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Two Chinese warships have travelled through UK waters closely watched by a British frigate in a rare transit, the Royal Navy has revealed. HMS Richmond kept a “close watch” on the Chinese Navy task group as it passed the UK twice in three weeks, travelling to and from Russia. Monitoring foreign warships is a routine

Police officers remain on high alert amid concerns unrest will continue this weekend. The start of the football season has sparked fears of further unrest, with some newspapers reporting police are considering football banning orders after investigations suggested a link between rioters and football hooligan groups. Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that police should remain

The King has spoken of how he has been “greatly encouraged by the many examples of community spirit that had countered the aggression and criminality from a few” – as he reflected on the recent violent disorder seen across the country. This evening the monarch held a phone audience with the prime minister and leading

Merseyside Police have released CCTV images of 12 people following “recent disorder” in the area. Previous weeks have seen widespread violence across the UK, linked to anti-immigrant groups as mosques were attacked and hotels holding asylum seekers were targeted. Courts are already sentencing people for taking part in the violence, with jail terms of up

Lee Carsley has been announced as interim manager of the England men’s football team. It comes after Gareth Southgate left the role following England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. In a statement, Carsley said: “It’s an honour to step up and lead this England squad on an interim basis. As I am very familiar

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his annual BBC salary after pleading guilty to possession of child sex abuse images. The amount, thought to be in the region of £200,000, is what he earned from the broadcaster for five months after he was arrested. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had previously called

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has intervened in British politics once again by posting images an offensive deleted tweet from a Labour MP. Musk has been sparring with Sir Keir Starmer since last week after the prime minister blamed social media companies for allowing the spread of false claims the Southport stabbings suspect was an asylum

Police have appealed for the public’s help to trace a man considered a “risk to women” after he absconded from a care facility in east London. Balasankar Narayanan was last seen at around 6.40pm on Sunday 4 August – when he ran away from staff carers who took him to a park during escorted leave.

A man downed pints of lager and shots in a pub before killing a six-year-old boy and two women in a 90mph car crash. Joe-Lewis Tyler, 34, has been jailed for 18 years over the collision on 22 February, when he smashed his BMW into a Ford Mondeo taxi in Worcester. A bartender estimated Tyler

The BBC will keep its BAFTA won for royal coverage fronted by disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards, but individual awards he received remain under review, it is understood. Seven individual presenter prizes handed out to Edwards by the BAFTA Cymru Awards, between 2002 and 2017, are being reviewed. It comes after the 62-year-old pleaded guilty

Police forces have released CCTV images in an appeal to identify people in connection with the far-right violence over the past week. Merseyside Police issued pictures of 14 people, while South Yorkshire police have published 21 pictures in connection with violent disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham on Sunday. The hotel has been

The King has asked to be kept updated daily on protests planned around the UK, Sky News understands. He is said to be engaging privately in the issues it has generated. The monarch has a longstanding record of engaging in issues around community cohesion and interfaith dialogue. UK riots latest: Counter-protesters gather in Hackney It

A major NHS IT provider faces a penalty of just over £6m for failures which led to a cyber attack and the theft of nearly 83,000 medical records. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the health service, since the breach on 4 August 2022. The cyber attack

Billionaire media baron Elon Musk is engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over the role social media has played in riots around the UK. The X owner began to retweet posts a few days after the Southport stabbings and after the prime minister fired a warning shot to social media companies

Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he questioned if it was “Britain or the Soviet Union” after a man was apparently arrested over comments he made on Facebook. The billionaire owner of X has been engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over riots gripping the UK,

The skeleton of a baby – found by builders in County Durham – is believed to have been deliberately concealed under floorboards more than 100 years ago. Police in County Durham have revealed more details about the discovery by contractors who were renovating a Victorian property in Bishop Auckland. The human remains were found in

All footage from the incident at Manchester Airport where a police officer kicked and stamped on a man’s head should be retained, a lawyer representing the family has said. Solicitor Aamer Anwar alleged during a news conference on Tuesday that an “incomplete series of events” had been portrayed two weeks since the incident at Terminal

Anyone whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law, Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman warned after Elon Musk said “civil war is inevitable”, following days of rioting in the UK. Mr Musk, the billionaire owner of X, made the comments on the social media platform below a video of rioters setting off

Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Bonnie Tyler are just some of the musicians to have called Wales their home. This week, the talents of the land of song are on full display at one of Europe‘s largest music and poetry festivals, the National Eisteddfod. But concerns have been raised about the future of

Sir Keir Starmer has told the police they have ministers’ full backing to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted across the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister had met senior ministers including