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Food inflation in the UK has slowed from April’s record-breaking rise – but is still up more than 15% on the year, new retail figures show. Research by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen shows a 15.4% rise in food inflation in the year to May. It is the second-fastest annual increase that the

One year on from the death of Punjabi hip hop star Sidhu Moose Wala, his father says he is destroyed by his son’s killing. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Mr Singh says he has not been able to heal from the pain of losing his only child. Sidhu Moose Wala was a global icon who

A car was left stranded after parking on a Cornwall beach. St Agnes Coastguard Search and Rescue Team was alerted to the presence of the black BMW at Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, shortly before 8.30am on Sunday. The team was tasked to ensure everybody in the vehicle was safe and remained at the scene while

The Home Office is launching an ad campaign in Albania aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel illegally. Posters bear the message that people “face being detained and removed” if they make the journey. The department would not say how much the publicity drive is expected to cost but announced it will also

A body was found in a river in Lincolnshire on Friday during a search for a missing schoolboy, police have said. The teenager, named by police only as Oliwier, 15, was last seen near the bank of the River Trent at The Flood Road bridge in Gainsborough late on Monday evening. Police mounted a “round-the-clock

Carbon dioxide is the big villain of global warming. The “most wanted” for crimes against the climate that we’d love to lock up. In Merseyside and North Wales, they’re putting a posse together. It’s called HyNet and it’s a group of around 40 carbon-intensive industries like glass and cement, even breakfast cereals, crisps and proposed

Witnesses have described an “almighty smash” and officers with Tasers and “rifles” shouting at a man after a car drove into the Downing Street gates. One person was arrested after a hatchback hit the barrier at around 4.20pm. Video showed it crossing Whitehall, apparently from the direction of a Ministry of Defence car park opposite,

One in every five GP practices in England and Wales has closed since 2013, according to Sky News analysis of NHS data. Doctors are now warning that staff shortages are putting primary care provision at serious risk. Those practices that remain open are increasingly stretched thin amid rising numbers of patients and falling numbers of

Police have recovered a body from a river in the search for missing woman Shannon Canning. The 24-year-old was last seen in the early hours of Friday 19 May when she left her home address in Keswick Court, Lancaster. She was due to open the Tipple bar – where she works – in the city

The COVID inquiry has issued a legal notice to the Cabinet Office for not handing over the full contents of Boris Johnson’s messages. The Cabinet Office tried to object to handing over the communications but was overruled by Baroness Hallett, the chair of the COVID inquiry. But the inquiry chair has ordered that the release

South Wales Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog as CCTV footage showed a police van following two people on an electric bike before a fatal crash which sparked a riot in Cardiff. Serious disorder broke out in the Ely area of the Welsh capital last night after the deaths of two boys, Kyrees

Police have said they are dealing with “large-scale disorder” following a “serious” road traffic collision in Cardiff. Images from the scene showed a police car with its windscreen smashed and a number of officers in riot gear. There were also dozens of members of the public gathered at the crash site on Snowden Road in

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to carry out new searches of a reservoir, Sky News understands. Officers will start work on Tuesday at the Arade dam, which is located about 50km from where the British toddler went missing in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, 16 years ago. British police will also

England captain Leah Williamson has said it’s important sportswomen have another qualification in their locker “in case anything goes wrong”. The Lioness, who led her side to glory in the European Championships last year, is training to be an accountant, having decided to pursue it as a potential back-up career. “Originally, when I started it,

Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions after Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest. Forest beat the Gunners 1-0 at the City Ground to secure City’s winning fate. City holds an insurmountable four-point lead with Arsenal having only one game remaining. It is the fifth time Pep Guardiola’s side has won the Premier League in

A police officer has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after hitting a teenager with her squad car which left the boy with life-changing injuries. PC Sarah De Meulemeester was responding to an emergency call when she struck Khia Whitehead, 15, as he crossed a road in Stockport on Boxing Day 2020. He was left with

Rishi Sunak has confidently backed himself to remain prime minister for another term as he insisted the Conservatives were on track to win the next general election, despite an absolute drubbing in the local elections. Asked whether he would still be prime minister after the next general election, Mr Sunak replied: “Yes. I’m working really

Manchester City have reached the final of the Champions League for a second time after thrashing the current holders Real Madrid 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Bernardo Silva scored twice in the first half as City bewildered their Spanish opponents with a scintillating performance in front of their home crowd on Wednesday night. It was

Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football for eight months after breaking FA betting rules. The England international admitted 232 breaches between February 2017 and January 2021. The sanctions mean the 27-year-old won’t be available to play again until 16 January 2024, although he will be allowed to return to training in

An allegation of serious sexual assault made against MP Julian Knight is being looked into by Essex Police, after the case was referred to them by another force. The Metropolitan Police confirmed in December that it was carrying out an investigation into the then-Conservative MP, who had the party whip withdrawn after the inquiry was