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A fifth man has been arrested in relation to arson attacks on properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer last year.

While rare, the Parliament Act can technically be used to pass a private members' bill if the House of Lords rejects it, provided the bill passes the Commons in two successive sessions and one year elapses.

China has executed 11 members of a mafia family for killing 14 people and running a crime syndicate worth more than $1bn, authorities said. 

China is considering adding the UK to its visa-free waiver policy, putting Britain on the same footing as much of Europe.

Santander has announced plans to close 44 bank branches, placing almost 300 jobs at risk.

A small passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, including a congressman.

Tesla is to axe production of two electric vehicle (EV) models as part of a shift towards robotics after the company reported its first ever decline in annual revenue.

The FBI is investigating an attack on Democrat politician Ilhan Omar by a man who sprayed her with an unknown substance.

New footage has emerged of Alex Pretti in an altercation with federal agents in Minneapolis, 11 days before he was shot dead.

Sky News enjoyed a successful evening at the 2026 Political Podcast Awards, taking home three trophies, including Presenter of the Year and Most Original Format. 

In Iran, the climate of fear has been restored after the clerics who run this country successfully crushed nationwide revolt.

Driverless cars are coming to London – some time this year.

The Federal Reserve has voted to keep interest rates the same - despite pressure from Donald Trump to make a cut.

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a six-month-old baby after violently shaking the child, leaving him with a fatal brain injury and lying to cover up what happened.

Tributes have been paid to a British Army officer who was killed during a training exercise on Sunday. 

The two agents who fired their guns during Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting in Minnesota have been placed on administrative leave, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin.

Former Spandau Ballet frontman Ross Davidson has been found guilty of rape and attempted rape.

More pupils suspended for bad behaviour will have to stay in school under supervision, rather than being sent home, in a bid to curb learning loss and reduce exposure to phones and social media.

Four members of an organised crime gang have been jailed after an investigation into a multi-million-pound firearms and drugs operation. 

The King has spoken about the criticism he faced for his environmental campaigning, saying in a new documentary that he "wasn't going to be diverted" from his climate mission.