EU regulator authorises Pfizer COVID jab for children aged five to 11

The European Union drugs regulator has authorised Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children aged from five to 11.It clears the way for jabs to be administered to millions of school children on the...

Revealed: The people smugglers openly touting ‘easiest’ routes to UK on Facebook

Finding a route across the channel is as easy as typing "smuggler" into Facebook. Far from being a hidden world, Sky News has found that a network of smugglers is operating openly on...

More migrants risk dangerous Channel journey today – as minister claims ‘progress’ in stopping crossings

More migrants have made the dangerous journey across the Channel today, less than 24 hours after 27 people died when their boat capsized off the coast of Calais.A group wearing life jackets and wrapped...

South Korea to consider banning dog meat

South Korea is launching a taskforce to consider making the consumption of dog meat illegal after the country's president offered to look into ending the practice.The number of restaurants that serve dog meat in...

‘Really awful’ new coronavirus variant with ‘constellation’ of 32 mutations identified

A new variant of the coronavirus with a "constellation" of mutations has been identified in Botswana.Designated as B.1.1.529, scientists are still unclear whether existing antibodies would react well to the variant - which has...

Sweden’s first female PM resigns after less than 12 hours in the job

Sweden's first female prime minister has resigned after less than 12 hours in the job following the collapse of the coalition her party had formed.Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson stepped down in the wake of...

Another body found on beach as three children among Channel deaths

Authorities say the 27 people who died trying to cross the Channel included 17 men, seven women, two teenage boys and a girl.It comes as police said an adult male had been found on...

Picture emerges of flimsy boat used after 27 people die in Channel tragedy

A picture of the flimsy boat involved in the death of 27 people in the Channel has been seen by Sky News.It comes as French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin attacked the UK's migration approach.He...