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Children are filming themselves using catapults to kill and torture animals in a UK-wide network on WhatsApp, Sky News can reveal. Warning: This story contains images and descriptions readers may find distressing The youngsters – including some of primary school age – have been sharing footage and photos of their kills in groups on the
Suspected human ashes were discovered at the funeral parlour in Hull where 35 bodies were removed in a police raid last week. In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall and Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin from Humberside Police said they are pursuing “extensive lines of inquiries” in a “lengthy” and “intricate”
Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to question whether extremist groups are behind some of the demonstrations – days ahead of publishing a new official definition of extremism. The housing secretary said “good-hearted people” attending the marches should be aware they could be “lending credence” to extremists. Tens of thousands of people participated in a
Two serving ministers have broken cover to urge Rishi Sunak’s government to “lead the way” and increase defence spending to at least 2.5% at a time of growing threats. In a highly unusual intervention, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a foreign office minister and former defence minister, and Tom Tugendhat, the security minister and an experienced soldier, published
The interim findings of a seven-year investigation into murders linked to the British Army’s most prized mole in the IRA will be published later. Freddie Scappaticci, codenamed “Stakeknife”, headed the IRA’s “nutting squad”, a unit tasked with identifying informants, but was himself operating as a spy for British intelligence. The west Belfast bricklayer, who died
England’s roads authority has launched a campaign aimed at drivers who hog the middle lane on motorways. Some 32% of drivers admit to middle lane hogging at least “occasionally” and 5% say they “always” do it, according to a recent survey by National Highways. More than a fifth say they tailgate other drivers, a type