court on Thursday in his case against the Daily Mail publishers. Harry, alongside a group of claimants including Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley and Baroness Lawrence, has accused Associated Newspapers Limited of hiring private detectives to place listening devices inside c...

The reinvention of Robert Jenrick reached what could be a career-defining milestone after he was sacked from the Tory party and walked into the arms of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The manner of his departure created a political earthquake - but his defection will surprise few who have been following his career. From his drastic weight loss to climbing lampposts with flaggers - who is Mr Jenrick and...

While the world's attention has been on Greenland, should Antarctica also be in the geopolitical spotlight? The US has been withdrawing its influence over the continent, allowing Russia and China to expand their presence. Meanwhile, Antarctica's vast ice sheets keep melting and its research community is in a battle against time to understand why it's happening so quickly. Sky's science editor Tom...

The government claims the UK is on track to meet its clean power targets for 2030 following a record offshore wind auction. However, in a world where the price of so many things is going up, it turns out wind is no exception. Energy secretary Ed Miliband hopes the UK’s reliance on natural gas will be gone with the wind - but are consumers willing to pay the price? Niall is joined by Sky’s business...

More young people now believe in God than any other demographic, according to research which also shows a rise in church attendance amongst 18 to 24-year-olds. The leap in faith has emerged as a growing number of young TikTok influencers – from Christian content creators to reality TV stars – are spreading the word of God online. Is social media solely behind this divine intervention or could othe...

Any kind of public dissent in China is both dangerous and difficult to document. But that hasn’t prevented a dramatic increase in the number of protests taking place across the country. Police and other security forces act swiftly to shut them down – as a Sky News team learned first-hand when they were forced into cars and driven away whilst trying to film a factory strike in Shenzhen. What is the...

Cilia Flores was one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela. She and Nicolas Maduro met through their close connection to Hugo Chavez and once Maduro succeeded him as president, she helped him maintain his more than a decade-long grip on power. Flores has been accused of corruption, nepotism, and links to organised crime and has been sanctioned by the US and Canada. Niall is joined by Venezuela...

Friday marks 1,000 days since the outbreak of a brutal war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has devastated the country – leaving more than 150,000 people dead, about 12 million people believed to have been displaced, and human rights groups accusing fighters in Darfur of ethnic cleansing. Niall speaks to Sky's Africa correspondent Yousra Elbag...

Could the USA really seize Greenland? And just as importantly, why does it want to? President Trump has sent shivers through the NATO alliance by doubling down on his threat to seize the island. The White House is also refusing to rule out military action as part of its ambitions to annex the autonomous Danish territory – and recent events in Venezuela suggest such a threat should be taken serious...

The French first lady may have had her day in court, but can she win an even bigger case in the US to finally clear her name following the spread of online conspiracy theories? After years of abuse, ten people have been found guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron. Their claims included outright lies about her gender as well as allegations around the nature of her relationship with her husband, P...

Should we be shocked by Donald Trump's intervention in Venezuela – or is it simply an extension of 200 years of Washington foreign policy? The US stunned the world with the military strikes which led to the capture of the Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro. Trump then went further by suggesting the US will now 'run' the country for the foreseeable future. For a leader who's positioned himself a...

Over 2025, every Friday, the Sky News Daily has been profiling a figure in the news – those who are making headlines, creating conversations. During the festive period, we’re revisiting some of those standout profiles – the ones that really got us talking. In June, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s often reclusive supreme leader, surfaced to hit back at Donald Trump’s demands for an unconditional sur...

Over 2025, every Friday, the Sky News Daily has been profiling a figure in the news – those who are making headlines, creating conversations. During the festive period, we’re revisiting some of those standout profiles – the ones that really got us talking. In October, the royal previously known as Prince Andrew, lost his titles over his association with convicted pedofile Jeffrey Epstein. His ex-w...

Over 2025, every Friday, the Sky News Daily has been profiling a figure in the news – those who are making headlines, creating conversations. During the festive period, we’re revisiting some of those standout profiles – the ones that really got us talking. In July, the author of bestselling book The Salt Path was the main character in her own seismic plot twist. Was the story - based on Raynor Win...

Coming soon to a lamppost near you? That was the feeling over the summer, as flags started appearing on buildings, bridges and posts – but the undertone was unclear. For some, flags were about national pride, for others, it felt like a nationalist warning.  While patriotism and pride can be expressed in inclusive ways, the current po...

Nobody expected a sit-down meeting between two world leaders to become one of the most explosive encounters of Ukraine’s war with Russia. When President Zelenskyy walked into the Oval Office to face Donald Trump back in February, their White House meeting descended into a fiery, confrontational, openly hostile clash. But did that showdown shift the course of the conflict? Niall is joined by milita...

It's arguably the biggest royal scandal since 1992's "annus horribilis" - Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, stripped of his titles and set to be evicted from Royal Lodge in Windsor. Now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his downfall was caused by more revelations over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the first of our festive episodes looking back at the biggest mome...