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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

Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said reports of the H5N1 virus in UK birds and poultry are currently so low that it does not consider cattle to

Officers who failed to spot a murder victim had been shot could face a misconduct inquiry, a former senior detective has told Sky News. Recently retired Brian Low, 65, was discovered dead on a secluded path near Aberfeldy, Perthshire in February. Police Scotland initially classed his death as a “medical event” before launching a murder

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: