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Facebook, TikTok and Twitter will team up with UK law enforcement to crack down on posts by people smugglers encouraging migrants to cross the English Channel, the government says. Rishi Sunak, who has made cutting the number of small boats arriving on UK shores one of his “five pledges”, said the new partnerships with various social

Four weather warnings are in force today as Storm Antoni hits the UK – bringing heavy rain and strong winds that are rarely seen in the summer. Forecasters fear gusts could be in excess of 60mph in the worst-affected areas, with a “good chance” of travel disruption and power cuts. The Met Office has issued:

TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari has been found guilty of murdering her mother’s lover and his friend in a high-speed car chase. Her mother Ansreen Bukhari was also found guilty of the murders following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. Saqib Hussain and Mohammed Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died when their Skoda “virtually split in two”

Two drug dealers who stabbed an aspiring lawyer to death in a case of mistaken identity have been handed life sentences for his murder. Rashid Gedel and Shiroh Ambersley were among a group of six men who targeted 22-year-old Sven Badzak and his 16-year-old friend in an eight-second “gang-style attack” as the victims returned from

A part-time dog walker has been left housebound after tick bites left him with a life threatening allergy to red meat.  Christopher Goldman suffers from alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne illness that can cause anaphylaxis if he eats mammal meat such as beef, pork or lamb. He believes any exposure, including airborne transmission, to any mammal

Greenpeace activists have covered Rishi Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black fabric after climbing on to the roof of the property in Yorkshire. Two of the environmental campaign group’s activists also unfurled a banner with the words “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?” across the grass in front of the manor house. The group

A stepfather has been found guilty of murdering a 10-month-old baby boy. The boy’s mother Gemma Barton, 33, was found guilty of causing or allowing a child to die and two counts of child cruelty. Jacob Crouch was born healthy on 17 February 2020 and died alone in his cot on 30 December 2020 at

The UK will experience “a taste of autumn” today as thunderstorms, unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain sweep the country. Two yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, amid fears that persistent and slow-moving downpours could spark flooding and travel disruption. A warning for thunderstorms is in place across a large part

A five-year-old boy has drowned at a holiday park in Cornwall.  Robin Caliskan was on holiday with his family at the Atlantic Reach holiday park in Newquay when he got into difficulty in the swimming pool. His family, from Plymouth, described Robin as “very cute and clever” and said he “loved hugs”. His father Cemal

England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to win the match, a rampant England took seven wickets in the final session to edge out their fierce rivals. England bowler Stuart Broad – in his final match before retirement –

David Hunter, the British pensioner who killed his terminally ill wife in Cyprus, has been sentenced to two years after he was found guilty of manslaughter. Janice Hunter, 74, died of asphyxiation at the couple’s retirement home near Paphos in December 2021. Hunter, a 76-year-old former coal miner from Northumberland, admitted killing his wife but

“I just wanted to save my life,” says Dhanabal, who came to Britain from India to study. But it was only the visa that came with the university place that interested him, and his plan was always to stay on after it expired. The 26-year-old relies on cash-in-hand jobs to survive, waiting in Sheffield for

Vicky Pattison has told how she was left “shaken” after a car she was travelling “exploded” and burst into flames. The British reality star, 35, shared footage of the “terrifying” fire on social media, saying she had been in an Uber just “minutes” earlier with her partner Ercan Ramadan. Pattison had been travelling in an

Rishi Sunak has ordered a review into the rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and said he was on the side of motorists. The prime inister announced he had ordered the Department for Transport to review LTNs policies, which aims to make residential areas cleaner and safer to walk around in, in an interview in

England bowler Stuart Broad has announced his retirement from cricket. The 37-year-old will end his career after this summer’s Ashes series against Australia. He made the “emotional” announcement after day three of the fifth Test match at The Oval, with England looking to tie the dramatic series at 2-2. “I decided at 8.30pm last night,”

Train passengers are facing more disruption on Saturday as workers strike once again over pay, jobs and conditions. Thousands of staff from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out and travellers have been told to check the latest information before travelling. Wide variations in service are predicted around the country, with some

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a seven-year-old girl died following a hit-and-run in Walsall. Police were called to Turnstone Road in Blakenall shortly after 7pm on Thursday after the girl was hit by a motorcycle. The boy is in custody and officers are searching for the blue and black road bike, and trying

Craig sits on the edge of his chair, his hands shaking as he looks blankly at the church wall. He’s fighting a withdrawal from crack and alcohol that rattles through his body. His eyes are empty, but you can sense the turmoil he’s fighting. Some 20 years of addiction has left him teetering on the

“They were like savages,” says Sinead Foley, 37, who was strip searched by police in Birmingham in November last year. She is among several viewers who have contacted Sky News with allegations of abuse in custody by different police forces, following our investigation into Greater Manchester Police. Sinead was arrested and later released without charge

Sinead O’Connor has died aged 56, according to Irish media. The singer was best known for her 1990 song Nothing Compares 2 U and released 10 studio albums. Her death comes after her 17-year-old son Shane died after he went missing last year. O’Connor paid tribute at the time, writing that he had “decided to