European countries are now working up proposals to put to President Trump ahead of his deadline of Thursday to agree a deal. Ukraine is in a tight spot. It cannot reject Washington outright - it relies on US military support to continue this war - but neither can it accept the terms of a deal that is acutely favourable to Russia, requiring Ukraine to give up territory not even occupied by Moscow and reducing its army. Overnight, the UK government has reiterated its position that any deal must deliver a "just and lasting peace". Ukraine war latest: Kyiv to discuss ending war in talks in Switzerland The prime minister, who spoke with E3 allies President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine on the phone on Friday, is having more conversations today with key partners as they work out how to handle Trump and improve this deal for Ukraine. One diplomatic source told me allies are being very careful not to criticise Trump or his approach for fear of exacerbating an already delicate situation. Instead, the prime minister is directing his attacks at Russia. Read more:Trump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan in fullAnalysis: We could all pay if Europe doesn't guarantee Ukraine's security "There is only one country around the G20 table that is not calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and one country that is deploying a barrage of drones and missiles to destroy livelihoods and murder innocent civilians," he said on Friday evening. "Time and again, Russia pretends to be serious about peace, but its actions never live up to its words." On the Trump plan, the prime minister said allies are meetin on Saturday "to discuss the current proposal on the table, and in support of Trump's push for peace, look at how we can strengthen this plan for the next phase of negotiations". Strengthening the plan really means that they want to rebalance it towards Ukraine's position and make it tougher on Russia. "Ukraine has been ready to negotiate for months, while Russia has stalled and continued its murderous rampage. That is why we must all work together with both the US and Ukraine, to secure a just and lasting peace once and for all," said the prime minister. "We will continue to coordinate closely with Washington and Kyiv to achieve that. However, we cannot simply wait for peace. "We must strain every sinew to secure it. We must cut off Putin's finance flows by ending our reliance on Russian gas. It won't be easy, but it's the right thing to do." Europeans hadn't even seen this deal earlier in the week, in a sign that the US is cutting other allies out of negotiations - for now at least. Starmer and other European leaders want to get to a position where Ukraine and Europe are at least at the table. There is some discussion about whether European leaders such as Macron and Meloni might travel to Washington to speak to Trump early next week in order to persuade him of the European and Ukrainian perspective, as leaders did last August following the US-Russian summit in Alaska. But Sky News understands there are no discussions about the PM travelling to Washington next week ahead of the budget.

The deal would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but it omits any mention of the fossil fuels driving it. In securing the accord in Brazil, countries attempted to demonstrate global unity in addressing climate change impacts even after the US, the world's biggest historic emitter, declined to send an official delegation. "It's a weak outcome," said former Philippine negotiator Jasper Inventor, now at Greenpeace International. In the text of the draft deal, instead of a transition plan away from fossil fuels, the agreement "acknowledges that the global transition toward low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development is irreversible and the trend of the future," and says "the (2015) Paris Agreement is working and resolves to go further and faster." Despite no transition plan being included in the deal, the summit's president Andre Correa do Lago said "roadmaps" on fossil fuels and forests would be published as there was no consensus on these issues. The annual United Nations conference brings together world leaders, scientists, campaigners, and negotiators from across the globe, who agree on collective next steps for tackling climate change. The two-week conference in the Amazon city was due to end at 6pm local time (9pm UK time) on Friday, but it dragged into overtime. The standoff was between the EU, which pressed for language on transitioning away from fossil fuels, and the Arab Group of nations, including major oil exporter Saudi Arabia, which opposed it. The impasse was resolved following all-night talks led by Brazil, negotiators said. The European Union's climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said on Saturday that the proposed accord was acceptable, even though the bloc would have liked more. "We should support it because at least it is going in the right direction," he said. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and about 80 countries, including the UK and coal-rich Colombia, had been pushing for a plan on how to "transition away from fossil fuels". Read more:Cop out: Is net zero dead?Fire disrupts efforts to strike dealRecord for wind-powered energy in UK This is a pledge all countries agreed to two years ago at COP28 - then did very little about since. But scores of countries - including major oil and gas producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia - see this push as too prescriptive or a threat to their economies. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told Sky News on Friday that while the UN climate talks are a "nightmare", they are the "best process we've got". The annual COP talks are "so hard" because they see more than 190 countries negotiating over the future of their economies, oceans and forests, he said. But he pointed to achievements from the three decades of talks, including lowering expected global warming by a substantial margin, and the fact that around 80% of global GDP is now covered by a net-zero climate target. Mr Miliband said: "So it's painful, it's painstaking, it makes you tear your hair out, but it does represent progress. "This is a global problem; we've got to have global cooperation to tackle it."

Police said the teenager was detained following an incident in Baydon Close, Moredon, in the Wiltshire town on Friday evening. Officers responded to reports of disorder inside a house. When they arrived, a woman in her 50s living at the address was found to be not breathing. She was declared dead at the scene. There were no other reported injuries. Detective Inspector Darren Ambrose, from Wiltshire Police's major crime investigation team, said: "This is a serious incident in which a woman has sadly died. "We have set up a cordon at the address while an investigation is carried out. "I can confirm that we have arrested a teenage girl in connection with this incident and we are not looking for anyone else." Police have asked people not to speculate about the incident online as this could prejudice the case. A police statement read: "Residents can expect to see an increased police presence in the area while we continue carrying out our enquiries into the woman's death. "The suspect remains in custody at this time." Read more from Sky News:Energy supplier Ovo to axe hundreds of jobsBoris Johnson hits out at COVID inquiry report Police said anyone with concerns should speak with their local neighbourhood policing team, either by emailing or approaching officers in person.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warning comes just days after the US navy's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, arrived in the Caribbean Sea, in what has been interpreted as a show of military power and a possible threat to Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro regime. The Trump administration does not see Mr Maduro, who faces narcoterrorism charges in the US, as the legitimate leader of the South American country. The administration has carried out a series of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean that it accuses of ferrying drugs to the US, killing over 80 people since the campaign started in early September. Mr Trump has indicated that military action would expand beyond strikes by sea, saying the US would "stop the drugs coming in by land". The US government has released no evidence to support its assertions that those killed in the boats were "narcoterrorists", however. The FAA notice on Friday cited the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela" and said threats could pose risks for aircraft at all altitudes. Read more: Hurricane Melissa devastation like 'world war', says OlympianJudge who wore Elvis wig in court has left the building There has been a huge American military build-up in the region in recent months, including at least eight other warships and F-35 aircraft. The arrival of the USS Gerald R Ford rounds off the largest increase in US firepower in the region in generations. The Ford's carrier strike group, which includes guided-missile destroyers and squadrons of fighter jets, transited the Anegada Passage near the British Virgin Islands on Sunday morning, the US navy said in a statement. Direct flights by US passenger or cargo carriers to Venezuela have been suspended since 2019, but some US airlines fly over the nation for some South American flights. The order requires US airlines to provide the FAA with at least 72 hours advance notice of planned flights, but stopped short of preventing flights over the country. The FAA said since September there has been an increase in Global Navigation Satellite System interference in Venezuela, which in some cases caused lingering effects throughout a flight, as well as "activity associated with increasing Venezuela military readiness". "Venezuela has conducted multiple military exercises and directed the mass mobilisation of thousands of military and reserve forces," the FAA said, adding that Venezuela had at no point expressed an intent to target civil aviation. The agency said the Venezuelan military possessed advanced fighter aircraft and multiple weapons systems capable of reaching or exceeding civil aircraft operating altitudes, and there was potential low-altitude risk from air defence systems and anti-aircraft artillery. Mary Schiavo, a former inspector general for the Department of Transportation, said the US may be anticipating military action by Venezuela, or it could be planning further action against drug boats. She said it was difficult to read into this notice. When asked about the new warning, the Pentagon directed questions to the FAA, which simply confirmed the warning was issued and that it would last for 90 days.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded seismic activity equivalent to an "extremely small earthquake" after Kenny McLean's stoppage-time stunner from the halfway line, lobbing goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. It was only one of the heart-stopping goals of the evening, with Scott McTominay's third-minute bicycle kick giving the hosts a half-time lead on Wednesday night at Hampden Park, in a victory that saw Scotland men's first time qualifying for the World Cup since 1998. A second significant seismic burst came at the sound of the final whistle, with scenes of elation from crowds at the match and at pubs across Scotland. Both surges produced ~200kW of power - the equivalent of 25-40 car batteries or a football moving at 900m/s - and registered at between magnitude -1 and zero on the Richter scale. A small peak was also detected around the point of Scotland's third goal, from Kieran Tierney, three minutes into injury time. Read more from Sky News:Starmer refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax rises in budgetFormer Trump ally announces sudden resignation An official attendance of 49,587 was recorded at the match, which saw Scotland top Group C and secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup, to join England in the finals. The peaks were picked up from the BGS station around 1.2 miles (2km) away from the stadium, at Glasgow Geothermal Observatory in Dalmarnock. Every year, 300 naturally occurring earthquakes are detected in the UK, but only around 30 are of a high enough magnitude to be felt by people. An earthquake today in Pubil, Perth and Kinross, in Scotland, registered at 2.5 magnitude, the BGS said.On Monday, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Perth and Kinross. The epicentre of the tremor, recorded at 7.25am, was in Pubil in Glen Lyon.

Leaders and senior government officials from around the world have gathered in South Africa for the summit, which aims to make progress on solving some of the problems which are afflicting the world's poorest nations. However, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is also on the agenda following the release of a draft copy of a US-backed 28-point peace plan. It closely resembles the list of demands repeatedly stated by the Kremlin since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago. The plan, if adopted, would see Ukraine cede territory to Russia - and cut the size of its military. Trump plan 'requires additional work' Sir Keir told reporters in Johannesburg: "We are concerned about [caps on military], because it's fundamental that Ukraine has to be able to defend itself if there's a ceasefire." He added the proposal, which will be discussed by US, Ukrainian and European national security advisers (NSAs) in Switzerland on Sunday, "requires additional work". "It requires additional work, and that we are going to engage on that," said Sir Keir. "And that's why there's been the agreement that in Geneva tomorrow [Sunday], you'll have senior US personnel, you'll have European NSAs, including the UK NSA, and obviously Ukrainians there to work further on the draft." President Trump has said he wants a response to the peace plan from Ukraine by Thursday. Asked about the deadline, Sir Keir said: "Obviously, I think it should be done as soon as possible, but it's got to be a just and lasting peace, and so we've got to get it right. "I think we'll be in a better position to know once the meeting in Geneva has taken place tomorrow, because that's the opportunity for the US, Ukraine and European NSAs to go through quite a bit of detail." Mr Trump's 28-point peace plan was "by far" not the "final offer", the US president told reporters outside the White House. "We'd like to get the peace, it should've happened a long time ago. The Ukraine war with Russia should've never happened. If I was president it would have never happened," Mr Trump said. "We're trying to get it ended. One way or another, we have to get it ended." Sir Keir plans to talk to Mr Trump in the coming days. "I'm in touch with him fairly regularly, as you know, and I'll no doubt talk to him in the coming days," said Sir Keir, who is also set for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later on Saturday. Sir Keir spoke about the G20 bloc's "critical" importance on its first day. What is the role of the G20? The role of the G20 is critical at this moment," said Sir Keir, who has defended his decision to fly to the G20 days before a difficult budget. "Growth must be a mission for us all to embrace as the means to improve lives, fund public services and to keep our people secure. "The G20 has worked together before to fix fundamental problems in the global economy. We need to find ways to play a constructive role again today in the face of the world challenges. "I'd like to see us come together around a five-point plan for growth that leaves no one behind." The US, however, is boycotting the talks. The Trump administration made its opposition to South Africa's G20 agenda clear earlier this year when the country started holding meetings ahead of the summit. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, skipped a foreign ministers meeting in February, and said that he would not waste American taxpayers money on an agenda which was focused on diversity, equity and inclusion and climate change. South Africa gets to set the agenda as the country holding the rotating G20 presidency. G20 leaders broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit - despite opposition from the US. Vincent Magwenya, spokesman for South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, said a leaders' declaration was adopted unanimously in Johannesburg. Read more:Analysis: Europe scrambles at G20 over Ukraine peace planeG20 lands in South Africa: But who feels forgotten? Mr Magwenya said: "Normally the adoption of the declaration happens right at the end. But... there was a sense that we should actually move to have the summit declaration adopted first as the first order of the day." There were no details of what was in the declaration, but South Africa has promoted it as a victory for the summit. The G20 bloc was formed in 1999 as a bridge between rich and poor nations to confront global financial crises. While it often operates in the shadow of the powerful Group of Seven nations, G20 members represent around 85% of the world's economy, 75% of international trade and more than half the global population.

Local health authorities in Gaza said there had been four separate airstrikes. One hit a car in the densely populated Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City, killing 11 people and wounding several others, they said. At least 13 people died in strikes on houses near Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza, Deir al Balah and Nuseirat camp, according to health officials in Gaza. They said at least 54 people, including children, have been injured in the four Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said there had been a "blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement" after what it called an "armed terrorist" crossed into Israeli-held territory and shot at troops in southern Gaza. It said no soldiers were hurt. In a statement, it said the gunman had exploited "the humanitarian road in the area through which humanitarian aid enters southern Gaza". A Hamas official rejected the Israeli military's allegations as baseless, calling them an "excuse to kill", adding the Palestinian group was committed to the ceasefire agreement. In a separate statement, Israel's military said its soldiers killed what it called five "terrorists" in two other incidents. It said three were shot dead in the Rafah area, while two others were killed when they crossed into Israeli-held areas in northern Gaza and advanced toward soldiers. The Israeli airstrikes are a further test of a fragile ceasefire with Hamas, which has held since 10 October following the two-year Gaza war. Read more from Sky News:COP30: Countries agree compromise climate dealStarmer addresses G20 summit - but Trump boycotts talks Israel pulled back its troops, and the flow of aid into the territory has increased. But violence has not completely halted. Palestinian health authorities say Israeli forces have killed 316 people in strikes on Gaza since the truce. Meanwhile, Israel says three of its soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began and it has attacked scores of militants.

The failure to take COVID-19 seriously cost 23,000 lives in the pandemic's first wave in 2020, according to Baroness Heather Hallett's report into the government response to the crisis. But in a newspaper article, Boris Johnson said the inquiry - which he set up - had failed to answer the "big questions", specifically: where the virus came from, and whether lockdowns were worthwhile. Writing in the Daily Mail, the former prime minister said the report should be filed "vertically", and insisted those involved in the pandemic response were "doing our level best". He wrote: "Some judge has just spent the thick end of £200m on an inquiry, and what is the upshot? "She seems, if anything, to want more lockdowns. She seems to have laid into the previous Tory government for not locking down hard enough or fast enough - just when the rest of the world has been thinking that lockdowns were probably wildly overdone." The inquiry found that the first and second lockdowns of the pandemic were not inevitable, but the government was left with no choice after failing to implement measures such as social distancing and household quarantine earlier. Tens of thousands of lives could have been saved during the first wave of COVID-19 had a mandatory lockdown been introduced a week earlier, the inquiry also found. Baroness Hallett criticised all four UK governments for failing to appreciate the scale of the threat and described the response to the pandemic as "too little, too late". But Mr Johnson accused her of "breathtaking inconsistency", being "hopelessly incoherent" and relying on "hysterical predictions" about COVID deaths. "I am afraid, the inquiry seems to be totally muddled," he wrote. He also argued that, a week before the first lockdown, he told people to self-isolate if they had symptoms, work from home and avoid inessential contact. Read more from Sky News:Watch: Inquiry's five key takeawaysInquiry's damning statisticHow the UK's response unfoldedExplainer: COVID-19 Inquiry He added: "I am of course grateful to Lady Hallett for her labours, which have clearly been extensive, and I repeat that I remain full of regret for the things the government I led got wrong and full of sympathy for all those who suffered - whether from the disease or from the steps we took to protect the population. "All I can say is that everyone involved was doing our level best, under pretty difficult circumstances, to get it right and to save lives."

Sky News has learnt that Ovo, which serves about four million customers across the UK, is drawing up proposals to cut hundreds of jobs as early as Wednesday in a bid to save millions of pounds in costs. The redundancies - the precise scale of which could not be ascertained this weekend - are said to form part of a revised business plan submitted to Ofgem, the energy watchdog, which is focused on boosting the company's profitability. That plan is likely to include restrictions on taking on new customers while Ovo's finances are placed on a sustainable footing, according to industry sources. One insider suggested that "several hundred" jobs would be lost next week, although a spokeswoman for the company declined to quantify either the scale of the cuts or the size of Ovo's existing workforce. The redundancies will come less than a month after Ovo's chief executive, David Buttress, stepped down in the middle of a search for investors willing to pump hundreds of millions of pounds into the company. Mr Buttress, the former Just Eat chief who served a brief period as Boris Johnson's cost-of-living tsar, has been replaced by Chris Houghton, a former Ovo boss who worked alongside its founder, Stephen Fitzpatrick. Former Virgin Money chief Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia was recently named chair of Ovo's retail energy arm. Ovo's customer base places it behind Octopus Energy and Centrica-owned British Gas in the household energy supply market, but it remains one of the most important companies in the sector. Its quest to raise roughly £300m of new equity has been ongoing for months, with bankers at Rothschild engaging in talks with numerous financial investors. Last month, Sky News revealed that a Norwegian investment group had abandoned talks about an investment amid concern that the industry's regulatory regime is obstructing efforts to attract new capital. Verdane, which is based in Oslo, had been in detailed talks as recently as this month about injecting a substantial sum into Ovo in return for a large stake in the business, while Iberdrola, the owner of Scottish Power, has also held tentative discussions about a possible tie-up. Investor uncertainty has been heightened by the energy regulator Ofgem's capital adequacy rules, with Ovo acknowledging recently that it - alongside larger rival Octopus Energy - had yet to fully comply with the regime, saying: "We have taken proactive measures to align with Ofgem's new capital rules, working constructively to meet the requirements." Sky News reported this month that Ovo was not technically in breach of the capital adequacy regime because it had agreed a route with Ofgem to fulfilling its obligations. Ovo, which is backed by investors including Japan's Mitsubishi and the London-based investor Mayfair Equity Partners, disclosed in accounts published recently that there was "material uncertainty" over its future. The company has separately engaged advisers at Arma Partners to explore the sale of a stake in Kaluza, its software arm, echoing a similar move by Octopus Energy's Kraken division. Alongside Mr Fitzpatrick, the entrepreneur who now owns London's Kensington Roof Gardens, Ovo's other shareholders include Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Launched in 2009, the company positioned itself as a challenger brand offering superior service to the industry's established players. Ovo's transformational moment came in 2020, when it bought the retail supply arm of SSE, transforming it overnight into one of Britain's leading energy companies. Its growth has not been without difficulties, however, particularly in relation to its challenged relationship with Ofgem and a torrent of customer complaints about overcharging.

Gill, the former leader of Reform UK Wales and a one-time member of the European Parliament, who on Friday was jailed for 10-a-half-years, was stopped by police before boarding and had his phone seized in 2021. While they interrogated him, his home in Anglesey was raided, with detectives discovering more electronics and cash piles of €5,000 (£4,400) and $5,000 (£3,800) respectively. The evidence on Gill's phone would damn him – he was in contact with a pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, Oleg Voloshyn, and had agreed to boost pro-Russia viewpoints in exchange for money. Voloshyn would dictate the statement, and Gill would repeat it – in some cases, almost word for word – in the media or the European Parliament. In one instance, Gill appeared on the now-banned Ukrainian TV channel, 112 Ukraine, which was known for its pro-Russian stance. In the interview, he was critical of the Ukrainian decision to open criminal proceedings against Viktor Medvedchuk, the owner of the television channel and a personal friend of Vladimir Putin. Speaking to the outlet, he said he was "very concerned" about the investigation, and wondered whether it was meant to silence "opposition politicians". Prosecutors said messages on Gill's phone showed that this was at his paymaster's instruction, with Voloshyn offering a "reward" if he would say that it was unacceptable to persecute a person for their political convictions. Read more:Reform UK's former Wales leader jailedTrump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan in full Voloshyn also offered the MEP €2,000 (£1,750) if he would express concern that Mr Medvedchuk could no longer mediate with Russia on Ukraine's behalf, the court heard. He added that "V" – understood to be Mr Medvedchuk – did not believe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had "true intentions to pursue a peace agenda", prosecutors said. Sure enough, Gill appeared on 112 Ukraine saying it was "very sad" that Mr Medvedchuk felt he no longer had Mr Zelensky's backing to act as a mediator with Russia, and suggested that using him "would be a sensible thing to do". The messages traded in innuendo, referring to the exchange of "Xmas gifts" or "postcards" instead of money. But as the pair grew more comfortable with each other, they bargained more explicitly, with the sum of "£5k" quoted for Gill's work. Dominic Murphy, head of Counter Terrorism Command at the Met Police, said Gill had also offered access to other MEPs. "This is where we get into that slightly odd situation where it feels very much like a real effort to undermine democracy here," he said. "This is Nathan Gill reaching out to individuals that he knows, who are Brits, who might be willing to be paid to go and make speeches." Commander Murphy declined to name names, but said there was an ongoing investigation and that other people had been spoken to. None of the pro-Brexit MEPs Gill allegedly approached have been interviewed under caution. Police confirmed there was no evidence to suggest Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was involved. Gill was stopped at Manchester Airport on 13 September 2021, under schedule 3 of the Counter Terrorism and Borders Security Act 2019. He offered police no explanation for his actions and answered no comment in a March 2022 police interview. But the 52-year-old is believed to have had financial problems. Mr Murphy added that while Gill appeared to have pro-Russian sympathies, he was primarily motivated by money. The ex-MEP has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery between December 2018 and July 2019. Following an investigation by counter-terrorism police, officers said they believe Gill likely took a minimum of £40,000 in cash and was offering to introduce other British MEPs so they could be bribed. Voloshyn was picked up by the authorities on a trip to the US in 2021, which enabled the FBI to discover his end of the conversation. He is now believed to be in Russia, but has been sanctioned by the UK government over allegations of trying to destabilise Ukraine. He remains wanted in both Britain and Ukraine. A Reform UK spokesman said: "Mr Gill's actions were reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable. "We are glad that justice has been served and fully welcome the sentence Nathan Gill has received." Mr Farage, the Reform UK leader, said: "An investigation into Russian and Chinese influence over British politics would be welcome." The MP for Clacton previously described his former colleague as a "bad apple" and said he was "shocked" after Gill pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery. He said: "Any political party can find in their midst all sorts of terrible people. "You can never, ever guarantee 100% that everyone you meet in your life, you shake hands with in the pub, is a good person."