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The major incident saw multi-agency responses to nearly 150 emergency calls.

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

An elderly couple had the gable end of their home ripped apart by Storm Goretti but were thankfully uninjured.

The Bailiwick has been battered by Storm Goretti, with trees brought down, property damaged and 50 people evacuated from flats in St Peter Port.

A Russian oil tanker sanctioned by the United States is sailing north of the islands a day after a similar vessel was seized by US forces in European waters.

Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney airports will close at 6pm on Thursday evening (8th January) as the islands brace for the peak of Storm Goretti.

Storm force winds with gusts to 90mph and heavy rainfall are expected across the Channel Islands tomorrow evening (8 January).

51 cruise ship visits are scheduled for the year ahead, with that number likely to increase.

Jersey is making progress in its recovery efforts following Storm Goretti, although this is expected to continue over the next few weeks.

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

Jersey has been battered by Storm Goretti, with trees brought down, property damaged and water and power outages in parts of the island.

A major incident is being declared as Storm Goretti is set to hit the Channel Islands.

A Russian oil tanker sanctioned by the United States is sailing north of the islands a day after a similar vessel was seized by US forces in European waters.

Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney airports will close at 6pm on Thursday evening (8th January) as the islands brace for the peak of Storm Goretti.

Islanders in Gorey are set to face 10 weeks of road closures on Gorey Hill, as Jersey Electricity plans to upgrade the network.

Kieran Walker (42) has been jailed for four and half years by Jersey's Royal Court for smuggling cocaine into Jersey concealed in chocolate egg cases hidden in his underwear.

Four people, including three teenagers, who died in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester have been named locally.

Hundreds of Iranian protesters have reportedly been killed, according to an independent group, as the regime threatened to retaliate if attacked by the US.

The extent of the state's crackdown on Iranian protesters is beginning to emerge, despite the internet shutdown.

A British skier has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley will miss the rest of the season with a significant knee injury sustained in Thursday's goalless draw at Arsenal.

Oliver Glasner fumed at his Crystal Palace side after their shock FA Cup third-round exit at Macclesfield on Saturday, saying his U21 side could have done better.

Colby Parkinson's touchdown with 38 seconds to play silenced the Carolina Panthers crowd as the Los Angeles Rams escaped with a 34-31 victory to advance to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday. 

Manchester United are expected to accelerate the process of appointing a new interim head coach, with further detailed talks planned before a final decision is made between Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

WH Smith, the London-listed travel retail group, is drawing up plans to identify a new chairman amid a battle to restore investors' faith in the company.

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The company behind London's Pride parade recorded a £120,726 loss in 2024, latest accounts show.

A UAE-based steel company has made an approach to buy Britain's third-biggest steel producer, months after it was declared "hopelessly insolvent" and fell into the hands of the Official Receiver.

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the single most anticipated video game of 2026.

Gabby Logan has paid tribute to her father, former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath, who died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

Brigitte Bardot's funeral has been held with a private service in Saint-Tropez.

A cabinet minister has said anyone associated with Jeffrey Epstein should "apologise" to his victims after Lord Mandelson declined to do so.

The Conservatives have said they would ban social media for children under the age of 16.

A cabinet minister has refused to be drawn on whether the UK would support the US if it decided to take military action against Iran amid widespread protests in the country.

Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are set to start in the spring, Sky News understands.

A British skier has died in an avalanche in the French Alps.

The extent of the state's crackdown on Iranian protesters is beginning to emerge, despite the internet shutdown.

Mass protest is a long way from revolution.

A new-look Sky News series takes viewers straight into some of the world's most hostile environments.

The Conservatives have said they would ban social media for children under the age of 16.

David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes - such as those made using Elon Musk's Grok - are "entirely unacceptable".

The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days.

The UK government "wants any excuse for censorship", Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X's artificial intelligence tool.

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.