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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. When it comes to Rishi Sunak’s reset, it appears to be third time lucky as the prime minister sought to take back control of his ailing premiership. Sacking Suella Braverman as home secretary only to bring back former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary was

David Cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary as a cabinet reshuffle kicks off in Downing Street. The former prime minister was seen entering Number 10 this morning, shortly after Rishi Sunak began changing his top team. Follow live for updates and analysis on reshuffle Mr Cameron is no longer an elected politician as he

Life-support treatment has been withdrawn from a critically ill baby girl who has been at the centre of a legal battle, a campaign organisation supporting her parents has said. Eight-month-old Indi Gregory has been transferred from the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham to a hospice, Christian Concern said on Sunday. She stopped breathing on Saturday

The Metropolitan Police has released images of protesters they are looking to identify “in relation to a hate crime” at Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march. The force shared pictures in a series of social media posts and appealed for anyone who can identify those pictured to contact police. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a

Around 150 pro-Palestinian protesters have been detained by police after breaking away from a march that took place through London. The Metropolitan Police said the group launched fireworks and many were wearing face coverings. “Officers are using their Section 60 and 60AA powers to detain and search those involved,” the force said on X, adding

Suella Braverman has met the head of the Metropolitan Police this afternoon to offer the force her “full backing” ahead of controversial pro-Palestine protests taking place this weekend. On Wednesday, the Home Secretary wrote an article for The Times newspaper – which was not signed off by Number 10 – attacking the force for “playing

Hundreds of thousands of protesters are set to head to central London today to call for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Palestinian militant group Hamas. The march has drawn criticism from the prime minister and home secretary because it coincides with Armistice Day, when people across the UK remember the moment the guns of

The UK economy has flatlined but has avoided a recession this year. Fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows that gross domestic product (GDP) – which measures the value of goods and services produced – rose by 0.2% over the month, although growth in August was revised down to 0.1% from 0.2%. While

NatWest Group is to scrap the bulk of a possible £10m-plus payout to Dame Alison Rose, its former chief executive, as it tries to draw a line under the debanking row sparked by the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts accounts. Sky News has learnt that the board of NatWest, which is just under 40% owned

Suella Braverman has been accused of being “out of control”, as she continued her war of words with the Metropolitan Police after the commissioner resisted government pressure to ban this week’s pro-Palestinian march. In an article for The Times newspaper, the Home Secretary once again described pro-Palestinian protesters as “hate marchers”. And she went even

Rishi Sunak has described a planned pro-Palestinian march in London on Armistice Day as “disrespectful” – but has accepted the protest will go ahead. The prime minister met with the chief of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley for a crisis meeting this afternoon – and had vowed to hold him “accountable” for the commissioner’s

A pro-Palestinian protest on Armistice Day will go ahead as it hasn’t reached the threshold for a ban, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said. Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said “people should be very reassured that we’re going to keep this away from the remembrance and armistice events”. The prime minister and the

Rishi Sunak is a prime minister who likes to talk about long-term decision-making and being a leader prepared to take “tough choices” to change the UK. On Tuesday, we heard it all again in the opening sentences of the first King’s Speech in 73 years: “My government’s priority is to make difficult but necessary long-term

A “repurposed” drug that could prevent breast cancer as well as treat it will be offered to almost 300,000 women, NHS officials have revealed. Anastrozole has been used to treat hormone-sensitive breast cancer. But trials have shown it can also stop the disease from occurring in the first place. It’s predicted cases could be cut

Police are investigating reports that a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted during a Scottish Premiership match between Dundee and Rangers. The alleged incident is reported to have taken place in the Bob Shankly stand, where away fans sit. The football match last Wednesday at Dundee’s Dens Park, also known as the Scot Foam Stadium, had

“Jaden” was stabbed a couple of weeks ago while walking the streets of Croydon, south London.   Luckily for him, it wasn’t serious. But a week later, he was arrested for carrying a knife of his own. When we meet him, he tells us he is appearing before the magistrates in the morning. The thing is,

The leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors have resigned from the Labour Party this evening over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, Sky News understands. Afrasiab Anwar, who has been in the party for 10 years, was among those calling for the leader to step down on

Four police officers were injured after pro-Palestinian protesters in London set off fireworks towards officers and into crowds. Scotland Yard said a dispersal order was authorised at 6.43pm on Saturday and would remain in place until 1am on Sunday. More than 1,300 officers were on duty today as tens of thousands of people demonstrated in

Police have made three arrests during a fourth week of pro-Palestinian protests in central London. One person was arrested after “displaying a placard that could incite hatred”, the Metropolitan Police said. They were held under section 12 of the Terrorism Act. Another was detained for assaulting a police officer while the third was arrested for

A warning for heavy rain and showers is in force across southern England – with more than 200 flood alerts issued nationwide. The Met Office yellow alert comes days after Storm Ciaran battered the same area with rain, flooding and winds of up to 100mph. The ground is still saturated in many places, raising the