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Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77 after a lengthy battle with dementia, his son Wayne has announced on social media. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone

Allegations against Gregg Wallace are just the “tip of the iceberg”, a former MasterChef contestant has told Sky News – claiming he witnessed a “toxic environment” and was so “horrified” he considered quitting the show on his first day. He alleged the “abuse” of contestants was widespread through the “production team”, but was too scared

Gregg Wallace has responded to the mounting allegations against him in a defiant video posted online, saying the accusations come from “middle-class women of a certain age”. Wallace, who has stepped back from presenting the BBC cooking show MasterChef after accusations he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of programmes

Officers investigating Louise Haigh’s “stolen” phone believed a photo she submitted of the handset had been taken after the alleged theft, Sky News has been told. Two sources said after looking at metadata attached to the photo – information that often details when photos were captured – officers believed it had been taken after the

The assisted dying bill, put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, has passed its second reading in the Commons with a majority of 55. In total, there were 330 votes in favour and 275 against. Forty-six MPs did not vote. See how your MP voted with our look-up. This was a rare “free vote”, meaning

Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote. Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 yes votes compared to 275 noes at its second reading in the House of Commons – a majority of 55. Politics Live: MPs voting

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned. It comes after she admitted she pleaded guilty to an offence connected with incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. In a statement on Thursday night, Ms Haigh said she discovered “some time later” that the phone had not been taken. In her resignation

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected with misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News can reveal. Sky News understands Ms Haigh appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court six months before the 2015 general election, after making a false report to officers that her mobile phone

Lucy Letby’s father threatened a hospital boss while the trust was examining claims that the neonatal nurse was attacking babies in her care, an inquiry has heard. Tony Chambers, the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital, described how Mr Letby became very upset during a meeting about the allegations surrounding his daughter

Warning: this article contains references to suicide. The case for: I want a good death under the oak tree in my garden Clare Turner, 59, Devon I want a good death underneath the oak tree in my garden, with my daughters playing guitar and people chatting in the background. I want to look up at

The daughter of a Post Office victim who was investigated while fighting terminal cancer says it’s time Fujitsu “took responsibility” on compensation. Katie Watson’s mother Fiona passed away in 2004 less than a year after being forced to admit to stealing from her branch. During the investigation she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Ms Watson described

The third named storm of the season is due to hit the UK tonight – just days after Storm Bert brought torrential rain and major disruption over the weekend. The Dutch weather service KNMI named the new storm Conall as it headed towards the south of England bringing an area of low pressure. After heavy

This is politics but not as we know it. Up and down the country public meetings are being held where attendees speak candidly, listen respectfully and pay tribute to those with whom they passionately disagree. The MPs are often, genuinely, undecided on the subject and are more inclined to listen than to impose their views.

A manhunt has been launched after an eight-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured in a shooting in west London on Sunday. Police are appealing for help and information after they were called to Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm following reports of a shooting. In the appeal, superintendent Owen Renowden, in charge

The UK is in a “new AI arms race” with countries like Russia and North Korea, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will say on Monday.   Minister Pat McFadden will be speaking at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference at Lancaster House, warning the UK and its allies that “cyber war is now a

Tragedy almost struck a family in West Yorkshire after a father had to suddenly rescue his 11-month-old son from their flooded car. Andre Randles, 22, was driving with baby Luca from Hebden Bridge to his father’s home in Todmorden to watch a football match on Saturday afternoon. He was diverted away from his main route