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A 53-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a university lecturer, Devon and Cornwall Police have said. Claire Chick, 48, was found injured on West Hoe Road, Plymouth, at 8.55pm on Wednesday. Ms Chick, who taught at the University of Plymouth’s nursing school after a career in nursing, was taken to hospital but

Storm Eowyn was “probably the strongest” to hit the UK in at least a decade, according to the Met Office – and in some areas was the most intense in “20 or 30 years”. But don’t expect settled weather because Storm Eowyn has gone, Sky News meteorologist Dr Chris England warned. “The Spanish named Storm

WH Smith is in secret talks to sell its entire high street business in Britain more than 230 years after it opened its first shop in central London. Sky News can exclusively reveal that the listed retail group, which has a market capitalisation of almost £1.5bn, has been in negotiations with a number of prospective

The deaths of five people, including Leicester City’s owner, in a helicopter crash were accidental, an inquest jury has ruled. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, referred to in court as Khun Vichai, died in the crash along with two of his staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer, and Mr Swaffer’s girlfriend Izabela Roza Lechowicz, a

A woman whose four young boys died in a house fire after she went to a supermarket has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Deveca Rose, 30, was found guilty of the manslaughter of her twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four, in October last year. Jurors

Storm Eowyn brought widespread closures in Ireland and parts of the UK on Friday as flights, rail services and hospitals were all disrupted. But Saturday is set to see more disarray in the wake of the battering communities took. Here’s what we know: Police Scotland asked people to “continue to avoid” travelling in the dangerous

An Auschwitz survivor who was just 13 when she arrived at the concentration camp says the recent rise in antisemitism is driven by “ignorance”. Separated from her mother as she passed through the gates, Susan Pollack told Nazi guards she was 15 so they would keep her alive. “Somebody whispered to me, your mother will

Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a woman in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall police said officers were called to the West Hoe area of the city at 8.55pm on Wednesday after the woman in her 40s was found seriously injured in the street. She was taken to hospital, but was pronounced

A rare red alert for “very strong” wind has been issued for parts of the UK ahead of Storm Eowyn. The alert, which covers all of Northern Ireland from 7am on Friday until 2pm, and parts of Scotland from 10am to 5pm, warns of “very dangerous conditions” and “widespread disruption”. Tornados could also hit parts

A Russian “spy” ship has been monitored by the Royal Navy after it entered UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has said – as he issued a warning to President Vladimir Putin. The vessel, called Yantar, has been used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure, John Healey told MPs.

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering the wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt in a crossbow attack. Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, was accused of stabbing Carol Hunt, 61, to death and fatally shooting Louise, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28, with a crossbow at their family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on

The family of the Southport attacker have been moved to a “secret location” by police for their own protection, leaders at the church his father attended say. Axel Rudakubana, 18, yesterday pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder for fatally stabbing Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice

Sir Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a new threat and terrorism has changed in light of the Southport attack last summer. Speaking the day after Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana admitted murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, the prime minister said the incident “is a sign Britain now faces a new

An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government. It comes after Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in the attack in Southport, Merseyside, in July last year. In a statement, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “The families and the

The teenager accused of killing three girls in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport in July last year has pleaded guilty to their murders. Axel Rudakubana, 18, from Lancashire, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on what was due to be the first day of his trial on Monday. He refused to stand

Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London, Sky News understands. The former Labour leader, 75, voluntarily attended a police station in the capital this afternoon. The BBC reports that John McDonnell, 73, who was the shadow chancellor during Mr Corbyn’s leadership, also agreed to

A photograph of the Duchess of Edinburgh smiling has been released by Buckingham Palace to celebrate her upcoming 60th birthday. The photo of Sophie mid-laugh perched on a window seat at her home in Bagshot Park was captured by the London-based photographer Christina Ebenezer earlier this month. The royal was sporting a cream pleated skirt

Fresh appeals have been made for information on what would have been the 20th birthday of Ellis Cox, who was shot dead in Liverpool last June. A number of people have been arrested in connection with the murder at Liver Industrial Estate, but no one has been charged yet. The 19-year-old’s family and police have

A £20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the parents of three siblings found abandoned in London over eight years. The Metropolitan Police said that despite more than 450 hours of CCTV being reviewed, the parents of the three children, known as Elsa, Roman and Harry, remain unidentified. However,

Former Manchester United and Scotland footballer Denis Law has died, at the age of 84. In a statement, his family said: “It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed away. He fought a tough battle, but finally, he is now at peace. “We would like to