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Wales’s embattled first minister Vaughan Gething has said he wants a “new start” after losing a vote of no confidence. Vaughan Gething was facing questions from Senedd (Welsh parliament) members for the first time since he lost the vote on his leadership last week from 29-27. The motion was non-binding and the first minister, who

Police have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at Earl Spencer’s Maidwell Hall boarding school. The younger brother of Princess Diana claimed in his memoir, published earlier this year, that he had suffered sexual abuse and physical beatings from a female member of staff during his time at the boarding school. Earl Spencer

Police have vowed to catch the killer of a mum-of-two who was murdered in a sexually-motivated attack 40 years ago. Shelley Morgan, 33, was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack after she had dropped her children off at school in Bristol on 11 June, 1984. The mum-of-two was heading towards Leigh Woods, near Ashton

The Conservatives will put their offer to pensioners at the heart of their election manifesto when it is published tomorrow. The manifesto will reiterate already-announced pledges to introduce the so-called “triple lock plus” for pensioners – which will create a new “age-related” tax-free allowance – as well as promises not to increase major taxes. Its

The detective who led the hunt for the killers of Shawn Seesahai said his experienced team were left in shock when two 12-year-old boys were identified as suspects. Warning: This story contains details readers may find distressing Mr Seesahai, 19, died after the attack on 13 November last year. He was struck on his legs

Erik ten Hag is to stay as Manchester United manager, Sky News understands. The Dutchman has been the subject of intense speculation over his future at the club after a disappointing Premier League campaign, which saw United finish eighth. However they beat rivals Manchester City – the Premier League champions – to win the FA

A football club has come under fire for axing its entire female section, with Lioness Beth Mead saying she is “disgusted” by the decision. The controversial move by the committee of Teesside-based Thornaby FC has left more than 100 women and girls without a football club. The women’s section, writing on Facebook, said the club’s

Tory HQ has released pictures of Rishi Sunak on the campaign trail after media minders sought to shield the embattled prime minister in the wake of his D-Day departure gaffe. Journalists were kept away from the Tory leader for a second day as he canvassed support in Bedale, Yorkshire. With just weeks to go before

Politicians should stop tying themselves in knots in promising not to raise taxes, the head of an influential thinktank told Sky News – warning it could lead to something worse. Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips show, Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, argued neither of the main parties

The King is “doing fine” but “won’t slow down and won’t do what he’s told”, the Queen has said. The royal was speaking to novelist Lee Child, who appeared at the second annual Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey on Saturday. The author of the Jack Reacher crime thriller series said

To a roaring crowd, the players of both teams in the Challenge Cup final lined up on the grass of Wembley Stadium united by the name and number on the back of their shirts: Burrow, 7. On a massive day in the rugby league calendar, fans paid tribute to an unlikely star of the game…

Jasmine is in so much pain she can hardly get out of bed. She’s clutching a hot water bottle and taking morphine, a strong painkiller which she says turns her into a “zombie”. “It’s like there’s like a ball of acid in the middle of my torso and it’s burning its way through each of

A selfie that a killer driver zoomed in on moments before hitting a man on a motorcycle has been released by police. Amber Potter, 23, was sentenced to three and a half years at Norwich Crown Court this week after admitting causing the death of David Sinar. She ploughed into the back of him on

The search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley will continue on Friday with more officers, according to police on the Greek island of Symi. A local Facebook group said Mosley, known for appearing on programmes like This Morning, went for a walk from Saint Nikolas Beach at about 1.30pm Greek time on Wednesday. Police and

Donald Trump is in breach of a British High Court order to pay £300,000 in legal costs to the former spy who compiled a salacious dossier alleging Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Sky News can reveal Trump has failed to comply with the costs order and thus far ignored a formal offer to

Russia likes to engage in sabre-rattling but the latest verbal volley from its president feels like a step up in rhetoric. This is the first time Vladimir Putin has raised the prospect of sending long-range missiles to other countries to hit Western targets. He didn’t give any specific examples and the Kremlin wouldn’t be drawn

A body has been found in the search for a two-year-old boy who fell into a river four months ago. Leicestershire Police said the body was discovered on Thursday morning in the area of Aylestone Meadows near the River Soar, after work was carried out. The search had been launched to find Xielo Maruziva after

A body has been found in the search for TV doctor Michael Mosley, who went missing on a Greek island, police and the deputy mayor of Symi have confirmed. The body was found in a cave on Symi, the deputy mayor said. Separately, a police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of an

Dr Michael Mosley has gone missing on a Greek island, according to reports. The 67-year-old is known for appearing on television programmes like This Morning and The One Show. He also hosts the Just One Thing health podcast for the BBC. He is also credited for the rising popularity of the 5:2 diet for losing

England football fans have been told “don’t be dicks” as a German police chief asked them to refrain from singing the “Ten German Bombers” chant during this summer’s European Championship. The appeal comes after Three Lions fans were heard singing the song, which mocks German casualties during World War Two, at England’s friendly against Bosnia