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At lunchtime on New Year’s Eve, Sky News counted 24 ambulances parked outside the A&E department at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. A nurse from inside the hospital was coming out to check on patients who were waiting in the ambulances receiving treatment from paramedics. A member of ambulance staff told Sky News that their

Four Lionesses have been recognised in the New Year Honours list, which also sees Queen guitarist Brian May and artist Grayson Perry knighted. The gongs are the first to be issued by King Charles, with a range of politicians and charity workers also honoured. Lionesses make the list – but not all of them Captain

The family of a woman shot dead at a pub have described her as the “most beautiful and bright star” as police continue their hunt for her murderer. Elle Edwards, 26, was attacked on Christmas Eve at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on the Wirral. Detectives say the beautician was not believed to have

Some of the fashion industry’s biggest names have paid tribute to designer Dame Vivienne Westwood after she died at the age of 81. Dame Vivienne died peacefully surrounded by her family in Clapham, south London, on Thursday her representatives said in a statement. American fashion designer Marc Jacobs said he was “heartbroken” at the news

A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after footballer Cody Fisher was stabbed to death in a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day. The 22-year-old suspect was arrested in London at around 3am today. West Midlands Police said the man will now be questioned over the killing of Mr Fisher, who was stabbed

There are no plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China, a UK government spokesperson has said. The news comes after China announced it was abandoning its COVID-zero policy and was preparing to reopen its borders in January. There are fears that the end of strict measures in the country of 1.4 billion

Friends of footballer Cody Fisher have paid tribute to him, laying flowers outside the Crane nightclub, and calling his loss “a hole that can’t be filled”. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the stabbing of the 23-year-old in a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day. One friend, James Behan, told Sky News:

Parts of the UK are expected to see ice, heavy rain and potential flooding in the next few days, with a warning issued for disrupted power supplies and travel delays. A yellow rain warning is in place in parts of southwest England and South Wales from 2am on 27 December until 3pm on Wednesday. Across

The 23-year-old man stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub has been named as footballer Cody Fisher. His family said in a statement: “They have broken our hearts; I have lost my best friend. My family and I are asking for privacy and respectfulness at this heart-breaking time.” West Midlands Police were

Two people have been arrested after a 26-year-old woman was shot dead in a pub in Merseyside on Christmas Eve. A man aged 30 from Tranmere was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and a woman aged 19 from Rock Ferry was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both are in police

A woman who was shot dead at a pub on Christmas Eve has been named as 26-year-old Elle Edwards. Ms Edwards was out enjoying Christmas with her sister and friends when she was shot in the head at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on the Wirral, in Merseyside, shortly after 11.50pm. She is not

There are major fears homeless deaths in Scotland could rocket this winter as the cost of living crisis worsens. The Simon Community charity, which is supporting record numbers of vulnerable people, has told Sky News the number of Scots suffering homelessness is a “massive concern”. Recent official figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS)

The family of a 26-year-old woman have been left “devastated” and “inconsolable” after she was killed in a Christmas Eve shooting at a pub in Merseyside, police have said in a fresh appeal for information. Officers said the woman, who was shot in the head, is not believed to have been targeted in the shooting,

A murder investigation is under way after a woman was fatally shot at a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve. She and three men were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after the incident at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on the Wirral shortly after 11.50pm. The woman was later pronounced dead, and her family

A four-year-old boy has died after an incident at a Center Parcs resort. The emergency services were called to the resort at Longleat in Wiltshire after a “serious medical incident” at a swimming pool at around 11am this morning. Wiltshire Police said: “Our thoughts are with the boy’s family at this difficult time.” The death

A woman has died after being struck by a police car that had been engaged in a chase. The woman, 53, was hit by the police vehicle in Royton, near Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Friday morning. She was taken to hospital, but died a short time later. Greater Manchester Police said in a news release:

A photo of the King has been released as he recorded his first-ever Christmas message, which is expected to pay tribute to the Queen. The message, which was recorded on 13 December and will be broadcast on Christmas Day, was poignantly filmed inside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where the Queen was laid to

Hundreds of thousands of air passengers face possible delays today as Border Force workers become the latest to go on strike. More than 1,000 employees will walk out, affecting passport control desks at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow airports, as well as the port of Newhaven in East Sussex. The strike will last

Ambulance workers will stage two further strikes in January amid a dispute over pay and staffing. The Unison union says the industrial action will take place on 11 and 23 January. The strike action will involve ambulance staff employed by services in London, Yorkshire, the North West, North East and South West. It comes after

Two days of strikes by nurses and paramedics will have a knock-on effect on appointments with a return to “very high numbers” of emergency calls in the coming days, NHS Providers has warned. Historic strike action saw thousands of nurses picket on Tuesday and ambulance staff stage their biggest strike in 30 years yesterday. The