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A police officer has been taken to hospital after being shot in Omagh in Northern Ireland. The officer was reportedly shot multiple times at a sports complex just before 8pm this evening in Killyclogher Road in the County Tyrone town. The shooting took place in front of young people at a football coaching session, according

Police say they are making enquiries after broadcaster Dan Walker was hit by a car while on his bike. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Following the incident, the 45-year-old tweeted a series of images of his bloodied and bruised

Bentley will end production of its “iconic” 12-cylinder petrol engine in April next year. More than 100,000 W12s have been built at the firm’s factory in Crewe, Cheshire over the past 20 years. The British luxury car manufacturer announced on Wednesday it will halt production of the famed W12 engine, launched in 2003, as it

The boss of Australian football has urged King Charles to come to the Women’s World Cup that his country is co-hosting with New Zealand. The FIFA tournament opens on 20 July in Auckland and the final is in Sydney on 20 August when European champions England will be trying to win the world prize for

Wales’ Six Nations match against England on Saturday will go ahead after potential strike action from Welsh players over a contract dispute was averted. Discussions between the Welsh Rugby Players Association (WRPA) and Professional Rugby Board (PRB) had been ongoing since January, after players said they felt they had been “let down” amid delays over

Wales have delayed their squad announcement ahead of taking on England in the Six Nations on Saturday, amid ongoing uncertainty of potential strike action. The row surrounds player contracts, with players saying they do not have long-term certainty as part of a new deal from the Professional Rugby Board (PRB). The squad announcement was due

Tomatoes are in short supply on supermarket shelves due to bad weather in Europe and Africa. The UK relies on countries such as Morocco and Spain for tomatoes during the winter. But in Morocco, growers have struggled with cold weather, heavy rain and floods. Suppliers have been hit by ferry cancellations, which have affected lorry

A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley. The 45-year-old was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to where Ms Bulley went missing,

Bills will rise by an estimated £500 a month despite an expected reduction in Ofgem’s household energy cap, analysts expect. The energy regulator will cap the amount households pay on electricity and gas bills each year at £3,294 from 1 April, Cornwall Insights has forecast – a drop from the previous cap of £4,279 effective

King Charles has received a traditional Maori greeting, the hongi, during a visit to a military training site. The monarch pressed his forehead and nose against a New Zealander who is part of the camp, where a contingent of Ukrainian recruits are being readied for war. The hongi, stemming from legend, signifies that the guest

Police searching for missing mum of two Nicola Bulley have recovered a body from the river near to where she went missing. “We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road,” Lancashire Police said in a statement. “An underwater search team and specialist officers have

King Charles has commissioned 12 new pieces of music for his coronation – including an anthem by award-winning composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. The monarch has personally selected the musical programme for the ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. The programme has been designed to showcase a range of musical

Mackenzie Crook, famous for his roles in The Office and Detectorists, has appealed to the public for help in trying to find his 62-year-old sister-in-law Laurel Aldridge, who was last seen on Tuesday. The actor, 51, said that his family were “really worried” about Ms Aldridge, who he described as a “wonderful mother” who was

The dog walker who found Nicola Bulley’s phone on a bench has explained that he thought “this is not right” when he saw the device on the morning of her disappearance. Speaking to the media for the first time, the dog walker, who gave his name as Ron, also told Sky News of the moment

The home secretary has demanded an “explanation” from police over the decision to reveal details of Nicola Bulley’s private life. A source close to Suella Braverman said she was “concerned” by the disclosure of the missing mother-of-two’s personal information by Lancashire Police, including that she suffered “some significant issues with alcohol”, which had resurfaced over

McDonald’s is raising the price of five menu items. The fast food chain said that increased food and energy costs mean it will introduce higher prices for the products beginning on Wednesday. The company said franchisees set their own pricing but that the following increases have been introduced as guidance: Mayo Chicken, from 99p up

The Metropolitan Police has launched an appeal to find a 13-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in London for nearly a week. Mariama Kallon was reported missing last Thursday after she attended school in Bermondsey but did not return to her home in Southwark. It is not the first time the teenager

Inflation has eased slightly to 10.1% from 10.5% the previous month as fuel price rises slowed. As a result there was a slowed rise in transport costs. Those reduced costs were one of the main drivers of the lower inflation rate, along with restaurants and hotels as prices dropped in cafés and restaurants from the

Investigators should shift its messaging to the public and have an open mind during their search for missing mum Nicola Bulley, a former senior detective has told Sky News. Officers have spent more than two weeks searching for Ms Bulley, who disappeared on 27 January close to the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre,

Ford has announced 1,300 jobs are being cut from its UK business as part of a Europe-wide overhaul of the carmaker. The cuts are being made as part of a plan to cull 3,800 jobs across Europe over the next three years. It comes as the carmaker focusses its attention on electric vehicles, with it