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Britain’s largest building society has made some mortgages more expensive as the Bank of England’s interest rate is now expected to rise higher than previously thought. Nationwide has said interest rates on new fixed-rate mortgages will rise 0.45 percentage points. It follows moves by lenders such as Halifax, Santander and Atom Bank who also upped

Witnesses have described an “almighty smash” and officers with Tasers and “rifles” shouting at a man after a car drove into the Downing Street gates. One person was arrested after a hatchback hit the barrier at around 4.20pm. Video showed it crossing Whitehall, apparently from the direction of a Ministry of Defence car park opposite,

Police are photographing an excavation site near the banks of a remote reservoir in Portugal as the new search for Madeleine McCann enters a third day. Teams were seen early on Thursday cutting wood on the banks of a reservoir 30 miles from where the toddler went missing in the Algarve in May 2007. Officers

Police Scotland’s chief constable has admitted that the force is “institutionally racist and discriminatory”. Sir Iain Livingstone, who is set to retire later this year, said prejudice and bad behaviour within policing was “rightly of great concern and is utterly condemned”. Speaking at a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority on Thursday morning, Sir Iain

One in every five GP practices in England and Wales has closed since 2013, according to Sky News analysis of NHS data. Doctors are now warning that staff shortages are putting primary care provision at serious risk. Those practices that remain open are increasingly stretched thin amid rising numbers of patients and falling numbers of

MPs have voted to suspend COVID rulebreaker Margaret Ferrier from the House of Commons for 30 days. The suspension could now lead to a by-election in the politician’s Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency. Ms Ferrier was ruled to have damaged the reputation of the Commons and put people at risk after taking part in a

Police have recovered a body from a river in the search for missing woman Shannon Canning. The 24-year-old was last seen in the early hours of Friday 19 May when she left her home address in Keswick Court, Lancaster. She was due to open the Tipple bar – where she works – in the city

GPs will be required to give patients the option to travel further for healthcare or go to a private alternative under plans to cut NHS waiting times. Doctors will have to offer up to five healthcare providers when making referrals, allowing people to select their preference using the NHS app or website. The options will

The government believes it has secured a commitment from Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata to build a new gigafactory in the UK, Sky News has been told. Senior Whitehall sources believe the Indian industrial giant has chosen the UK over Spain as the site for its giant new battery factory. The news is due to

Lucy Letby has suggested plumbing issues and “raw sewage” could have played a part in the deaths of the babies she is accused of murdering. The nurse denies killing seven babies, as well as the attempted murder of 10 other infants, at Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. The 33-year-old defendant was cross-examined

Love Island contestants will be banned from any social media activity to shield themselves and their families from online abuse while they stay in the villa this summer. ITV bosses have announced new duty of care procedures for the cast ahead of the hit reality show’s 10th season, due to start in a few weeks.

The COVID inquiry has issued a legal notice to the Cabinet Office for not handing over the full contents of Boris Johnson’s messages. The Cabinet Office tried to object to handing over the communications but was overruled by Baroness Hallett, the chair of the COVID inquiry. But the inquiry chair has ordered that the release

Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over new claims he broke COVID lockdown rules. The former prime minister’s ministerial diary has revealed visits by friends to Chequers during the pandemic. The visits to the grace-and-favour residence were highlighted during preparations for a public inquiry into COVID, according to The

South Wales Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog as CCTV footage showed a police van following two people on an electric bike before a fatal crash which sparked a riot in Cardiff. Serious disorder broke out in the Ely area of the Welsh capital last night after the deaths of two boys, Kyrees

International students who come to study in the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring immigration down. International students will no longer be able to bring dependants with them unless they are on postgraduate courses that are currently designated as research

Britain is no longer expected to suffer a recession this year, nor will it have the weakest economic growth in the group of seven leading industrialised economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. Unveiling a dramatic upgrade to its outlook for Britain, the Fund, which previously predicted Britain would face the worst 2023 of

At 4.30am specialist officers gathered for a briefing. Their mission was to dismantle an organised crime group (OCG) responsible for the supply of class A drugs. The OCG being targeted were also suspected of kidnap and firearms offences. It’s estimated the gang have been making up to £20,000 a day dealing heroin and crack cocaine

Police have said they are dealing with “large-scale disorder” following a “serious” road traffic collision in Cardiff. Images from the scene showed a police car with its windscreen smashed and a number of officers in riot gear. There were also dozens of members of the public gathered at the crash site on Snowden Road in

A young survivor of the Manchester Arena attack has told Sky News how a doctor “asked her to leave” after asking for mental health support.  Ellie Taylor, who was 15 at the time of the attack, says she “broke down” after inadequate care left her feeling “retraumatised”. “The doctor said ‘it will take you two

Police are looking for a TikTok “prankster” who filmed himself appearing to enter a private home uninvited. Bacari Ogarro, who uses the name “Mizzy” online, has been widely criticised after videos of him circulated on social media. The Metropolitan Police now say they are carrying out enquires to track down the 18-year-old, from Hackney, north