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A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death at a school in Sheffield. Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after being attacked at All Saints Catholic High School on Monday. Police said he suffered “serious injuries” and despite the efforts of medics, died a short time after emergency services arrived.

A panel of international medical experts has given alternative causes of death in several cases against child serial killer Lucy Letby. It comes as her defence lawyers announced they have asked for her case to be investigated as a miscarriage of justice. Letby, 35, the UK’s most prolific child killer of modern times, is serving

The sister of a 15-year-old boy who died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield has paid tribute to him. Sophie Willgoose, whose brother Harvey died after being stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School, said: “My heart is broken into a million pieces.” She posted on Facebook: “I love you so much Harvey…

A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield. Police were called to All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road at 12.17pm after reports of a stabbing. South Yorkshire Police said that the boy “suffered serious injuries and despite the best efforts of the ambulance service, he sadly died a

The boss of GB Energy has told Sky News it could take 20 years to deliver a Labour government pledge of 1,000 jobs for Aberdeen. Sir Keir Starmer promised voters his flagship green initiative, which will be headquartered in the northeast of Scotland, would cut consumer energy bills by as much as £300. It is

Sir Keir Starmer will urge European countries to commit more in defence spending as he heads to Brussels for security talks. The prime minister will call on Europe to “step up and shoulder more of the burden” to fend off the threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Sir Keir, the first prime minister to meet

A former Harrods employee has claimed Mohamed al Fayed and his brother, Salah, both assaulted her while she worked for the department store in the 1990s. Speaking on camera about her story for the first time, Rachael Louw told Sky News she was subjected to invasive sexual health tests, surveillance and inappropriate touching while working

A man and a woman have been arrested after two children died following a crash in Essex. Police said a car failed to stop after a collision involving a girl and a boy in Basildon on Saturday evening. Emergency services attended the scene in Walthams Place, Pitsea, but both children died. A man and a

More British people than ever before are being trapped in modern slavery, according to the latest available Home Office figures.   A quarter of all referrals to the UK’s national modern slavery safeguarding scheme were related to British nationals. Albanian and Vietnamese nationals were the second and third most referred, respectively. But despite some police

A body has been found near to where two missing sisters disappeared in Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. The women were seen crossing the bridge and turning right on to a footpath

The body of a woman has been recovered from the River Dee near to where two missing sisters disappeared in Aberdeen. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. The women were seen crossing the bridge

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78. A spokesperson said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. “She will be dearly missed.” She was best

The average annual water bill will rise by £26% or £123 in the next financial year alone, according to industry figures covering England and Wales. Water UK confirmed how inflation-busting hikes, determined by the regulator Ofwat in December, would play out from 1 April when a new five-year pricing period begins. The watchdog allowed bills

The government supports a third runway at Heathrow, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced. The chancellor said there had been “no progress in 80 years” and that a third runway was “badly needed”. She said the airport “connects us to emerging markets all over the world” and its expansion would increase trade opportunities. Ms Reeves said

Don’t, whatever you do, call it a “relaunch”. When the chancellor stands up and delivers her much-anticipated speech on Wednesday – with all sorts of exciting schemes for new infrastructure and growth-friendly reforms – she will cast it as part of the new government’s long-standing economic strategy. Having begun the job of repairing the public

A distrust of the police, curiosity, and the “thrill of the moment” were some of the reasons behind young people joining in last summer’s riots, research has suggested. The involvement of some children was “spontaneous and unconsidered” and had less to do with online misinformation, the Children’s Commissioner said in a new report. Dame Rachel