Josephine Franks

Thursday, 25 July 2024 12:25 By Josephine Franks, news reporter The Paris Olympics are almost officially under way - but that doesn't mean it's too late to plan a trip.

A video of dressage Olympian Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse's legs during a training session has prompted questions over the future of equestrian sports.

Israel disputes the figures provided by Gaza's health ministry, but experts say they are reliable. Sky News obtained new details about how the data is collected, and why so many of the dead remain nameless.

The government says banning smoking in more outdoor spaces and preventing people aged 14 and under from buying cigarettes will help reduce the 80,000 smoking-related deaths in the UK every year.

Fifty-five miles from Springfield, Ohio, a man was pictured walking down the road holding a goose.

Sky News' Data and Forensics team has spoken to four experts to answer the question - how does a pager or hand-held radio explode?

RSV accounts for approximately 20,000 hospitalisations in children under one year and is responsible for 20 to 30 infant deaths in the UK each year. Here is everything you need to know about the illness and the new vaccine rollout to help prevent it.

Wednesday, 2 October 2024 19:44 By Josephine Franks, digital investigations reporter Video Player |

Videos appearing to show voter fraud have proliferated in the run-up to polling day. Sky News' Data and Forensics team looks at how false narratives have developed online - and how they could be weaponised in the event of a close result.

Usha Vance was thrust into the spotlight after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Almost immediately, she quit her job - and was soon on stage at the Republican Convention.