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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

The economy narrowly avoided recession in the second half of last year, according to early official figures, despite growth going into a sharp reverse in December partly due to the impact of strikes and lack of Premier League football. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that output between October and December was flat at

The search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley has been moved to the coastline nearly two weeks after her disappearance. Two boats with specialist police teams have been searching in the sea at Morecambe Bay, before heading upstream on either side of the River Wyre. The 45-year-old went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s

Russian officials have attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “hasty” visit to Europe – dismissing his speech to MPs in Westminster as “theatrical”. The Ukrainian president made a surprise appearance in London on Wednesday, where he urged the UK and Western allies to provide “wings for freedom” by supplying advanced jets. Mr Zelenskyy then travelled to Paris for

Rishi Sunak has said “nothing is off the table” when it comes to assisting the war effort in Ukraine and fighter jets “are part of the conversation”. It comes after Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a speech at Westminster Hall to urge the UK and Western allies to provide “wings for freedom” by supplying his air force

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the UK to meet Rishi Sunak, the King and Ukrainian troops. He was greeted by the prime minister at Stansted Airport after landing in an RAF plane just before 10.30am on Wednesday for his first visit to the UK since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year. Mr

An “evil” police officer who was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders has been jailed for at least 30 years after being handed 36 life sentences. David Carrick carried out a “catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences” against 12 women over nearly two decades while serving with the Metropolitan Police. A

The partner of missing Nicola Bulley has told Sky News she “has to be found safe and well” because “I can’t put those girls to bed again with no answers”, as police released new CCTV of her on the day she disappeared. The mother-of-two went missing in Lancashire on the morning of Friday 27 January

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three children – one of whom was a baby – were seriously injured in a stabbing in Huddersfield. Police officers were sent to a home on Walpole Road in the West Yorkshire town at 8.02am this morning after a “report of concern” from the

The head of Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and young daughter. The bodies of headmistress Emma Pattison, 45, husband George, 39, and seven-year-old Lettie were discovered at a property on the grounds of the school in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mrs Pattison has been described as a “wonderful

The first images of Nicola Bulley on the day she vanished have been shared by her family, as a private underwater rescue team joins the search for the missing dog walker. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen more than a week ago, walking her dog Willow in Lancashire. Police are working on the theory

Police searching for Nicola Bulley have found a “key” witness who they believe was in the area on the morning of the mother-of-two’s disappearance. The witness is a woman who was seen pushing a pram on Friday 27 January, when Ms Bulley went missing. The woman was spotted on CCTV walking in the Lancashire village

Police searching for Nicola Bulley have appealed for a “key” witness who they believe was in the area on the morning of the mother-of-two’s disappearance. The witness is a woman seen pushing a pram on the morning of Friday 27 January, when Ms Bulley went missing. Officers believe Ms Bulley fell into the River Wyre

Family and friends of missing woman Nicola Bulley have claimed there is “no evidence whatsoever” behind a police update suggesting the mother-of-two fell into the river. Officers believe the 45-year-old “sadly” fell into the River Wyre while she was walking her dog last Friday morning but are continuing the search. It is understood Ms Bulley

Police investigating the disappearance of a mother-of-two say they believe she “sadly” fell into a river as they focus on a 10-minute window when she went missing a week ago. Nicola Bulley, 45, vanished in Lancashire while out walking her dog last Friday morning after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school.

Timeline of Nicola’s disappearance Lancashire Constabulary have now confirmed Nicola’s movements in the run-up to her disappearance on Friday 27 January. 8.43am – Nicola walked along the path by the River Wyre, having dropped her children off at school 8:50am (approximately) – A dog-walker – somebody who knows Nicola – saw her walking around the

More than three weeks have passed since Nicola Bulley went missing and police have recovered a body near to where the mother-of-two was last seen. Officers searching for the missing mother said they responded to reports of a body in the River Wyre but “no formal identification has yet been carried out”. Police have previously

A potential witness who was sought by Lancashire Police following the disappearance of Nicola Bulley has now been traced. Earlier today, police released a CCTV image of a dog walker wearing a red coat who they wanted to speak to and said they thought “the woman was in the area at the time” Ms Bulley

Ofgem, the energy regulator, is launching an urgent investigation into British Gas following allegations the company sent debt collectors who broke into customers’ homes to install prepayment meters. It follows an investigation by The Times that alleged a company used by British Gas to pursue debts, Arvato Financial Solutions, had forced their way into homes

The head of the Royal Air Force admitted to mistakes and failings after it was claimed that the former head of recruitment had identified “around 160 cases” of discrimination against white men. Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, appearing before a committee of MPs on Wednesday for the first time since the scandal broke last

A union leader has warned if the dispute over workers’ pay is not resolved, further industrial action “will be even bigger” and strikes will continue “right through the summer”. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of The Public and Commercial Services Union – one of the largest unions in the UK – told Sky News ministers should

A four-year-old girl has died after a dog attack in Milton Keynes. Officers were called by the ambulance service shortly after 5pm on Tuesday after a report that a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Broadlands, Netherfield. Officers remain at the scene, where the dog has since been

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News that the British Army has “fallen behind its peer group” and “needs investment”. It comes after Sky News yesterday revealed a US general privately told Mr Wallace that the UK’s armed forces are no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force. Defence sources revealed the US general

Britain’s economic reputation has been dealt a further blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that this year the UK economy will fare worse than any other country in the developed world – including Russia. In the latest update of its economic forecasts, the IMF said that it expected the UK’s gross domestic product

Scotland has paused the movement of any transgender prisoner while it carries out an “urgent” review of the rules. It comes after prison chiefs in Scotland in recent weeks approved moving Tiffany Scott, who stalked a 13-year-old girl while known as Andrew Burns, to an all-female prison. Last week, Nicola Sturgeon said that Isla Bryson,

A senior US general has privately told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace the British Army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, defence sources have revealed.  They said this decline in war-fighting capability – following decades of cuts to save money – needed to be reversed faster than planned in the wake of Russia’s

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old girl died in a stabbing in Northumberland. Police said they were called to the Priestpopple area of Hexham shortly after 5.10pm on Friday to reports that the two teenagers had what appeared to be knife injuries. They were both taken to hospital,

Passengers due to travel with Flybe have been told not to go to the airport after the regional carrier ceased trading and all flights were cancelled. The airline has gone into administration less than a year after returning to the skies following a previous collapse. Ticket-holders were advised to check the Civil Aviation Authority website

A maintenance worker in central London has died after being crushed by a hydraulic telescopic urinal – one that’s kept underground during the day and kept out overnight. Emergency services were called to Cambridge Circus in the West End just after 1pm on Friday to reports of a “seriously injured” man. The incident took place

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will dismiss economic “gloom” in a major speech today as he promises to use “Brexit freedoms” to increase growth and productivity in the UK. Speaking at Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London, he will attack “declinism”, instead saying the country is “poised to play a leading role in Europe and across the world

Sir Rod Stewart has called in to a live Sky News phone-in offering to donate money for medical scans after hearing stories from people about treatment ordeals on the NHS. The singer said it was “ridiculous” that people were having to wait long periods to get essential scans and treatment. The 78-year-old told Sky News:

The NHS winter crisis has been a struggle for patients and staff alike – but it has also prompted a long overdue and necessary debate about its sustainability and future. There are those – like former health secretary Sajid Javid – who think the way forward for the free cradle-to-grave service is to start charging

Two to three criminal cases against officers are expected to go to court every week in the coming months, the Met Police commissioner has revealed. The criminal cases are a “mix of dishonesty, violence and violence against women and girls”, Sir Mark Rowley said. He also apologised to the victims of former officer David Carrick