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Nine people, including children, have been hurt after a “corrosive substance” was thrown in Clapham, south London. London Fire Brigade said they were “called to a chemical incident on Lessar Avenue” on Wednesday evening. It said crews provided immediate emergency care to a woman and two children. London Ambulance Service said it treated nine people,

Exactly four years ago today the UK’s first coronavirus cases were confirmed. On 31 January 2020, Public Health England said a University of York student from China had tested positive for COVID-19, along with his mother. Almost two months later, the UK locked down and it was another two years until the final legal restrictions

A man who was shot dead by officers in southeast London was carrying crossbows, a knife, a sword and a hatchet, it has emerged. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says two shots were fired from a police firearm after officers unsuccessfully tried to speak to the suspect. The watchdog launched an investigation into

A man has died after being shot by officers in southeast London, the Metropolitan Police has said. It was reported that the man, believed to be in his 30s, was armed with weapons including a crossbow and was threatening to harm residents inside an address in Southwark in London, according to the police. The force

The King has left hospital after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. Charles smiled and waved to the public as he left the private London Clinic with the Queen by his side. Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Charles has “rescheduled forthcoming public engagements to allow for a period of private recuperation”. He will

A newborn baby has been found dead in a pub’s toilets in Leeds, police have said. Officers are appealing for the mother to come forward over concerns for her health. The baby girl was found at the Three Horseshoes pub in Oulton at around 4.45pm on Sunday. This breaking news story is being updated and

Two teenage boys have died after being stabbed in Bristol on Saturday night. The 15-year-old and 16-year-old were attacked “by a number of people who made off from the scene in a car”, according to Avon and Somerset Police. The teenagers were were taken to two hospitals – Southmead Hospital and Bristol Royal Hospital for

The business secretary has told Sky News that issues at the Post Office “go beyond” the Horizon IT scandal. Kemi Badenoch told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips she was “sad” to have come to the joint conclusion with Mr Staunton that he should leave the role but that it was “better the Post Office had

The chairman of the Post Office is on the verge of being forced out of the role amid frustration in Whitehall over the state-owned company’s governance as it reels from the Horizon IT scandal. Sky News has learnt that Henry Staunton, who only became chairman of the Post Office in December 2022 after a long

I’m officially a bad liar. With a blood pressure cuff pumped tight around my arm, straps around my chest monitoring my breathing, and sensors on my fingers to pick up any traces of sweat, veteran polygraph test examiner Don Cargill says he can easily spot the signs I’ve told him a fib. I’ve denied writing

Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool FC, will step down at the end of the season. “I am, how can I say it, running out of energy,” he said in a statement. “I have no problem now, obviously… I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and

The King has gone into hospital for prostate treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. In a statement, it added: “The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment. “His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that

The families of the three victims killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham have spoken out after a judge ordered he be detained at a high-security hospital “very probably” for the rest of his life. The mother of 19-year-old Barnaby Webber told Nottinghamshire Police “you have blood on your hands”, as she spoke outside the court

The deaths of two girls and a woman at a home in Norfolk are being treated as murder, according to police, after it was revealed they all died from stab wounds to the neck. Officers discovered the bodies of Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, eight, alongside 36-year-old Kanticha Sukpengpanao at a property in Costessey

Hundreds of doctors are planning to sue the NHS over claims inadequate PPE on the frontline has left them with long COVID, disabled, and in financial ruin. Dr Kelly Fearnley, 37, was working on a COVID ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary in November 2020 when she caught coronavirus. More than three years later, the effects

Royal Mail could be allowed to deliver letters just three days per week, under a series of options outlined by the industry regulator to help the company run a sustainable service. Ofcom said its consultation document was designed to spark a “national debate” on the future of the UK’s postal service. It separately announced that

The family of a student stabbed to death in Nottingham say she was a “hero” who tried to save the life of her friend, who also died in the same attack. Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, was killed in the knife attacks in June, alongside Barnaby Webber. They had been returning from a night out celebrating the

The widow of a subpostmaster who was convicted as part of the Post Office scandal says she wants to know why the investigator ignored his “good record” – with her husband having been a police officer for 12 years before he started running the shop in Newcastle. Marion Holmes spoke to Sky News as she

Another named storm is expected to bring “severe and damaging gusts” on Tuesday after two people died as a result of Storm Isha. An 84-year-old man died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a fallen tree in Grangemouth, Scotland. In Limavady, Co Londonderry, a man in his 60s died after a crash

Commuters are facing travel disruption this morning after Storm Isha battered the UK, bringing warnings of possible tornadoes and danger-to-life winds. Rush-hour trains have been axed for many, with 90mph gusts expected to cause more cancellations and delays for rail, air and sea travellers into Monday morning. Multiple Met Office weather warnings, including two amber

Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, just six months after being treated for breast cancer. She was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, after having several moles removed – with one of those identified as being cancerous. A spokesman for the duchess, 64, said she remained in

Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer has said he “feels like things will never change” after alleged racist abuse was aimed at him in the closing stages of their 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Palmer, 27, was seen going to retrieve the ball from behind the goal, before sharply turning away and motioning towards match referee

A 45-year-old man found dead alongside two young girls and a 36-year-old woman in Norwich has been named as Bartlomiej Kuczynski. Their bodies were found at a house in Allan Bedford Crescent, Costessey, Norfolk, after police forced their way into the property following a call from a member of the public shortly before 7am on

Police have seen an “unprecedented” rise in the threat from terrorism following the conflict in Gaza, which has become a “radicalisation moment”, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has said. Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Matt Jukes said there had been a 25% increase in intelligence coming into counter-terrorism police, “a significant increase on our usual levels”.

Two young girls, a man and a woman all from the same family were found dead at a property near Norwich, police have said. Formal identification is still to take place, Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess of Norfolk Police said, but confirmed that the man was 45 and the woman was 36. Officers forced their

A mother says she was forced to strip naked in a police cell and threatened by officers to drop complaints she had made against them. Dannika Stewart says her complaints against Greater Manchester Police (GMP) led to her being detained and humiliated in a cell, and was told “You need to drop all your complaints

The police watchdog is to investigate whether there were “any missed opportunities” by officers before a two-year-old boy and his father were found dead at a flat in Lincolnshire. Bronson Battersby was found starved to death alone next to his father Kenneth, who had suffered a fatal heart attack over Christmas. The child’s body was

Asylum seekers being moved out of taxpayer-funded hotels are simply being moved to other hotels still paid for by the Home Office, Sky News has learned. The Home Office says it has already closed 50 hotels to migrants, something they had pledged to do by the end of this month with a promise to house

The King will go to hospital next week where he will be treated for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch’s condition is benign but his public engagements will be postponed while he recuperates after the corrective procedure, Buckingham Palace announced this afternoon. In a statement, it said: “In common with thousands of men each year,

Two deputy chairs of the Conservative Party have resigned from their roles after they both supported rebel amendments to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill. Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith both said they would support proposed changes designed to toughen up Mr Sunak’s bill, which seeks to declare Rwanda a safe country to deport asylum seekers to.

The annual rate of inflation has surprisingly risen, official figures show. The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation stood at 4% in the year to December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A fall, to 3.8%, had been expected by economists polled by Reuters. But instead inflation rose from 3.9% in the

The Post Office scandal will be back in the spotlight today, when MPs hear evidence from a number of witnesses including campaigner and wronged sub-postmaster Alan Bates. Mr Bates, whose story inspired the ITV hit drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, will appear in front of parliament’s Business and Trade Committee alongside other figures,

Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaches under the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules. It comes in addition to Everton being deducted 10 points last November – the largest sanction in the league’s history – which the Toffees labelled as “wholly disproportionate and unjust”. The club are already appealing against the severity