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Climate action will be central to “all” foreign policy, David Lammy will say on Tuesday, as the new government seeks to rebrand the UK’s international image. On Tuesday, the foreign secretary will use his first major speech in his new role to address the climate and nature crises and how they intersect with geopolitics, conflict

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a tax on the wealthiest instead of cutting support for “struggling pensioners”. Speaking after arriving at the Lib Dem conference in Brighton on a jet ski, Sir Ed said his party is the only one offering up a solution on how to “plug the awful financial

A police dog injured during violent disorder in Southport has retired from service. Zoe needed stitches after suffering a laceration to her leg during disorder involving hundreds of people on 30 July. Mersey Police Dogs said the animal was now “fit and well” but added it would “never ask our dogs to do something they

BBC presenter Jay Blades – who appears on The Repair Shop – has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour against his estranged wife, police have said. The 54-year-old appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court earlier today and was bailed to appear again at Worcester Crown Court on 11 October. The alleged coercive behaviour

A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled. A report has said journeys between London and Manchester on the line would only be 15 minutes longer than they would have been under the original HS2 plans. The journey time

The NHS will not get any more funding without reforming, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he laid out a 10-year plan to fix the health service. The prime minister stressed his plans to build an NHS fit for the future “do not just mean putting more money in”, and will take a decade to

A body has been found in the search for a missing hillwalker who disappeared more than a year-and-a-half ago. Ross Kinghorn, 57, travelled by train from Linlithgow, West Lothian, in January 2023 with the intention of exploring the Bridge of Tilt area of Perthshire. He was last seen in Blair Atholl and is believed to

MPs have voted to cut the winter fuel payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners. A Tory move to block the measure was defeated by 348 to 228 votes – a majority of 120. Labour has a working majority in the Commons of 167. The division list showed Labour MP Jon Trickett supported the

A police officer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 13. John Stringer was on trial at Cardiff Crown Court where a jury returned its verdict on Monday. The 42-year-old from Cardiff had been suspended from duty by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations

The King has attended church near Balmoral for a service in memory of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the second anniversary of her death. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Camilla, arrived at the tiny granite Crathie Kirk, where the late monarch was a regular worshipper, two years on from his accession to the throne.

Lee Carsley has won his first match as England’s interim manager. His side beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in their Nations League opener at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. England’s Declan Rice, who previously won three senior caps for the hosts, and Jack Grealish, who represented Ireland up until under-21 level, got the goals.

A body of a woman has been found in the search for the wife of a former Scotland rugby player who went missing following a swim, police have said. The woman’s body was discovered near Hound Point, South Queensferry, at around 3.20pm on Saturday, Police Scotland said. Officers say the body has not been formally

England interim manager Lee Carsley has said he will not be singing the British national anthem before his side take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. The 50-year-old was born in Birmingham in the UK but represented Ireland during his playing career through his grandmother, who is from County Cork. Speaking in a news

The home secretary will meet with ministers and members of law enforcement for an operational summit that will set out the government’s plan to tackle small boats in the Channel. Yvette Cooper will be joined by at the headquarters of the National Crime Agency in London by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood,

A landmark report into the Grenfell Tower fire named and shamed companies which it said were responsible for the 2017 disaster which claimed the lives of 72 people. The report, the final phase of a seven-year public inquiry into the fire at the west London high-rise building, concludes that incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to

A massive rise in bag and phone “snatch thefts” has prompted the government to promise a crack down on street crime. An estimated 78,000 people, or more than 200 a day, had their phones or bags stolen in the year leading up to March 2024, according to Home Office analysis of data from the Crime

Police investigating a rape in central London have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. A woman was walking near Tottenham Court Road underground station when an unknown man picked her up in a car between 9pm and 11.30pm on 19 December 2023, the Metropolitan Police said. She was driven around

Beachgoers have been warned about digging giant holes in the sand after a six-foot pit was dug up near a cafe. A group of children dug up the massive sand pit in Cornwall while their parents watched on and stood aside, according to the Polzeath Beach Ranger Service. Posting a video of the 1.8m (6ft)

The “Love Island effect” is being blamed for a “dramatic increase” in the number of women, often young, seeking to have cosmetic surgery. The number of high street salons offering cosmetic surgery has also increased. One plastic surgeon told Sky News that younger women increasingly request dermal filler packages, explicitly asking for the “Love Island

A murder investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death. Police were called at 4pm on Thursday to a home on Lovett Avenue in the West Midlands market town of Oldbury. West Midlands Police say a team of detectives is investigating. Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, from the force’s homicide team, said: