At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this. There was a sea of empty chairs and but a smattering of supporters in a […]
A residents’ group has said it plans to launch a fresh legal challenge over plans to use a military training camp in Crowborough as accommodation for asylum seekers. The new challenge against the Home Office would follow the group’s initial legal bid being thrown out for being filed before the Government decided to go ahead
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A picture of a “rare” boot has been released as police try to identify a woman whose body was found off the coast of Iona last year. The body was discovered around five miles west of the island on 23 September 2025, with forensic analysis in Scotland, the rest of the UK, and also in
A man has been jailed for killing his partner after trapping her in his home, restricting her diet to just vodka and ice lollies, and inflicting more than 100 injuries on her. Tony Devenport, 57, will serve at least 22 years in prison for the death of Stephanie Blundell, 41, who was discovered with extensive
The UK government has issued a travel warning for Israel and Palestine and withdrawn its diplomatic staff from Iran, as the US advises embassy officials in Jerusalem they can leave. The Foreign Office warned Britons against “all but essential” travel to Israel and Palestine on Friday due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle
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Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace has dropped his High Court claim against the BBC and won’t be receiving any damages, the corporation has said. Mr Wallace was suing the broadcaster and its subsidiary BBC Studios Distribution Limited for up to £10,000 in damages, alleging the BBC failed to disclose his personal data, which caused him
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A man has been charged after police were called to reports of a suspect armed with an axe at a Manchester mosque. The incident on Tuesday at Manchester Central Mosque unfolded around 8.30pm, during Ramadan prayers. Darren Connor, 55, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and possession of class B drugs, Greater
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A Scottish health board has made a dramatic U-turn paving the way for hundreds of alleged victims of a “butcher” brain surgeon to sue, Sky News has learned. Campaigners, including one woman who had a wrong body part removed by Dr Sam Eljamel, have hailed the decision as a “landmark victory” after years of fighting
The statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square in Westminster was defaced overnight with “Zionist war criminal” and other graffiti. A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage and remains in custody. A No 10 spokesman said: “It’s obviously a disgrace. It’s completely abhorrent. “Churchill was a great Briton.
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Labour’s loss at the Gorton and Denton by-election has been “very painful and bruising” – but replacing Sir Keir Starmer “won’t solve the problem”, Baroness Harriet Harman has said. The former deputy Labour leader cautioned her party’s MPs from seeking to replace the prime minister following the loss – and insisted it “could be worse”.