The leader of African football has told Sky News the FIFA election is the way to challenge Gianni Infantino's position – cautioning against moves to force out the embattled president early.

The civilian workforce tasked with equipping the UK's armed forces to be ready for war has been told it must wait until next year for an already limited pay rise, Sky News understands.

The scale of the war in Sudan is hard to take in.

The rate of UK growth has slowed but the economy remained resilient despite the Iran war, according to the latest data.

Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a "hammer blow to young people's job prospects" after the government's own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year.

Donald Trump's press secretary will be departing her White House role, the US president has announced.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the US may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks. 

The son of Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner has denied stabbing his parents to death in their Los Angeles home after a new allegation of lying in wait for them.

A bus driver shot dead outside a south London pub has been named by police.

Lionel Messi has raised "serious doubts" over his footballing future in a touching tribute to his father, Jorge, who died last week.