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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

Usually, correspondence written by the King is not made public, but Donald Trump held up the letter in the Oval Office. The letter, which was inviting him to the UK for a historic second state visit, was handed to him by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Here is what we have been able to make

All eyes have been on Sir Keir Starmer as he held the most consequential news conference of his premiership so far. By Donald Trump’s own admission, Sir Keir’s first trip to Washington as prime minister got off to an “outstanding start”. The love-in between the prime minister and the US president continued on stage, as

The Army’s handling of a teen soldier’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” contributory 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 today recorded a conclusion of suicide. Salisbury Coroners’

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman outside a pub in Kent is believed to be dead, police have said. Lisa Smith, 43, was killed after she was shot outside a pub in Main Road, Knockholt, on the evening of Friday 14 February. A car, driven by a man known to Lisa, was

British and other European troops could be deployed to Ukrainian cities, ports and nuclear power plants to help secure the peace following any ceasefire deal with Russia, Western officials have said. Protecting Ukraine’s skies and coastline will also be key. The officials declined to give numbers on the size of any potential force but signalled

The mum of Alice da Silva Aguiar, one of three young girls killed in an attack on a dance class in Southport, has praised her local community in her first interview since her daughter was murdered. Warning: Some readers may find details in this article distressing Portuguese-born Alex Aguiar, mother of Alice, told the Liverpool

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

The landlady of a village pub where a woman was killed on Valentine’s Day has told Sky News the victim was drinking in the pub before she was shot dead in the car park. Michelle Thomas, who runs The Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt, said she was printing off menus and preparing for the Valentine’s

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was seriously injured in an incident in Kent on Valentine’s Day. Police were called to a report of a disturbance at the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt on Friday evening. A Kent Police statement said: “Officers attended the scene along with South East Coast Ambulance Service where

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

Sir Keir Starmer has told the families of those killed in the Nottingham attacks that a judge-led public inquiry will start in “a matter of weeks”. The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were told at an emotionally charged meeting at Number 10 that a “number of different agencies” would be scrutinised

Concerns have been raised about the safeguarding components of the assisted dying bill after the MP who proposed it said cases would not need to be signed off by a High Court judge. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is expected to bring forward amendments to her proposal so that a multidisciplinary panel of experts will examine

A survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire has called on Angela Rayner to reconsider her decision to demolish the west London tower block. Bereaved family members and survivors of the 2017 blaze, which killed 72 people, have been critical of the deputy prime minister’s decision, which she delivered to them in a meeting on Wednesday