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Two of the three people killed in attacks in Nottingham this morning were students at the University of Nottingham. Police declared a “major incident” after two people were found dead in the street in Ilkeston Road just after 4am. A witness reported seeing a young man and young woman being stabbed there. Officers were then

Police are continuing to question a 31-year-old man after three people were stabbed to death and three more injured in an attack in Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. The University of Nottingham said it was “shocked and devastated” as it revealed two of its students were among the dead. Talented hockey player Grace Kumar, 19,

The long-awaited COVID inquiry will hold its first public hearings today with an opening statement from chair Baroness Hallett and a film of testimonies from bereaved families that’s been described as ”difficult to watch”. Baroness Hallett, a retired judge, has promised to put the 226,000 victims of the pandemic at the heart of the investigation into

Boris Johnson focused much of his wrath on the House of Commons privileges committee when resigning as an MP. In his letter, Mr Johnson said the committee’s “purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the fact”. He added that this was “the very definition of a kangaroo court”. In response,

An 11-year-old girl has been killed and her British parents have been injured in a shooting in France, according to the country’s media. The child was shot dead as she played in her family’s garden in the village of Saint-Herbot in Brittany, it is reported. The girl’s father was seriously injured and her mother was

Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances. Scotland’s former first minister and ex-SNP leader was detained as a suspect and is currently being questioned by detectives. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as

Rishi Sunak and the Tory high command are nervously waiting to see if more Boris Johnson allies quit as MPs – amid fears that the feud is set to plunge the party into civil war. Johnson supporters claim two more MPs are on “resignation watch” after Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams joined the former prime

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with three violent assaults at a school in Devon. The teenager is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of GBH with intent after two teenage boys and an adult were injured at Blundell’s School in Tiverton on Friday. The suspect, who cannot be

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister also attacked the panel of MPs who are investigating whether he lied to the Commons over partygate. The privileges committee has now confirmed it will meet on Monday to conclude its

Political aides who worked with Boris Johnson during the partygate scandal are among those who have been nominated for honours in his resignation list. The former prime minister’s highly anticipated resignation honours list has been published and includes Martin Reynolds, his former principal private secretary, who later earned the nickname “party Marty” for his role

Public trust in the police has fallen to the lowest level ever – and time is running out to restore it, the policing watchdog has warned. Chief constables are being urged to concentrate on crimes that matter most to people, get the basics right in investigations and restore the abandoned policy of neighbourhood policing. His

A yellow heat-health alert has been upgraded to amber as forecasters anticipate the hottest day of the year so far. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) escalated yesterday’s yellow alert to amber as the Met Office predicted temperatures would rise to 31C (88F) on Saturday. Forecaster Aiden McGivern said 31C could be possible “somewhere between

Prince Harry has said he would “feel some injustice” if his phone hacking claims against the publisher of the Daily Mirror were rejected as he finished giving his evidence at the High Court. As part of a special programme, Sky News transcribed what was said by the Duke of Sussex and recreated his court appearance

Prince Harry has answered questions about a prank voicemail left by his brother William, a visit to a strip club, and his break-up with Chelsy Davy, in his second day giving evidence at the High Court. Harry was also asked if he would be “disappointed” should the court not find in his favour and decide

The Duke of Sussex is to resume giving evidence in his High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering. The duke is suing MGN for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone

Prince Harry has blamed the tabloid press for “inciting hatred and harassment” in his private life, saying he ended up “playing up to a lot of the headlines” when he was cast as a “playboy prince” and a “thicko” as a young royal. Details of Harry‘s accusations against the publisher of the Mirror newspaper have

Prince Harry is expected to give evidence at the High Court today over alleged unlawful information gathering by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) – in what will be a landmark appearance in the witness box from a senior royal. Harry, 38, is suing the publisher, attempting to prove that reporters for the Daily

Mirror journalists listened into voicemail messages from Princess Diana while Piers Morgan was editor of the newspaper, Prince Harry’s lawyer has claimed at the High Court. Harry is attempting to prove that, for two decades, stories published by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) in the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People were written about him

Years of austerity left the UK hugely unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report. The TUC said funding cuts left health and social care “dangerously understaffed” and reduced its capacity to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Multiple years of pay caps and pay freezes undermined safe staffing levels in health and social care,

A 17-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Bournemouth beach on Wednesday has been named by Dorset Police as Joe Abbess, from Southampton. A 12-year-old girl – named locally as Sunnah Khan – also died in the incident, while another eight people were injured. Joe’s family issued a tribute to