Critical deals

Analysis: China has a near-monopoly on rare earths. Why Trump is struggling to break it up.

Breaking News

North Carolina passed a new congressional map that will likely give the GOP one more red-leaning seat in next year’s midterms

The £5 chocolate bar that shows why food prices are going through the roof

Column | On Politics

Democrats are addicted to political fantasies, Jonathan Martin writes

Boy who murdered 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in school knife attack sentenced to life with minimum of 16 years in detention

Small boat crossings to the UK surpass last year's total

Jim Gamble, a frontrunner to become chair of national grooming gang inquiry, withdraws, Sky News understands

Breaking News

Israel is obligated to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza, UN's top court says, rebuking the blockade imposed on the enclave earlier this year

Second leadership candidate withdraws from grooming gang inquiry

Tax brackets are changing. See how much you’ll owe starting next year.

Boy who murdered 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in school is named - follow sentencing live

‘One in, one out’ migrant back in

Shutdown Day 22

A bipartisan “gang” helped end the 2018 shutdown. But the number of senators with experience crossing the aisle has tanked since.

Starmer backs inquiry into Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge deal

Starmer says grooming gangs inquiry 'will never be watered down', after several survivors quit - follow latest

Morning Rundown

Trump 'disengaged' on shutdown, Elon Musk's NASA fight, and IRS tax changes