Sally Lockwood

The only common ground in this complex picture is that no one can see how it is going to end.

It’s been a frightening 24 hours for people in Hurricane Laura’s path. One of the biggest storms to hit the US, but this time it slammed into people sheltering from a pandemic. The result was deeply worrying on both counts. Many people risking contagion to get to safety. Others risking “unsurvivable” storm surges to protect from the virus at home. The advice was unequivocally to get out - the risk of drowning was far greater than the risk of coronavirus. But that didn’t stop many refusing to le…

The lure of LA has been dimmed by its social and economic issues, with coronavirus having exacerbated an exodus from the city. 

The promise to bring back jobs in 2016 turned Pennsylvania red for the first time in two decades. Communities that once had booming coal and steel industries saw jobs evaporate in decades of decline. As the world moved to automation and cheaper production moved overseas, communities in the rust belt felt left behind. Then in 2016 along came the billionaire who said “I understand you, I value you, I will fight for you”. Workers who felt forgotten by the political establishment turned their backs…

Donald Trump’s hour-long call urging Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find 11,780 votes” sounded desperate and deluded. The recording was a worrying insight into the president’s state of mind - seemingly convinced by the many conspiracy theories about why he lost the election, and unwilling to listen to the facts from members of his own party. For weeks now there have been reports the president had accepted his election loss behind closed doors but was continuing to peddle the narrati…

Potential jurors were asked their views on policing, Black Lives Matter and how many times they’d watched the infamous video.

Once again, the eyes of the world are on Minneapolis - the city is braced for the trial of the former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. For many this will be a defining moment for America. The trial is being hailed as one of the most important in US history. The intersection where Mr Floyd died has become a sacred space. The area now known as “George Floyd Square” is a police-free zone with heightened emotions by day, increased shootings and gang violence by night. George Floyd K…

The Taliban meets Sky News in Doha to discuss what happens next - and issues a stark warning about the withdrawal of troops from the country.

On the tarmac at Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a C17 plane opens its doors to a new life. We’re greeted by a sea of faces - some smile with relief, others look devastated, almost all of them look tired. There are lots of children, several babies and some in wheelchairs. It’s a three-hour flight here from Kabul but before that, we know there were days of struggle. One 16 year old stops to tell me he’s so happy to be here. It’s his first time in an aeroplane. What a maiden flight. The Qatari aircrew…

Released Ukrainian prisoner of war reveals torment at the hands of Russians