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This shocking illegal M25 waste site has kept on growing – despite an Environment Agency investigation

Photographs obtained by Sky News appear to show tonnes of rubbish being dumped at what is understood to be the UK’s newest large-scale illegal waste site – despite an ongoing investigation by the Environment Agency. The huge dump – amounting to tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish – sits right next to the M25, […]

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Ministers have so far been unable to strip Wayne Couzens of his pension

Ministers have so far been unable to strip Wayne Couzens, the former police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, of his public sector pension and are considering introducing legislation if required, Sky News can reveal. In March 2021, when he was a serving Metropolitan Police officer, Couzens used his police warrant to lure Sarah

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‘Critical incident’ declared at Nottingham University Hospitals

A “critical incident” has been declared at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) due to an increase in demand the trust has struggled to meet. The hospital stated that it had seen “significant demand” on services in the last week, particularly in accident and emergency (A&E), which had resulted in patients suffering “unacceptable and lengthy waits” in

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Who is Matt Weston? The athlete going for Team GB’s first gold at Winter Olympics

Going into the men’s singles skeleton final, Team GB’s Matt Weston is in prime position to win the UK’s first medal at this year’s games.   The 29-year-old ended the first day of competition with a 0.3-second advantage at the top of the leaderboard, while his teammate Marcus Wyatt is in seventh. Team GB have been

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Palestine Action wins High Court challenge over government’s terror ban

Palestine Action’s co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group’s ban as a terrorist organisation on two grounds. However, it will remain outlawed for now as the government intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Huda Ammori launched the challenge after former home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group,

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An ‘Arctic air mass’ is bringing snow to the UK – this is what the Met Office is saying

The Met Office has issued further snow and ice warnings for large parts of the UK this weekend. The snow and ice alerts are in force for parts of northern England and Scotland, while most of the rest of England, as well as Wales, are under a separate ice warning. The warnings come into force

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It looks like public opinion will force Big Tech to make social media safer for children

More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds. My eldest daughter was six at the time, her twin sisters nearly three. They didn’t have their own devices – Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube were beyond their imagination. TikTok hadn’t even been invented. Yet now

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments go beyond reputational damage for Man Utd

It took 23 hours but Manchester United did distance themselves from Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s rhetoric on immigration. Without naming the part-owner, a statement insisting they “remain deeply committed” to “equality, diversity and inclusion” was effectively a public rebuke. Remember, Sir Jim only owns just under 30% of the club, despite the investment gaining control of

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Police name Leicester man last seen in 2024, as digging begins at property in the city

Police investigating the disappearance of a man from Leicester last seen more than a year ago, have started digging at a property in the city. Detectives have arrested 11 people on suspicion of murder. In a statement on Thursday, they named the missing man as 60-year-old Gary Piatek, who has been missing since April 2024.

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European nations are now being judged not just on how much they spend, but on military credibility – and the UK is falling short

The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order. You can expect to hear multiple declarations from European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, about their respective plans to ramp up spending on defence and security at

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