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The family of a student who died after an e-bike crash have described her as a “happy, beautiful and talented girl who was loved by everyone who knew her”. Sophie Goode, 18, was cycling near the University of Nottingham in the early hours of Tuesday morning when she was involved in a crash. She was

More patients in England will be able to book appointments online and request to see their regular doctor as part of a new deal agreed with GPs in England, the government has said. The deal includes an additional £889m in funding for the year 2025 to 2026 and is designed to end the “8am scramble”

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

Donald Trump has been invited by King Charles for a “historic” state visit to the UK, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister presented the US president with a copy of the invitation while the pair met in the Oval Office. Sir Keir and his US counterpart shared warm words as they spoke ahead

A 19-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a dog in Bristol, police have said. Two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – have been arrested and remain in police custody. Neighbourhood Inspector Terry Murphy said: “A full investigation is now well under way to establish the full

The CIA, NSA and multiple other US intelligence agencies have been asked to examine a reported request from the UK government for Apple to implement a backdoor in their encryption. Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence (DNI), announced the measures in a letter to two US politicians who had raised concerns about the

Detectives have issued a facial recreation from a human skull pulled from the North Sea last year in the hope of identifying the mystery woman. The skull was discovered by a fishing boat around 150 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on 15 May 2024. Police Scotland said forensic work has confirmed the skull

A lack of jobs is forcing GPs out of the NHS with some taking up work as Uber drivers to pay the bills, experts have told Sky News. The “ridiculous” situation has been blamed on chronic underfunding and the rising costs of running a general practice – meaning there is not enough money to recruit.

The BBC has apologised after it “missed opportunities that might have led to action” following claims of “bullying and misogynistic behaviour” against former Radio One star Tim Westwood. It comes after the publication of an independent external review carried out into Westwood‘s conduct during his time at the broadcaster, which found there were “a range

A scammer dubbed the “Football Fraudster” is back in jail after illegally leaving the UK, police have said. Former footballer Medi Abalimba, 35, posed as a Premier League player and persuaded his victims, including Thierry Henry’s ex-wife and a Love Island contestant to pay for stays in luxury hotels, helicopter trips, and travel to different

The average annual energy bill will increase to £1,849 from April as the industry regulator Ofgem increases the price cap for the third time in a row. The new figure represents a 6.4% a year – or £9.25 per month – increase in the typical sum the vast majority of households face paying for gas

Insults hurled by Donald Trump at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are “ghastly to hear” and “complete untruths”, former British prime minister Boris Johnson has said. A friend of both men, however, he said he was “optimistic” Kyiv and Washington would agree an “economic partnership” that would benefit both sides. Speaking to Sky News on a

Police are searching for a man they want to talk to in connection with a murder in east London. Jason Junior Romeo, 20, was fatally stabbed outside an address on Bodney Road in Hackney following an altercation at about 6pm on Tuesday, police said. Officers have released an image of Renaldo Roberts, 25, who they

The chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital was worried about a “wrongful conviction” after Lucy Letby was arrested, a public inquiry has heard. Tony Chambers was said to have had concerns about Letby’s initial detention by Cheshire Constabulary in July 2018 over several unexplained and unexpected collapses of babies in the hospital’s neonatal

The bodies of a man and a woman have been found at a property on a village high street in South Wales, police have said. The deaths of the two adults are being treated as “unexplained”, South Wales Police said on Monday. The bodies of the pair were discovered at an address on Hirwaun High

The King accepted the offer to enjoy “a slurp” of beer after pulling himself a pint during a visit to a brewery in Staffordshire. The 76-year-old was at the family-owned Tower Brewery in Burton Upon Trent. After the King pulled a pint called Gone For A Burton, a traditional mid-strength beer brewed by Tower, brewery

Police Scotland officers may have acted as “super-spreaders” during the pandemic as expert advice was “ignored” by the Scottish government and the force’s ex-chief constable, an inquiry heard. Calum Steele, ex-general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), former chairman David Hamilton, and vice chairman Brian Jones gave evidence at the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry on

A police officer who removed a burglar’s electronic tag so she could have a secret sexual relationship with him has been jailed. Natasha Conneely was part of a Bedfordshire Police unit responsible for offender management in May 2023 when the relationship was discovered. The force said its professional standards department found messages between the pair.

A body has been found in the search for 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall.  She was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. Police said there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances after a body was found in a very remote area in

Police are searching for a van driver who fled the scene of a Manchester city centre collision in which a three-year-old girl was killed. The girl, a pedestrian, died after a collision between a tram and a van at about 10am on Saturday morning. The tram forced the van onto the footpath on Mosley Street,