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Labour are on course for a majority of 200 according to a new YouGov projection, which also suggests the Tories will slump to their lowest number of seats at an election since the party’s formation in 1834. If this projection is replicated when the country goes to the polls on 4 July, Labour would have

So here’s a story of a morning at the beach. There’s no ice cream, no sandcastles and no sense of fun in this tale – but there are criminal gangs, dune buggies and desperate people. The beach is an illustration of the lengths people will go to, the risks they will take, just to try

More people in the UK think immigration has a negative impact on society compared to a positive one, according to a new survey carried out by YouGov exclusively for Sky News.  Across the UK, 43% of people asked thought that immigration has a negative impact on British society, compared to 35% who said it has

The arrival of the Victorian railway turned Swindon into one of the fastest-growing industrial towns in the UK. Workers flocked to the thriving Wiltshire hub from all over Britain. In more recent times, Swindon has been attracting people from further afield – so many, in fact, that one in five of the town’s population was

A third company has begun a recall over fears of possible E.coli contamination – with customers being urged to avoid eating a specific product. Vegan chicken and bacon wraps sold only at WHSmith have been pulled from the shelves, and anyone who purchased them can return to the store for a full refund. THIS –

Prince William has posted a picture of him and his father, King Charles, playing football to mark Father’s Day. In the photograph, the young prince smiles as he and the future monarch stand in a garden. The picture of the two future kings was taken on 12 June, 1984 in the gardens of Kensington Palace.

Gareth Southgate has said he “expects everybody to enjoy the football” when asked about the heightened security risk of England’s opening Euros match against Serbia. The England manager was responding to a question at a pre-match news conference on Saturday about the decision to ramp up security measures for Sunday’s game in Gelsenkirchen. Asked for

Three handguns hidden in a children’s underwear drawer were among 386 illegal firearms seized across London last year. The Metropolitan Police says its blitz has led to a record drop in gun crime, which is at its lowest level in 15 years. Firearms offences have been cut from 196 to 145 since March 2023, while

The Princess of Wales has taken part in the procession for Trooping the Colour – her first public event since the announcement of her cancer diagnosis. Kate, 42, wearing a pale outfit, was pictured arriving at Buckingham Palace in a car sat alongside her children and her husband the Prince of Wales ahead of the

The Princess of Wales will make her first public appearance this year at Trooping the Colour. Kate, who has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer since late February, will ride in a carriage alongside her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Later, she is expected to join the King,

A sixth form student from Brighton who drew up plans for a suicide bomb attack on a local synagogue has been jailed for eight years for terrorism offences. Mason Reynolds, 19, from Moulscoomb was a student studying bricklaying and roofing and doing part-time labouring work on the side. He lived with his parents and was

Nigel Farage couldn’t have hoped for better news as he strode on to the stage to debate on TV against Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and rivals from the smaller opposition parties. The dramatic news his Reform UK party has overtaken the Conservatives in the latest YouGov poll, on 19% to the Tories’ 18%, meant he

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “end to the desperate era of gestures and gimmicks” with a “credible” long-term plan from Labour to “rebuild our country”. There were no surprises at the party’s manifesto launch in Manchester, with the leader sticking to the “five missions” for government he set out last year – if they

Sir Keir Starmer performed best overall in the Sky News leaders’ event, a snap YouGov poll suggests. Almost two thirds – 64% – of those questioned said the Labour leader came out on top, compared to 36% who thought Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did better. The question was: leaving aside your own party preference, who

Lucy Letby’s status as a multiple murderer and attempted murderer is an “important piece of the evidence” when deciding if the former nurse tried to kill another infant, a jury has been told. Letby, 34, is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of the attempted murder of a baby girl known as Child K

The countdown is almost over. In just a matter of hours, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will answer questions from Beth Rigby and audience members in the Sky News leaders’ special event. The Battle for No 10 will be broadcast live from Grimsby with each leader facing 20 minutes of questions from Sky’s award-winning

Rishi Sunak has said “now is the time for bold action” as he pledged a £17bn package of tax cuts in the Conservative manifesto. The prime minister has put reductions to national insurance, stamp duty and a tax break for pensioners at the heart of his pitch to voters in a multi-million pound gamble to

The Conservatives will put their offer to pensioners at the heart of their election manifesto when it is published tomorrow. The manifesto will reiterate already-announced pledges to introduce the so-called “triple lock plus” for pensioners – which will create a new “age-related” tax-free allowance – as well as promises not to increase major taxes. Its

CCTV footage has emerged which appears to show TV doctor Michael Mosley falling over close to where his body was found on the Greek island of Symi. Footage found by a beach bar at Agia Marina shows what appears to be the 67-year-old making his way down a rocky slope close to a fence before

It is the strangest of scenes at the tiny resort on Agia beach. Holidaygoers spread out on sunbeds, people swim in the Mediterranean turquoise sea and the only noise is from waves lapping up against the rocks. A wired fence surrounds the resort, the only access at a small gate by the sea on the