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The health secretary has insisted the government “will not criminalise” homeless people, after a large backlash to its proposals for a new law. Ministers are seeking to replace the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act from 1824 – which makes rough sleeping illegal – with its new Criminal Justice Bill, which the government says will instead target “nuisance

Police are to reinvestigate the circumstances leading up to the decision to charge Caroline Flack with assaulting her boyfriend. The TV presenter died in February 2020, with a coroner saying she took her own life after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had recommended she only get a

A football fan has been given a conditional discharge and a three-year banning order after so-called tragedy chanting at a match between Manchester United and Everton. Mark Finnigan, a 24-year-old from Liverpool, was witnessed making a hand gesture which could be interpreted as related to the Munich air disaster, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police

A former nurse has told Sky News it felt “completely wrong” to hear medics agree to send a child to a hormone clinic after four assessments at her gender identity clinic. Sue Evans, who worked at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s now-shut Gender Identity Development Service in northwest London, said she was “alarmed”

A TV cosmetic doctor gave free Botox to an OnlyFans model in return for sex at his clinic, a medical tribunal has found. Dr Tijion Esho, who has featured on ITV’s This Morning, BBC’s Morning Live and E4’s Body Fixers, admitted to an improper emotional relationship with the woman, referred to as Patient A, after

A migraine pill which could change the lives of thousands of people who suffer from the “incredibly debilitating” condition should be made accessible on the NHS “swiftly”, a charity has said.  Atogepant – sold under the brand name Aquipta and made by AbbVie – has been given the green light for NHS use under new

Tributes have been paid to a Welsh rugby player who has died suddenly at the age of 21. Gabriel Holt, who played for Wigan St Patricks and the University of Central Lancashire, was part of Wales Rugby League’s students squad. Born and raised in Atherton, Lancashire, he qualified for Wales through family heritage. He won

Buckingham Palace is planning for King Charles to potentially attend engagements involving more people from the end of the month, Sky News understands. It could be viewed as another important indication that he is doing well with his cancer treatment after he was seen shaking hands with crowds at Easter. Image: The King attended an

Known for her iconic look and unique talent, Amy Winehouse had risen to an unimaginable level of fame by the time she had died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27. The London artist whose songs include Rehab and Tears Dry On Their Own, had struggled with addiction and bulimia throughout her music career.

Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a demonstration that saw the Labour Party’s headquarters daubed in red paint. Activists from the Youth Demand Group targeted the Opposition’s headquarters in central London today as it called for an arms embargo on Israel. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers have been deployed in

Ted Baker is to shut 15 of its stores across the UK within weeks, the retailer’s administrators have announced. Around 245 staff will be made redundant. It comes after Sky News revealed that hundreds of jobs were at risk after the company behind the brand’s UK shops, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), collapsed last

eBay has dropped fees for the sale of second-hand clothing. The online marketplace has scrapped any charges for the sale of pre-owned clothes as of today, in an effort to keep garments out of landfill. This means it is now free to sell second-hand clothing through the site, even if it has never been worn

New weather warnings have been issued – including a possible danger to life in some coastal areas – after Storm Kathleen brought disruption to parts of the UK and Ireland. Planes struggled to land at some airports on Saturday, with flights cancelled and tens of thousands of people left without power as the storm brought

Oliver Dowden has accused Israel of making “big mistakes” during the conflict in Gaza and insisted the UK government is “holding them to a very high standard”. Speaking to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on the six month anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the deputy prime minister insisted the UK was not giving Benjamin Netanyahu’s

The human remains found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve belong to a man aged older than 40, police say. A murder investigation was launched after a human torso was found at Kersal Wetlands in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Thursday. Police say the victim is a man aged older than 40 who had been

A driver has been found guilty of killing her 71-year-old neighbour who slipped while using crutches and fell under the wheel of her car. Elizabeth Avorga was found guilty of causing the death of Janet Emmett by careless driving, after a trial at the Old Bailey. Ms Emmett had been trying to cross the road,

MP safety has long been a concern in Westminster but the issue is back under the spotlight after conservative MP William Wragg was this week caught up in a “phishing” scandal. The parliament security team insist it takes online safety and security extremely seriously, but MPs are facing cyber attacks that have become more sophisticated

Police are looking for a four-year-old girl and her mother who were last seen in February. Bedfordshire Police said Joana, 39, and her daughter Aliannah are missing from their home in Luton and were last heard from around three weeks ago. The force added that officers were “concerned for their welfare” and have asked for

House prices slipped by 1% in March following five consecutive months of growth, according to new figures from Halifax. The lender said affordability remained a challenge for potential buyers as recent declines in mortgage rates have stalled. It comes as financial markets become less optimistic about the timing and extent of interest rate cuts by

A company hoping to launch the first solar farm into space has passed a critical milestone with a prototype on Earth. Oxfordshire-based Space Solar plans to power more than a million homes by the 2030s with mile-wide complex of mirrors and solar panels orbiting 22,000 miles above the planet. But its super-efficient design for harvesting