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The major incident saw multi agency responses to nearly 150 emergency calls.

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

An elderly couple had the gable end of their home ripped apart by Storm Goretti but were thankfully uninjured.

The Bailiwick has been battered by Storm Goretti, with trees brought down, property damaged and 50 people evacuated from flats in St Peter Port.

A Russian oil tanker sanctioned by the United States is sailing north of the islands a day after a similar vessel was seized by US forces in European waters.

Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney airports will close at 6pm on Thursday evening (8th January) as the islands brace for the peak of Storm Goretti.

Storm force winds with gusts to 90mph and heavy rainfall are expected across the Channel Islands tomorrow evening (8 January).

51 cruise ship visits are scheduled for the year ahead, with that number likely to increase.

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

Jersey has been battered by Storm Goretti, with trees brought down, property damaged and water and power outages in parts of the island.

A major incident is being declared as Storm Goretti is set to hit the Channel Islands.

A Russian oil tanker sanctioned by the United States is sailing north of the islands a day after a similar vessel was seized by US forces in European waters.

Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney airports will close at 6pm on Thursday evening (8th January) as the islands brace for the peak of Storm Goretti.

Islanders in Gorey are set to face 10 weeks of road closures on Gorey Hill, as Jersey Electricity plans to upgrade the network.

Kieran Walker (42) has been jailed for four and half years by Jersey's Royal Court for smuggling cocaine into Jersey concealed in Kinder egg cases hidden in his underwear.

Storm force winds with gusts to 90mph and heavy rainfall are expected across the Channel Islands tomorrow evening (8 January).

Mass protest is a long way from revolution.

New mobile phone footage shows the moments around Renee Nicole Good's death in Minneapolis, filmed by the ICE agent who shot her.

The weather in the UK is expected to turn milder in the coming days, with temperatures set to reach double digits Celsius in some parts from Sunday.

A man has died after a tree fell on to a caravan during Storm Goretti.

Oliver Glasner fumed at his Crystal Palace side after their shock FA Cup third-round exit at Macclesfield on Saturday, saying his U21 side could have done better.

Australia squeaked home to a five-wicket victory over England in the fifth Ashes Test after a nervy final day in Sydney, the hosts' dominance over the series reflected in securing a 4-1 scoreline.

Roy Keane has called for Eddie Howe to succeed Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, as Gary Neville tells the hierarchy to "remove the risks" while citing Thomas Tuchel as the perfect appointment.

Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua needs time to grieve before he makes a decision on his boxing future - but does think the former heavyweight champion will return to the ring.

A UAE-based steel company has made an approach to buy Britain's third-biggest steel producer, months after it was declared "hopelessly insolvent" and fell into the hands of the Official Receiver.

Oil sits at the heart of Donald Trump's Venezuelan gamble. Within a day of the US operation which ousted President Nicolas Maduro, Trump made his top priority clear: reviving the country's oil industry.

The owners of the RAC will next week launch a process expected to culminate in a £5bn sale or stock market listing of the breakdown recovery service later in 2026.

Next has teamed up with a stock clearance specialist as it pursues a takeover of the family-owned shoe retailer Russell & Bromley.

Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the single most anticipated video game of 2026.

Gabby Logan has paid tribute to her father, former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath, who died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

Brigitte Bardot's funeral has been held with a private service in Saint-Tropez.

The arraignment of Rob Reiner's son over the killing of his parents has been delayed after his high-profile defence lawyer withdrew from the case. 

Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are set to start in the spring, Sky News understands.

The government has allocated £200m of funding to prepare the UK's armed forces to be deployed to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

The former prime minister of Denmark has told Sky News her country is "being bullied" by the US over Greenland, and that it views this as "an act of aggression".

A Labour MP who broke ranks to oppose the government's plans to restrict jury trials has said he is not expecting to lose the party whip - but he does "not care" if he does.

Mass protest is a long way from revolution.

As Iran's leaders confront a serious challenge to their authority in the form of nationwide anti-government protests, the country's exiled crown prince is trying to position himself as a key figure in his homeland's future.

David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes - such as those made using Elon Musk's Grok - are "entirely unacceptable".

Signs of life have been detected by rescuers searching for more than 30 people missing after an avalanche of rubbish that left four workers dead at a landfill site in the central Philippines.

David Lammy has said that US vice president JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI-generated deepfakes - such as those made using Elon Musk's Grok - are "entirely unacceptable".

The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days.

The UK government "wants any excuse for censorship", Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X's artificial intelligence tool.

Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the single most anticipated video game of 2026.

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.