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The 19-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog at a flat in Bristol on Wednesday has been named as Morgan Dorsett from Shropshire. Two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – have been arrested over the attack and have been released on conditional bail. Initial

The Baltic states are “very unhappy” after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join a summit on Ukraine this weekend, a European diplomatic source has said. The source, with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been excluded. “Russia and our publics will

Home video of Eleanor Williams shows a happy teenager; dancing, singing into a bottle, joking with her sister, and making others laugh. A marked contrast to the videos that came to define her. Warning: This article contains references to sexual abuse and violence Five years ago, police bodyworn camera footage showed a battered and drugged

From bin collections and parks to social care, it’s estimated local authorities in England provide more than 800 services for residents, touching on many different aspects of our lives all the way from childhood to elderly care. A National Audit Office report found spending on services increased by £12.8bn – from £60bn to £72.8bn –

With Donald Trump, it’s all about relationships. Going into this bilateral summit, those around Sir Keir Starmer were stressing that these guys genuinely got on well, they liked each other, and that the prime minister could say things to Mr Trump in private and not get his head blown off. What we saw today was

Something has changed dramatically in your home in a way you won’t have even noticed. The electricity in your plug socket no longer comes from coal, the workhorse of the industrial revolution that powered our economy for decades but which is also the most polluting fossil fuel. Now it is generated by cleaner gas, renewable

People are using ‘ghost’ number plates to avoid getting caught for dangerous driving, according to an MP who is attempting to change the law. Sarah Coombes, who represents West Bromwich, wants the penalties increased to tackle illegal licence plates which are being used by some motorists to run red lights and ignore speed limits. Motorists

The number of convictions linked to a second Post Office IT scandal being investigated for miscarriages of justice – has more than doubled, Sky News has learned. Twenty-one Capture cases have now been submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for review. Before Christmas, it was around eight. They relate to the Capture computing

The British Army’s failure to properly deal with a soldier’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021. An inquest on Thursday recorded a conclusion of

A prison officer who kissed and sat on the lap of an inmate she was in a relationship with has been jailed for a year.  Toni Cole, 29, shared 4,431 texts and calls with a 28-year prisoner at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire. The texts and calls, which took place over five months, were “sexualised

The father of a British journalist who is missing in Brazil has said her disappearance is “very worrying” and he is “very concerned”. Derek Peet told Sky News his daughter Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, flew to the South American country, where she had worked as a freelance correspondent, without telling her family. “I wouldn’t say

It is easier for children to buy knives than it is to purchase paracetamol a police review has concluded. The damning assessment came as the government launched a crackdown on the sale of bladed weapons to under-18s as part of a series of new anti-knife measures. Tougher prison sentences will be introduced for selling knives

Almost one in five (18%) secondary school teachers in England have seen pupils with knives in school, according to a special survey commissioned by Sky News. More than 4,000 teachers responded to our questions, asked via the survey tool Teacher Tapp, which asked about their first-hand experiences of pupils with weapons. This academic year, 6%

Deep under the Bank of England, in a network of vaults into which cameras are rarely admitted, sits the world’s second biggest known trove of gold. Once upon a time the Bank’s vaults stored bullion owned by the Crown but these days they serve mostly as a repository for other central banks and private banks

It’s more than 10 years since Tinder launched its way into our phones – and our love lives – promising romance at the swipe of a thumb. Just under five million adults in the UK visited an online dating service (app and websites) last year, according to Ofcom’s Online Nation Report. But analysts are questioning

A body has been found in the search for a man who went missing in the Highlands before Christmas. Marc Drostle is believed to have travelled from London to Aviemore on 12 December and was reported missing on 21 December. There were several potential sightings between 19 and 24 December, but police were unable to

Two men who described themselves as “pedos” in messages discussed raping someone in the changing rooms of a swimming pool, and kidnapping schoolchildren, a court has heard. Stephen Ireland, 40, co-founded LGBTQ+ group Pride in Surrey in 2018. He is charged with 20 offences, including one count of raping a child, three counts of causing

This might seem like history repeating itself at the Home of Cricket. A big announcement of a windfall to revitalise the sport in England. It was 17 years ago that Allen Stanford landed at Lord’s on a helicopter accompanied by a treasure chest of dollar bills. Image: Allen Stanford landed at Lord’s cricket ground in

NHS dentists are “very weak” and “not fit for purpose”, England’s chief medical officer has warned. Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told MPs that a lack of NHS dentistry access for children will set them up for “lifelong poor dental health”. Speaking at the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, Sir Chris said: “The NHS dental

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is exploring launching private criminal proceedings against NatWest Group over the debanking scandal which resulted in the lender’s former chief losing her job. Sky News has learnt that Mr Farage has instructed Chris Daw KC of Lincoln House Chambers to examine whether there are grounds for bringing a criminal