Episodes

  • Roman Abramovich: From rags, to riches, to 'ripping off' Ukraine

    Roman Abramovich: From rags, to riches, to 'ripping off' Ukraine
    Jun 6 2025
    The government is threatening to take former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich to court over the proceeds of the sale of the club.

    Three years after being sanctioned for the oligarch's links to the Russian president, £2.5bn remains frozen in a bank account. The funds are earmarked for Ukrainian aid, but where will they end up?

    In today's episode, Niall Paterson talks to the financier and author Bill Bowder and Sky's sports correspondent Rob Harris about how Abramovich went from orphan to oligarch and where sanctions leave him today.

    Lawyers for Abramovich did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    Producer: Gabriel Radus and Emily Hulme
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    21 mins
  • Weight loss jabs - what else don't we know?

    Weight loss jabs - what else don't we know?
    Jun 5 2025
    The government's health agency, the MHRA, is warning women that they shouldn't use weight loss jabs while pregnant and that the drugs can also affect the reliability of the pill, which has led to a rise in so-called "Ozempic babies".

    On today’s Sky News Daily Niall Paterson talks to Dr Nikita Kanani, a GP and former medical director for primary care at NHS England, about the risks, whether there are other concerns about using them and if there should be tighter restrictions on online sales of the jabs.

    Producer: Emily Hulme
    Editor: Wendy Parker
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    11 mins
  • Where’s Rachel Reeves getting her bus money?

    Where’s Rachel Reeves getting her bus money?
    Jun 4 2025

    The chancellor presents the spending review next week where she will outline how the budget will be divided for government departments between 2026 and 2029. Rachel Reeves says she has an extra £113bn of capital to play with.

    But with so many promises and projects dependent on the cash, how does she decide who will win and who will lose?

    On today's Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky News’ deputy political editor, Sam Coates, who has used AI to predict how the chancellor might spend the cash.

    Producer: Emily Hulme
    Editor: Rosie Gillot



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    15 mins
  • Why good weather isn’t to blame for small boat crossings

    Why good weather isn’t to blame for small boat crossings
    Jun 3 2025
    The Home Office says the doubling of good weather days this year compared to the start of 2024 "coincides with small boat arrivals being 46% higher" - but research by Sky's Data and Forensics team shows a rise in crossings during bad weather as well.

    On today's Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky News' political correspondent Ali Fortescue and senior data journalist Daniel Dunford to assess what the new data tells us about how well the government's plans to tackle small boat crossings are working and what they've learnt about how the smuggling gangs are adapting.

    Producer: Emily Hulme
    Editor: Wendy Parker
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    13 mins
  • Defence review: 'War ready’ - but for what war?

    Defence review: 'War ready’ - but for what war?
    Jun 2 2025

    The prime minister has launched a 10-year Strategic Defence Review setting out how Britain will operate in an ever-more worrying geopolitical environment.

    Sir Keir Starmer says "every citizen has a role to play" in "defence of the realm", but do we know what kind of war we're preparing for?

    On today's Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's defence editor Deborah Haynes and military analyst Michael Clarke to discuss whether the defence review meets the mark.

    Producer: Emily Hulme
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    16 mins
  • ‘Le slap’: Brigitte Macron, schoolteacher to France’s first lady

    ‘Le slap’: Brigitte Macron, schoolteacher to France’s first lady
    May 30 2025
    Emmanuel Macron has played down a video of him being pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte, as the couple prepared to leave their plane to begin their tour of South East Asia.

    The French president said he was just joking with the first lady and the incident was "nothing". But the footage has put the pair and their relationship in the global spotlight.

    In today's episode, Niall Paterson talks to France 24's international affairs editor, Philip Turle, about who Brigitte Macron is, how the couple are viewed in France and the online rumours that have dogged them.

    Producer: Emily Hulme and Gabriel Radus
    Editor: Wendy Parker
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    14 mins
  • Israel's illegal settlements - and those fighting back

    Israel's illegal settlements - and those fighting back
    May 29 2025
    Israel has authorised 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including legalising unauthorised outposts.Such settlements are considered illegal under international law - a designation Israel disputes.

    There's nothing new about settlements, they've been popping up in the area since 1967. But since the Hamas attack on 7 October, tensions have intensified.

    On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our international correspondent Alex Rossi and producer Orly Halpern, who have visited the Palestinian village of Ras al-Ayn, where activists on the ground have reported a surge in violence and intimidation by Israeli settlers aimed at driving Palestinian families from their homes.

    Editor: Philly Beaumont
    Producer: Jada Kai Meosa John
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    14 mins
  • Dominic Cummings: If Farage listens to me, he’ll be the next PM

    Dominic Cummings: If Farage listens to me, he’ll be the next PM
    May 28 2025
    Nigel Farage could "definitely" become prime minister at the next general election.
    That's according to Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor, who says he has held meetings with the Reform UK leader and advised him on how to go from "one man and an iPhone" to holding the keys to Downing Street.

    On the Sky News Daily, Liz Bates speaks to Mr Cummings about the current state of British politics, why the public feels let down, and who Mr Farage needs to recruit if he wants to be the next prime minister.

    Warning: contains strong language.
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    27 mins