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Gregg Wallace says he did not say “anything sexual” while appearing on a BBC game show more than half a decade ago. The 59-year-old MasterChef UK judge was responding to reports that there was an alleged incident in 2018 when he appeared on Impossible Celebrities, which was investigated by the BBC. Image: Wallace and Anne-Marie

Sara Sharif’s father told police “I’ve killed my daughter”, claiming “I legally punished her, and she died,” after fleeing to Pakistan, a court has heard. Urfan Sharif dialled 999 in the early hours of 10 August last year, when he and the rest of his family were already thousands of miles away. Sara Sharif, 10,

The King has said he is “greatly saddened” by the sudden death of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first SNP first minister. The Alba leader died on Saturday afternoon aged 69 from a suspected heart attack during a trip to North Macedonia. In a message issued by Buckingham Palace, King Charles said: “My wife and I are

A person has died after going overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel Islands. The French coastguard said it received a distress message shortly after midnight on Saturday. A French navy helicopter, an RNLI lifeboat and a Channel Islands air search plane were involved in the rescue mission. A French coastguard spokesman said its

A man has been shot dead in east London, police have said. A murder investigation has been launched after the victim – believed to be aged in his 30s – was found with a gunshot wound in Barking shortly after 4.30am. He was treated by emergency workers but died at the scene. Police were called

A small boat believed to be carrying six people on the River Thames in Surrey has capsized, with one person still missing. Surrey Police’s Elmbridge Beat said they were called to Sunbury Lock, near Wheatleys Eyot, at around 8.50am on Friday to reports of “a small boat capsizing”. The force is currently at the scene

Thousands of people with severe obesity are being denied access to effective treatment because the NHS rollout of the weight loss jab Wegovy is happening far more slowly than planned, research by Sky News shows. Freedom of Information requests reveal that just 800 people had been prescribed the drug through hospital weight-loss services by the

The average number of children women have in the UK is falling faster than any other G7 country since 2010, Sky News commissioned analysis has found. Research by thinktank the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) has discovered that the figure, which is called the fertility rate, has dropped by 18.8%. That number represents the biggest

The Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit to Southport with the Prince of Wales to meet the families of the three girls who died following the knife attack this summer. It is a rare public appearance by the princess – her first community visit since the end of last year, her first since

A man has been given a prison sentence over social media posts in relation to the Southport stabbings. Geraint Boyce pleaded guilty to publishing threatening material intending to stir up religious hatred. Boyce has been jailed for two years – he will serve half of that before he is released on licence. The charge related

The boy who stabbed 15-year-old Holly Newton to death in a frenzied attack in Northumberland has been named as Logan MacPhail. The 17-year-old followed Holly through Hexham town centre before stabbing her 12 times and slashing her 19 times in just over a minute. A boy who was with Holly at the time tried to

Police have released a photo of man they want to speak to after an 18-year-old girl was raped on a night out in Newcastle. In a post on X, Northumbria Police said: “We are hoping to trace him as we investigate a rape in Newcastle. We received a report that an 18-year-old woman had met

There’s no doubt who has momentum in the Tory leadership contest now. James Cleverly pole-vaulted his rivals to first place – reaping the benefits of a well-thought-through, warm conference speech designed to make the party feel good about itself. Politics latest: Minister refuses to apologise over viral tweet A pitch from the Tory centre that

Russia is trying to create “mayhem” on the UK’s streets, the head of the MI5 has warned – as he revealed a growing number of children are being investigated for terrorism. In a wide-ranging speech, the organisation’s director general Ken McCallum said the UK faces an increased threat from “Putin’s henchmen” as “plot after plot”

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women. The 49-year-old faces five counts of indecent assault against one woman. Hertfordshire Police also charged him with two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of coercive and controlling behaviour against another woman. Detective Chief

An explosion that ripped through a block of flats in Scotland has left one man dead and several injured.  Fire and emergency service crews were called to a block of flats in the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire around 6pm after reports of an explosion. One man, who was inside the Kellie Place property at

A GP has admitted plotting to kill his mother’s partner by disguising himself as a community nurse and poisoning him with a fake COVID booster jab. Thomas Kwan, 53, was on trial at Newcastle Crown Court and had initially denied attempted murder, but changed his plea after he heard the prosecution open the case against

A blood test that could detect 12 cancers is being developed by scientists at a British university, the health secretary has said. “Just a couple of drops of blood could tell you if you had lung, breast or bladder cancer, helping end months-long waits for tests and scans,” Wes Streeting added. Academics from the University

The owner of an XL bully that was mistakenly euthanised by police has revealed he had been waiting for a call to collect the family pet when he instead learned he had been put down due to an “administration error”. Lancashire Police said it has given the family an “unreserved apology” for euthanising the seized

A child is among “several” migrants who have died while attempting to cross the English Channel, according to a French minister. The country’s interior minister Bruno Retailleau said the child was “trampled to death” on a boat. “Several people died trying to cross the Channel. A child was trampled to death in a boat,” he