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Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
Hosted by Sky News · EN
Your ten-minute cheat sheet to the day’s news. From politics, global conflicts to pop culture, sport and everything in between.
Sky News’s Sophy Ridge and Wilf Frost cut through the noise to get you clued up — fast.
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Streeting targets Burnham? | Action against parents for children’s crimes | First Englishman to win US PGA since 1919
May 1800:11:52Tap to summarizeFormer Health Secretary Wes Streeting who resigned from the government on Thursday has announced he would like to see the UK rejoin the EU one day, as he announced he would stand in any Labour leadership contest.Supporters of Andy Burnham are reportedly furious with Mr Streeting, as they believe it is a deliberate attempt to raise the salience of Brexit in the leave-voting constituency of Makerfield, where the Greater Manchester Mayor hopes to stand as a parliamentary candidate.President Trump has threatened Iran, saying "the clock is ticking" and the country "better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them".Parents and guardians could be more likely to face harsher repercussions if their children break the law. Justice Secretary David Lammy will introduce a series of reforms under a shake-up of the youth justice system.The new BBC Director-General Matt Brittin starts his job today, but the corporation is under scrutiny following claims by former director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth who has said she felt forced out after "bullying" from trans activists inside the corporation.And finally, Wolverhampton's Aaron Rai has become the First Englishman since 1919 to win the US PGA Championship.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Burnham to stand as MP? | Farage donation scrutiny| First Football World Cup halftime show
May 1500:10:58Tap to summarizeThe mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he will try to become an MP in the Makerfield by-election, which could also pave the way for him to enter Downing Street. There’s confusion over Donald Trump’s plans in Iran and doubt over the stability of the current ceasefire, after the president said his military campaign against the country is "to be continued". Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, is in hot water as the controversy over the £5million donation he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne will see him facing a parliamentary standards investigation. There has been a new meningitis outbreak in Reading, with close contacts to those affected being offered medication as a precaution. The lineup for the first ever football World Cup halftime show has been announced - with Shakira, Madonna and K-Pop group BTS, the artists headlining. Ali and Kamali have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Streeting to quit? | Trump and Xi talks| Southampton football spygate
May 1400:12:30Tap to summarizeAllies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting have told Sky News he is preparing to quit and mount a leadership challenge against the prime minister.Sir Keir Starmer is understood to have told ministers there will be "chaos" if the Labour Party is plunged into such a contest as he faces the seemingly imminent bid for his job from Streeting.US President Donald Trump has landed in China for a two day visit, with Chinese President XI Jinping saying that the two nations "should be partners, not rivals".Reform UK leader Nigel Farage might be enjoying his local election success - but the way he and his party are funded is now set to come under the spotlight.There's been an exciting and controversial twist in the Scottish Premiership title race - where Hearts are fighting to become the first team that isn't Celtic or Rangers to win the title in over 40 years.Ali and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Starmer to meet Streeting | Trump heads to China | Israel reaches Eurovision final
May 1300:11:15Tap to summarizeIt might be a new day for the prime minister but his leadership crisis certainly hasn’t gone away as he prepares to meet his health secretary Wes Streeting this morning.Their meeting will take place before the King’s Speech in the House of Lords - a day of pomp and pageantry where the monarch will lay out the government’s agenda for the coming year.Meanwhile, the UK has said it will send drones, fighter jets and a warship to a joint mission aimed at safeguarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.It comes as the world’s two most powerful men are set to meet in Beijing as Donald Trump heads to China to be hosted by the country’s president Xi Jinping.Back in the UK - 20 British passengers who were aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be released from isolation at a Merseyside hospital.Finally - Israel has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final in a year where Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia have all boycotted the event due to its involvement.Ali and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Starmer to quit? | Polanski tax apology | Wordle to hit TV screens
May 1200:12:50Tap to summarizeSir Keir Starmer is said to be "weighing up his options" ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting this morning, after some of his top team told him to consider setting out a timeline for his resignation.Green Party leader Zack Polanski is also in hot water, although less than the PM of course, after admitting he may have failed to pay council tax while living on a houseboat in London.Donald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" and claimed Tehran went back on an agreement to give up its nuclear material.Meanwhile a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre - a Jeffrey Epstein victim who accused former prince Andrew of sexual abuse - has won the top prize at this year's British Book Awards.Finally, fans of Wordle are in luck, as the online game will be turned into a TV show.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Starmer battles to keep job | BAFTA roundup | Four-day week to combat obesity?
May 1100:11:58Tap to summarizeToday could end up being a defining day for Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, as pressure grows on him to step down.Labour MP and foreign minister Catherine West is threatening to launch a leadership challenge unless a major speech by the PM hits the mark.Peace between the US and Iran appears unlikely after Donald Trump said proposals put forward by Tehran are "totally unacceptable".Twenty British nationals who were evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are now self-isolating for 72 hours at a hospital on Merseyside.And British drama Adolescence wins even more awards after cleaning up at the TV BAFTAs.Plus: could working a four-day week tackle the obesity crisis? Scientists have found the hours someone works can be linked to their weight.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Labour suffer horror night in local elections | US and Iran continue attacks | Villa and Palace European footy success
May 800:11:09Tap to summarizeIt has been a night of horror for Labour in the Local elections, while Reform UK have made significant gains.Sir Keir Starmer's party has been haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership.The US Central Command has said it intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" and responded through targeting launch sites in Iran.This is after an Iranian military spokesperson confirmed they had attacked US vessels, for what they described as "the aggressive, terrorist, and pirate US military (having) violated the ceasefire".A 39-year-old man has been charged following an incident near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home in Norfolk.Two men have been convicted in the first case relating to Chinese espionage in British history.And finally, Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League final where they will be looking to win their first major title in 30 years.Anna and Kamali have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Trump says war will be 'over quickly' | Hantavirus cases rise | Iran wants 'no insults' of IRGC at World Cup
May 700:13:58Tap to summarizeMillions of voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls today.There are council elections in England, while devolved parliaments are up for grabs in Scotland and Wales, as well as six local mayoralties in London.Donald Trump has once again claimed the war with Iran is nearing an end – saying a peace agreement will be made and the conflict will be "over quickly".The president has been bullish throughout the war, saying the US is dominating, but details of a leaked memo from the White House might suggest otherwise.A British hantavirus patient has told Sky News he is isolating in hospital after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.US secretary of state Marco Rubio will have his work cut out for him today as he heads to Rome to meet the Pope after weeks of back-and-forth between the leader of the Catholic Church and Mr Trump.Iran's football chief has said he wants assurances that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will not be insulted by the US during the World Cup this summer.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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'Project Freedom' paused | Google AI workers worried about military uses | End of morning airport pint?
May 600:11:04Tap to summarizeIt looks like Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff between the US and Iran as he has announced he will be pausing "Project Freedom".He added in a post on Truth Social, his social media site, that the decision came at the request of Pakistan and other nations.Hate crimes will be fast-tracked when it comes to prosecutions in England and Wales in an effort to deal with the spike in antisemitism.The cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak of hantavirus will set sail to the Canary Islands.There are reported to be "scores" of workers at Google DeepMind who insist their technology shouldn't be used to make "genocide cheaper, faster and more efficient".And finally, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called for a ban on alcohol being served before morning flights, in an effort to deal with bad passenger behaviour.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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Project Freedom or Project Deadlock? | PM to discuss antisemitism | Which airport has longest delays in UK?
May 500:12:58Tap to summarizeIran has warned the US that no military solution can bring about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran claims to have struck an American warship in the crucial waterway, while Washington says it's destroyed seven of Iran's "fast boats".Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.The prime minister is set to meet senior figures from all walks of public life to discuss growing antisemitism in Britain.Two people were killed after a car ploughed into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon.Three people have died, including a Dutch couple and a German national, after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde.And finally, Manchester Airport tops the table for the longest average flight delays in the UK last year.Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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