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Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump “stressed the importance of the close and warm ties” between their countries and “agreed to meet soon” in a phone call, Downing Street has said. During the conversation on Sunday, the prime minister congratulated the president on his inauguration and paid tribute to his “role in securing the landmark

Rachel Reeves has said “no stone should be left unturned” in the Southport inquiry to stop anything so “appalling” happening again. The chancellor told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the inquiry announced this week into how Axel Rudakubana was able to murder three little girls and injure 10 others last summer was “essential”.

Anti-Muslim graffiti has been found daubed on seven London buildings this month, including mosques, community centres and a primary school. The Metropolitan Police said it is investigating “several incidents of criminal damage” and is treating them as “shocking” hate crimes. They took place between Monday 6 January and Thursday 23 January and the force is

A woman whose four young boys died in a house fire after she went to a supermarket has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Deveca Rose, 30, was found guilty of the manslaughter of her twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, in October last year. Jurors

A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for causing the death of an eight-month-old baby by dangerous driving. Bridget Curtis, 71, had previously pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mabli Cariad Hall outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Mabli was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after she

Schools, rail services, sporting fixtures and hospitals are all set to be affected on Friday when Storm Eowyn slams into the UK. A string of public authorities have issued statements warning the public to only travel unless absolutely necessary, while around 4.5 million people in parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland were sent an emergency

The Duke of Sussex has settled his legal action against the publisher of The Sun. Harry and former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson brought legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over allegations of unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators between 1996 to 2011. NGN, which also ran the now-defunct News Of

An amber wind alert has been issued for parts of the UK on Friday, with the Met Office warning there could be “a danger to life” due to flying debris. Parts of northern England and Scotland are expected to be affected by the storm from 6am through to 9pm on Friday. Gusts could top 60-70mph

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham. A 12-year-old boy was found with serious injuries near Scribers Lane in Hall Green shortly after 3pm yesterday. He was taken to hospital, but sadly died as a result of his injuries, West Midlands Police said. The victim’s family

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a new threat and terrorism has changed in light of the Southport attack last summer. Speaking the day after Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana admitted murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, the prime minister said the incident “is a sign Britain now faces a new

An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government. It comes after Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in the attack in Southport, Merseyside, in July last year. In a statement, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “The families and the

The pink ribbons on the front gates and signposts of Hart Street in Southport are faded now. Warning: This article contains content some readers might find distressing. Placed there in that wave of grief and shock, they are now one of the last visual reminders of what happened on 29 July. One of the others:

Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London, Sky News understands. The former Labour leader, 75, voluntarily attended a police station in the capital this afternoon. The BBC reports that John McDonnell, 73, who was the shadow chancellor during Mr Corbyn’s leadership, also agreed to

There’s a deep, transatlantic contrast between the bombastic billionaire Donald Trump and the bespectacled human rights lawyer Sir Keir Starmer, on a political and a personal level. Despite the so-called “special relationship” it’s clearly going to be an uphill battle for the British PM to forge a productive relationship with the incoming president, but he

Director Claire van Kampen has died, aged 71, on the 65th birthday of her husband, Sir Mark Rylance. She died in the German town of Kassel on Saturday morning after being diagnosed with cancer. A statement, shared on behalf of Sir Mark and her daughter Juliet, described her as “one of the funniest and (most)

Fresh appeals have been made for information on what would have been the 20th birthday of Ellis Cox, who was shot dead in Liverpool last June. A number of people have been arrested in connection with the murder at Liver Industrial Estate, but no one has been charged yet. The 19-year-old’s family and police have