Specialist search teams, police dogs and divers have been dispatched to find two sisters who vanished in Aberdeen three days ago. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday. The siblings were captured crossing the bridge and turning right
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The company that owns Britain’s Vauxhall car plants met the UK government’s electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate last year despite publicly criticising the target and announcing the closure of its Luton factory. Stellantis, which also owns the Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat brands, as well as a number of others, was the UK’s best-selling electric van
Novak Djokovic’s rival-turned-coach Andy Murray says he’s “absolutely fine” with the star venting frustrations towards him during matches – as long as he’s “trying as hard as he can”. GB tennis great Murray, who joined the Serbian star’s coaching team last November, months after retiring from playing, spoke to reporters in Melbourne on Thursday ahead
New warnings of widespread disruption caused by freezing weather have been issued, with temperatures expected to plummet to as low as -16C in some areas. Snow, ice and fog warnings have been issued, following on from severe weather on Wednesday, with the South West and south of England particularly affected by heavy snow. Devon and
The grooming gangs scandal has been in the public eye for more than a decade, with multiple public enquiries and a string of prosecutions. All of that went apparently unnoticed by the world’s richest man, until a few days ago. Sky News analysis suggests just a handful of right-wing accounts on X prompted and developed
The charity that one of the British hikers missing in northern Italy worked for has said it is “aware of reports the body of Sam Harris has been recovered”. The Crystal Palace Football Club charity, Palace for Life, said it was “devastated to receive this news” and its “thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to
Manchester United player Harry Maguire has been banned from driving for almost two months after admitting doing 85mph in a 50mph zone. Maguire, 31, admitted the offence and was banned for 56 days and fined £1,052 during a 20-minute hearing at Bolton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The England defender was caught on camera driving his
West Ham have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui after less than eight months in charge. The Hammers, who are currently 14th in the Premier League, are expected to announce former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter as the Spaniard’s replacement. Talks with Potter were at an advanced stage on Tuesday night, with a few contract
Grocery shoppers are being warned of renewed hikes to food costs in the months ahead due to retailers passing on budget tax hike costs. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that food prices will rise by an average of 4.2% in the latter half of the year – piling more pressure on households at a
Soldiers working within the UK’s special forces discussed concerns that Afghans who posed no threat were being murdered in raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, an inquiry has been told. One soldier, who was reading operational reports of SAS actions, said in an email in 2011 that they feared that UK special forces seemed “beyond reproach”,
A body, believed to be missing Belfast man John George, has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante. He was last in touch with his loved ones on 14 December and was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home.
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital has declared a critical incident due to an “exceptionally high” demand on A&E and patients being admitted to wards. The hospital said staff were “working incredibly hard” after a spike in people with flu and respiratory illnesses going to emergency departments. The number of people in England’s hospital with flu
England’s cricket bosses have rejected calls for the team to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan over the ruling Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights. Urged to pull out of next month’s Champions Trophy match in Lahore by more than 160 politicians, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday it would prefer
A rugby league international has fled the UK after being charged with sexual offences including rape, a court has reportedly heard. Keven Appo, 25, who played for Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship before being sacked on Friday, has apparently travelled to his home country of Papua New Guinea. Appo was due to appear at
A police force has said it will reduce its presence on the social media platform X because of the “quality and quantity of interactions” on the site. Derbyshire Constabulary posted on Elon Musk’s platform to say it will only use its account to “provide critical updates as a single point of truth when necessary”. While
Energy groups have hit back at incoming US president Donald Trump after his attack on the UK’s wind turbines. On Friday, the president-elect told the UK to “get rid of windmills” and to re-open the North Sea to exploration for oil and gas. Image: Donald Trump told the UK to get rid of its wind
Police have confirmed they were called to a house near Chester after the death of former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner James Lee Williams, known as The Vivienne. The 32-year-old’s death was announced on Sunday evening and has prompted an outpouring of tributes from celebrities and colleagues. The performer rose to prominence in 2015 after becoming
Millions of commuters returning to work and school this morning will face more snow, ice and rain, as several weather warnings remain in place across the UK. More travel disruption is likely due to flooding from heavy rain and thawing snow, the Met Office said, with 67 flood warnings and 262 flood alerts in place.
London’s roads are the most congested in Europe, with drivers spending around 101 hours in traffic last year, according to a new report. The total cost to London was estimated at £3.85bn – an average of £942 per driver. Paris had the second most congested roads in Europe in 2024 with 97 hours of delays
Donald Trump has said the UK is making “a very big mistake” in its fossil fuel policy – and should “get rid of windmills”. In a post on Friday on his social media platform, Truth Social, Mr Trump shared news from November of a US oil producer pulling out of the North Sea, a major
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