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  • Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

    Starmer to quit? | Polanski tax apology | Wordle to hit TV screens

    12/05/2026 | 12 mins.
    Sir Keir Starmer is said to be "weighing up his options" ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting this morning, after some of his top team told him to consider setting out a timeline for his resignation.
    Green Party leader Zack Polanski is also in hot water, although less than the PM of course, after admitting he may have failed to pay council tax while living on a houseboat in London.
    Donald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" and claimed Tehran went back on an agreement to give up its nuclear material.
    Meanwhile a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre - a Jeffrey Epstein victim who accused former prince Andrew of sexual abuse - has won the top prize at this year's British Book Awards.
    Finally, fans of Wordle are in luck, as the online game will be turned into a TV show.
    Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
  • Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

    Starmer battles to keep job | BAFTA roundup | Four-day week to combat obesity?

    11/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    Today could end up being a defining day for Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, as pressure grows on him to step down.
    Labour MP and foreign minister Catherine West is threatening to launch a leadership challenge unless a major speech by the PM hits the mark.
    Peace between the US and Iran appears unlikely after Donald Trump said proposals put forward by Tehran are "totally unacceptable".

    Twenty British nationals who were evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are now self-isolating for 72 hours at a hospital on Merseyside.

    And British drama Adolescence wins even more awards after cleaning up at the TV BAFTAs.

    Plus: could working a four-day week tackle the obesity crisis? Scientists have found the hours someone works can be linked to their weight.

    Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
  • Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

    Labour suffer horror night in local elections | US and Iran continue attacks | Villa and Palace European footy success

    08/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    It has been a night of horror for Labour in the Local elections, while Reform UK have made significant gains.
    Sir Keir Starmer's party has been haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership.

    The US Central Command has said it intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" and responded through targeting launch sites in Iran.

    This is after an Iranian military spokesperson confirmed they had attacked US vessels, for what they described as "the aggressive, terrorist, and pirate US military (having) violated the ceasefire".

    A 39-year-old man has been charged following an incident near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home in Norfolk.

    Two men have been convicted in the first case relating to Chinese espionage in British history.

    And finally, Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League final where they will be looking to win their first major title in 30 years.

    Anna and Kamali have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
  • Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

    Trump says war will be 'over quickly' | Hantavirus cases rise | Iran wants 'no insults' of IRGC at World Cup

    07/05/2026 | 13 mins.
    Millions of voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls today.
    There are council elections in England, while devolved parliaments are up for grabs in Scotland and Wales, as well as six local mayoralties in London.

    Donald Trump has once again claimed the war with Iran is nearing an end – saying a peace agreement will be made and the conflict will be "over quickly".

    The president has been bullish throughout the war, saying the US is dominating, but details of a leaked memo from the White House might suggest otherwise.

    A British hantavirus patient has told Sky News he is isolating in hospital after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.

    US secretary of state Marco Rubio will have his work cut out for him today as he heads to Rome to meet the Pope after weeks of back-and-forth between the leader of the Catholic Church and Mr Trump.

    Iran's football chief has said he wants assurances that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will not be insulted by the US during the World Cup this summer.

    Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
  • Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost

    'Project Freedom' paused | Google AI workers worried about military uses | End of morning airport pint?

    06/05/2026 | 11 mins.
    It looks like Donald Trump has blinked first in the standoff between the US and Iran as he has announced he will be pausing "Project Freedom".
    He added in a post on Truth Social, his social media site, that the decision came at the request of Pakistan and other nations.
    Hate crimes will be fast-tracked when it comes to prosecutions in England and Wales in an effort to deal with the spike in antisemitism.
    The cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak of hantavirus will set sail to the Canary Islands.
    There are reported to be "scores" of workers at Google DeepMind who insist their technology shouldn't be used to make "genocide cheaper, faster and more efficient".
    And finally, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has called for a ban on alcohol being served before morning flights, in an effort to deal with bad passenger behaviour.
    Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.

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Your ten-minute cheat sheet to the day’s news. From politics, global conflicts to pop culture, sport and everything in between. Sky News’s Sophy Ridge and Wilf Frost cut through the noise to get you clued up — fast.
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