Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World
Award-winning journalism, breaking, live news from the UK and around the world
About Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World
Download our app for award-winning journalism and breaking news stories from the UK and around the world. We take you to the heart of the stories that shape our world, offering live events, eyewitness reports, expert analysis and opinion.
Key Features:
• Breaking news notifications - be the first to find out about major developing stories
• Watch Sky News in the Live Tab (when you've got connection)
• Easy navigation to see headlines on multiple topics from politics to entertainment
• Read articles while you're offline
• Dark mode - change your preferences any time from the settings cog
Stay up to date with what's happening around the world from a range of topics:
• Top Stories - the latest headlines, breaking news, live stories & video
• Podcasts - listen to our radio shows including Daily, All Out Politics, Behind the Headline, Sophy Ridge on Sunday and Backstage
• Opinion – read Sky Views from our specialists and first person pieces from those at the heart of a story
• UK - headlines from across the United Kingdom
• World - significant events from around the world
• Politics - latest developments in Westminster, including brexit and elections
• US - headlines from the United States
• Ocean Rescue - learn about how the world is tackling plastics in our ocean
• Sport - stories spanning football, cricket, tennis, F1, rugby, athletics, boxing, horse racing and more
• Science & Technology – latest developments in tech changing our world
• Business – headlines from the city, and economic stories affecting consumers
• Ents & Arts - art, showbiz and entertainment stories from around the world
• Offbeat - the strange and bizarre
Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or WiFi charges.
Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World details
Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World is a free News & Magazines app for Android with 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play and a 4.5/5 average rating from 42,424 ratings. It was released on July 11, 2016 and last updated on May 22, 2020. It's developed by Sky UK Limited. It requires Android 5.0 or later. The app contains ads.
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (42,424 ratings)
- Installs
- 5,000,000+
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- No
- Ads
- Contains ads
- Current version
- 4.18.0
- Size
- 8.7M
- Requires Android
- 5.0 and up
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Released
- July 11, 2016
- Last updated
- May 22, 2020
- Developer
- Sky UK Limited
What’s new in Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
Version 4.18.0 · Updated May 22, 2020
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| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky News: Breaking, UK, & World | 4.5 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | May 22, 2020 |
| The Guardian - News & Sport | 4.8 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | – |
| CNN Breaking US & World News | 4.7 / 5 | Free | 50,000,000+ | Sep 11, 2026 |
| BBC News | 4.3 / 5 | Free | 10,000,000+ | – |
| BBC Sport - News & Live Scores | 4.7 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | – |
| NBC News: Breaking News & Live | 4.3 / 5 | Free | 5,000,000+ | Sep 2, 2026 |
| CBS News - Live Breaking News | 4.5 / 5 | Free | 1,000,000+ | – |
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