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Sunday 30 August 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 3 stories · 8 annotated moments · 30 of 30 min on news stories (100%)
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A ferry carrying 259 passengers and eight crew capsized off northern Cyprus after leaving Kyrenia for the Turkish port of Tasucu, about two kilometers from the coast. Seven people died, 237 were rescued, and 23 remained missing, with search efforts complicated by the vessel sinking to a depth of 500 meters. Authorities did not know why the boat started taking on water; an oceanography expert said conditions were relatively calm and suggested it might have struck something, but the cause remained unconfirmed.
The Prime Minister confirmed that two of PC Andrew Harper's killers would stay in prison, as anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, would be excluded from the government's early release scheme. The changes also applied to those causing or allowing a child's death and historic grooming offences, following months of pressure from PC Harper's family and colleagues. The Prime Minister said he had pushed the system to its limits without risking the prison system collapsing.
In Nepal and Tibet, the number of British people missing in devastating floods rose to 48 after China released figures, with more than 780 people confirmed dead and around 3,000 missing. The report from Kathmandu described ongoing rescue efforts, warnings of further floods, and concerns about disease from dead livestock and bodies.
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Claim Cyprus ferry disaster: captain and crew arrested, seven dead and 23 missing
23 people were missing after the ferry capsizing.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 0:24-0:40
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Charged quote Cyprus ferry disaster: captain and crew arrested, seven dead and 23 missing
These are some of the latest pictures coming from the scene. As you can see, people have climbed onto the side of the overturned boat waiting to be rescued. They can be seen pointing at the water, shouting that people are drowning. Now, authorities still don't know why the vessel started taking on water.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 1:12-1:16
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Claim Cyprus ferry disaster: captain and crew arrested, seven dead and 23 missing
The ferry sank to a depth of about 500 meters.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 3:23-3:31
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Claim Cyprus ferry disaster: captain and crew arrested, seven dead and 23 missing
Unconfirmed reports indicated passengers noticed water entering the boat and the captain refused to turn back.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 4:50-4:59
- 10:20 Story begins PM confirms PC Harper's killers will stay in prison
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Charged quote PM confirms PC Harper's killers will stay in prison
anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, would be excluded. Our political correspondent Amanda Acas has the latest. It really has been the first crisis of the new Prime Minister's premiership over this summer, and as that timeline that you've just read out really sets out quite clearly, frankly,
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 13:24-13:29
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Charged quote PM confirms PC Harper's killers will stay in prison
of the new Prime Minister's premiership over this summer, and as that timeline that you've just read out really sets out quite clearly, frankly, the government's response has been a bit of a mess. There was this huge public outcry led by the family of PC Andrew Harper when it became clear that two of his killers
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 13:33-13:36
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Charged quote PM confirms PC Harper's killers will stay in prison
wasn't being treated as seriously as other people's. And so that sense of a kind of lack of government understanding of the fundamentals of the justice system, I think was something that was really causing a lot of damage, and I think Downing Street quite conscious of the importance of public opinion, particularly in the early days of a premiership.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 14:47-14:51
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Charged quote Nepal and Tibet death toll tops 700 as thousands remain missing after glacial flood
With every passing hour, the scale of the disaster unfolds. Homes, schools and Thai communities wiped out in a fleeting moment. In its fifth day since the tragedy struck one of the poorest countries in the world, the problems are never-ending. A warning of further floods as Chinese authorities share information
Sky News, Sky News Today, 30 August 2026, 18:46-18:48
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