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A dog which refused to walk had to be rescued from England’s highest mountain by a team of 13 in an operation which lasted more than four hours. The “injured and exhausted” pooch, who was reportedly named Rocky and of the Akita breed, remained “cool, calm and positively regal” throughout the rescue by the Keswick

An investigation has been launched after an 11-year-old boy holding a knife was tasered by police at a holiday park.  Officers were called to Craig Tara Caravan Park near Ayr at about 11.15pm on 22 March after reports of a disturbance. Footage, obtained by the Scottish Sun, shows several police officers approach a boy who

A nurse accused of murdering seven babies photographed a thank you card from the parents of two of her alleged victims as “something to remember”, a court has heard. Lucy Letby, 33, said it was not unusual for her to take photos of cards she had sent and received. She is on trial at Manchester

A former Metropolitan Police officer missed an opportunity to properly investigate two incidents of flashing by Wayne Couzens just hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a policy disciplinary hearing was told today. Former police constable Samantha Lee allegedly failed to make “the correct investigative inquiries” when Couzens exposed himself to female staff

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the UK for “substantive negotiations” with Rishi Sunak, as the UK is set to confirm further military aid for Kyiv. The Ukrainian president will meet Mr Sunak at Chequers, the prime minister’s country retreat. Two Russian commanders killed – latest updates The government said Mr Sunak will confirm

Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a double-digit pay rise. RCN members will be balloted again for strike action on 23 May after the existing six-month mandate ran out at the start of the month. Ms Cullen

Sweden has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with singer Loreen making history as the first woman to win more than once after first taking the crown back in 2012. The 39-year-old’s win for dance-pop anthem Tattoo also means Sweden has drawn level with Ireland for the country with the most Eurovision wins – seven

The day that Love Island winner Finley Tapp parted company with his childhood club – MK Dons – he cried. He was 19 and his career was over before it had really taken off, or so he thought. Having played in the academy at Milton Keynes from the age of eight and having received his

A woman in her 80s who was hit by a police motorbike that was escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is reportedly in a coma. Helen Holland, 81, from Birchanger, Essex – named by the BBC – was left in a critical condition after the collision at around 3.21pm on Wednesday in west London. Her family

Police are preparing to dig for the remains of a missing student after an alleged confession to her murder by serial killer Levi Bellfield. The former nightclub bouncer told detectives, in a prison interview this week, that he had hidden her body in woodland 24 years ago. Elizabeth Chau, 19, a computer studies student at

The King has marked his coronation with a new family portrait of himself with his two heirs to the throne, Prince William and Prince George. The photograph of the monarch alongside his son and grandson was shot in Buckingham Palace’s throne room on the day he was crowned in Westminster Abbey. It shows the King

A football club has announced it has retired a shirt number in honour of a six-year-old boy who died suddenly. Tributes have been pouring in for schoolboy Jack Stewart, who died on Sunday. The Sidlaw View Primary School pupil had been a Dundee West FC player from the age of three. As well as retiring

Police in Manchester have caught a motorist who was racing a courtesy Porsche car at speeds of more than 140mph. The driver of the dark, blue luxury car was spotted racing a BMW by Merseyside Police in the village of Sefton, outside Liverpool, Greater Manchester Police tweeted. It was later identified by automatic number plate

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating after a video emerged on social media of a police officer appearing to hit a suspect several times. A spokesperson for the IOPC said it had decided to launch an independent investigation into the incident in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, after a referral from North Wales Police. Officers

Unlawful information gathering was authorised “at the highest levels” at the publisher of The Mirror as a lawyer claimed senior figures authorised private investigator payments “in their millions”, the High Court has been told. Prince Harry is among several high-profile figures who are bringing claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering

Joe Biden says he visited the island of Ireland last month to make sure the “Brits didn’t screw around”. The US president – who is vocal about his Irish ancestry – made the comments at an event for the Democratic Party in New York on Wednesday. He visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

The UK has been threated with a “military response” by Russia after pledging to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. The UK’s defence secretary said Storm Shadow missiles will be provided to Ukraine‘s military – and Sky News understands that some of the missiles are already with Ukrainian troops. In response to reports the deal had

Prince Harry has scored an early victory in his latest phone hacking trial, after the publisher of the Daily Mirror apologised for ordering the unlawful gathering of information. It comes on the first day of the prince’s legal action against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). In court documents released at the start of the trial, MGN

For Ukraine, Eurovision is about more than just winning – although that is exactly what they did last year. And it’s always a big task to come back and try to win again, especially when your country is at war. But those hopes rest on the shoulders of electronic duo Tvorchi, who will enter their

The King has undertaken his first official engagement since his coronation by breaking ground for a new laboratory aimed at speeding up the development of net zero aviation. The 74-year-old toured Cambridge University’s Whittle Laboratory, which recently secured funding to develop a new £58m lab. Walking to perform the ceremonial breaking of the ground, where