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National

• Teenagers exposed to 'horrific' content online - and this survey reveals the scale of the problem

  Teenagers are routinely seeing inappropriate violent or sexual content, "doom-scrolling" and being contacted by strangers online, according to an exclusive survey for Sky News.

• Jaysley Beck: Mother of soldier who took her own life says she has 'sleepless nights' knowing there are still abusers in the Army

  The mother of a young soldier who took her own life says she has "sleepless nights" knowing there are abusers still serving in the Army.

• Children operated on by now-suspended surgeon 'are being let down again', lawyer warns

  Children who underwent operations with a now-suspended surgeon at a Cambridge hospital are being let down again by a lack of information and transparency from the hospital's trust, according to a lawyer representing one of the families.

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Entertainment

• Drag queen The Vivienne died after taking ketamine, family says

  Drag queen James Lee Williams - known as "The Vivienne"- died after taking ketamine, their family has said.

• US rock band Semisonic criticises White House for using their song in video of shackled deportee

  US rock band Semisonic has criticised the White House for using their song Closing Time in a social media post that showed a shackled deportee.

• Blue Note Jazz Club boss says restrictive licensing laws are killing music after late licence refused

  The boss of an iconic jazz bar says he's been left "surprised" and "confused" after his late licence application for a London site was turned down, making him question support for live music in the capital.

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Strange

• Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive

  A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.

• CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station

  Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.

• Elaine C Smith grazes cows on Glasgow Green to mark receiving city's highest honour

  Comedian Elaine C Smith has grazed cattle on Glasgow Green - a right that comes with being awarded the Freedom of Glasgow. 

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Technology

• NASA reveals what's next for astronauts safely back on Earth after nine months stuck in space

  Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space.

• Stranded astronauts have just returned to a very different world

  Perhaps it was just an accident of scheduling that meant Butch and Suni were brought back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule called Freedom.

• Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down as boss

  One of Tesla's earliest investors has told Sky News that Elon Musk should step aside as the carmaker's chief executive unless he gives up his new government job.

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Business

• Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down as boss

  One of Tesla's earliest investors has told Sky News that Elon Musk should step aside as the carmaker's chief executive unless he gives up his new government job.

• Humanoid machine performs real-world task in significant development in robot revolution

  A humanoid machine called Apollo has just taken a tentative, slightly jerky, but significant step forward in the robot revolution.

• Government unveils benefit crackdown designed to save £5bn

  The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced.

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Sports

• Jean-Philippe Mateta exclusive: Crystal Palace striker reveals he wanted to play on after ear injury

  Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Sky Sports News he wanted to play on after he suffered a gruesome ear injury against Millwall in the FA Cup.

• Real Madrid 2-0 Arsenal: Ian Wright slams 'disgrace' of a pitch in Gunners' Women's Champions League defeat

  Ian Wright says the pitch for Arsenal's Women's Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat at Real Madrid on Tuesday was a "disgrace".

• Mauricio Pochettino exclusive: Ex-Tottenham boss wants to return to club one day and still talks to Daniel Levy

  The energy, warmth and vivacious sense of fun is all there. A break from the day-to-day of club management has, it seems, done wonders for Mauricio Pochettino who arrives for our interview relaxed, happy and full of enthusiasm after a lunch in the London sunshine.

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Politics

• Labour created the welfare state. Now, it's intent on cutting it back

  Labour was the party that created the welfare state. Now it is intent on cutting it back.

• Government unveils benefit crackdown designed to save £5bn

  The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced.

• Further benefit cuts not ruled out - as minister warns 'we are spending more on cost of failure'

  The work and pensions secretary has not ruled out making further cuts to the welfare budget despite already unveiling reforms designed to save £5bn.

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World

• NASA reveals what's next for astronauts safely back on Earth after nine months stuck in space

  Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space.

• Putin agrees to partial ceasefire in Ukraine after Trump call

  Vladimir Putin has agreed to an immediate 30-day pause in strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine during a lengthy phone call with Donald Trump.

• What Sky's correspondents think about the Trump-Putin phone call

  Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday for at least 90 minutes.

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