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The UK’s special forces are the focus of an inquiry into allegations of unlawful activity in Afghanistan, the defence secretary has confirmed. An independent inquiry, commissioned by Ben Wallace last December, is set to focus on alleged illegal activity by British armed forces in the war-torn nation between 2010 and 2013. The probe will also

Two young owls found under the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury – one during Guns N’ Roses’ headline set – have been named after members of the rock band. The team at Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) in Somerset said the recovery was “the most unusual disturbance case” this year. According to the rescuers, one of

The King has arrived at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, where he will be presented with the Honours of Scotland, the country’s crown jewels. He and the Queen travelled the short distance from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the church, where leading figures from Scotland’s national life gathered for the event. Scotland’s First Minister Humza

There is no mechanism to make sure improvements have been made by MI5 after they made “mistakes” over the Manchester Arena bombing, the chairman of the inquiry has said. Sir John Saunders said there is no agreement on how to monitor secret recommendations he made to improve how the security service and counter-terrorism police operate.

Scotland is all set to celebrate the new King and Queen. King Charles will be presented with the Honours of Scotland later today at a National Service of Thanksgiving in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The festivities in the capital will also include a People’s Procession, a Royal Procession, a 21-gun salute, and a flypast

Queen Camilla joked she “shared a birthday” with the NHS as she celebrated the institution’s 75th milestone with the King. King Charles and Queen Camilla toured the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, meeting dozens of medical staff, patients and the public to mark the anniversary. The National Health Service – the world’s best-known health system –

A nurse has been struck off after her secret lover patient died in a car. Penelope Williams had been a registered nurse working at a renal haemodialysis unit in Wrexham since October 2019 when the incident happened. On the evening of 8 January 2022, the patient was found partially clothed in the back of a

Food inflation is “starting to fall”, Sainsbury’s has said, as the retailer saw sales boosted by bank holidays and warmer weather. The UK’s second largest supermarket said on Tuesday it expects pre-tax profits of between £640m and £700m for 2023 as grocery sales grew due to lower prices, but fuel sales sharply fell. It said

The energy regulator has threatened action against household suppliers if they put investors before hard-pressed households. Ofgem’s chief executive Jonathan Brearley warned that financial practices seen before the energy crisis would not be tolerated. New rules were brought in last November to bolster the resilience of business models after the collapse of more than 20

The King met a young “queen” as he arrived for his first public engagement north of the border since his coronation. The monarch was welcomed by crowds as he arrived at Kinneil House in Bo’ness, Falkirk – the historic home of the dukes of Hamilton – wearing a kilt. Among those the King greeted was

Drivers have been paying more for fuel since 2019 due to weakening competition between retailers, a regulator has said. They said that increased supermarket fuel margins led to drivers paying an extra 6p per litre. Asda has also been fined £60,000 for a failure to provide information when required, the regulator added. It comes in

Twitter has applied temporary daily reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk has said. In a tweet, Musk said verified accounts have been temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day. Unverified Twitter accounts have been limited to reading 600 posts a day, while new unverified accounts can

One of Britain’s most senior boardroom figures is to replace John Allan at the helm of Tesco. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Gerry Murphy, the chairman of Burberry and Tate & Lyle, has been chosen to replace Mr Allan, whose recent departure was hastened by a series of personal misconduct allegations. Sources said Dr

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Culculoglu and Davide Sanclimenti have broken up – after less than a year together. The couple won the popular ITV reality dating show in August 2022 and became fan favourites after securing nearly two-thirds of the public vote. Sanclimenti shared the news of the split on Thursday on his Instagram story

King Charles will be presented with a new sword named after the late Queen when he receives Scotland’s crown jewels at a special ceremony next week. The Elizabeth Sword will officially be given to the King along with the Honours of Scotland at a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on

Millions of Britons are being given a chance to work down under after Australia extended its working holiday visa age limit. A long-awaited amendment coming into force on Saturday, 1 July, will see the work visa offered to people aged 18-35 – a five-year increase on the original limit of 30. It is the first

Shorter medical degrees, apprenticeships, and £2.4bn in funding are among the radical plans being put forward to solve NHS England’s severe staffing crisis. The long-awaited NHS workforce plan is due to be published in full on Friday, outlining how the service will address existing vacancies and meet the challenges of a growing and ageing population.

The energy price cap is set to fall again, according to a closely-watched forecast, as the energy regulator has said the average home is using less energy. The average household will be paying roughly £200 less from autumn than they are from next month, energy research specialist Cornwall Insight said. Ahead of Ofgem’s new price

England cricket stars lit up day two of the Ashes as they wore “Red for Ruth” – in support of the cancer charity set up by former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss to honour his late wife. Sir Andrew was dressed head to toe in the colour at the Lord’s cricket ground for the annual

An inquiry into undercover police operations into activist groups has concluded the deployments were unjustified and would have been “brought to a rapid end” if the public had known what was going on. Retired judge Sir John Mitting, the inquiry’s chair, is examining the conduct of 139 undercover officers who spied on more than 1,000