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Police respond to shooting at US university

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:18
Police are responding to reports of a shooting at a university in Rhode Island.

Gay conversion is still legal in the UK, why hasn't that changed?

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 15:15
A draft bill banning gay conversion practices, also known as gay conversion therapy, will be published before the end of the current parliamentary session next spring, the government has told Sky News. 

Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 14:41
Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said the US president has been talking "complete nonsense" during recent comments about crime in London.

Jamie Oliver Group axes 20% of workforce ahead of high street comeback

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:07
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s holding company has axed a fifth of its workforce, even as he plots a high street restaurant comeback six years after his Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed into administration.

'Beloved and inspirational' author Joanna Trollope dies

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:59
Author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has said.

Man found guilty of murdering wife in rare retrial

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:34
A 52-year-old carpenter from Surrey has been found guilty of murdering his wife in a rare retrial, eight years after being acquitted.

Tension high in Australia as far-right 'emboldened in way never seen before'

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:32
As Australia slides into its summer, it is leaving behind months marked by nationwide protests on one major issue - migration.

'It was little kids' - Taylor Swift breaks down in tears over Southport attacks

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 11:09
Taylor Swift met families of the Southport attack victims and broke down in tears after the encounter, a new TV documentary reveals.

As GDP shrinks, it is not clear where the economic jump-start will come from

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 10:24
The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according to the latest growth figures from the Office for National Statistics.

How much your data is worth - and how to stop people profiting from it

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 09:42
Companies generate massive profits from people's information, with experts describing user data as "the new oil".

Nationwide fined £44m for financial crime failures

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 09:13
Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.

Man found guilty of savage glass bottle train attack

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 07:44
A man who launched a savage attack on two men with a glass bottle on a train has been found guilty of attempted murder and serious assault.

King to share personal cancer update in campaign video message

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 07:43
King Charles has recorded a personal video message about his experience of cancer which will be broadcast tonight.

UK economy shrinks unexpectedly

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 06:19
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.

Man freed from immigration detention centre on judge's orders as he fights to stay in US

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 05:52
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who became a flashpoint of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown earlier this year when he was wrongly deported to El Salvador, has been freed from an immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania.

Christmas tree chopped down hours after lights switch-on

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 05:07
A Christmas tree that has brought festive cheer to a village for more than a decade has been cut down just hours after its lights were switched on.

Attempting to rejoin EU customs union 'complete fuel for Reform', Starmer warned

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 05:00
Attempting to rejoin an EU customs union would be "complete fuel for Reform", Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.

British backpacker jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father-of-two

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 04:33
A 25-year-old British backpacker has been sentenced to four years in prison after a fatal collision with a father-of-two while riding an electric scooter in Perth, Western Australia.

Appeal court delay for first Capture case as Post Office requests extension

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 04:00
The first-ever Capture case has been delayed at the Court of Appeal as the Post Office asks for an extension to respond, Sky News has learned.

UK 'rapidly developing' plans to prepare for war, says armed forces minister

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 00:01
The UK is "rapidly developing" plans to prepare the whole country for the possible outbreak of war, the armed forces minister has said.

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