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http://youtu.be/RQ0f0tnf86o Sky News' Science Editor Tom Clarke goes inside a gene sequencing lab where scientists are trying to find out how dangerous Omicron, is and how it may affect us in the coming weeks and months. Early data suggest the the new COVID-19 variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain, but it is unclear if it leads to a more severe infection. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/ap...

http://youtu.be/Z5idyWvjjQ0 For several days Boris Johnson denied there was a Christmas party in Downing Street last December that breached lockdown rules. But footage has emerged of the Prime Minister’s former press secretary apparently laughing about an alleged party. Allegra Stratton jokes about a "business meeting" and a "cheese and wine" event that was "not socially-distanced". The SNP is calling on the PM to stand down. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news...

http://youtu.be/lp4WnyJN4Hc Antibodies from the Pfizer vaccine may be up to 40 times less effective against Omicron than against the original COVID strain. The first lab tests on the new variant in South Africa showed that while the strain was able to escape the vaccine antibodies, there was some protection. The study was small and will need to be verified with larger sample groups. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.googl...

http://youtu.be/mxWquTbErwU Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have spoken amid reports Russia may be preparing to invade Ukraine. The US and Russian presidents spoke by video link where Mr Biden voiced “deep concerns” about a build-up of Russian troops on the country's border with eastern Ukraine. He said there would be "strong economic and other measures” if Russia crossed the border. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google...

http://youtu.be/3tWxjlmpuMs Current projections suggest there could be 30,000 daily Omicron cases by Christmas Day and 100,000 by the New Year. One leading scientist has told Sky News there are more than 500 cases of the variant in the UK – and those cases are doubling every three to four days. But what impact will those soaring infections have on the NHS? And how many people will have received their booster jabs by then? Thomas Moore takes a look. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.ap...

http://youtu.be/YVCkF7bCZDE The Prime Minister said COVID-19 rules were followed at all times, as he responded to questions about last year's Downing Street Christmas party. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynews...

http://youtu.be/dCUva7vyiXI Boris Johnson has denied claims that dogs were prioritised over people during the UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol To enquire about l...

http://youtu.be/p2fgtCnEp-c On Sky News Breakfast with Kay Burley on Tuesday, December 7: - The damning claims from a whistle blower who says junior government officials working on the Afghanistan evacuation were asked to make life and death decisions they knew nothing about; - Severe weather warnings have been issued as Storm Barra closes in from the Atlantic today; - and as the US announces a diplomatic boycott of China's Winter Olympics, what will the UK do? Plus all the day's headlines and breaking news stories. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go ...

http://youtu.be/uAqSF7y1a2c Former Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News the UK Government did "everything we could" to get vulnerable people out of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí h...

http://youtu.be/0roD39HXSwc Anna Botting takes a first look at Tuesday's newspapers with the political editors of the Daily Mirror and The Sun, Pippa Crerar and Harry Cole. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5...

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http://youtu.be/A8SWKGY5u3A As the Government announces a crackdown on drug use, Jason Farrell looks at how 'county lines' is affecting communities across the UK. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol...

http://youtu.be/IZc4eQO5wVk A former police boss has said cuts to the service is hampering attempts to protect children from abusive parents. David Jamieson, who was the West Midlands police and crime commissioner at the time of Arthur's death in June 2020, said austerity made worse by lockdown had caused a "lethal cocktail" that "allowed neglect to happen". Six-year-old Arthur, from Solihull, was abused, neglected and killed by his stepmother, Emma Tustin, and his father, Thomas Hughes. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and dow...

http://youtu.be/WPxW_7HSyjc Two police officers have been jailed for sharing photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters. PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis had previously admitted sharing images of the bodies of Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, and were found guilty of gross misconduct at a tribunal last month. Mina Smallman, mother of the sisters, said the jailing of the two men was not a cause for "celebration" - she encouraged more women to speak up against misogyny. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download o...

http://youtu.be/dmQqqgF8J9o The UN's Human Rights Commissioner has condemned the 'sham trial' of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, after she was jailed for four years for incitement and breaking coronavirus restrictions. State TV is now reporting that her sentence has been halved to 2 years. The country's democratically-elected leader was ousted in a military coup in February. A warning this report contains flash photography. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/i...

http://youtu.be/Av-dYYPYET0 Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said 'we have gone backwards' in terms of tackling drug crime and treatment, as the government announced its 10-year drug strategy. Meanwhile, when asked about the alleged Christmas party at Downing Street last year, she went on to say that neither the PM nor the government could be trusted when it comes to setting rules. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:/...

http://youtu.be/Y9-QFMRq7oQ On Sky News Breakfast with Kay Burley on Monday, December 6: - 'Nowhere to Hide' - the government reveals its 10-year plan to tackle drug 'kingpins'; - Thousands of residents in Northern England and Scotland are still without power as the UK prepares for a second major storm to hit; - Rescuers in Indonesia search for survivors after a volcanic eruption on the main island of Java. Plus all the day's headlines and breaking news stories. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple...

http://youtu.be/DXhWZVU8TJM Boris Johnson has launched a 10-year plan for tackling drug crime in England and Wales and taking on the 'kingpins' behind supplies, warning criminals they will have 'nowhere to hide'. The PM has promised £300m investment to close down drugs gangs and dismantle 2,000 more 'county lines'. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB...

http://youtu.be/nrqpoRclNtA Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a four-year jail sentence, as a court delivered the first verdicts in a number of cases which could see her imprisoned for decades. The 76-year-old has been in detention since February 1st when the military seized power in a coup. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB S...

http://youtu.be/bVeUPgRxPTs The government has unveiled a £300 million plan to crack down on drug crime in the UK, at the same time that the Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle calls on the Met Police to investigate drug use within Parliament. Policing minister Kit Malthouse has said that 'lifestyle' users could be targeted with new measures such as the removal of passports and driving licenses. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android http...

http://youtu.be/Zu0xnz95194 We take a first look at Monday's newspapers with the Financial Times' Whitehall Editor, Sebastian Payne and The Spectator's Economics Correspondent Kate Andrews. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube...

http://youtu.be/QXXSpJigsFs Bob Dole, who overcame severe combat wounds to become a senior figure in US politics, has died at the age of 98. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol

http://youtu.be/c_Zw4dSDrjM The second major storm of the winter named Barra by the Irish Met Office is set to batter the UK on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall overnight has resulted in hundreds of properties that had been reconnected now again without power in Northumberland. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish ...

http://youtu.be/r5F_XEh48u4 A vigil has been held in Solihull to remember six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes as a national investigation into his murder is announced. An independent review will identify the lessons to be learned from Arthur's death, in June last year, for the benefit of other children elsewhere in England. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&...

http://youtu.be/vbhjyCFNxH8 The murder of Sarah Everard pushed the issue of violence against women right to the top of the political agenda. Much of the attention focused on what role the police can play in understanding the threats women face and placing the onus for action on men, rather than on women to avoid danger.  Now Sussex Police, a force led entirely by women, is launching a celebrity-backed campaign to encourage men to "do the right thing". SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://it...

http://youtu.be/PpKfBVevl9s The travel industry is set to see the return of pre-departure COVID tests for all UK arrivals. British Airways and Airlines UK are among those who have criticised the move while Labour is in favour of the government's decision but has said it has come too late. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now...

http://youtu.be/JBAdOwLaAYQ Experts say thousands of cases of autism in women could be going undiagnosed. Presenter Melanie Sykes and reality TV star Christine McGuinness are among those who were told as adults they have autism. Why are women prone to such late diagnosis? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spa...

http://youtu.be/Ol04wNzw5Fo A vigil is being held in Solihull to remember six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Sky's Dan Whitehead describes the "upsetting and moving occasion" as people release balloons into the sky. The boy, from Solihull, West Midlands, was poisoned, starved and beaten by his father's girlfriend Emma Tustin, 32, and his father Thomas Hughes, 29, in a prolonged campaign of "evil abuse".

http://youtu.be/qpua6sfmmts Labour says it wants a "common sense" approach to socialising in the run-up to Christmas and backs people meeting up for parties. The government has taken a similar stance amid fears the hospitality industry would be badly damaged by another COVID Christmas. But with so little known about the Omicron variant, there are fears big work parties could spark a spike in cases. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android:...

http://youtu.be/iN7xWKvUx58 Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says there will be an investigation into the death of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Arthur was killed by his father's partner in June last year. Emma Tustin was convicted last week of Arthur's murder while Thomas Hughes was convicted of his son's manslaughter. The review will look into how social services and local authorities liaise with the criminal justice system. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sk...