No Zoom or hoodies at ‘safe’ and ‘enjoyable’ Oscars ceremony, organisers say

There will be no Zoom calls at the Oscars, organisers have said, telling nominees they will accept any awards won by artists who don't make it to the ceremony, while hoodies are definitely out.

Stabbed student, 18, died while ‘cradled in his mother’s arms’

An 18-year-old stabbed to death outside his home on a busy road was killed defending his family, according to his sister.

Fans could be back in ‘significant numbers’ this summer with help of COVID certificates

Football fans could be allowed to pack into stadiums in "significant numbers" this summer with the help of COVID certificates, the culture secretary has told Sky News.

New Salmond inquiry details emerge as committee finds Sturgeon ‘misled parliament’

Sky News can reveal further details contained in a report that found Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament.

‘We complain but in the end, we do it’ – debate over ‘bruised’ Oxford jab rages in Paris

Even on a grey, drizzly day, the town hall of the third arrondissement in Paris is a fine building.

Greece travel corridor brought in ‘a large amount of virus’, say UK experts

The government's decision to allow free travel to and from Greece last summer could have had a significant impact on the spread of the virus, according to a Public Health England study quietly published...

Government offloads £1.1bn chunk of state-backed lender NatWest

The government has sold a £1.1bn chunk of NatWest taking its holding in the state-backed bank to less than 60%.

US-China talks off to a bad start as both sides attack each other for more than an hour

US and Chinese officials have clashed during their first face-to-face meeting since Joe Biden became president.