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Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the Iranian president as part of international efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, Sky News understands. The 30-minute phone conversation with Masoud Pezeshkian followed a joint statement on Monday issued with France, the US and Germany calling on Iran and its allies not to “jeopardise the opportunity

A house has gone up in flames after being struck by lightning. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze in Aviemore’s Grampian View at around 10am on Monday. It came amid a Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the whole of Scotland, which ended at 1pm. Image: Pic: Supplied Image: Pic: Supplied Follow Sky

Police are hunting for a suspect after a man was shot in Leeds on Sunday afternoon. Armed officers arrived at Stainbeck Road after they were contacted by the ambulance service at 2.47pm. West Yorkshire Police said they found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound. The force said he was taken to hospital where his

Police have shot a man in a village in Surrey after reports of an altercation, leaving him in a critical condition. The man, in his 20s, is in hospital. Surrey Police received reports of an “altercation” between two people including a man armed with a weapon in the street on Nursery Road, Knaphill, shortly after

Two Chinese warships have travelled through UK waters closely watched by a British frigate in a rare transit, the Royal Navy has revealed. HMS Richmond kept a “close watch” on the Chinese Navy task group as it passed the UK twice in three weeks, travelling to and from Russia. Monitoring foreign warships is a routine

Police officers remain on high alert amid concerns unrest will continue this weekend. The start of the football season has sparked fears of further unrest, with some newspapers reporting police are considering football banning orders after investigations suggested a link between rioters and football hooligan groups. Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that police should remain

The King has spoken of how he has been “greatly encouraged by the many examples of community spirit that had countered the aggression and criminality from a few” – as he reflected on the recent violent disorder seen across the country. This evening the monarch held a phone audience with the prime minister and leading

Merseyside Police have released CCTV images of 12 people following “recent disorder” in the area. Previous weeks have seen widespread violence across the UK, linked to anti-immigrant groups as mosques were attacked and hotels holding asylum seekers were targeted. Courts are already sentencing people for taking part in the violence, with jail terms of up

Lee Carsley has been announced as interim manager of the England men’s football team. It comes after Gareth Southgate left the role following England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. In a statement, Carsley said: “It’s an honour to step up and lead this England squad on an interim basis. As I am very familiar

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his annual BBC salary after pleading guilty to possession of child sex abuse images. The amount, thought to be in the region of £200,000, is what he earned from the broadcaster for five months after he was arrested. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had previously called

Police have appealed for the public’s help to trace a man considered a “risk to women” after he absconded from a care facility in east London. Balasankar Narayanan was last seen at around 6.40pm on Sunday 4 August – when he ran away from staff carers who took him to a park during escorted leave.

A man downed pints of lager and shots in a pub before killing a six-year-old boy and two women in a 90mph car crash. Joe-Lewis Tyler, 34, has been jailed for 18 years over the collision on 22 February, when he smashed his BMW into a Ford Mondeo taxi in Worcester. A bartender estimated Tyler

Police forces have released CCTV images in an appeal to identify people in connection with the far-right violence over the past week. Merseyside Police issued pictures of 14 people, while South Yorkshire police have published 21 pictures in connection with violent disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham on Sunday. The hotel has been

The King has asked to be kept updated daily on protests planned around the UK, Sky News understands. He is said to be engaging privately in the issues it has generated. The monarch has a longstanding record of engaging in issues around community cohesion and interfaith dialogue. UK riots latest: Counter-protesters gather in Hackney It

House prices rose by 0.8% in July following three flat months for the market, according to one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders. Halifax said the average cost of a home rose by more than £2,200 to £291,268 last month, when compared with June. The month-on-month increase was bigger than expected. Economists had forecast a

A major NHS IT provider faces a penalty of just over £6m for failures which led to a cyber attack and the theft of nearly 83,000 medical records. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the health service, since the breach on 4 August 2022. The cyber attack

Billionaire media baron Elon Musk is engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over the role social media has played in riots around the UK. The X owner began to retweet posts a few days after the Southport stabbings and after the prime minister fired a warning shot to social media companies

Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he questioned if it was “Britain or the Soviet Union” after a man was apparently arrested over comments he made on Facebook. The billionaire owner of X has been engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over riots gripping the UK,

The skeleton of a baby – found by builders in County Durham – is believed to have been deliberately concealed under floorboards more than 100 years ago. Police in County Durham have revealed more details about the discovery by contractors who were renovating a Victorian property in Bishop Auckland. The human remains were found in

All footage from the incident at Manchester Airport where a police officer kicked and stamped on a man’s head should be retained, a lawyer representing the family has said. Solicitor Aamer Anwar alleged during a news conference on Tuesday that an “incomplete series of events” had been portrayed two weeks since the incident at Terminal