Lib Dem candidate Helen Morgan overturned a huge Tory majority to triumph in the North Shropshire by-election in a shock result.
Here’s the latest news from this morning, as the prime minister is warned he is 'on last strike' 👇
Watch the moment the Liberal Democrats won the North Shropshire by-election.
Helen Morgan polled 17,957 votes, while the Tory candidate Neil Shastri-Hurst was second on 12,032
'Boris Johnson, the party is over'
"Tonight, the people of North Shropshire have spoken on behalf of the British people," says new Lib Dem MP Helen Morgan as she marks her historic North Shropshire win
Here are the final results of the North Shropshire by-election ⬇️
The swing from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats was 34.2% - marking the second largest such swing since 1945, says Sky News election analyst Michael Thrasher
‘A swing of 34.2% from Conservative to Lib Dem is the second largest since the war, bettered only by Christchurch in 1993.’
Professor Michael Thrasher, Sky News elections analyst, reflects on the shock result 👇
“Voters in North Shropshire were fed up and they gave us a kicking.”
Conservative Party Chair, Oliver Dowden reacts to a shock defeat in the North Shropshire by-election, saying he has heard the voters “loud and clear”
‘It's these attacks that will alarm Conservative MPs and turn up the heat on Boris Johnson at the end of a week when 100 of his backbenchers rebelled against his Plan B COVID curbs’
"We have a growing number of young people in this country who do not subscribe to British values... We see them on the streets of London every Saturday" - @Nigel_Farage
"Are we talking about Muslims here?" - @TrevorPTweets
"Can you imagine how offensive that is a British Muslim?"
Sky's @TrevorPTweets challenges comments made by @Nigel_Farage.
#TrevorPhillips
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Sky's @TrevorPTweets asks @Nigel_Farage if "the Reform platform for this election is every problem you face is down to immigrants and, in particular, to Muslims".
Would you want to live forever online? 💻 One technology entrepreneur has made this a reality.
Sky’s Arthi Nachiappan tries out the AI technology which reimagines our relationship with the dead 👇
When his father was diagnosed with cancer, tech entrepreneur Artur Sychov was inspired to create a virtual reality tool which would allow him to live forever online
Artur called it ‘live forever mode’.
It features digital avatars who can simulate a person’s voice, mannerisms and movements after just 30 minutes of the user being observed
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
This is what the big social media companies had to say about how they safeguard children on their platforms
Hearings have taken place today at the International Court of Justice, where Israel stands accused of committing genocide in Gaza.
But what is genocide and why is South Africa taking Israel to court? 🧵👇
South Africa is arguing Israel is breaching the UN convention on genocide by "killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction"
Israel has described the lawsuit as a "despicable and contemptuous exploitation" of the court
Israel said Gazans could flee to this neighbourhood - then it was hit.
Using on-the-ground footage, satellite imagery and mapping software, Sky News found that a building in Deir al Balah was hit on 5 December, one day after Israel told civilians they could flee to the city.
Responding to our findings, the IDF did not deny it was responsible for the blast.
Two independent experts told Sky that the extent of the damage, size of the rubble, lack of burn damage and apparent precision of the strike were consistent with an airstrike, not a misfired rocket.
Without access to the weapon remnants Sky News cannot say for sure who was behind the blast.
Israel has said it was striking military targets in Deir al Balah that day. Sky has not seen any reports of other groups firing rockets in the area at that time.