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Sajid Javid has announced he will not stand in the next general election, saying being an MP had been "the privilege of [his] life".

US intelligence experts have said they expect a "reduced tempo" in fighting in Ukraine to last several months, with both sides looking to prepare for a counter-offensive after the winter.

As a winter of strike action looms, and a growing list of unions threaten to grind the county to a halt, the PM is under pressure.

As Russian missile strikes against Ukraine's power and water supplies ramped up in recent weeks, images of surgeons carrying out life-saving work by torchlight started to make headlines around the world.

Harry Kane only has to think back to the past two tournaments to ease any doubts about not scoring so far at the World Cup, as England prepare to face Senegal in the last 16.

The RMT has rejected an offer from train operators aimed at preventing strikes over the Christmas period, the union has announced.

Iran's attorney general has said the morality police, the force which detained Mahsa Amini and enforces the country's dress code has been "closed".

The government is considering deploying the army to help ease possible strike disruption over Christmas, Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed.

The number of landlords selling up has risen by nearly 13% in four months, Sky News has learned.

Travellers have been told to brace for more Christmas chaos after road workers announced 12 days of strikes to coincide with rail walkouts.

An erupting volcano in Indonesia has spewed rivers of lava and sent a plume of ash 50,000ft into the air, as the authorities raised the alert to its highest level.

The UK is facing a wave of strikes this winter, with at least one walkout a day ahead of Christmas, as workers from different industries seek better pay.

Chinese authorities have eased some COVID restrictions in selected cities across the country following recent widespread anti-lockdown protests.

Strippers in Edinburgh have told Sky News the council's decision to ban sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) will financially devastate them, as the clubs and the union launch a judicial review to challenge the shutdown of the city's clubs.

Around 1,700 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, according to officials.