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Venice is on the look out for new gondoliers to take on its centuries-old profession as the lagoon city is projected to see a record influx of tourists this year. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/venice-is-recruiting-gondoliers-but-candidates-face-long-competitive-and-costly-process-13197771 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 10:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A man who was shot by an officer in a Surrey village last week has died. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/man-who-was-shot-by-police-officer-in-surrey-village-last-week-has-died-13197818 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 11:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The accounting giant PwC has been fined £15m by the financial conduct regulator in its first-ever financial penalty on an audit firm. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/pwc-fined-16315m-for-not-reporting-suspected-fraud-at-firm-13197754 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 09:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rescue teams have called off a search for a missing 23-year-old man who fell overboard from a vessel in the North Sea. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/search-called-off-for-missing-man-who-fell-overboard-from-vessel-in-north-sea-13197788 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 10:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police are investigating a report of a "hate incident" after two Israeli audience members were reportedly heckled out of Reginald D Hunter's Edinburgh Fringe show. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/police-review-hate-incident-at-reginald-d-hunter-edinburgh-fringe-show-13197733 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 08:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kim Dotcom, who founded the globally popular file-sharing site Megaupload, will be extradited to the US from New Zealand. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-to-us-after-losing-12-year-legal-fight-13197724 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 08:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two teenagers have been charged with terrorism offences after an investigation into suspected extreme right-wing activity.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/two-teenagers-charged-with-terrorism-offences-13197686 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 06:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least one Palestinian has been killed after dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a village in the occupied West Bank. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/masked-israeli-settlers-hurl-petrol-bombs-in-attack-on-west-bank-village-13197674 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 05:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

British retailers saw sales rise last month after a boost from Euro 2024 and summer discounting, official figures show, in a further sign of a growing economy. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2024-and-summer-discounts-help-boost-retail-sales-in-latest-sign-of-growing-economy-13197676 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 05:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Butler farm showground doesn't necessarily feel like a place where history was made.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-had-the-election-in-the-bag-until-he-didnt-13197622 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 21:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

There is "nothing stopping" child sexual abuse images from spreading on WhatsApp, a child safety organisation has warned.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/nothing-stopping-child-sex-abuse-images-spreading-on-whatsapp-safety-group-says-13197658 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 03:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three months after he was sprung from custody in a stunning - and violent - ambush, French gang boss "The Fly" remains on the run and the search for him is "dead in the water". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-fly-search-for-escaped-french-gang-boss-dead-in-the-water-13196831 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 04:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sir Keir Starmer should have labelled the recent riots in England "racist" earlier than he did, Thangam Debbonaire has said. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-should-have-called-out-racism-of-rioters-earlier-says-thangam-debbonaire-13197450 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A key ally of Vladimir Putin has urged Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the conflict, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's troops had captured a key Russian town. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/vladimir-putin-ally-alexander-lukashenko-urges-russia-and-ukraine-to-end-war-13197650 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 01:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The black box recording from a Brazilian plane which crashed, killing all 62 people on board, features the co-pilot saying the aircraft needed "more power", according to local media. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/brazil-planes-black-box-recording-reveals-co-pilots-comment-before-crash-local-media-says-13197490 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 16:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Taylor Swift has returned to Wembley Stadium in style, bringing her Eras hits once again to a crowd of more than 90,000 - with a little help from "best friend" Ed Sheeran. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/taylor-swift-returns-to-wembley-for-first-time-since-vienna-terror-threat-with-help-from-ed-sheeran-13197649 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 23:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A dramatic image of a whale shark rising from the depths to feed on a bait ball has won an international scientific photography competition.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/science-in-pictures-whale-sharks-birds-coral-and-wasps-win-scientific-photography-competition-13197348 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-16 00:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A Scottish and Irish rock formation dating back hundreds of millions of years could be evidence of what scientists call snowball Earth, a new study says. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/scotland-and-ireland-rock-formation-dating-back-hundreds-of-millions-of-years-shows-historic-global-freeze-study-says-13197643 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 22:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Victims of the infected blood scandal will receive financial support for life, the government has confirmed. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/infected-blood-scandal-victims-to-receive-financial-support-for-life-13197445 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Monzo has been named the best bank in Great Britain for customer satisfaction, according to a major industry-wide survey. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/best-and-worst-uk-banks-for-customer-satisfaction-revealed-by-poll-13197499 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 16:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The government has been urged to make this season the last that Premier League games are locked behind a paywall. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/government-urged-to-remove-premier-league-from-paywall-13197565 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 18:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jordan Chiles has revealed her "devastation" at being stripped of her 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/jordan-chiles-makes-first-statement-after-being-stripped-of-olympic-bronze-medal-13197588 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 19:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Lebanon is preparing for all-out war; even as the Gaza ceasefire talks begin. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/lebanon-increasingly-pessimistic-about-avoiding-a-regional-war-it-can-ill-afford-13197529 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 17:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prince Harry and Meghan have landed in Colombia for their second major overseas tour outside of the Royal Family. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-and-meghan-arrive-in-colombia-after-vice-president-moved-by-netflix-documentary-13197567 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 18:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The UK has "one of the highest rates of drug deaths in Europe", the National Crime Agency has said - as it warned about a rise in the use of "incredibly strong" synthetic opioids. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/uk-has-one-of-the-highest-rates-of-drug-deaths-in-europe-as-national-crime-agency-warns-about-rise-of-synthetic-opioids-13197427 Author : Publish date : 2024-08-15 13:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.