What happens when the care you trust isn’t care at all?  
 
When Sarah Whitaker hired a live-in carer for her 89-year-old father, she thought she was securing a lifeline. What she got was a stranger who could not cook, drive, and care – because she wasn’t the carer Sarah had booked.  
 
This bizarre and troubling story takes us deep into the cracks of Britain’s care industry, where an unregulated system leaves families vulnerable to shocking deceptions.  
 
Sky’s Nick Martin investigates how one family was duped out of £2,000, how they found out, and what it says about the future of "home-first" care in the UK.  
 
He joins host Niall Paterson alongside Tim Wilson, board member of the Home Care Association and managing director of Assist Care Group, a regulated home care agency, to discuss what the industry needs to do to improve. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Additional research: Fiona Mackie 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Rising energy prices pushed up inflation in October, meaning prices elsewhere will also rise.   
  
As businesses warn Labour's first budget could lead to further price rises and even job cuts, where does this leave Chancellor Rachel Reeves's plan for the UK to be the fastest growing economy in the G7?   
  
Niall Paterson is joined by Sky's economics and data editor Ed Conway, who explains what's behind last month's inflation rise and why he thinks there could be some good news on the horizon. 
  
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont  

Farmers have left their fields for the streets of London to protest changes to the inheritance tax announced in the budget. 
  
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson heads to the protest outside Downing Street to speak to the farmers who are threatening to withhold food supplies if their demands aren’t met. 
  
He also asks new farmer Jeremy Clarkson about why he thinks farmers should have inheritance tax relief.  
  
Plus, business correspondent Paul Kelso breaks down the figures to show exactly how many farmers could be affected. 
  
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse  
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

As the conflict in Ukraine nears its 1,000th day, the war could be about to shift. President Joe Biden's approval for Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range US missiles has sparked fears of escalation, with fury in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin has previously called the move "an unacceptable red line", as Western leaders, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the G20, weigh their next steps.

Host Niall Paterson explores whether this moment marks a turning point for Ukraine, or the brink of something far worse. 

Ivor Bennett, our Moscow correspondent, and defence analyst and editor of The Defence Eye, Tim Ripley, join Niall to discuss if these missiles could change the course of the war.    

Producer: Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

Donald Trump has started to nominate who he wants in his top team. 

As well as billionaire Elon Musk, controversial Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz and nephew of former president JFK, Robert Kennedy Jr, are among the picks. Matt Gaetz is a Florida congressman and the attorney general pick for Trump.

In February 2023, the Justice Department declined to bring charges of sex trafficking a 17-year-old against Gaetz, who has denied wrongdoing since the allegations first came to light. 

And as health secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr, or RFK Jr, is an anti-vaccine activist who has embraced a slew of other debunked health-related conspiracy theories, including the discredited theory that childhood immunisations cause autism. 

Our host Niall Paterson is joined by US correspondent James Matthews and Julie Tsirkin, NBC News congressional correspondent in Capitol Hill, Washington, to hear more about president-elect Trump's selections and why they aren't the most popular options.
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

A top ambulance boss has apologised after a year-long Sky News investigation revealed a culture of sexual abuse and harassment within the ambulance service.  
 
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky correspondent Rachael Venables who has been leading the investigation into abuse patients and staff in the service have faced and what is being done to restore trust in those who care for us.  

A spokesperson for NHS England said: “Any abuse or violence directed at NHS staff is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated, and the NHS is committed to tackling unwanted, inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviour in the workplace. We have recently introduced new national guidance and training that will help staff recognise, report and act on sexual misconduct at work to stamp out this awful behaviour.”

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Producer: Alex Edden 
Editor: Philly Beaumont

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed it would take him "no longer than one day" to resolve the conflict in Ukraine with Russia. Some in Ukraine worry this could mean having to give up land in the east, as well as Crimea.

Mr Trump's announcement that Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth will become the US secretary of defence has also caused a stir given that, despite serving in the US National Guard, he lacks senior military or national security experience.

Niall Paterson is joined by our chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay in eastern Ukraine, as he hears from soldiers on the frontline about how the fighting is going.

And our US correspondent James Matthews talks to Niall about Mr Trump's latest cabinet appointments and what they say about the incoming administration's approach to Ukraine.

Producer: Alex Edden 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

After 25 years, Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC's Match Of The Day. He'll stay on for the corporation's coverage of the FA Cup and the next World Cup - but he'll get his Saturday nights back from the end of this season.  

The change will likely help the BBC's presenter wage bill and might save some run-ins about Lineker's use of social media - but what about the programme he leaves behind?  

Sixty years after MOTD's launch, do TV viewers really still "look away now" to avoid the scores before 10.30pm on a Saturday? In the era of YouTube fan channels, TikTok accounts and wall-to-wall live coverage, is a set-piece highlights programme showing its age?  

Niall Paterson looks over the options for one of the BBC's biggest brands - how can it change for an audience falling out of love with linear TV without alienating other viewers?  

He's joined by our sport correspondent, Rob Harris, and Stuart Rowson, former BBC Sport exec who now works with brands to attract younger audiences. 

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, attendees of that year’s COP in Marrakech said an “orange cloud” had descended on the talks. 
  
Eight years later, Trump has once again punctured the mood of this year’s climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.   
  
On this episode of Sky News Daily we explore what the next Trump administration could mean for climate progress with Alden Meyer, senior associate at E3G working on US and international climate policy and politics, who has been to every COP bar one, since 1995.   
  
Plus, Sky’s Tom Clarke, science and technology editor, joins Niall from Azerbaijan to discuss the significance of COP29. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

As Donald Trump begins to prepare for his return to The White House, our US correspondents James Matthews, Martha Kelner, and Mark Stone reflect on his historic election victory. 
 
From criminal convictions to a defiant fist pump after his near assassination, it has been an extraordinary campaign for the president-elect. Having spent the year crisscrossing the country, the team share their most enlightening encounters with voters in the run up to election. They discuss how Trump was able to broaden his base and why two of the Democrats’ top issues of abortion and democracy ultimately fell flat. 
 
And ahead of his January inauguration, we hear what America and the world can expect from the first few months of a second Trump presidency.   
 
Producer: Rosie Gillott  
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

It's back to the White House for Donald Trump in January after a decisive election victory. 

Less clear, however, are the global implications of Trump's return to office. 

Sky's US correspondent James Matthews presents this episode of the Sky News Daily from Palm Beach in Florida to explore what Trump's historic victory could mean for the rest of the world. 

With conflicts ongoing in the Middle East and Ukraine, Trump's agenda for US foreign policy is perhaps more significant than ever. 

International Affairs Editor Dominic Waghorn and US Correspondent Mark Stone join James to discuss.

​​​​​​​Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont