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The contest to be president of the US takes place across 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is generally won or lost in a handful of key battlegrounds. The road to the White House this year runs through seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. With so much

A five-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on a family holiday in Egypt, an inquest has heard. Kelan Logan-Derench from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Cairo without his armbands on 25 November last year. Birmingham and Solihull Coroner’s Court heard Kelan was pulled from the

People who are unmarried may be around 80% more likely to be experiencing depression than those who are married, new research suggests. The study found the risk of depression for unmarried people could be higher in men and those who had more education. Scientists suggest the findings may help with the identification of people who

At least 10 people have been killed after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, sending thick ash high into the air and raining down on nearby houses. The eruption at Mt Lewotobi Laki Laki, on the island of Flores, just after midnight on Monday, spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000m (6,500ft) into the sky.

Lying in her hospital bed, wearing a yellow t-shirt covered in lions, leopards and toucans, little Ivana Skayki is the very definition of innocence. Her soft, imploring eyes stare back at you, as if to question what she’s doing there. She’s not quite two years old, so all she understands is the pain. Warning: This

Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020. The vice president has a three-point lead in the midwestern state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters. “The poll shows that women – particularly those who

For days, the people of Paiporta have been dealing with the devastation of their town. But what hurts them now is the sense that they have been forgotten by their country. As we walk through this town, what we see is relentless hard work – clearing mud, pumping out water, recovering cars. But none of

The world’s largest captive crocodile has died in Australia. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, the 5.48m (18ft) reptile, also weighed over a ton. Image: Pic: Reuters He had lived in a wildlife sanctuary on Green Island near the Queensland tourist town of Cairns in Australia for more than 37

Survivors of the devastating Spanish floods have told Sky News they feel lucky to be alive. But they are angry that they have not been given more support by the government, emergency services or the military. They say they feel forgotten and have been left without power, food or water, despite living within a short

In eastern Lebanon right now, there is a frantic race to create shelter. Schools, universities and sports halls are being transformed into relief centres for those who’ve been forced from their homes. As night fell in the town of Qob Elias, 25 miles from Baalbek, we found a technical college being cleared out by a

In the Spanish town of Algemesi, people are angry. The suburb of Raval was one of the worst hit by flash flooding but residents feel abandoned. At least 158 people have been killed in the disaster in eastern Spain – with the worst of the flooding concentrated around the Valencia region. Spain floods latest: Looting

A teenager who broke into the home of a British mother in Australia – where another teen stabbed her to death – has been cleared of murder. Emma Lovell, 41, was killed in North Lakes, Queensland, on Boxing Day in 2022 while fending off two intruders. In May this year, the teenage attacker who pleaded

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has said he hopes a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel will be announced “in the coming hours or days”. Najib Mikati made the comments after speaking to American envoy Amos Hochstein. Israeli broadcaster Kan said the draft deal was written by the US and dated 26 October, and would see

More than 40,000 stolen coins based on the hit children’s TV show Bluey have been recovered by police in Australia. New South Wales Police said officers searched a self-storage facility in Wentworthville and found a haul of Royal Australian Mint bags containing the cartoon currency. Earlier this year, the mint produced coins featuring characters from

Portuguese football club Sporting have said they have received an approach from Manchester United for their manager, Ruben Amorim. Sporting also said the Old Trafford club have “expressed interest” in paying the €10m (£8.3m) release clause in their boss’s contract. United sacked their previous coach, Dutchman Erik ten Hag, on Monday. Amorim led Sporting to