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Canadian police are looking into the deaths of five people killed in the implosion of the Titan submersible. Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, confirmed on Saturday it was looking into the circumstances. Parts from the sub were discovered on the sea floor on Thursday, only about 400m from the wreck of

Mortgage lenders and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have agreed that people should be given a 12-month break before repossession proceedings start amid soaring interest rates. After the rise of the base rate to 5%, Mr Hunt met with leaders of financial institutions including Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and Virgin Money. They agreed that the repossession break should

The 19-year-old university student who was killed in the Titan submersible was “terrified” before the trip but went as a Father’s Day present. Azmeh Dawood, the older sister of Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, told Sky’s US partner network NBC News that Mr Dawood’s son Suleman was “very not into doing it”. “Suleman had a sense

Coroners and bereaved parents could be granted access to data on the phones of deceased children under last-minute changes to the government’s Online Safety Bill. Families of young people who took their own lives after accessing harmful online content watched on as the government – at the eleventh hour – agreed to support an amendment

A clinical trial testing the effectiveness of faecal transplants for patients suffering from advanced liver disease is being launched in the UK.  The trial will test whether faeces from healthy people, which are freeze-dried into capsules that can be ingested, reduces the likelihood of patients with cirrhosis getting infections. Cirrhosis is a condition that results

Sky News analysis reveals the price of a can of baked beans has doubled since 2018, and a summer barbecue this year will cost £10 more than it did five years ago. Use our calculators below to compare how recent events have affected the cost of your groceries, clothing, and leisure activities. Stuart Parkinson, an

Not good. Not good at all. The last few months of inflation data have had a dreary and repetitive rhythm to them. Economists predict the rate at which prices are rising will finally begin to fall, and fast. Then the official data comes in and it turns out prices are not falling as fast as

Police rushed to help a member of the Household Cavalry who fainted while in position for the King’s first service for the Order of the Garter as monarch. Braving the heat for the second time since the weekend, members of the Household Cavalry and Yeoman Warders lined the streets of Windsor as the King led

Boris Johnson has been stripped of special access to parliament after MPs endorsed the privileges committee’s report that he lied about parties in Downing Street during the COVID pandemic. MPs voted by 354 to seven to back the report’s findings. A debate was held in the Commons on Monday afternoon asking MPs to consider the

The driver in the Croydon tram disaster has been cleared over the crash, which killed seven people. Alfred Dorris was found not guilty of failing to take “reasonable care” of the health and safety of himself and his passengers. It follows a trial at the Old Bailey, in which it was alleged that Mr Dorris

A Spotify executive has spoken out about the scrapping of Harry and Meghan’s $20m (£15m) deal with the streaming service, calling the royal couple “f****** grifters”. Bill Simmons, who is head of podcast innovation and monetisation, criticised the pair after it was announced they were being dropped by Spotify for reportedly not creating enough content.

A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a university student with a “Mafia stiletto” knife. Shiloh Pottinger was found guilty of manslaughter last month after the death of 19-year-old Luke O’Connor in Manchester in October 2022. A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pair were involved in an

A man has pleaded guilty to a criminal offence after wearing a shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster to the FA Cup final. James White, 33, of Warwickshire, admitted a charge of displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday. It comes after he wore a

England cricket star Moeen Ali has been fined on his Test return for using an unauthorised drying spray on his bowling hand on day two of the Ashes curtain-raiser at Edgbaston. Umpires had barred players from using any cream on their hands without prior approval ahead of the series between England and Australia. The International

Teachers will go on strike for another two days this school term, the National Education Union has announced. The union’s national executive said two walkouts by its members will take place on Wednesday 5 July and Friday 7 July. Members of the NEU previously went on strike on three dates in February and three dates

The King is taking part in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign to mark his inaugural birthday parade. He is the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in the ceremony on horseback. Watch live: Trooping the Colour celebrating King Charles III’s Birthday He will take the royal salute as

Britain is facing a deepening “mortgage crunch”, with households already wrestling with the cost of living crisis facing yet a further squeeze on their budgets. It has been warned that those renewing their property loans next year will end up paying out on average an extra £2,900 annually. Most expensive items in a summer BBQ

The King will become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in Trooping the Colour on horseback this morning. Charles will take the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division’s seven regiments during the ceremony, staged on Horse Guards Parade, as members of the Royal Family and 8,000

The King’s first Birthday Honours list has been issued with former footballer Ian Wright and fashion editor Dame Anna Wintour among those recognised. Other well-known faces being given honours include the television presenter Davina McCall and the Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure. The highest award, Companion of Honour, has been given to the Booker

A man has been convicted of murdering a woman nearly half a century ago following a DNA breakthrough. John Apelgren hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face, strangled her and threw her body out of his car in Islington, north London, in 1974. After interviewing 92 potential suspects at the time, the case went