Although the Conservatives have lost more than 100 seats in the local elections, this does not translate into total triumph for Labour, Sky News analysis shows.
🔵Tory losses were felt most heavily in the south of England, in areas which were largely won by the 🟡 Lib Dems and other parties, most notably the 🟢 Greens.
🔴 Labour made ground in the East, but lost vote share in every other part of England apart from London
↗ This graph shows the significance of Labour’s win in Wandsworth, which had been in Tory hands since 1978.
🔴 Labour's victory there reflects its increasing electoral dominance in the capital - where it also won Barnet and Westminster
This graph gives an overall picture of the losses and gains across England during the #LocalElections2022 🗳
For the most up to date results – head here 👇trib.al/qbsL5BL
Sky News analysis of hundreds of ward results shows that the Tories are still increasing their share of the vote in areas where more people voted to Leave the EU❌🗳
Israeli authorities detained Dr Adnan Al-Bursh in December 2023. His family never saw him again.
Sky’s @sparkomat has spent months investigating the life and unexplained death of the much-loved Gazan surgeon.
What happened? 🧵⬇️
In the immediate weeks after October 7, Dr Al-Bursh spent his days in the operating room and sleeping in the staff room at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
He kept a diary with his mobile phone, documenting the increasingly desperate scenes unfolding around him.
Pictures show him standing in a hole, swinging a blunt-edged shovel as the hospital descended into crisis ⬇️
For the first time, Sky News has mapped the far-right ecosystem behind it.
It is a global network of influencers and followers on encrypted messaging platform Telegram and X working together to stir up trouble
The majority of the most influential messages were coming from accounts based in the US and Europe, our investigation with open-source intelligence firm @ProseLtd found.
Out of the top 20 most influential accounts, in terms of reach, views and interaction, only six were from the UK 🇬🇧
This post was written by a France-based user.
It falsely claimed the Southport stabbing suspect’s name was Ali Al Shakati, feeding into the narrative that he was a Muslim immigrant
UK fertility rates are dropping faster than any G7 country, with a staggering 18.8% decline since 2010. What’s behind this trend? @SkyNewsAdele spoke to Emily-Kate Day, a mother of one, who faces tough choices due to rising costs, reflecting the challenges many parents face.
Ben Franklin, interim CEO at the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), points to austerity as the main driver behind the falling fertility rates. He says cuts to social security have hit the UK harder than other G7 countries.
Despite both working full-time, Emily and her husband say they can’t afford another child.The couple say nursery costs alone make it impossible, reflecting a broader UK trend
"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