Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

Counterterrorism police have searched a property in southeast London after a 45-year-old man was arrested over the stabbing of two Jewish men. Police have declared the attack a terrorist incident. Oil has hit a record high price during the war between Iran and the US as negotiations stall. Plus, it’s revealed Nigel Farage received a £5m donation before he became an MP. His team say it "was a perso...

King Charles has given speeches in Congress and the White House as his state visit to the US continues. The prime minister has survived a vote for him to face a parliamentary investigation into whether he misled MPs over Peter Mandelson. And the former FBI director James Comey faces an arrest warrant for a post on social media. Plus, players at the World Cup face a new rule that could see them imm...

Starmer faces a crunch moment as his former chief of staff is grilled over the Mandelson appointment and MPs vote on whether to investigate the PM. We look at new data linking domestic abuse and suicide among teenagers, and why police are warning about “toxic” online influences. Plus, the UK moves closer to restricting social media for under-16s, and Taylor Swift takes on AI with a legal fight ove...

King Charles heads to Washington for a high-stakes state visit just days after a shooting targeting US President Donald Trump, raising fresh questions about security. It comes as it emerges the suspected gunman at the White House press dinner sent a note to members of his family before the shooting, according to Sky News' US partner network, NBC News. In it, he apologised to his parents, as well a...

Donald Trump says the “clock is ticking for Iran” but insists he has "all the time in the world" to make a deal to end the war. The US President also hit out at Prince Harry after comments about the US administration during a surprise visit to Ukraine. And the assisted dying bill officially runs out of time today after being stalled in the House of Lords. Police have closed their investigation int...

Iran tensions escalate as Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz cannot reopen, blaming US and Israeli “violations” of a fragile ceasefire. In Westminster, pressure mounts on Keir Starmer as senior civil service figures face questions over the Peter Mandelson vetting row. And the NHS announces sweeping changes to maternity care after a rise in deaths during and after pregnancy. Plus, a major shift at th...

Just hours before the ceasefire between the US and Iran was due to expire, Donald Trump said he would extend it until talks between the two countries have progressed. He also said the blockade of Iranian ports would continue until Tehran presents what he called a "unified proposal" to end the war. Sir Keir Starmer is facing a new headache after the former head of the foreign office, Sir Olly Robbi...

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs yesterday in the House of Commons that officials in the Foreign Office deliberately and repeatedly withheld the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. But his version of events could be challenged today by Sir Olly Robbins, the top civil servant at the Foreign Office who left his post last week, who will face the Foreign Affai...

Donald Trump has confirmed that the US seized an Iranian cargo ship which was trying to pass the naval blockade. This has been described by Iranian officials to have violated the terms of the ceasefire, who have decided to close the Strait of Hormuz once again. While in Lebanon, a number of soldiers have been killed over the last 24 hours despite a 10-day truce being in place between Israel and Le...

The top civil servant at the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins, will leave his position over the decision to make Peter Mandelson ambassador to the US- but will this relieve the pressure on the PM? A 10 day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect last night, but Israel has been accused of continuing to carry out attacks. An immigration officer in the US has been charged with assault f...

There are hopes that a ceasefire could be reached in southern Lebanon, where Israel has continued to carry out strikes. And there are positive signs for peace between Iran and the US too, as they are expected to meet once again in Pakistan next week for a new round of negotiations. The BBC will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its biggest downsize in 15 years. Sir Keir Starmer will meet leaders fro...

US Vice President JD Vance has said the US will continue to negotiate with Iran, with President Trump on the lookout for a "bargain". Vance was in Islamabad last weekend for the negotiations with Iran, which lasted 21 hours, and despite not reaching a formal resolution, he claimed the US made a "ton of progress". Details of the King and Queen's state visit to the US have been released. The number...

Washington and Tehran continue to exchange threats as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, led by the US, comes into effect. US Central Command has confirmed any ships entering or leaving Iranian ports will now be subject to this blockade. Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water following a post on Truth Social in which he shared an AI-generated image, seeming to depict himself as Jesus Christ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been ousted from power after 16 years in charge. Leader of the centre-right party Peter Magyar held a victory rally late last night as his party is expected to win around two-thirds of the 199 seats in the Hungarian parliament. A blockade on the Strait of Hormuz led by the US Navy is set to begin at 3pm UK time after peace talks between the US and Iran bro...

Iran has halted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Donald Trump has urged the prime minister of Israel to be more “low key” ahead of peace talks in Pakistan. A group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein say Melania Trump is “shifting the burden onto them” after her surprise address where she attempted to distance herself from the late paedophile It’s adieu to passport stamps from Europe - new chan...

The ceasefire in the Middle East looks fragile - as Israel undertakes its biggest bombing campaign yet against Lebanon, prompting Iran to claim the agreement's already been broken. There has been another clash between US President Donald Trump and NATO secretary general Mark Rutte. A woman has been jailed in the US over her part in the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry. And there's an amazing r...

US President Donald Trump says he's agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran - which includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranians fill the streets to celebrate, and there's a collective sigh of relief from the Gulf. But is it victory or humiliation for the US? Also today, Kanye West still wants to reach out to the British Jewish community, after he was blocked from headlining t...

The Artemis II crew have completed their record-setting moon flyby - and they have received a special call from US President Donald Trump. But back here on earth, the president’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is due to expire shortly. The boss of Wireless festival has defended the decision to book Kanye West as the headline act, despite growing calls for him to be dropped. And s...

Nasa’s Artemis II mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last night, the first trip around the moon in over 50 years. The crew are in "safe, secure and in great spirits", a Nasa official confirmed in a post-launch press conference. President Donald Trump addressed the United States in a primetime televised speech from the White House, lasting roughly 20 minutes. He declared that...

President Donald Trump has said the US will leave Iran in "two or three weeks" regardless of whether a deal is done with Tehran. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he suggested the US will take no responsibility for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, saying: "That's not for us – that'll be for France, for whoever's using the strait." An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq's...

President Donald Trump has made a new threat against Tehran, claiming the US will "obliterate" Iranian energy sites, including its main oil terminal Kharg Island, if it does not agree to a peace deal "shortly". The prime minister has threatened to withdraw an offer of thousands more NHS jobs should resident doctors go ahead with strike action next week. Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills has been sacked by th...

Overnight, US President Donald Trump has said the US should "take the oil in Iran" and is considering seizing the country's strategic oil hub of Kharg Island. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country's operation in southern Lebanon will be expanded, as the UN peacekeeping mission there confirmed the death of a peacekeeper. Sir Keir Starmer is meeting Britain's larg...

US President Donald Trump says he will pause airstrikes on Iran's energy infrastructure for 10 days. That's as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky's political editor Beth Rigby he won't be pressured into changing his mind on Britain's role in the conflict. There is fresh government advice for parents on screen time. And people in Hampshire are being told to keep their eyes peeled for a ca...

Donald Trump claims the US had no choice but to go to war with Iran - and also insists Tehran is desperate to make a peace deal. The Prime Minister's given new powers for British forces to board and potentially detain Russian shadow fleets that pass through UK waters. But why has the theft of the work phone owned by his former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, not been investigated? Plus, we've ha...

The US reportedly sends a 15-point plan to Iran to end the war… what has been promised in return? Five hospital trusts in England are to be placed under what's been called an NHS Intensive Recovery programme. A social media ban is be trialled among teenagers across the UK. And a footballing giant is stepping down from Liverpool FC. Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in 10 minutes.