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Weather warnings have been issued across the UK for strong winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain over the next few days. A Met Office yellow warning for gusty conditions – 65-75mph in places – begins from 4pm today in north and northwest Scotland until Thursday morning. That is followed by another warning for

The Queen has told guests at the state visit that her chest infection was a form of pneumonia. Camilla is suffering from post-viral fatigue and is missing the outdoor elements of the Qatari visit after being urged by her doctors to take more time to recover. It is understood Camilla’s condition was viral, not bacterial,

Are you free on 9 March 2026? You might be a traumatised victim of crime, you may be the suspect accused of wrongdoing, either way you’ll be waiting for the next 460 days… and probably beyond. That’s exactly what we have just seen inside Leicester Crown Court. Not just once, but case after case shunted

A former MasterChef contestant has told Sky News that Gregg Wallace made innuendos “constantly” during filming and was heard by crew members – and that one sexually inappropriate comment left her in tears. Jackie Kearney, who is now a chef and recipe book author, finished fourth in the BBC cooking show in 2011, and later

Imagine being four years old. One minute your dad is reading you a bedtime story. The next he is lying on the doorstep of your family home, drawing his final breaths. Blood is seeping from bullet wounds to his face and body, pooling in the hallway, while the innocent eyes of a young boy gaze

Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77 after a lengthy battle with dementia, his son Wayne has announced on social media. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone

Allegations against Gregg Wallace are just the “tip of the iceberg”, a former MasterChef contestant has told Sky News – claiming he witnessed a “toxic environment” and was so “horrified” he considered quitting the show on his first day. He alleged the “abuse” of contestants was widespread through the “production team”, but was too scared

Diane Edwards is exhausted and in mourning. She has agreed to speak to Sky News just 10 days after her ex-husband’s death. She stands in the bathroom where they would spend hours through the night together as he battled stage 4 terminal bowel cancer. “Sometimes I’d put him back into bed and the blood would

Officers investigating Louise Haigh’s “stolen” phone believed a photo she submitted of the handset had been taken after the alleged theft, Sky News has been told. Two sources said after looking at metadata attached to the photo – information that often details when photos were captured – officers believed it had been taken after the

The assisted dying bill, put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, has passed its second reading in the Commons with a majority of 55. In total, there were 330 votes in favour and 275 against. Forty-six MPs did not vote. See how your MP voted with our look-up. This was a rare “free vote”, meaning

Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote. Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 yes votes compared to 275 noes at its second reading in the House of Commons – a majority of 55. Politics Live: MPs voting

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected with misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News can reveal. Sky News understands Ms Haigh appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court six months before the 2015 general election, after making a false report to officers that her mobile phone

If you’ve been following the news today, you might have noticed something slightly odd in the coverage of the latest migration figures, just published by the Office for National Statistics. Some people say net migration is going up. Others say it’s going down. Raising the question: who is actually right? The short answer is: probably

Hundreds of migrants living in the UK are facing agonising delays in finding out if they can stay, despite some having British children. Most immigrants in the UK have to apply to extend their stay every 30 months – before qualifying to remain indefinitely after either five or 10 years – paying thousands of pounds

Six people have been arrested in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the proscribed group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A 59-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man, a 56-year-old man and a 23-year-old man have been detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Warning: this article contains references to suicide. The case for: I want a good death under the oak tree in my garden Clare Turner, 59, Devon I want a good death underneath the oak tree in my garden, with my daughters playing guitar and people chatting in the background. I want to look up at

The daughter of a Post Office victim who was investigated while fighting terminal cancer says it’s time Fujitsu “took responsibility” on compensation. Katie Watson’s mother Fiona passed away in 2004 less than a year after being forced to admit to stealing from her branch. During the investigation she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Ms Watson described

A search and rescue team is “intensifying its efforts” to find 16 people, reportedly including two Britons, who are missing after their yacht capsized in the Red Sea. The 34-metre-long tourist boat Sea Story sank on Monday south of the Egyptian coastal town of Marsa Alam with 44 people on board. Egyptian military forces, which

This is politics but not as we know it. Up and down the country public meetings are being held where attendees speak candidly, listen respectfully and pay tribute to those with whom they passionately disagree. The MPs are often, genuinely, undecided on the subject and are more inclined to listen than to impose their views.

A manhunt has been launched after an eight-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured in a shooting in west London on Sunday. Police are appealing for help and information after they were called to Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm following reports of a shooting. In the appeal, superintendent Owen Renowden, in charge