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Sky News Marks International Women’s Day with All-Female Line-up
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Sky News today announced that it will be marking International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March with a day of female-led broadcasting. From sunrise to midnight, the news channel will be presented and produced exclusively by women in support of the globally renowned day, which honours the economic, political and social achievements of women with hundreds of events around the world.
FULL AGREEMENT REACHED FOR TELEVISED PRIME MINISTERIAL DEBATES
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Three of the UK’s main broadcasters and the three biggest political parties have now reached full agreement on televised Prime Ministerial Debates during the 2010 General Election Campaign. These will be the first such events ever held in the UK.
Sky News Wins RTS News Channel of the Year Award
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• Asia Correspondent Alex Crawford wins RTS Television Journalist of the Year for the second time
• Sky News Pakistan: Terror’s Frontline wins RTS News Coverage - International
• Sky News and Skynews.com’s tribute wall Fallen Heroes wins RTS Innovative News award
David Cameron tells Jeff Randall:
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With less than 80 days to go before the country must go to the polls to choose a Government, David Cameron has admitted to Sky News Business Presenter Jeff Randall that he has much left to do to convince the electorate to vote Conservative.
EXCLUSIVE: BRITISH INVESTMENT BANKS’ BONUS POT WILL BE AROUND £5 BILLION FOR 2009
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Sky News City Editor Mark Kleinman reveals the first comprehensive breakdown of how the investment banking arms of Barclays, RBS and HSBC plan to reward their staff.
Lynne Featherstone Voted ‘Most Fanciable MP’
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Lynne Featherstone, the Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green has received an early Valentine’s treat this year by being voted the ‘Most Fanciable MP’ by Sky News’ Boulton & Co blog, www.skynews.com/boultonandco in the last ‘Most Fanciable’ poll of this Parliament.
BBC chief to deliver Bob Friend Memorial Lecture at University of Kent
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Media giants Sky News and the BBC will be coming together to celebrate outstanding journalism during a special event at the University of Kent on Wednesday, 3 March.
Sky News Jeff Randall Live Global Exclusive: The boss of the world’s biggest international bank launches an attack on government policy
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Sky News’ Jeff Randall Live
The Group Chief Executive of HSBC, Michael Geoghegan, has spoken to Sky News’ Jeff Randall. Tonight, the entire Jeff Randall Live programme is given over to the exclusive interview with the boss of the world’s biggest international bank.
PRESS ADVISORY: Quotes from today’s live coverage from Haiti
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Sky News continues to report on the devastation caused by the earthquake which struck on Tuesday night.
SKY NEWS – QUOTES FROM LIVE COVERAGE FROM HAITI TODAY
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Sky News continues to report today from Haiti where the earthquake that devastated the island state has left thousands in need of medical attention with hospitals stretched to near breaking point.
