Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

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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March 5, 2026 10 mins

The war in the Middle East enters its sixth day today, and the conflict has reached new ground.

A ballistic missile fired from Iran heading into Turkish airspace was shot down, the Turkish defence ministry has said.


This came before Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence, confirmed a US submarine sunk an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka.


The husband of a Labour MP is one of three men arrested by the Metropolitan Police on Wedn...

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Donald Trump has claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "no Churchill".

Trump said he was "not happy with the UK" over its "shocking" decision to not allow the US to use its military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands for the initial strikes against Iran.

The Israeli military says it has started a "broad wave of strikes" in Iran overnight, marking the fifth day since the conflict in the Middle East began.

The government wi...

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The US and Israel's war on Iran is entering its fourth day, as strikes from both sides continue following the death of Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday.

Tehran has threatened to burn down any ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while Marco Rubio has said “the hardest hits are yet to come from the US military”.

A potential dispute looks to be brewing between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer after the PM appeared to critici...

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March 2, 2026 10 mins

Donald Trump has repeated claims that the US is prepared to continue its attacks on Iran for several weeks.

This follows a tense weekend in the Middle East as a new conflict began on Saturday morning with the US and Israel striking cities across Iran, calling for its people to remove the regime.

The RAF base Akrotiri has been hit by a suspected drone strike the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

People granted asylum in the UK will ha...

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The Green Party have won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election. What does it mean for Labour and Reform

Pakistan has declared an "open war" with its neighbour Afghanistan.

Hillary Clinton has denied any knowledge about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes ahead of her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, testifying before Congress today.

A massive study of the vegetarian diet has revealed some good news about its health be...

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Content Warning: childbirth trauma & loss

"Maternity and neonatal services in England are failing too many women" - that's the findings laid out in a report into the nation's maternity care.

Jeffrey Epstein has appeared to blame the then-Prince Charles for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor losing his UK trade envoy job.

Cuba says its forces have killed four Cuban nationals on a US-registered speedboat.

Also today, polls open at 7am in the...

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President Donald Trump has made a record-breaking speech in the US - the longest in history… at one hour 48 minutes long.

Peter Mandelson's lawyers say a 'baseless' suggestion prompted his arrest on Monday. Mandelson has denied any wrongdoing.

From today, visitors will require an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter Britain. What does it mean for dual nationals?

And has spring sprung?

Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 m...

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Lord Mandelson spent around eight hours being questioned by police over alleged leaks of market-sensitive data to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The UK's pledged millions more support for Ukraine, four years on from Russia's invasion.

GPs are being given an incentive of £3,000 from the government to prescribe patients weight-loss jabs.

And a baby boy's become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who received a womb ...

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Billions of pounds are to be spent to help provide for children with educational special needs, which would see more children learning in mainstream rather than specialist schools.

Blockades and violent protests have erupted across Mexico after the country's most wanted man, a kingpin drug lord, was killed in a military operation, with the help of the US.

What do US President Donald Trump's fresh tariff threats mean for the UK and EU...

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After being arrested by police, the former prince and brother to King Charles, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has now been released under investigation.

His former home in Berkshire is set to undergo further police searches today.

It is understood that the UK has said the US cannot launch strikes on Iran from its military base on Diego Garcia, the biggest island in the Chagos Islands.

More than 30 "drone squads" are being deployed to t...

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Could the Government be set to make another u-turn?

President Donald Trump has yet again warned the UK not to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The boss of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court at a landmark trial in Los Angeles questioning whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

Children can now claim damages for years of life earnings lost due to medical negligence after a ruling by th...

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February 18, 2026 5 mins

Real Madrid and Brazilian football star Vinicius Junior has said he was racially abused in last night’s match against Benfica.

Essex Police are looking into private flights taken in and out of Stansted Airport - as a result of details coming from the Epstein files.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) says police are arresting 1,000 suspected paedophiles every month.

A group of female MPs say the government should immediately ban high-harm...

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Thirty local councils face a scramble to organise elections in less than three months’ time after the latest government U-turn.

Sir Keir Starmer had attempted to delay some council elections in May, ahead of planned local government reorganisation.

However, he’s been forced to abandon those plans after legal advice suggested a delay could be unlawful.

Reform UK is now demanding that legal advice is published.

More than 200 people have ...

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February 16, 2026 10 mins

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says no platforms will get a "free pass" to ensure kids are safe online. He said "technology is moving really fast and the law has got to keep up".

The crackdown is expected to target AI chatbots - and include a consultation on whether to introduce an age limit for using social media.

Sky News speaks to some of the black women who continue to suffer disproportionately from maternity care.

The UK is cons...

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New evidence from the Epstein files shows the late paedophile asked one of his staff members to install hidden video cameras in his home. Many of his victims have suspected they were secretly being filmed.

Nigel Farage has backed billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe after he said Britain was being colonised by immigrants.

The FBI has released new details about a potential suspect in relation to the kidnapping of the mother of US TV host Sav...

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, part owner of Manchester United, has claimed Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants. The prime minister's demanded an apology.

Police in Canada say the attacker behind the deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting was an 18 year old transgender woman with a history of mental health problems.

A second Premier League manager sacking in 24 hours - Sean Dyche is out of Nottingham Forest and following ex Spurs manager, T...

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At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured after a horrifying school shooting in a remote Canadian town.

A huge breakthrough in a story that’s gripped the US - authorities are questioning a man over the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of US TV anchor Savannah Guthrie.

A community in north west London are traumatised after two teenagers were stabbed at school. A 13 year old boy is being questioned by c...

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The prime minister continues to fight for his political life as his Cabinet rallies around him - despite some high-profile calls for his resignation.

Meanwhile, the Royal Family have had to address allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as new claims appear of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

While his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to share evidence, unless she is granted clemency by President Trump.

Also t...

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Sir Keir Starmer is battling for survival after his chief of staff resigned. Is it enough to satisfy Labour MPs that Morgan McSweeney has taken responsibility for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador?

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a national security case.

A landmark trial against social media giants gets under way in the US.

And Bad Bunny makes history, headlining the Supe...

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Sir Keir Starmer faces increasing pressure over his decision to make Peter Mandelson the UK ambassador to the United States, with former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Baroness Harman, saying that it could bring him down.

However, in better news for him, US President Donald Trump has suggested he supports the prime minister's decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Authorities searching for the mother...

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