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Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect. In a statement, the former prime minister said he has received the findings from the privileges committee report into whether he misled MPs over partygate. “Much to my amazement they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me

A teenage boy who died after colliding with an ambulance while being followed by police has been named as Saul Cookson. Traffic officers had been pursuing the 15-year-old in Salford, but had been forced to break off the chase when their vehicle was blocked off by bollards. Greater Manchester Police said the collision between the

A 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike has died in a collision with an ambulance after being followed by police in Salford. Greater Manchester Police said officers began following a boy riding an e-bike at around 2pm today. Police were forced to break off their chase because of bollards. But in a statement, the force said

The 14-year-old boy who died following a “playground incident” at a school in West Lothian has been named locally as Hamdan Aslam. Emergency services were called to St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment but died a short time later. In a

A 14-year-old boy has died after an “isolated incident” at a school in West Lothian. It happened at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn on Tuesday afternoon. Police were called at around 1.20pm and the boy was taken to hospital but later died. Inquiries into the full circumstances of his death are ongoing, said Police Scotland.

Prince Harry has answered questions about a prank voicemail left by his brother William, a visit to a strip club, and his break-up with Chelsy Davy, in his second day giving evidence at the High Court. Harry was also asked if he would be “disappointed” should the court not find in his favour and decide

Prince Harry has appeared at the High Court as he attempts to prove reporters from Mirror Group Newspapers illegally obtained information when publishing stories about him. As part of a special programme, Sky News transcribed what was said by the Duke of Sussex and recreated his court appearance with an actor. Here are the five

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for “inciting hatred and harassment” in his private life, saying he ended up “playing up to a lot of the headlines” when he was cast as a “playboy prince” and a “thicko” as a young royal. Details of Harry‘s accusations against the publisher of the Mirror newspaper have

Mirror journalists listened into voicemail messages from Princess Diana while Piers Morgan was editor of the newspaper, Prince Harry’s lawyer has claimed at the High Court. Harry is attempting to prove that, for two decades, stories published by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People were written about him

Holly Willoughby has said she felt “let down” as she made her first This Morning appearance since her former co-presenter Phillip Schofield resigned over an “unwise, but not illegal” relationship with a younger man. As she returned to screens after going on holiday, she said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down”, and “worried for the

A 17-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday has been named by Dorset Police as Joe Abbess, from Southampton. A 12-year-old girl – named locally as Sunnah Khan – also died in the incident, while another eight people were injured. Joe’s family issued a tribute to

The King is giving up his home on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. He bought Llwynywermod, a farmhouse near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, for £1.2m in 2007 via the Duchy of Cornwall. When he was Prince of Wales, he used it as a base for his regular visits to the nation – but now the title

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death in Greater Manchester. Police were called to Edge Lane in Droylsden around midday on Friday where they found a 51-year-old woman had been stabbed. She died at the scene. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was arrested on

A man has been detained by police after running on the racecourse at the Epsom Derby. A woman was also detained by officers after being pulled to the floor when she tried to invade the course. It comes after 19 people – believed to be animal rights protesters – were arrested this morning over plans

Inspections and searches have been continuing of the sightseeing boat at the centre of the investigation into the death of a teenager and child pulled from the sea in Bournemouth. The boat has been impounded by Dorset Police after the incident on Wednesday, where a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton

Boris Johnson is giving all the WhatsApp messages and diaries available to him directly to the COVID inquiry, Sky News understands. The former prime minister had originally given the information to the Cabinet Office, but it had refused to comply with the inquiry’s order to hand over all the material in unredacted form. Friday’s move