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Lucy Letby wrote a note saying “I am evil I did this”, a court has been told. The 33-year-old nurse, originally from Hereford, is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester hospital. Manchester Crown Court was told a number of

The value of Manchester United fell following a report the controversial Glazer family would remain owners of the club. The company’s stock price fell 13% after ESPN said owners and co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer are confident they will secure investment to enable them to retain ownership of the club. The source cited in the

The cost of British food staples including cheddar cheese, porridge oats and white bread has soared in the last year, according to a new Which? report. Overall inflation on food and drinks across eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose – rose to 17.2% in March. This marks a

Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were allegedly raped after being approached by two men outside a McDonalds restaurant. It is understood that the two girls were approached at around 7pm on Saturday outside the fast food chain in Nuneaton town centre. One of the victims was raped

An allotment that helped feed hundreds struggling with the cost of living, but was destroyed by vandals, is now the subject of a police investigation. Carly Burd, 43, from Harlow in Essex, transformed her garden to grow organic fruit and vegetables as part of her “A Meal on Me With Love” initiative but was “heartbroken”

The giant American financial investor Carlyle is in talks about a major investment in Manchester United Football Club as the auction of the Premier League side nears its concluding stages. Sky News has learnt that Carlyle is among a handful of parties which have pitched proposals to acquire a minority stake in the Old Trafford

A student has been found guilty of threatening behaviour after throwing eggs at the King in York. Patrick Thelwell, 23, was arrested last November after he shouted “the King is a paedophile” after throwing “at least five” eggs towards King Charles during a walkabout in York last year. He appeared at York Magistrates’ Court this

A body has been found in the search for a missing man who vanished while hiking in Scotland. Patrick Alan Monroe, 33, set off from Tyndrum Holiday Park – formerly Pine Trees Caravan Park – in Stirling on the morning of Thursday 6 April. Mr Monroe reached the summits of Ben Oss and Ben Lui

Doctors who treated a British woman after she caught “break-bone fever” in the south of France have warned climate change could cause outbreaks as far north as the UK. The 44-year-old woman was infected with dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, while visiting family near Nice last September and developed a fever, muscle pain, headache and rash.

Eight Metropolitan Police officers involved in a secret WhatsApp group which sent racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and disablist messages – including some making fun of Katie Price’s son, Harvey – have been found guilty of gross misconduct. The WhatsApp group, named “Secret Squirrel S**t”, was active between 2016 and 2018, and was found to have

A body has been found on a beach after a search operation off Brighton Palace Pier. A search operation for somebody believed to have been swept out to sea as Storm Noa hit the UK was called off this morning, Sussex police said. Lifeboats, the coastguard helicopter and police started the search after the alarm

Police have said they are “very concerned” about the welfare of a missing dog walker in Snowdonia, northwest Wales. The search continues for Ausra Plungiene, who was reported missing earlier this week, with mountain rescue teams and RAF Search and Rescue looking for her in the Carneddau mountains. The 56-year-old from Prestatyn, North Wales, was

Second homeowners could require planning permission if they want to use their property as a holiday let in a tourist hotspot in England, under new government proposals intended to prioritise “desperate” local families looking for a home. A consultation has been launched on the plan, along with the suggestion of a registration scheme for holiday

It had all been going so well.  The serious political business of the day dispensed with, Joe Biden left Belfast and broke for the border. Arriving for the first day of ancestral exploration in County Louth, he was taken on a tour of Carlingford Castle, the last sight his great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan would have seen

It had all been going so well.  The serious political business of the day dispensed with, Joe Biden left Belfast and broke for the border. Arriving for the first day of ancestral exploration in County Louth, he was taken on a tour of Carlingford Castle, the last sight his great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan would have seen

Police will spend less time dealing with social media spats and more time investigating crime on the streets following government plans to cut “unnecessary red tape”. The move is part of a wider set of rule changes on how forces record crime, aimed at freeing up police time. The Home Office has said police will

The number of people with diabetes in the UK has reached five million for the first time ever, a health charity has said. According to Diabetes UK, the country is in a “rapidly escalating diabetes crisis”, adding more should be done to prevent people from getting the condition. Diabetes UK is urging the government to

The Ministry of Defence has refused to deny UK special forces have been operating in Ukraine after US classified military documents were allegedly leaked and published online. The claims have been widely reported after the documents were shared on Twitter and Telegram. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson has warned against taking allegations contained in the

The Ministry of Defence says there is “a serious level of inaccuracy” in leaks which claim UK special forces have been operating in Ukraine. The claims have been widely reported after US classified military documents were allegedly leaked and published online. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson has warned against taking allegations contained in the reported

Uber has banned a driver after he was allegedly videoed with his trousers down while next to a young woman in the back of a vehicle. A spokesperson for the ride-hailing app said the tech company was “horrified by what is depicted in the video”. The firm also said that it had launched an investigation