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The extraordinary, unprecedented and largely unexplained flows of millions of pounds of British luxury cars into states neighbouring Russia continued in February, according to new official data. Some £26m worth of British cars were exported to Azerbaijan in February, according to data from HM Revenue & Customs. The numbers show that in the latest quarter

The world’s first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients. The “gamechanger” jab also has the potential to stop bladder, lung and kidney cancer. It’s custom built for each person and tells the body to identify cancer cells and stops the disease returning. A stage-two trial found it significantly reduced

Two police officers denied assaulting a 93-year-old disabled man with dementia after a court heard they used a taser, pepper spray and baton on him. Donald Burgess, 93, had dementia and lived in a care home. After a report of a resident wielding a knife and threatening staff in June 2022, PC Stephen Smith and

Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said reports of the H5N1 virus in UK birds and poultry are currently so low that it does not consider cattle to

A teacher who restrained a teenage girl suspected of carrying out a knife attack at a school in Wales does not think of himself as a hero, his brother has said. Darrel Campbell disarmed the alleged attacker after two other staff members and a pupil were stabbed at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford on Wednesday

Officers who failed to spot a murder victim had been shot could face a misconduct inquiry, a former senior detective has told Sky News. Recently retired Brian Low, 65, was discovered dead on a secluded path near Aberfeldy, Perthshire in February. Police Scotland initially classed his death as a “medical event” before launching a murder

A football agent on trial in London has said it would be a “suicide mission” to threaten someone with the “might” of former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich behind them. Saif Alrubie, 45, allegedly implied the threat of physical intimidation in an email in May 2022 to the then director of football at the club Marina

Young girls in the UK drink, smoke and vape more than boys, a major study suggests. England is also “top of the charts” globally for child alcohol abuse, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) research of 44 countries. In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers examined data on 280,000 children aged

A dog has been rescued after getting trapped under a kitchen at a home in Swansea. Firefighters had to remove patio slabs at the rear of the property and dig a tunnel to reach Jock, a three-year-old poodle. The Swansea West crew was called to the Parkmill area of the city at 7.11am on Tuesday.

The King has recognised the public service of his family in a new list of honours, including creating a new role for the Princess of Wales. King Charles has thanked his daughter-in-law, in a way that only royals can, by making her the Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour. The palace

The Rwanda bill that ministers hope will curb the number of small boats crossing the Channel “raises major concerns”, a leading human rights official has said as he called for key clauses to be reversed. Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, said he was “concerned” about the new law and he

The government’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after the Lords decided there would be no further amendments in a late-night session. For weeks, peers have been pushing back on the scheme – which seeks to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK via small boats to the African nation – and trying to get

The state of UK roads is “miserable”, a motoring services chief has said, as vehicle breakdowns rose by 9% in the last year due to potholes, new figures have suggested. The RAC reported some 27,205 callouts to breakdowns due to poor road surfaces received in the year to the end of March. That compares to

Travellers have been warned of possible delays after a power outage grounded all flights at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The airport said engineers “have resolved the earlier Air Traffic Control power issue”, but there may still be delays to flights. Aircraft operations have now resumed at the airport in Liverpool. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp

A dog who went missing in Australia for more than a fortnight has been reunited with his owners in the UK. Jason Whatnall and his partner Nick Rowlands recently visited Jason’s home state of Victoria, Australia, with their dog Milo. But when they were about to fly home to Swansea, the Jack Russell Terrier cross

A Mercedes car has crashed through the wall of a primary school before stopping in a classroom. Police were called to The Beacon Primary School in Everton, Liverpool, at about 8.30am on Monday after reports of the crash. A spokesman for Merseyside Police said no children were present in the area at the time of

New legal guidance will make it easier for police to go after stalkers, after ministers admitted too many are slipping through the net. Stalking Protection Orders were introduced four years ago and allow police to impose conditions on perpetrators not to approach or contact their victims. But figures obtained under freedom of information laws by

Some roads in Wales are set to go back to 30mph after nearly half a million people called for an end to the national 20mph speed limit. Ken Skates, the Welsh government’s new transport minister, said “there will be a change” to legislation introduced in September which changed the speed limit on nearly all roads

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has hit out at “an attempt to intimidate” him and his family after officers contacted him about comments he posted on social media. Cheshire Constabulary have said they made “multiple attempts” to arrange a voluntary interview with a 41-year-old man from Liverpool. The force added they had tried to

Police say they are reviewing “information” about Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an aide asking for funds to pay