Volodymyr Zelenskyy was greeted at Downing Street with a hug from Sir Keir Starmer as he arrived for crisis talks following his disastrous meeting with Donald Trump. Mr Zelenskyy smiled as Sir Keir welcomed him with a handshake and a hug. The pair spoke briefly, before Mr Zelenskyy waved at reporters and gave a thumbs
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The 19-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog at a flat in Bristol on Wednesday has been named as Morgan Dorsett from Shropshire. Two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – have been arrested over the attack and have been released on conditional bail. Initial
The Baltic states are “very unhappy” after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join a summit on Ukraine this weekend, a European diplomatic source has said. The source, with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been excluded. “Russia and our publics will
Home video of Eleanor Williams shows a happy teenager; dancing, singing into a bottle, joking with her sister, and making others laugh. A marked contrast to the videos that came to define her. Warning: This article contains references to sexual abuse and violence Five years ago, police bodyworn camera footage showed a battered and drugged
A 19-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a dog in Bristol, police have said. Two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – have been arrested and remain in police custody. Neighbourhood Inspector Terry Murphy said: “A full investigation is now well under way to establish the full
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump, discussions that could help shape the relationship between the UK and the US for the next four years. In a short speech at the British ambassador’s residence he was keen to emphasise the things the two countries have in
Police searching for the body of a murder victim have found human remains in North Yorkshire. Mother of three Rania Alayed was murdered in 2013 by her husband Ahmed al Khatib, of Gorton, Manchester, who was jailed for life the following year. Her body was never recovered and multiple searches have taken place in the
This is the moment the government finally woke up to the enormity of the threat faced by the UK and the inability of its hollowed-out armed forces to cope. But make no mistake, today’s decision to increase military spending is not just about increasing the number of troops, warships and fighter jets or even ensuring
The number of convictions linked to a second Post Office IT scandal being investigated for miscarriages of justice – has more than doubled, Sky News has learned. Twenty-one Capture cases have now been submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for review. Before Christmas, it was around eight. They relate to the Capture computing
Care providers have warned the government that the UK social care system is “at breaking point” as it struggles with rising demand and high costs. It comes as thousands of care and support providers, and some of those who rely on the service, plan to stage a demonstration in central London to urge the government
The jailing of Mike Amesbury for 10 weeks for assault means Sir Keir Starmer potentially faces his first by-election test since becoming prime minister. Officially, the 55-year-old former Labour MP for Runcorn and Helsby now faces a recall petition, but realistically he’s under enormous pressure to resign without delay. Politics latest: ‘Alarm bells ringing’ for
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after another teenager, 17, was stabbed in front of shoppers in a Primark store in Nottingham city centre. The victim suffered a stab wound to the chest after he was attacked inside the shop in Long Row at about 11.30am on Sunday. He was taken to hospital with “serious
Two motorways were shut on Saturday evening for several hours after human remains were found on the carriageway. Several drivers called police from 6.40pm to report “something in the road” between junctions 20 and 21 of the M4 – between Almondsbury and Awkley. The body is believed to be that of a man in his
A body has been found in the search for 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall. She was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. Police said there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances after a body was found in a very remote area in
Police are searching for a van driver who fled the scene of a Manchester city centre collision in which a three-year-old girl was killed. The girl, a pedestrian, died after a collision between a tram and a van at about 10am on Saturday morning. The tram forced the van onto the footpath on Mosley Street,
A major police search is taking place for a runner who has been missing for three days – as officers say they are becoming “increasingly concerned”. Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, Tow Law, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. In an update on Friday,
Three brothers have been jailed after underage girls in Leeds and Barrow-in-Furness were sexually abused and raped over a number of years. The three men were convicted in October last year, with the abuse taking place between 1996 and 2010. Shaha Amran Miah, 49, known as Jai; Shaha Alman Miah, 47, known as Ali; and
The first domestic violence specialists have been placed in 999 control rooms in memory of a woman who was murdered by her ex-husband despite ringing police on the night she died. Raneem’s Law has been launched in five pilot areas – West Midlands, Northumbria, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Humberside. The legislation – promised in Labour’s manifesto
The British Army’s failure to properly deal with a soldier’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021. An inquest on Thursday recorded a conclusion of
After he was squirted in the eye with battery acid, Paul Laskey thought he would lose his eye entirely, until a donated placenta helped save some of his sight. Paul, 43, was attacked after he confronted 21-year-old Robbie Scott, who had mugged his son in Newcastle just minutes earlier. “[My son] phoned us, hysterical, saying
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