Tom Parmenter

6 days ago | msn.com | Tom Parmenter

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6 days ago | news.sky.com | Tom Parmenter

The impending ban on protest group Palestine Action has divided opinion - described as both "outrageous" and "long overdue". The prime minister described the attack as "outrageous" and a rapid review of security at MoD bases is under way. It was the latest protest in a five-year campaign from Palestine Action (PA) that has targeted arms manufacturers, financial institutions, political figures and government buildings. Red spray paint has become its signature.

1 month ago | news.sky.com | Tom Parmenter

Ruth Bourne, 98, remembers the "electric buzz" among the crowds partying outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day. She was one of hundreds of thousands of people that swarmed into central London on 8 May 1945 to celebrate in the streets after such a long and gruelling war. "There was the most amazing atmosphere," she tells Sky News as we take a black cab to the palace to retrace some of the route she took on foot 80 years ago. Image: Whitehall was filled with people celebrating on VE Day.

2 months ago | news.sky.com | Tom Parmenter

Negotiations to end a bin strike in Birmingham have today failed to result in an agreement – leaving residents with growing piles of rubbish outside their homes. Bin workers began their strike on 11 March and Birmingham City Council declared a major incident on 31 March, citing public health concerns.

Mar 19, 2025 | news.sky.com | Tom Parmenter

The final act of Juliana Falcon's life, in the minutes before she was shot dead by her son, potentially saved dozens of others. Realising the unthinkable about her child, her intervention was crucial in preventing him from carrying out what could have been one of the worst mass killings ever to happen in the UK. It was late at night when the 48-year-old interrupted her teenage son, Nicholas Prosper, in his bedroom with a gun.