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A man has been found guilty of attempted murder for attacking author Sir Salman Rushdie. The 77-year-old British-American writer was stabbed multiple times as he was preparing to give a speech in New York in 2022. He was blinded in his right eye in the incident, suffered a severely damaged hand, and spent months recovering.

The British Army’s failure to properly deal with a soldier’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021. An inquest on Thursday recorded a conclusion of

Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale European trials of smart screening. The pilot study, starting next week in Ireland, will combine a blood test with personal risk factors and an MRI scan to increase the accuracy of screening men in their 50s and 60s. Up

British and other European troops could be deployed to Ukrainian cities, ports and nuclear power plants to help secure the peace following any ceasefire deal with Russia, Western officials have said. Protecting Ukraine’s skies and coastline will also be key. The officials declined to give numbers on the size of any potential force but signalled

A British journalist has gone missing in Brazil, according to an association of foreign correspondents in the country, which is calling for authorities to step up the search. Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, told a friend she was in Sao Paulo on 8 February but was planning to go to Rio de Janeiro before she disappeared.

Emma Raducanu has said she will “be okay” after being approached by a man displaying “fixated behaviour”. The British tennis star was later visibly upset during a game at the Dubai Tennis Championships after the man was among the crowds in the first few rows. On Instagram on Wednesday, she wrote: “Thank you for the

British actor Julian Holloway, best known for his appearance in eight Carry On films, has died at the age of 80. Theatrical agency Sharkey and Co said he died on Sunday at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset after “a brief illness”. Another agency, Damn Good Voices, told the Press Association he will be missed.

On a bright but chilly February morning, around a dozen volunteers gather by the beachfront at Minster, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. In bobble hats and walking boots, they carry blue plastic bags and litter pickers. They wander slowly past the dog walkers and brightly painted beach huts, combing the pebbles for waste.

A “US security guarantee” is the only path to peace in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking in Paris after an emergency summit with European leaders, the prime minister said a “US backstop” is the “only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again”. And he said the future of Ukraine is not

Tories trail Reform UK on a range of key indicators according to an exclusive new YouGov poll for Sky News that reveals Nigel Farage’s party now has the potential to reach as much of the electorate as the party run by Kemi Badenoch.  Detailed comparisons of voter opinion towards the Tories and Reform UK reveal

The landlady of a village pub where a woman was killed on Valentine’s Day has told Sky News the victim was drinking in the pub before she was shot dead in the car park. Michelle Thomas, who runs The Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt, Kent, said she was printing off menus and preparing for the

The FBI and US Justice Department are helping the UK police to investigate Southport killer Axel Rudakubana. The 18-year-old was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January after murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July last year. In a joint statement, Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a pub in Kent “may have entered the water” at the Dartford Crossing, Kent Police have said. The suspect, who is believed to be known to the victim, a woman in her 40s, left the area after the incident outside a Kent pub on Friday

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was seriously injured in an incident in a Kent village on Valentine’s Day. Police were called to a report of a disturbance at The Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt near Sevenoaks on Friday evening just after 7pm. A male suspect, who is thought to be known to

Rachel Reeves says “no one ever raised any concerns” about her expenses when she worked at HBOS, as she responds to reports she was investigated while working for the bank. The chancellor was accused by former employees of being involved in an “expenses scandal” while working at Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) from 2006 to

Almost one in five (18%) secondary school teachers in England have seen pupils with knives in school, according to a special survey commissioned by Sky News. More than 4,000 teachers responded to our questions, asked via the survey tool Teacher Tapp, which asked about their first-hand experiences of pupils with weapons. This academic year, 6%

A man has been found guilty of the murder of an 86-year-old woman after DNA which matched his profile was found on her nail clippings. Una Crown, a retired postmistress, was found dead at her home in the Wisbech area of Cambridgeshire on 13 January 2013. She had sustained stab wounds to her chest, her

Sir Keir Starmer has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will start in “a matter of weeks”. The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were told at an emotionally charged meeting at Number 10 that a “number of different agencies” would be scrutinised

The UK economy grew fractionally during the final three months of 2024, according to early official figures, which ease the immediate risk of a recession. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.1% rise in gross domestic product (GDP) during the fourth quarter, with only a recovery for growth in services and manufacturing during

Police investigating the deaths of a British couple at their home in rural France have released details from a post-mortem examination. Prosecutors say Dawn Searle, 56, was found at their property in Les Pesquies with “several” injuries to her head, while her husband, Andrew Searle, 62, was found hanged with no visible defensive injuries. They