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The elections watchdog has criticised the government for offering to consider delaying 63 local council elections next year - as five authorities confirmed to Sky News that they would ask for a postponement.

Three criminals have been convicted of killing a man who jumped from a window in a bid to escape their attempts to extort money from him.

Hundreds of foreign prison staff who could have faced deportation and the sack have been offered an emergency extension to their visa in order to stop the prison system collapsing, Sky News understands.

The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK.

A seaside village has been hit by a second earthquake in a month, with locals reporting windows rattling, rumbling and shaking overnight.

Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam £125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle.

The delivery of a much delayed and over-budget ferry has been pushed back again, with Ferguson Marine saying it will not now arrive until late next year.

A woman and her lover who plotted to kill her husband so they could continue their affair have both been jailed for 19 years.

The £100 cap on contactless card payments is to be lifted – under changes that will allow some shoppers to set their own limits.

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? If not, time to get cracking - as the data reveals that you're lagging behind!

The new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope.

Dozens of butchered geese have been found dumped by the road in rural Norfolk for the second time in 10 days.

YouTube star Jake Paul will step into the ring with British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated (and highly criticised) boxing event.

TikTok is being threatened with legal action over cuts to its UK online safety teams.

Australia is set to launch a national gun buyback scheme in response to the Bondi Beach terrorist shootings.

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of two major newspapers in Bangladesh, amid widespread unrest following the death of a political activist. 

Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is "fairly confident" that no individual data has been accessed.

Two Islamic State extremists have been found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester's Jewish community.

It is too late to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke election law on spending at the general election, Essex Police has said.

The suspect in the Brown University shooting was found after police received a tip referencing a post on the social media platform Reddit, they have revealed.