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The King has recognised the public service of his family in a new list of honours, including creating a new role for the Princess of Wales. King Charles has thanked his daughter-in-law, in a way that only royals can, by making her the Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour. The palace

The state of UK roads is “miserable”, a motoring services chief has said, as vehicle breakdowns rose by 9% in the last year due to potholes, new figures have suggested. The RAC reported some 27,205 callouts to breakdowns due to poor road surfaces received in the year to the end of March. That compares to

Travellers have been warned of possible delays after a power outage grounded all flights at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The airport said engineers “have resolved the earlier Air Traffic Control power issue”, but there may still be delays to flights. Aircraft operations have now resumed at the airport in Liverpool. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp

Some roads in Wales are set to go back to 30mph after nearly half a million people called for an end to the national 20mph speed limit. Ken Skates, the Welsh government’s new transport minister, said “there will be a change” to legislation introduced in September which changed the speed limit on nearly all roads

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has hit out at “an attempt to intimidate” him and his family after officers contacted him about comments he posted on social media. Cheshire Constabulary have said they made “multiple attempts” to arrange a voluntary interview with a 41-year-old man from Liverpool. The force added they had tried to

Police say they are reviewing “information” about former Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an aide asking for funds to

Detectives investigating human remains found wrapped in plastic at a Salford nature reserve believe children who were playing in the area days before the discovery could have crucial information. The crime scene in Kersal Dale Wetlands has been lifted after a 12-day search involving more than 100 officers, an underwater search team and dogs. Warning:

New defeats for the government’s Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday – forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak’s stop the boats plan. Downing Street wants to get the bill – which declares Rwanda a safe country and stops appeals from asylum seekers being sent

Former England and Kent cricketer Derek Underwood has died aged 78. He remains the country’s most prolific spin bowler ever, claiming a career haul of 297 wickets in 86 Test appearances from 1966 to 1982. Underwood, with his brisk left-arm spin, is also sixth in England’s all-time list of leading wicket takers. He played for

Climate change is “likely” to increase the activity and distribution of ticks in the UK, which could lead to a rise in Lyme disease cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A potentially warmer and more humid climate is expected to result in ticks – which can infect humans with Lyme disease –

An energy minister has announced he is standing down from his government role to focus on local issues in a further blow to Rishi Sunak. Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverly and Holderness, said he would “fully support” the prime minister from the backbenches. Mr Stuart became minister of state for climate in September 2022

Police are to reinvestigate the circumstances leading up to the decision to charge Caroline Flack with assaulting her boyfriend. The TV presenter died in February 2020, with a coroner saying she took her own life after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she only get a

A TV cosmetic doctor gave free Botox to an OnlyFans model in return for sex at his clinic, a medical tribunal has found. Dr Tijion Esho, who has featured on ITV’s This Morning, BBC’s Morning Live and E4’s Body Fixers, admitted to an improper emotional relationship with the woman, referred to as Patient A, after

Buckingham Palace is planning for King Charles to potentially attend engagements involving more people from the end of the month, Sky News understands. It could be viewed as another important indication that he is doing well with his cancer treatment after he was seen shaking hands with crowds at Easter. Image: The King attended an

Known for her iconic look and unique talent, Amy Winehouse had risen to an unimaginable level of fame by the time she had died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27. The London artist whose songs include Rehab and Tears Dry On Their Own, had struggled with addiction and bulimia throughout her music career.

Ted Baker is to shut 15 of its stores across the UK within weeks, the retailer’s administrators have announced. Around 245 staff will be made redundant. It comes after Sky News revealed that hundreds of jobs were at risk after the company behind the brand’s UK shops, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), collapsed last

New weather warnings have been issued – including a possible danger to life in some coastal areas – after Storm Kathleen brought disruption to parts of the UK and Ireland. Planes struggled to land at some airports on Saturday, with flights cancelled and tens of thousands of people left without power as the storm brought

The human remains found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve belong to a man aged older than 40, police say. A murder investigation was launched after a human torso was found at Kersal Wetlands in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Thursday. Police say the victim is a man aged older than 40 who had been

Parts of a south London hospital were sealed off while treating a woman who had swallowed poison, police have said. Two officers were also exposed to the substance and remain at Croydon University Hospital, formerly Mayday Hospital. Officers were alerted at 3.46am by London Ambulance Service to reports of a woman having ingested poison at

Visitors will be able to tour parts of Balmoral Castle used by the Royal Family for the first time this summer. Balmoral Castle, set in the Scottish highlands, is widely believed to have been Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite residence and is where she spent most of her summers. Guided “castle interior tours”, which will take