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The government broke the law by failing to protect more than 20,000 elderly or disabled care home residents who died after contracting COVID-19, the High Court has ruled. The case was brought forward by Dr Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris whose fathers Michael Gibson and Donald Harris died after testing positive for coronavirus. In a

Police searching for missing mother-of-two Katie Kenyon believe she is dead – and have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. The 33-year-old woman, from Padiham in Burnley, was reported missing after being last seen at around 9.30am on Friday. More than 60 specialist search officers from four police forces are scouring parts of Gisburn

All four people stabbed to death at a house in southeast London on Monday have now been named by police. On Tuesday, the Met Police Specialist Crime Command appealed for information about the the deaths at a property in Southwark in the early hours of Monday. The victims have been named as 58-year-old Denton Burke

The mysterious shooting of a Scottish man, may have been related to his objection to a planning application, it has emerged. Alistair Wilson, who was murdered at his home in Nairn in 2004, had registered his objection to permission for a large decking area outside the Havelock Hotel opposite his home. Police now believe this

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people were stabbed to death in southeast London. Three women and a man were found dead after a reports of a disturbance at a property in Bermondsey in the early hours of this morning, the Metropolitan Police said. All four people, who were found

Police have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a woman in Burnley, Lancashire. Katie Kenyon, 33, was reported missing after being last seen on Friday. Police said a woman matching Ms Kenyon’s description left an address on Todmorden Road with a man on Friday morning and travelled in a silver Ford Transit,

Three Conservative cabinet ministers are reportedly facing allegations of sexual misconduct after being reported to a parliamentary watchdog. According to The Sunday Times, two Labour shadow cabinet ministers have also been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS), which deals with complaints against MPs. A total of 56 MPs are said to have

Football fans have paid a moving tribute to Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo with loud applause during his return to the pitch following the death of his newborn son. Saturday’s match at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium was his first time back in action, and with seven minutes on the clock – the same number as the Portuguese

Madeleine McCann’s parents have said they welcome the news convicted child abuser Christian B has been named an official suspect in the case of their daughter’s disappearance. In a statement signed “Kate & Gerry” the couple also said they hold out hope Madeleine is still alive despite German police treating her disappearance as a murder

A Tory MP who announced last month that he is trans has said he hopes to begin the process of transitioning “as quickly as possible” and hailed the “incredible amount of support”  since he came out. Speaking on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend, also described his experiences of rape and blackmail.

Britain is to reopen its embassy in Kyiv next month in a show of support for Ukraine and its people, Boris Johnson has announced. The prime minister made the commitment at a news conference during his trip to India. Britain moved its embassy away from the Ukrainian capital in February before Russia invaded the country.

Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the last three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. A total of 470 crimes were recorded at Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, St James’s Palace and Clarence House – either inside or immediately outside the grounds – between 2019 and 2021, the Metropolitan

Boris Johnson is to face a parliamentary investigation into whether he misled MPs about lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street. MPs have backed a Labour-led motion calling for the privileges committee to examine allegations that the prime minister misled the Commons when he denied lockdown rules were broken in Downing Street. The motion was nodded through

Boris Johnson has said he intends to fight the next general election as Conservative Party leader as he faces persistent pressure over his leadership due to the ongoing partygate row. Speaking to reporters on the plane as he embarks on a two-day trip to India, the prime minister said that he does not intend to

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of choosing to “slander decent people” in private but lacking the “backbone to repeat it in public”. The Labour leader claimed that Mr Johnson showed a different attitude “once the cameras were off” – during bad-tempered exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions. Sir Keir accused the PM of going

Boris Johnson has hit back at Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over his criticism of sending illegal migrants to Rwanda, claiming the top clergy should be condemning Vladimir Putin instead. In an upbeat speech to Tory MPs after his partygate apology in the Commons, the prime minister said that while bishops attacked the Rwanda deal

Boris Johnson will face a Commons vote on whether claims that he misled MPs over partygate should be investigated. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle granted a request from opposition MPs for a vote which will be held on Thursday – and which Sky News understands will seek to refer Mr Johnson for investigation by the privileges

Parliament comes back on Tuesday to a first: A sitting prime minister fined by the police for breaking the laws he himself set will appear in the Commons to try to defy political gravity yet again by trying to explain away his lawbreaking.  Something we’ve never seen before in this parliament, it will be a

UK motorists are braced for travel disruption as millions of people return from Easter getaways. Nearly four million drivers are predicted to make their journeys on Monday causing delays on many major routes, the RAC has said. The roadside assistance company has issued the warning as rail and air passengers experienced long queues, while P&O

Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to come up with a better idea. Writing a joint article in The Times with Rwanda’s foreign minister Vincent Biruta, Ms Patel described her controversial plans as “bold and innovative”. Under the new scheme, approved refugees will have to