Only around one in five trains across the UK will operate today, as tens of thousands of workers go on strike again in the latest round of industrial action to hit the rail network.

The cost of living crisis is pushing more women into sex work and leaving them unable to say no to violent and exploitative clients, outreach workers have told Sky News.

The Royal Air Force took steps to "artificially inflate" its diversity numbers in a bid to hit a key government target for female and ethnic minority recruits, three defence sources have claimed and leaked documents have suggested.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with the abduction and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in Greater Manchester.

Michael Gove has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister, as he accused Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality".

Finland's prime minister says she has taken a drugs test "for her own legal protection" after videos emerged this week of her at a "wild" party with friends in a private home.

A man from Pennsylvania has been charged after he allegedly bought stolen body parts from a mortuary for resale on Facebook, police have said.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies around dangerous individuals, their parent company Meta has said.

At least 12 people have been killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Vanessa Bryant has told a court that she felt "blindsided" when she learned photos of the crash that killed her husband and daughter had been shared by emergency services.