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James Anderson has announced he will be retiring from international cricket after England’s first Test against the West Indies this summer. Anderson, known as Jimmy, is England’s highest Test wicket-taker of all-time and is one of only three bowlers, and the only seam bowler, to reach 700 Test wickets. “It’s been an incredible 20 years

No deportation flights to Rwanda will take off under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News. The Labour leader told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby “there’ll be no flights” as he wants to “scrap the scheme”, which aims to send asylum seekers entering the UK illegally from a safe country, such

The King has joked about being “allowed out of my cage” on a visit to an army barracks in Surrey. As he was being led around, he told the commanding officer: “I do apologise for taking you by surprise, when this opportunity appeared and I had been allowed out of my cage, I wanted to

A teacher accused of having sex with two teenage boys laughed and said “Oh shut up! Stop saying that!” when one of them told her he wasn’t old enough to drive, a court heard. Rebecca Joynes also became pregnant by one of the teenagers, referred to as Boy B, while she was on bail for

The King and Prince Harry won’t meet up on Wednesday during the Duke of Sussex’s trip to the UK due to a timetable clash between a royal garden party and an Invictus Games event. Harry is in London this week, celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games. Since his trip from California was announced there

Prince Harry will not meet the King during his visit to the UK, Sky News understands. The Duke of Sussex is in London for an event celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games. It marks the first time the royal has been in the country since his rushed visit to see the King in February

The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands. MPs will be told on Tuesday of a massive data breach involving the MoD, targeting service personnel. It is understood investigations have not shown any data has been taken. The government will not name the country involved, but Sky News understands this to

West Ham have agreed a deal in principle with Julen Lopetegui to take over from David Moyes as manager at the end of the season, Sky Sports News understands. West Ham have agreed a deal in principle with Julen Lopetegui to take over from David Moyes as manager. Lopetegui, 57, has been out of work

Police have seized 22 dogs in Sheffield, with most believed to be XL bullys. The breed was banned in England and Wales in February, and owners had to apply for an exemption certificate. Last month, campaigners were given the green light to bring a High Court challenge against the government’s ban. South Yorkshire Police say

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from his local polling station when he tried to vote without a valid photo ID – under rules he introduced. The former prime minister has said he had attempted to cast his ballot using a magazine sleeve with his name

The property where a teenager was shot dead and another suffered a gunshot wound had been visited by police the day before following reports of a burglary, Derbyshire Constabulary has said. A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after police were called to reports of a burglary

A woman’s body has been found on a beach in Wales. Police say the body of Sian Batchelor, 32, was found on a beach near Pennar, Pembroke Dock, on Tuesday evening. Her family have described her as a “beautiful, funny, lovely person” in a tribute released through police in Pembrokeshire, who are appealing for information.

The infected blood compensation scheme is to be extended to bereaved children who have lost one or two parents, Sky News understands. This group has not been involved in the interim compensation scheme previously paid to victims of the scandal. Tony Farrugia, who lost his haemophiliac father (and two uncles) to HIV/AIDs after being treated

Line Of Duty actor Brian McCardie has died aged 59, his family has confirmed. Best known for playing mafia boss John Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hunter in the police procedural, he had also recently joined the cast of Outlander prequel, Blood Of My Blood. His sister confirmed his death on X, writing: “It is with great sadness

King Charles will return to official public duties later for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer. The monarch, who is the patron of Macmillan Cancer Support, will visit a cancer treatment centre to meet medical specialists and other patients, along with the Queen. He decided to announce he had cancer at the beginning

Ireland is pledging emergency legislation enabling it to send asylum seekers back to the UK. More than 80% of recent arrivals in the republic came via the land border with Northern Ireland, Irish justice minister Helen McEntee told a parliamentary committee last week. Rishi Sunak told Sky News it showed the UK’s Rwanda scheme was

The trees are out, but it still feels pretty chilly – and wet. In the southeast of England, 25mm to 30mm of rain has fallen in 24 hours this weekend. For some places that is more than half the April average. Your coat and gloves may soon be redundant, however. While Sunday’s top temperatures across

A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic will be auctioned on Saturday.  John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912 after helping his wife on to a lifeboat. Rather than try his luck with another lifeboat, the impeccably dressed businessman, a prominent

The police handling of the case of an American driver who fled the UK after a crash that left a nurse unable to walk was “not acceptable”. Isaac Calderon returned to the US after a collision in Herefordshire that left Elizabeth Donowho with two broken ankles and a fractured sternum. Ms Donowho complained that police had

The King is to return to public-facing royal duties, with his medical team “very encouraged” by the progress made in his cancer treatment. The monarch has been receiving outpatient care since early February and despite the good news, palace sources stressed His Majesty is still continuing treatment. The announcement that the King is doing well