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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

The King and Queen appeared to be moved to tears as they paid tribute to the “courage and service” of veterans at commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. At an event in Portsmouth, the King said it was “our duty” to ensure the “sacrifice” made by the wartime generation in “replacing tyranny with freedom” was

A serving Police Scotland officer has been handed a six-month community payback order for indecent communications with a child. Cameron Fraser, 28, was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in Fife last month. The force’s professional standards department will now begin proceedings for gross misconduct. Chief Superintendent Helen Harrison said: “Fraser’s

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence after a flight to Ibiza had to be diverted. The Jet2 Edinburgh to Ibiza flight was diverted to Bristol Airport on Tuesday morning after the crew raised concerns about a passenger, who subsequently received medical treatment upon landing. Avon and Somerset Police said information

Manchester City are taking legal action against the Premier League over its financial rules. The legal challenge, in the form of arbitration, will be heard on Monday, according to The Times. Sky News reported in February the competition was facing legal battles and had been warned by a club that changes to rules governing commercial

Wales’s first minister Vaughan Gething is set to face a motion of no confidence on Wednesday. After serving as both health and economy minister, Mr Gething made history in March after he was elected the first black leader of a European nation. He has faced a turbulent first couple of months in office and a

Amid the roar of gunfire and the shouts and screams of soldiers as they ran up the beaches of Normandy, there was another sound: the keening cry of bagpipes. The noise of war was everywhere. Explosions rent the air at every moment, the rattle of machine guns firing down at Allied troops rang out along

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will join veterans in Portsmouth today as major events begin in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 1944 battle laying the foundation for an Allied victory. Allied troops departed from Portsmouth

A police officer from West Yorkshire has been given a community order after posting images of Hamas fighters on Whatsapp, days after the 7 October attacks on Israel. Mohammed Adil, from Wibsey in Bradford, escaped a prison sentence for supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation after telling the court he hoped to retrain and study for

He may be in contention to win the Ballon d’Or but Jude Bellingham has already been ranked as the world’s best footballer – by the makers of popular card game Top Trumps. It comes after the West Midlands-born star helped lead his side Real Madrid to victory in the Champions League final on Saturday. Top

China has accused MI6 of turning two staff members of unnamed Chinese central state organs into spies for the British government. The State Security Ministry said in a statement the case against the two spies, a married couple, is under further investigation. In its statement, the Chinese ministry said the spy with the surname Wang