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A young corn snake has been reunited with his owner after going missing a year ago. Adventurous Emett managed to survive in the great outdoors after escaping from his home in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The reptile was eventually found in a residential area nearby and handed into the Scottish SPCA’s animal rescue and rehoming centre

British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton lost his second-place finish at the United States Grand Prix after being disqualified. His Mercedes failed a physical floor and plank wear inspection following Sunday’s race at the Circuit of the Americas racetrack in Texas. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was found guilty of the same offence and also disqualified from his

England flanker Tom Curry has said he was racially abused by a South Africa player during their Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris on Saturday night. While the alleged slur is not audible on the referee’s audio link, a subsequent conversation Curry had with referee Ben O’Keeffe is. The incident is said to have involved

The British Transport Police said it is investigating a video that appears to show a London Underground driver leading passengers in a chant of “free, free Palestine”. The video, posted on X – formerly known as Twitter, appears to show the driver chanting over the announcement system on the Central line. The driver says “free,

England footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold was involved in a crash with another car after a pylon was blown over during Storm Badet’s strong winds. The Liverpool defender’s Range Rover was involved in the collision on a country lane near Knutsford, Cheshire on Friday morning. Cheshire Police said no one was hurt in the collision which came

A students’ union has banned blue shirts and chinos after “behaviour concerns”. Cardiff University Students’ Union said it would always support students to “have fun in a safe manner” at its venue. The union said the clothing restrictions would be temporary and were not aimed at a specific group. It said the policy was introduced

A police watchdog says it will investigate the Metropolitan Police after a 13-year-old black child with a water pistol was rammed off his bike and arrested. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) had originally allowed the London force to launch its own probe, but has now reversed that decision after a statement by the

One of Britain’s biggest chains of car repair shops is gearing up for a sale that could value it at about £400m. Sky News has learnt that Steer Automotive Group has appointed City advisers to sound out prospective buyers. Sources said on Friday that a formal process was not yet underway although initial discussions were

Services for blessing same-sex couples in the Church of England are unlikely to happen for well over a year, a bishop has said. Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally said it was a “time of uncertainty” for the church and that while individuals were sure of their opinions on the matter, the church itself remains

They’re the big underdogs heading into the game in Paris, but England’s rugby players have become used to being written off lately. Their form heading into the tournament in France was woeful, and yet they’re the only unbeaten side left in the semi-finals. Now they face a South Africa team that’s proved to be their

A major search is under way after reports of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater as Storm Babet batters large parts of the UK. Police Scotland said the alarm was raised at 3am on Friday near the village of Marykirk in Aberdeenshire. “Multi-agency searches are ongoing and the public are asked to avoid

Polls have closed in two by-elections as the Conservatives attempt to hold on to their seats of Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. Voters began casting their ballots at 7am, with polling stations shutting their doors at 10pm, and results are expected in the early hours of Friday morning. Watch our Sky News by-election special on TV

Officers are looking for a masked man after more than 10 sexual assaults against Muslim women were reported on London buses. Between February 2022 and September 2023, a series of assaults took place around Ealing, Hammersmith, Westminster and Hounslow. Metropolitan Police officers investigating the crimes have now released images of a man they want to

A student died from injuries in a crash that happened hours after he was dropped off by his parents at university. Harry Webb, 27, had started a masters at the London College of Contemporary Music last year. The day after the crash was due to be Harry’s first day of his second year. His family

Police have appealed for information to find a 16-year-old girl who went missing in Kent. Grace Fisher has not been seen since Friday 13 October when she was spotted with a man in Chatham town centre between 6.30pm and 6.53pm. Officers said a man in his 20s had now been identified and arrested following a

Polling has opened in two crunch by-elections taking place today in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth. Voters in the constituencies will have until 10pm to decide who they want to represent them in parliament, following the resignations of Conservative MPs Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher. Ms Dorries, a key ally of Boris Johnson, officially quit her

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi died from suicide “while undertaking a terror attack that murdered 22 innocent victims and injured many others”, an inquest has concluded. The medical cause of the 22-year-old’s death was blast injuries. Sir John Saunders, chairman of the public inquiry into the terror attack, was legally obliged to hold an inquest

The police watchdog is investigating the conduct of 10 current or former officers and staff over how they handled allegations against serial rapist David Carrick. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) invoked its rarely-used “power of initiative” to launch four investigations into alleged Metropolitan Police failings in investigating claims made against the PC in

The Senedd has banned GB News from its internal TV system after a recent broadcast. Former UKIP and Brexit Party leader, and GB News presenter, Nigel Farage said the decision showed “just how awful the Welsh Labour administration is”. However, the decision to ban GB News from the Senedd‘s TV system is one for the

The rate of inflation failed to nudge downwards as expected last month, remaining at an annual rate of 6.7% according to official figures. The headline consumer prices index (CPI) measure had been predicted to slow to 6.6% in September by a Reuters poll of economists. The higher than expected number – largely a consequence of