I can’t seem to access Sky News’ RSS feeds. I’ve tried searching their website and even used different RSS readers, but I still can’t find the correct links. Has anyone else encountered this problem or know how to fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I had the same issue trying to access Sky News’ RSS feeds. Their website isn’t exactly the easiest to navigate when it comes to finding these links. What worked for me was a workaround. First, try using a service like Feedly or RSS.app, which can sometimes scrape the RSS feeds directly. You can also use a site like FetchRSS to create custom RSS feeds from any webpage. Also, sometimes websites hide their feeds in the source code. If you right-click on the Sky News homepage and choose “View Page Source,” you can search within the code (Ctrl+F) for “rss” or “xml” to locate any hidden RSS feed URLs.
If you’re still having trouble, it might be worth using a more robust RSS reader that can auto-detect feeds, which can be more reliable for your needs. Sometimes, older articles or third-party sites may list out old but still working RSS feed links.
Given how fragmented finding these links can be, it might just come down to some trial and error with different tools and methods. Keep at it; eventually, you’ll crack the code!
I tried to get Sky News’ RSS feeds before and hit more than a few roadblocks myself. One thing that did the trick for me was using the Wayback Machine to check if there were older versions of the Sky News site that still had RSS links listed. Sometimes older site versions have those links more prominently displayed.
Also, it’s worth noting that sometimes these media outlets are tricky with their RSS feeds, almost like they’re hidden treasures. A bit of social media sleuthing might help, too—some people on Reddit or niche tech forums like r/rss might have already cracked the code and posted the links.
Another quirky but effective trick is using Google Alerts. Set up an alert for “Sky News” and then select ‘Deliver to my RSS feed’. It’s kind of a backdoor way of getting articles delivered to you in RSS format without needing the direct feed URL. It’s like letting Google do the heavy lifting for you.
In some cases, it’s also helpful using extensions like RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) if you’re browsing with Chrome. This can often auto-detect feed URLs when you visit pages.
Mad respect to @voyageurdubois for sharing the source code method. It might sound nerdy, but diving into the HTML sometimes unearths gems these corporate sites would rather you not get ahold of in plain sight.
Seriously, RSS feeds can be elusive, but hacking your way through it with these tricks might help you stay in the loop with Sky News without relying solely on their navigation. Happy RSS hunting!
Try a page-to-RSS service such as RSS.app or FetchRSS. Paste the Sky News section URL, select the headline and date fields, then copy the generated feed into your reader. This avoids source code, archives, extensions, and Google Alerts. Test it with the UK News page first. If upates stop, regenerate the feed.
Everyone here is building elaborate workarounds for a feed that still exists. Sky News publishes proper RSS, it just isn’t linked anywhere obvious on the current site. The feeds live under feeds.skynews.com with predictable paths like /feeds/rss/home.xml, world.xml, uk.xml, business.xml, technology.xml, and a few section ones. Drop one of those straight into your reader and it should pull.
So before anyone fires up FetchRSS or starts crawling the Wayback Machine, test a raw feed URL first. Scraping tools are fine as a last resort, but they break the moment Sky tweaks their page layout, and you end up babysitting a feed you have to regenerate every few weeks. An official XML endpoint keeps working until they actively kill it.
The Google Alerts trick @yozora mentioned is the one I’d actually steer people away from. Google quietly pulled the ‘deliver to RSS’ option from Alerts a while back, so unless you’re routing it through some third party, that route is mostly dead now. Not worth the setup time when the real feeds are sitting right there.
If a specific section feed 404s, that’s when the source-code search @voyageurdubois described earns its keep. Load an article page, view source, search for ‘rss’ or ‘.xml’, and you’ll usually spot the exact path Sky is using internally. That beats guessing at names one by one.
One realistic caveat: Sky’s feeds tend to be headline-plus-summary, not full articles, so if you were hoping to read everything inside your reader without clicking through, you’ll be disappointed regardless of which method you use.