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A number of roads have been closed in part of central Edinburgh following what police have described as a “road traffic accident”. A Police Scotland statement said: “Shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday, 2 November, we responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle. Enquiries are ongoing. “Blair Street, Guthrie Street, and Candlemaker

Police have urged people not to attend one of the UK’s most popular bonfire nights due to overcrowding concerns – with more than 200 injuries reported at the event since 2019. The East Sussex town of Lewes, sometimes referred to as the “bonfire capital of the world”, is famous for burning effigies of controversial politicians

The football financier Keith Harris is spearheading a bid to buy a 45% stake in the Premier League football club Crystal Palace in a deal that could be worth close to £200m. Sky News has learnt that Mr Harris is advising a group of businessmen including Zechariah Janjua and Navshir Jaffer on an offer to

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been announced as the new co-owners of a beer company in their latest business move. The Hollywood actors now co-own Wrexham Lager Beer Company Ltd alongside the Roberts family. Having been brewing since 1882, it is the oldest lager brewery still in existence in Britain. It also boasts to

A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in Southport has now been charged with a terror offence and the production of the deadly poison ricin. The terror charge relates to 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana allegedly possessing a military study of an al Qaeda manual. Police have said the 29 July mass stabbing attack in Southport

Young adult care leavers are nine times more likely to become homeless than their peers, a charity has said, calling on the government to find an end to the “appalling” situation. Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, analysed government figures and population estimates and said the group is at

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been sacked after a string of bad results. The Dutchman, 54, was informed on Monday morning after two and a half years in charge. The team lost 2-1 away at the weekend against West Ham. A statement from the club said: “We are grateful to Erik for everything

A safari park in Bedfordshire has welcomed a bongo calf, one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet, in what it says is a “major success” for global conservation efforts. First-time mum Othaya gave birth to the male eastern mountain bongo calf on 16 October in Woburn Safari Park – the first birth

The King is set to return to a full overseas tour schedule next year. Buckingham Palace has announced that it is planning a full overseas tour schedule for the King next year, despite his ongoing cancer treatment. Speaking at the conclusion of the King and Queen’s nine-day visit to Australia and Samoa, a senior palace

A teacher who faced discrimination from senior staff at her former college has told Sky News how she was left feeling “worthless” and “suicidal”. It comes after a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) warned racism, discrimination and the lack of opportunities for promotion are damaging the teaching profession and driving away

A surgeon is removing brain tumours “the size of large apples” through patients’ eyebrows, in what is believed to be a world first. Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis, based in Aberdeen, has adapted an existing technique to remove the growths, leaving patients with only a small scar and black eye. The operation can be over in

Police officers in Argentina are continuing to search the hotel where Liam Payne was found dead last week, new photos reveal. Officers were seen entering and exiting the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires and filling out paperwork. Payne fell from a third-floor balcony on 16 October, sparking an outpouring of tributes for the 31-year-old

As new laws go, the Data Use and Access Bill sounds like one of the most boring imaginable. But don’t nod off just yet… The revamp of data laws, claims the government, has the potential to boost the economy, benefit patients, police and parents – even help reduce disruption from road repairs. But done wrong,

Drivers have been warned to take caution when the clocks go back on Sunday as new data shows a spike in the number of accidents after the annual change. The UK’s largest motoring organisation, AA, said reports received for its national Accident Assist service increased by 11% in the fortnight after the October 2023 clocks

German warplanes that can track Russian submarines will start operating off the coast of Scotland as early as next year as part of a “landmark” defence pact between London and Berlin. The new agreement – due to be signed on Wednesday by Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart – will also pave the

The body of a person wearing a wetsuit and believed to be a male has been found in a reservoir in Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for help to identify the person. Officers went to the Claerwen Reservoir after receiving a call from someone who had seen a body in the water just before 8.30am

British model Bianca Gascoigne has said she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she worked at Harrods as a teenager. Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing The 37-year-old, who is the daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne, had visited the luxury department store in Knightsbridge with her

The M25 has been closed in both directions following a serious lorry fire. The incident happened between junction 5 near Sevenoaks and junction 6 for Godstone at around 10pm on Sunday. National Highways South-East posted on X that the incident had also led to the closure of the M26 westbound between junction 2A and the

Police are investigating the death of a soldier on an Army training exercise in the Brecon Beacons. The Ministry of Defence said Christopher “Gilly” Gill of the 4th Battalion, the Ranger Regiment, died during a “non-operational incident” on Wednesday 16 October, near Brecon, in Wales. Police said they are investigating the special operations soldier’s death

The men’s World Conker Championships winner has been cleared of cheating after a steel chestnut was found in his pocket. David Jakins, 82, known as “King Conker”, won the tournament in Southwick, Northamptonshire, last Sunday for the first time after competing since 1977. But his long-awaited victory was marred when a cheating scandal erupted after