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For three years, Marlon’s night-time routine was different to most dads. Instead of kissing his teenage daughter goodnight, he was driving around Manchester at dawn desperately looking for her.    Content warning: This article contains details of child sexual abuse “I’d drive around most nights until three or four o’clock in the morning,” he says. “One

Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet today for “final talks” about the Northern Ireland Protocol. The prime minister and president are expected to meet late lunchtime in Berkshire to discuss the Brexit treaty, Downing Street said as it released details of the meeting. Cabinet ministers will be updated on

Britain is “on the cusp of a deal” to resolve the long-running dispute over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said. Speaking to Sky News’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, the cabinet minister said he hoped for an agreement over the Northern Ireland Protocol in “a matter of days

Rishi Sunak has said his government was “giving it everything” to strike a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “There’s unfinished business on Brexit and I want to get the job done,” the prime minister told The Sunday Times, adding that it was vital to ensure a return to power-sharing. He said he would try

You’d be forgiven for thinking that it was an ordinary Saturday morning in the South Wales Valleys – and for most it probably was. But in the early hours of the morning, a tremor was detected, its epicentre around 10km North of Ebbw Vale/Tredegar Wales, but the impact was felt in a vast area of

A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales – about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley – just before midnight. Matt O’Shea, from the Blaenau Gwent area, told Sky News his “whole house shook for about five seconds”, others said it felt like their property had been hit by a car. Many on

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has led a minute’s silence from the steps of Downing Street as the UK showed solidarity with Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of the war. Standing alongside Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, and members of the Ukrainian armed forces, Mr Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, observed

Boris Johnson has said China will be making an “historic mistake” if it supplies Russia with weapons – as he urged the UK to “break the ice” by becoming the first country to supply Ukraine with fighter jets. Speaking to Sky News’ Mark Austin as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches, the former prime

Three men have been arrested for attempted murder of an off-duty officer shot in Northern Ireland. The officer, named as Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, was shot multiple times in front of young people he had been coaching at a sports centre just before 8pm on Wednesday, in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Police say the dissident

An independent regulator for English football will be introduced to ensure clubs are sustainably run after a fan-led government review. The regulator will implement a licensing system for all clubs from the Premier League down to the National League. The system will force clubs to prove their business models are financially sound and that they

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into a welfare check made at Nicola Bulley’s home days before she went missing. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was informed that an officer from Lancashire Police visited Ms Bulley’s address on 10 January. Ms Bulley’s body was pulled from the River Wyre in

Shamima Begum – who left home in east London at the age of 15 to join Islamic State in Syria – will find out today if she is allowed back to the UK. Back in 2015, Begum was pictured leaving Bethnal Green with two other girls to make the journey to Turkey and then onto

Wales have delayed their squad announcement ahead of taking on England in the Six Nations on Saturday, amid ongoing uncertainty of potential strike action. The row surrounds player contracts, with players saying they do not have long-term certainty as part of a new deal from the Professional Rugby Board (PRB). The squad announcement was due

A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to

The family of Nicola Bulley are in “agony” as they continue to await the formal identification of a body found in the river near to where she went missing. The body was found about a mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog beside the River Wyre in Lancashire after she dropped

Divers are searching the river and a police helicopter has been circling the area close to where Nicola Bulley went missing more than three weeks ago. A road has been cordoned off along the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, as has a footpath. It has been the focus of an intensive search

A London-based Iranian news station says it has been forced to shut its UK headquarters over threats from Tehran and fears for the safety of its journalists. Iran International TV says it has “reluctantly” closed its west London studios and moved the operation to its offices in Washington DC. The broadcaster said the move follows

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s firm INEOS has confirmed that it has submitted a bid for Manchester United. It comes after the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) confirmed that he had put in his own offer for the club. A statement from INEOS said that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS “have submitted a bid for majority

The father of missing Nicola Bulley says that “every day is a struggle” as the family waits for news. Ernie Bulley’s words came three weeks after his 45-year-old daughter disappeared while walking her dog in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre in Lancashire. “Every day is a struggle,” he told Sky News. “[We’re] no

“I didn’t picture being like this at 20 years old,” says Musa as his doctor wheels him into a room in a West Midlands hospital. “I don’t know how I’ll live if the outcome is I can’t walk properly again.” Only a matter of weeks ago, Musa, not his real name, was carefree, having fun

A British embassy security guard caught spying for the Russians has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act 1911 and 1920 but claimed he did not intentionally cause any harm. He was sentenced to 13 years and two months

Nicola Bulley’s family says the missing mother-of-two suffered a “crisis” after she stopped taking menopause drugs – as her loved ones revealed details about her struggles before she vanished. Relatives also asked the public to end the “appalling” levels of speculation and “rumours” about her private life, as they spoke about the “significant” side effects

Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could prompt a major rethink around the SNP’s plans for indyref2, the party’s Westminster leader has suggested. The first minister previously announced her intention to fight the next UK general election as a de facto referendum on independence. Following the decision of the UK Supreme Court that Holyrood could not legislate for

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – but nobody has officially thrown their hat into the ring yet. Ms Sturgeon announced her resignation during a press conference in Edinburgh at her official residence, Bute House, on Tuesday. The 52-year-old said it had been “the very best job

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation, saying the job “takes its toll on you and all around you”. The SNP leader made the the shock announcement during a press conference in Edinburgh at her official residence, Bute House. The 53-year-old said it had been “the very best job in the world” and

A 19-month-old girl has been successfully treated for a fatal genetic disease with the world’s most expensive drug. Teddi Shaw is the first person in the UK to receive Libmeldy, a treatment that corrects the underlying genetic fault that causes metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). The gene therapy, which replaces a defective gene inside the body’s cells,

Investigators should shift its messaging to the public and have an open mind during their search for missing mum Nicola Bulley, a former senior detective has told Sky News. Officers have spent more than two weeks searching for Ms Bulley, who disappeared on 27 January close to the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre,

A UEFA-commissioned review into the poor treatment of Liverpool fans outside the 2022 Champions League final has found the failings “almost led to a disaster” after faults by European football’s governing body and the lack of a venue risk assessment by French authorities. French police face criticism in the independent report for firing tear gas

The family of Brianna Ghey has paid tribute to their “much-loved daughter, granddaughter, and baby sister”. The 16-year-old, from Birchwood in Warrington, Cheshire, was found by members of the public as she lay wounded on a path in Linear Park, Culcheth, at around 3.13pm on Saturday. In a statement, her family said: “She was a

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, who was stabbed to death in Warrington on Saturday. Brianna was found with serious injuries on a path in Culcheth Linear Park at around 3.13pm. Emergency services were called but she died at the scene. Cheshire Police said a boy and girl, both

BBC chairman Richard Sharp made “significant errors of judgement” by facilitating an £800,000 loan guarantee for Boris Johnson, a cross-party committee of MPs has found. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee said Mr Sharp should “consider the impact his omissions will have” on public trust in the broadcaster after he failed to declare his

Two people have been killed and another has been injured in a separate stabbing incidents in London. The Metropolitan Police said a 26-year-old man died and another man aged 24 is in hospital after they were stabbed in Hackney Wick, east London. Police were called to an east London hospital at around 4.30am on Saturday

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following a protest outside a hotel where asylum seekers were staying in Merseyside on Friday. Merseyside Police said officers in Prescot were dealing with two groups of protesters after a demonstration descended into chaos outside the Suites Hotel in Ribblers Lane. Videos shared on social