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Union boss Mick Lynch has said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has to show he is “on the side of the people” before the next general election. The general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union criticised Sir Keir and the Labour Party when asked about how long strikes on the railway could

Kemi Badenoch has signed off UK membership to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc. The business and trade secretary signed the accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in New Zealand on Sunday. The move brings British businesses a step closer to being able to sell to a market of half

Just Stop Oil protesters have invaded the stage during the first night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. The environmental group tweeted: “The pair set off confetti cannons and sounded air horns, demanding the UK government immediately halt all new oil and gas consents and licences. “They attempted to address the audience before

Keyhole surgery is perhaps a misleading term: despite the technology, expertise and extreme finesse involved, it’s also hugely physical.  Sky News watches as surgeon Luke Jones performs an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an operating theatre in King Edward VII’s hospital in central London. Mr Jones (male surgeons are referred to as Mr rather than

Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape. The France international was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in a bedroom at his multi-million-pound mansion in Cheshire in October 2020. He was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29-year-old woman at his home two years

MPs with second jobs have an average wage of £233 per hour, Sky News can reveal. The typical rate for MPs is 17 times the national average – and over 22 higher than the minimum hourly wage. The highest hourly rate for a current MP goes to Liz Truss, who got £15,770 per hour. Ms

Millions of UK public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay rises of about 6% after Rishi Sunak decided to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies. The bodies had suggested pay rises of between 6% and 6.5% for 2023-24, at a potential cost of £5bn. Mr Sunak met Jeremy Hunt, the

Huw Edwards has been accused of sending inappropriate messages to BBC employees. The newsreader was named yesterday as the presenter who had been suspended for allegedly paying £35,000 to a teenager in exchange for sexually explicit images. According to Newsnight, one current BBC staff member claims they were contacted on social media by Edwards, and

The BBC is facing increasing pressure after fresh allegations were made against an unnamed presenter. The star was suspended over the weekend after The Sun claimed that he had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a young person in exchange for sexually explicit photographs. But on Tuesday, three other allegations emerged, with BBC host

A man who killed a nine-year-old girl by stabbing her in the heart as she played in the street has been given an indefinite hospital order. Deividas Skebas was unanimously found to have physically committed the act of killing Lilia Valutyte, despite a court deciding he was unfit to plead or face a conventional trial

Restaurants and cafés across the UK are going insolvent at a pace not seen for more than a decade. A total of 3,347 eateries have been unable to pay their debts in the past two years to March 2023, according to data from the Insolvency Service. During the first three months of 2023, an average

The BBC’s director general will face the media today as the scandal over a top presenter deepens. Tim Davie will speak to journalists as he unveils the broadcaster’s annual report, which is set to reveal how much its biggest stars are paid. But the briefing will likely be overshadowed by questions about the unnamed celebrity

A teenage boy has been arrested following reports a pupil stabbed a teacher at Tewkesbury School. Gloucestershire Constabulary said officers were called to the school in Ashchurch Road this morning. The force tweeted: “An adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School. “We were called around

The BBC has suspended the unnamed presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The presenter allegedly first requested images from the youth in 2020 when they were aged 17 and has made a series of payments over the years, according to The Sun. In a statement, the broadcaster said

Several BBC stars have spoken out to distance themselves from allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. The Sun has not named the “well-known” figure facing the accusations, but said they are paid a six-figure salary and are currently off-air. The claims have prompted frenzied speculation over

Rishi Sunak has said the UK “discourages” the use of cluster bombs after the US agreed to send them to Ukraine. President Joe Biden has faced criticism for supplying the munitions, which are banned by many allies because of their track record of killing many civilians. The prime minister said the UK was one of