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Manchester United have won the Women’s FA Cup final, beating Tottenham 4-0 at Wembley Stadium. The goals came from Ella Toone, Rachel Williams, and Lucia Garcia who scored a brace. United head coach Marc Skinner’s side had the better of the chances throughout the match. But they only broke the deadlock on the stroke of

An “increasing number” of drivers are “choosing to ignore” the official diversion route around the M25 closure, highways bosses have warned. National Highways say they are making “good progress” to install a new gantry and a new gyratory bridge between junctions 9 and 10 of the motorway. The seven-mile stretch, through Surrey, closed at 9pm

A social enterprise that hopes to train young people to protect the ocean has expanded to the UK. The Sea Rangers Service is now running from Port Talbot, after first launching in The Netherlands in 2016. They hope to restore one million hectares of ocean biodiversity by 2040, while training 20,000 young people, mainly from

A police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow during an incident in High Wycombe. Police say the incident took place as the officer was responding to reports of a man in his 60s suffering a stab wound in the Buckinghamshire town. A 54-year-old man, from High Wycombe, has been arrested on

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

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

Former Tory immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called for the Home Office to be split in two as part of a 30-point plan to curb migration. Mr Jenrick, who is seen as a potential Conservative leadership contender, has been ramping up pressure on Rishi Sunak over the issue after quitting his government post last year.

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

“The moment you have it yourself you hear it everywhere, but for something so prevalent it’s not talked about at all,” says Patrick Keane. His right arm is plugged into a tube that runs up to a bag of clear liquid in a treatment room at the Royal Free Hospital in north London, one of

Andy Street’s interview with Sky News fired the starting gun for discussion over the future direction of the Conservative Party. But the battlefield immediately proved to be the Conservative WhatsApp group, also leaked to Sky News. There are two big conclusions about the leaks There are two Tory MPs publicly prepared to call on Rishi

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

The King has increased his number of charity patronages by more than 200 and taken on some that were close to his mother’s heart. The move comes following a major review of more than 1,000 royal patronages. It was carried out following the death of Elizabeth II and looked at the charities and organisations supported

The King was seen grinning as he received a hug from niece Zara Tindall during a visit to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, as he returns to public duty following his cancer diagnosis. Charles, who in February revealed he had been found with an unspecified form of cancer, made his third public visit of the

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.

An investigation has been launched after an alleged assault on a linesman during an amateur football match in North Wales. Video footage shared on social media shows a player, who was acting as a volunteer linesman at the time, falling to the ground after seemingly being struck in the face. The alleged assault occurred around

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

At immigration centres up and down the country, migrants attend regular meetings with caseworkers. But today in Solihull, protesters against the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda warned those who turned up that they could be immediately detained ahead of the first flights taking off. Various volunteers handed out numbers of law firms