Episódios

  • Targeted by Trump: Who is South African president Cyril Ramaphosa?

    Targeted by Trump: Who is South African president Cyril Ramaphosa?
    May 23 2025
    Donald Trump put his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on the spot during his visit to the Oval Office this week with a list of claims about the deaths of white farmers - claims which Mr Ramaphosa countered and put into context.

    On today's Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Richard Calland, a British-South African political analyst and author of The Presidents, From Mandela to Ramaphosa, to discuss exactly who Mr Ramaphosa is and how he will lead his country when it's in the cross hairs of the Trump administration.


    Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
    Editor: Wendy Parker

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    14 minutos
  • Crime and castration: Will government's prison plans work?

    Crime and castration: Will government's prison plans work?
    May 22 2025
    The government says it will accept the majority of the recommendations in the report it commissioned into jail sentences.

    The independent review, led by ex-Conservative justice secretary David Gauke, looked at how to reduce the prison population by 2028. One of its key proposals would see well-behaved inmates only serve a third of their sentences. It would include sex offenders who had agreed to chemical castration.
    On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to political correspondent Liz Bates about what is in the plans and what the political ramifications may be for Labour.

    Plus, Professor Belinda Winder, who has been evaluating the government's chemical castration pilot, explains what the process involves and how effective it is.

    Producer: Natalie Ktena
    Editor: Wendy Parker
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    14 minutos
  • Warnings of Gaza famine: Will Israel listen?

    Warnings of Gaza famine: Will Israel listen?
    May 21 2025
    The UN's humanitarian chief has said 14,000 babies in Gaza could die if aid does not get into the Strip.

    Israel has stopped aid from going into Gaza for the past 11 weeks - a blockade that Sir Keir Starmer has called "indefensible". It allowed a limited amount of aid into the enclave this week in response to global concern but the move was criticised as "wholly inadequate".

    As some of Israel's allies in Europe and North America seem to be running out of patience with Israel, could this be a tipping point in the war in Gaza?

    Niall Paterson is joined by our Middle East correspondent Ali Bunkall to discuss the crisis in Gaza, and the international response.

    Producer: Soila Apparicio
    Editor: Wendy Parker
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    14 minutos
  • Caught up in the crossfire: Reporting from an urban war zone

    Caught up in the crossfire: Reporting from an urban war zone
    May 20 2025
    Rampant gang violence has surged in Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world, with authorities struggling to cope.

    Swathes of territory are under the control of rival armed gangs who carry out widespread murders, rapes and kidnappings.

    Our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and senior foreign producer Dominique van Heerden have been in Haiti, where they saw parents taking children to school approach a Port-au-Prince intersection as automatic gunfire bursts from the turret of an armoured police vehicle rang out.

    They join Niall Paterson to share their experience back in Haiti, what it's like covering warzones, and what’s next for the people of Haiti.

    Producer: Soila Apparicio
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    18 minutos
  • Starmer's UK-EU deal: What does it mean for you?

    Starmer's UK-EU deal: What does it mean for you?
    May 19 2025
    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today signed a landmark post-Brexit deal with the European Union. The deal has been lauded by the Labour leader as "a new era in our relationship...moving on from stale old debates" and "following through on what the British public voted for last year".

    His opponents are far from pleased, however, with both Reform and the Conservatives arguing that this sees the UK move back towards the EU and against the will of the people as voted for in 2016. Reform leader Nigel Farage has labelled the deal 'a surrender' to the EU by Sir Keir.

    But what is actually in the deal? What does it mean, and who stands to benefit the most from it?

    Niall Paterson and Sky News Political Correspondent Tamara Cohen unpack the seismic deal announced today in London. The pair look at the benefits for the UK in the deal. They also analyse how damaging some of the prime minister's concessions could be for the Labour Party, and how Reform could capitalise on this.

    Producers: Gabriel Radus, Soila Apparicio
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    16 minutos
  • Trump’s gift: Why is Air Force One so important to the President?

    Trump’s gift: Why is Air Force One so important to the President?
    May 16 2025
    Air Force One, sometimes referred to the 'flying Oval Office', is seen as a global symbol of American power.

    It is for this reason, among others, that Donald Trump has come under fire for wanting to accept a Qatari Boeing 747-8 to replace the traditional presidential plane.

    But why is everyone so exorcised by the prospects of this new plane? Kenneth T. Walsh is a former White House correspondent and author of Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes who has spent over 35 years covering and travelling with the president.

    Kenneth joins Niall Paterson to discuss the significance of Air Force One, and memories from his trips on the plane.

    Producers: Gabriel Radus, Natalie Ktena, Soila Apparicio
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    16 minutos
  • Can Ukraine and Russia find peace in Turkey?

    Can Ukraine and Russia find peace in Turkey?
    May 15 2025
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of sending "stand-in props" to peace talks in Turkey after Moscow confirmed President Vladimir Putin would not attend. Zelenskyy had challenged Putin to meet him.

    But how are Ukrainians feeling about the prospect of a possible end to the war? Our international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn is in Kyiv and joins Niall Paterson to discuss if the country is ready to find a peace agreement with Russia.

    Producers: Emily Hulme, Soila Apparicio
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    15 minutos
  • Trump’s deal with Syria, what it means

    Trump’s deal with Syria, what it means
    May 14 2025
    Donald Trump has met Syrian president Ahmed al Sharaa - a former al Qaeda leader - during a tour of the Middle East.

    The US president said he is looking at "normalising" relations with Syria after lifting sanctions that have crippled the country for 25 years.

    On this episode of the Sky News Daily, host Niall Paterson is joined by our international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to discuss how the meeting came about, its significance for Syria and what it means for the wider region.

    Producer: Emily Hulme, Soila Apparicio
    Editor: Philly Beaumont
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    14 minutos