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A manhunt has been launched after three women were murdered in Hertfordshire. Police said they are urgently trying to find 26-year-old Kyle Clifford who is wanted in connection with the incident. Officers were called to a property in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, just before 7pm on Tuesday. They found three women – believed to be related

At 22 years old, with a nation’s eyes on you, it’s not easy keeping your cool. But on Saturday night, in the Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland, Bukayo Saka did just that. First came the equaliser. Then, in a dreaded penalty shootout, he scored, helping send England into the semis and in that moment banishing

A woman whose baby son and sister were killed by a drunk driver told a court how she had to “pick her dead baby up from the side of the road” before his killer was jailed. Zackary Blades, eight months, and his aunt Karlene Warner, 30, died at the scene after the Peugeot 308 they

For most, the summer weather so far has been disappointing, often feeling like autumn. Wimbledon has blamed the “terrible” weather for low attendance figures and outdoor attractions and tourism destinations have been left counting the cost. It’s all down to the jet stream, a ribbon of air high up in the atmosphere, which has been

Three weeks on from the disappearance of British teenager Jay Slater, life on the island of Tenerife has almost returned to normal. The main strip, Veronicas, in Playa de las Americas was packed with groups of young British holidaymakers on Sunday night with heavy drinking and open drug use on clear display in the neon-lit

Having children means everything to Vaishali Bamania who learned she had cancer while trying for a baby in the months after marrying husband Rahul.  She fought womb cancer and won, then went through an 18-month journey on IVF to conceive. “We were happy, we felt all our dreams had come true and the 18-month treatment was

The new Labour government has ruled out the introduction of digital ID cards after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair called for the measure to help control migration. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds initially told Sky News that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper would look at “all sources of advice” on the issue. But sources close to

England are through to the Euro 2024 semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties. The tense game ended 1-1 after extra-time, with both sides unable to break the deadlock. England then faced a penalty shootout without their captain and de facto penalty taker Harry Kane, who had been replaced by Ivan Toney in the second half

Sir Keir Starmer is chairing his first cabinet meeting following Labour’s landslide win that ended 14 years of Tory rule. It comes after the new prime minister appointed his top team on Friday afternoon – making few changes to the shadow cabinet that existed before the election. Follow general election fallout live Please use Chrome

Sir Keir Starmer has begun announcing his new cabinet – hours after taking power in a landslide victory. Here’s who the new prime minister has appointed: Angela Rayner Rayner has been Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy since he was elected Labour leader in 2020. She also becomes levelling up secretary – a shadow brief that she

Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the UK’s new prime minister after a meeting with the King. The Labour leader had his meeting in Buckingham Palace after Rishi Sunak stepped down following the worst ever general election result for the Conservatives. Sir Keir now takes over as the first Labour prime minister in 14 years

A man who was diagnosed with E. coli during the recent deadly outbreak has told Sky News he feared he would die. John Daniels, a 66-year-old chartered surveyor, fell ill after he said he ate a chicken and bacon Caesar wrap bought at Boots in May. The product was one of those later recalled as

Shortly after the exit poll is published at 10pm, check back here to find what it forecasts for where you live. The exit poll was carried out on Thursday by Ipsos UK for Sky News, the BBC and ITV News. The forecasts won’t be updated when vote counts are revealed, so keep across our live

A security guard has been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder television presenter Holly Willoughby. Prosecutors said Gavin Plumb, 37, was obsessed with then This Morning host Willoughby, 43, who left the ITV show after 14 years last October following his arrest. A jury at Chelmsford Crown Court unanimously convicted him of

He’s still got it. Boris Johnson may have left it late before coming to the party – the Conservative Party, that is – but his 11th-hour rallying cry to the Tory faithful was vintage Boris and just like the old days. It was the kind of shambolic, chaotic but barnstorming box office performance that he

Since the prime minister stood in the rain to announce a surprise July election, six weeks have flashed/dragged by. “Change” has been the buzzword. In this case, “change from the Conservatives“. If ever there was a protest election, this is it. Labour‘s campaign has centred on them not being the Conservatives. Policy details are hazy