As Winter sickness hits the NHS, the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has unveiled the government's plans to support the service with a new partnership with the private sector.  
  
Labour want to get waiting times for non-urgent care back down to the target of 18 weeks over the next five years, with Sir Keir saying the new arrangement will mean "resources of private hospitals [are] more readily available to the NHS".  
  
The plan includes the development of new "community diagnostic centres". Ashish Joshi, our health correspondent, speaks to Niall from one in a shopping centre in Wood Green, north London.  
  
Niall is also joined by Dr Rob Findlay, a contributor to the Health Service Journal and specialist in NHS demand and capacity planning and waiting times, to discuss whether the plans will actually help the service and its staff.  
   
Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Philly Beaumont

On New Year's Day two separate attacks hit New Orleans and Las Vegas.   
 
In the early hours, 14 people were killed and 35 injured when a man drove a pick-up truck through the heart of New Orleans' party district. Later a Tesla vehicle exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one and injuring seven others.   
 
Sky's US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner host the Sky News Daily from New Orleans and Las Vegas to uncover exactly what happened, what we know about the suspects, and if security services missed warning signs.  
  
Producers: Rosie Gillott, Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont 

While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break we’re replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024. Including our discussion on what made Oasis so special.  

In August brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced they'll reunite for a tour in 2025.  

On this episode, Terry Christian, the man who gave the band their national debut on The Word, says he "didn't think there was anything special" when first seeing Oasis live, but the band's "vibe" and Liam's "confidence" made them "amazing". 

Host Liz Bates also hears from Neil McCormick, the Telegraph's chief music critic and Katie Spencer, our entertainment correspondent. 

While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break we’re replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024.  Including our episode which discusses how we choose to die in the UK.  

In November the assisted dying bill began making its way through parliament. 

If it passes, it will make it legal for adults who are terminally ill, to be given medical assistance to end their own life. It sparked a national conversation – not just about assisted dying, but about how we die in the UK.  

On the Sky News Daily we spoke to Dr Rachel Clarke, a pallative care doctor, about what we can all do to make death less taboo and what a ‘good’ death looks like here in the UK.  

While the Sky News Daily is on a Christmas break, we're replaying you some of the most memorable episodes we recorded in 2024 - starting with Ozempic. 

Anti-obesity jabs like Ozempic could reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes or heart failure in obese people regardless of the amount of weight they lose while on the drug.

Researchers found after three years of treatment participants had a 20% lower risk of obesity and its associated health impacts, which currently cost the NHS more than £6bn each year.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's science and medical correspondent Thomas Moore about the implications of reducing heart disease cases for the NHS, and senior lecturer in physiology at Anglia Ruskin University Dr Simon Cork explains how the wonder-drug actually works.

This year, Boxing Day marks the twentieth anniversary of the tsunami that caused 230,000 deaths around South East Asia.

So with the Daily on a brief break, we're replaying an episode of Storycast which tells the story of Martunis.

On 26 December 2004, one of the deadliest disasters in history struck when tsunami waves were triggered by a massive earthquake. 

A Sky News camera crew would discover an eight-year-old boy named Martunis among the devastation.

Their subsequent report was seen by Cristiano Ronaldo - the Portuguese football star, known to many as the greatest player of his generation, but less so for his role in this remarkable survival story.
 
Martunis has told his story in full for the first time in Miracle Boy, the first episode of StoryCast '21 - a Sky News podcast series telling 21 extraordinary personal stories from some of the biggest news events of the century. 

Producer: Soila Apparicio
Digital production: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family – a year Prince William has said has been the “hardest” of his life.  
 
In this final episode, Niall and Rhiannon look to Prince Harry and Meghan and their continued life as outsiders living in the US. Has their relationship with the UK improved? 
 
And 2024 has been a successful year for Harry’s court cases against the tabloid press, but will that continue in 2025?  
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Philly Beaumont   
 
Audio credit: ITV1, Tabloids On Trial 

Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family - a year Prince William has described as being the "hardest" of his life.  
  
Our second episode looks at heir to the throne Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Niall and Rhiannon discuss the frenzy leading up to Kate's cancer diagnosis, and the family's reaction to it. 
  
Plus, how is William redefining how he wants to do royalty, and how does that shape up for his future as King?   
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Philly Beaumont   

Niall Paterson and Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills chart a remarkable year for the Royal Family - a year Prince William has described as being the "hardest" of his life.  
  
Our first episode focuses on the King and Queen. Charles's cancer diagnosis defined his year. Niall and Rhiannon discuss the ripple effects of his health on royal duties, with Camilla stepping into the spotlight.   
 
And how are Commonwealth nations feeling about the monarchy in 2024? This year has seen protests from the UK to Australia, plus Niall and Rhiannon look at the investigations into royal finances, Prince Andrew's relationship with the family, and what it all means for the future of the monarchy.   
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio  
Editor: Philly Beaumont   

A Sky News investigation has found illegal casinos are allowing children to gamble using their accounts on Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the world.  

Although the unlicensed casinos are not published on Roblox, they allow children of any age to sign up using their Roblox credentials to bet their in-game currency (Robux) on games like slots and blackjack. In response to Sky’s investigation, the Gambling Commission has taken action against the "criminal" websites, but how were they allowed to operate for so long?  

Niall is joined by our science and technology reporter, Mickey Carroll and digital investigations journalist, Ben van de Merwe to explain how these illegal casinos operate and what is being done to take them down. 

Producers: Jada-Kai Meosa John & Emma Rae Woodhouse 
Editor: Philly Beaumont