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Food and fresh flower imports from the European Union are subject to new Brexit customs controls from today, adding more than £300m a year to the price of trading with the continent and forcing up the price of food for British consumers. Under the new Brexit red tape, imports of chilled and frozen meat and

A court has seen the first glimpses of baby Victoria – who was later found dead in a Lidl bag – as CCTV was played to jurors. It shows a dark-haired child in a babygrow being put in a pram inside a kebab shop in east London. Her parents, Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon,

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has agreed a deal restore power sharing to Northern Ireland, subject to legislation by the UK government. The party collapsed the power-sharing government nearly two years ago in protest against post-Brexit trade arrangements. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party will restore power sharing in Northern Ireland, subject to

The King has left hospital after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. Charles smiled and waved to the public as he left the private London Clinic with the Queen by his side. Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Charles has “rescheduled forthcoming public engagements to allow for a period of private recuperation”. He will

Two teenage boys have died after being stabbed in Bristol on Saturday night. The 15-year-old and 16-year-old were attacked “by a number of people who made off from the scene in a car”, according to Avon and Somerset Police. The teenagers were were taken to two hospitals – Southmead Hospital and Bristol Royal Hospital for

Mental health patients have alleged they were raped and sexually assaulted while being treated by the NHS, in what has been described as a “national scandal”.  An investigation by Sky News and The Independent has uncovered nearly 20,000 complaints of sexual assault, abuse and harassment, involving both patients and staff, across more than 30 mental

A major incident has been declared after a huge fire in Liverpool city centre – with a large building “showing signs of collapse”. A four-storey building measuring 100 metres by 50 metres was “well alight”, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said. “The building is showing signs of collapse and fire crews are evacuating buildings,” it

The UK will temporarily pause funding to the UN’s relief agency in Gaza over claims members were involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Friday it sacked “several” employees over accusations by Israel that 12 employees were involved in the 7 October attack. In the wake

I’m officially a bad liar. With a blood pressure cuff pumped tight around my arm, straps around my chest monitoring my breathing, and sensors on my fingers to pick up any traces of sweat, veteran polygraph test examiner Don Cargill says he can easily spot the signs I’ve told him a fib. I’ve denied writing

Triple killer Valdo Calocane’s sentence could be referred to the Court of Appeal after the attorney general received a complaint arguing it’s too lenient. Calocane stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham in June, and tried to kill three others with a van. He was sentenced to detention in a

The King has gone into hospital for prostate treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. In a statement, it added: “The King was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment. “His Majesty would like to thank all those who have sent their good wishes over the past week and is delighted to learn that

The families of the three victims killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham have spoken out after a judge ordered he be detained at a high-security hospital “very probably” for the rest of his life. The mother of 19-year-old Barnaby Webber told Nottinghamshire Police “you have blood on your hands”, as she spoke outside the court

Hundreds of doctors are planning to sue the NHS over claims inadequate PPE on the frontline has left them with long COVID, disabled, and in financial ruin. Dr Kelly Fearnley, 37, was working on a COVID ward at Bradford Royal Infirmary in November 2020 when she caught coronavirus. More than three years later, the effects

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has been released from prison, Sky News understands. The 35-year-old completed half of his 10-year sentence at HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire for Charlotte Brown’s manslaughter and a separate, unrelated assault in a pub. Shepherd went on the run for 10 months after being convicted of killing the 24-year-old during a speedboat

The families of three people who were stabbed to death in Nottingham have told a court of the “crippling” grief they have felt after losing their loved ones. Two 19-year-old university students, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were “deliberately and mercilessly” killed by 32-year-old Valdo Calocane on 13 June

The family of a student stabbed to death in Nottingham say she was a “hero” who tried to save the life of her friend, who also died in the same attack. Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, was killed in the knife attacks in June, alongside Barnaby Webber. They had been returning from a night out celebrating the