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An original watercolour for Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone - the first book in JK Rowling's fantasy series - has been put up for auction and is estimated to fetch more than £400,000.

A night of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms has caused travel delays and damaged a care home in West Sussex.

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been fined £20,000 and handed a suspended two-month ban for breaching the Football Association's (FA) betting rules.

Blackpool, once the most famous town in British politics, is today back on the political map.

Chinese manufacturers receive nine times more government support than their Western counterparts, according to calculations from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which help explain the country's complete dominance in so many sectors, from solar panels and batteries to steel.

The UK is increasingly vulnerable to the threat of missiles and drones after decades of cost-saving cuts eroded its once world-class air defences, military sources and Cold War veterans have warned.

An investigation has been launched after an alleged assault on a linesman during an amateur football match in North Wales.

"When Finn was born, I turned to Ruth and said, just wait. He'll cry, he'll cry… But he never did," says Martin, wiping tears from his eyes.

An "animal-centred internet" - which could allow pets to interact with each other as well as humans - may be possible, scientists have suggested.

John Swinney is expected to declare his bid to become the new leader of the SNP later today, Sky News understands.

Polls are to open for the local elections across the country, with the added extra of a by-election on the same day.

Another night of violence has unfolded in Georgia as police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters opposing a so-called "Russian law".

Premier League footballer Tom Lockyer has said he "would love to play again", but is "at peace" with retiring from the game after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch earlier this season.

The new Co-op Live in Manchester has been hit by further problems before it's even fully opened – with tonight's gig being cancelled as concertgoers were queuing outside.

A 9/11 victim's DNA helped identify a murdered girl 21 years after construction workers found her skull at a famous New York club.

An Israel Defence Forces checkpoint waves our car down, and our passports and IDs are checked by soldiers - we're then told to pull up behind other cars before a signal is given to follow.

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of Gogglebox's George Gilbey.

Violent clashes engulfed the campus of a university in Los Angeles as tensions bubbled up nationwide over the pro-Palestinian student protests.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he considered quitting as Labour leader after the party lost both the Hartlepool by-election and council seats in 2021.

The infected blood compensation scheme is to be extended to bereaved children who have lost one or two parents, Sky News understands.