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Prince William has posted a picture of him and his father, King Charles, playing football to mark Father’s Day. In the photograph, the young prince smiles as he and the future monarch stand in a garden. The picture of the two future kings was taken on 12 June, 1984 in the gardens of Kensington Palace.

Gareth Southgate has said he “expects everybody to enjoy the football” when asked about the heightened security risk of England’s opening Euros match against Serbia. The England manager was responding to a question at a pre-match news conference on Saturday about the decision to ramp up security measures for Sunday’s game in Gelsenkirchen. Asked for

The Princess of Wales has taken part in the procession for Trooping the Colour – her first public event since the announcement of her cancer diagnosis. Kate, 42, wearing a pale outfit, was pictured arriving at Buckingham Palace in a car sat alongside her children and her husband the Prince of Wales ahead of the

The Princess of Wales will make her first public appearance this year at Trooping the Colour. Kate, who has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer since late February, will ride in a carriage alongside her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Later, she is expected to join the King,

The Princess of Wales has said she is “not out of the woods yet” and has “a few more months” of cancer treatment to go, as she gave an update on her health. Kate also said she would attend a public engagement tomorrow. She has been undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, since being diagnosed with an

Nigel Farage couldn’t have hoped for better news as he strode on to the stage to debate on TV against Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and rivals from the smaller opposition parties. The dramatic news his Reform UK party has overtaken the Conservatives in the latest YouGov poll, on 19% to the Tories’ 18%, meant he

Sir Keir Starmer said he “rejects the argument” tax rises are required to rebuild public services – as he insisted there will be “no return to austerity” under a Labour government. The Number 10 hopeful told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby that he will “properly fund” the UK’s creaking infrastructure – despite very few giveaways

Sir Keir Starmer performed best overall in the Sky News leaders’ event, a snap YouGov poll suggests. Almost two thirds – 64% – of those questioned said the Labour leader came out on top, compared to 36% who thought Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did better. The question was: leaving aside your own party preference, who

Anne Sacoolas apologised for the “tragic mistake” she made which resulted in the death of Harry Dunn, an inquest into his death has heard. In a voluntary interview with police two months after the 2019 crash, a transcript of which was read to the coroner’s court on Wednesday, the US government employee insisted she was

As Rishi Sunak was winding up his manifesto launch at metaphor-heavy Silverstone race track, the scale of the prime minister’s task in the remainder of the election campaign was becoming clear. According to the exclusive Sky News-YouGov poll, Sunak needs to go through the gears at once or he’s in danger of dropping to the

A grieving father whose partner and two children were killed in a fire sparked by an e-bike battery has called for urgent safety measures to be introduced. Scott Peden, from Cambridge, lost his partner Gemma, 31, their eight-year-old daughter Lilly and four-year-old son Oliver after an e-bike battery bought online exploded and caused a fire.

Germany is ramping up security ahead of the start of Euro 2024, with England’s tie against Serbia seen by police as high risk. The heightened security in Gelsenkirchen for England’s opening group game on Sunday means fans will be served lower alcohol beer in the stadium and will not be able to drink in the

CCTV footage has emerged which appears to show TV doctor Michael Mosley falling over close to where his body was found on the Greek island of Symi. Footage found by a beach bar at Agia Marina shows what appears to be the 67-year-old making his way down a rocky slope close to a fence before

It is the strangest of scenes at the tiny resort on Agia beach. Holidaygoers spread out on sunbeds, people swim in the Mediterranean turquoise sea and the only noise is from waves lapping up against the rocks. A wired fence surrounds the resort, the only access at a small gate by the sea on the

Tory HQ has released pictures of Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail after media minders sought to shield the embattled prime minister in the wake of his D-Day departure gaffe. Journalists were kept away from the Tory leader for a second day as he canvassed support in Bedale, Yorkshire. With just weeks to go before

Four people have been injured after a “malfunction” on a funfair ride in south London. Lambeth Council said the “serious incident” happened at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park. It was reported at about 6.20pm on Saturday and emergency services arrived quickly, a spokesperson said. The injured were then taken to nearby hospitals. “The

The wife of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley has vowed her family “will not lose hope” as she described the days since his disappearance as “the longest and most unbearable”. The statement by Dr Clare Bailey Mosley came as the couple’s four children arrived on the Greek island of Symi and the focus of the

CCTV images have emerged showing TV doctor Michael Mosley half an hour after he left a Greek beach and went missing. Dr Mosley and his wife Claire were holidaying with another couple on the Greek island of Symi when he was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon. The four of them had taken a boat and

Prince William has arrived at the society wedding of his close friend the Duke of Westminster, who had until now been dubbed “Britain’s most eligible bachelor”. The heir to the throne is acting as an usher at the ceremony at Chester Cathedral, which will see billionaire aristocrat Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and Olivia Henson, 31, tie

Tens of thousands of council houses are currently empty despite the country facing a national housing crisis. There are 33,993 vacant council properties in England, the highest number since 2009. And Sky News can reveal more than 6,000 publicly-owned homes have been empty for over a year. They include several residences that have been sealed