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British media and telecommunications conglomerate

Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a subsidiary of the American conglomerate Comcast, and headquartered in Isleworth. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Sky is Europe's largest media company and pay-TV broadcaster by revenue, with 23 million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019. The company is primarily involved in satellite television, producing and broadcasting. The current CEO is Dana Strong.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launches, Challenging SpaceX

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is set to launch from Cape Canaveral today, marking a significant step in the company's competition with SpaceX for government contracts and commercial satellite launches; its larger payload capacity is intended to give Blue Origin a competitive edge.

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Glasgow Opens UK's First Safer Drug Consumption Room

Glasgow opened the UK's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, on Monday, aiming to reduce Scotland's 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023. Funded with up to £2.3 million annually, it offers supervised drug use, support services, and a legal framework that does not prosecute users within t...

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Tropical Storm Dikeledi Strikes Mayotte, Exacerbating Cyclone Chido's Devastation

Tropical Storm Dikeledi struck Mayotte on January 28th, 2024, causing flooding and damage just weeks after Cyclone Chido, which killed at least 39 people and left 200 missing; a red alert remains in effect.

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Second Arrest Made in Khalife Prison Escape Investigation

Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, has been charged with helping Daniel Khalife escape from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023 by attaching himself to a food delivery truck, and with possessing a phone in prison; he will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

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Glasgow Opens First Safer Drug Consumption Room to Combat Drug Deaths

Glasgow's first safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle, opened on Monday, offering supervised drug use and support services to combat Scotland's drug-related deaths crisis, which saw 1,172 deaths in 2023, a 12% increase from the previous year.

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Blue Origin Scrubs New Glenn Launch Due to Technical Issue

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch attempt, originally planned for Friday, was repeatedly delayed due to sea conditions and finally scrubbed today due to an unspecified vehicle subsystem issue discovered during final checks, despite favorable weather.

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100+ Dead in South African Mine Standoff

At least 100 miners have died in a South African abandoned gold mine after a standoff with police who cut off food and water supplies, with 18 bodies recovered and hundreds still underground.

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Heathrow's Record Passenger Numbers Clash with Europe's Climate Goals

Heathrow Airport reported a record 83.9 million passengers in 2024, a 4.7 million increase from 2023, exceeding the previous record set in 2019; however, this growth conflicts with environmental concerns regarding increased carbon emissions projected to more than double by 2050.

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Ukraine Proposes Prisoner Swap with North Korea for POWs Held by Russia

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy proposed a prisoner exchange to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, offering two captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian POWs held by Russia; this follows the capture of two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region, with one wishing to remain in Ukraine and the...

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Leicester Helicopter Crash Inquest Reveals Failed Rescue Attempt and £2.15bn Lawsuit

A Leicester City helicopter crash inquest revealed that police tried unsuccessfully to break the aircraft's windscreen to rescue the five occupants who died in the crash, including Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha; a £2.15bn lawsuit against the manufacturer has been filed.

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UK Minister's Blog Posts Contradict Claims of Distance from Aunt, Ex-Bangladeshi PM

Sky News revealed blog posts by UK minister Tulip Siddiq, showing her campaigning with her aunt, deposed Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, in 2009, contradicting Siddiq's claims; The Times also found Siddiq's Labour Party flyers in her aunt's Dhaka palace, further fueling corruption allegations against ...

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UK COVID Inquiry to Investigate Social Media's Role in Vaccine Misinformation

The UK COVID-19 Inquiry's Module 4 will investigate the impact of social media misinformation and disinformation on vaccine hesitancy, aiming to improve future vaccination campaigns and public health messaging, with potential recommendations for social media regulation.

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