Around 100 people have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a luxury London hotel. Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters were on the scene at the Chiltern Firehouse, near Baker Street. London Fire Brigade said it was called out at 2.52pm on Friday – with the cause so far unknown. Image: The
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One of the stars of the victorious Lionesses side from Euro 2022 has told Sky News the players are hungry for more silverware. Alessia Russo, 26, will be aiming to help England secure back-to-back European championships this summer as the team look to defend their title in Switzerland, after success on home soil three years
The Labour Party has suspended 11 of its councillors over their membership of a WhatsApp group that led to a minister being sacked from the frontbench. It is understood most of the councillors are part of Tameside Council while two are members of Stockport Council. The move comes after the party sacked health minister Andrew
Steel “absolutely has a future” in the UK despite Donald Trump’s tariffs, the deputy prime minister has said. Angela Rayner, who is also the housing secretary, said that although the steel industry had endured a “very difficult time” in recent years, the government remained “committed” to supporting it into the future. Politics latest: Reform hit
Two bodies recovered from the River Dee are that of the missing sisters who disappeared in Aberdeen, Police Scotland has confirmed. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city’s Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. The women were seen crossing the bridge
The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of abuse complaints – but safeguarding will not be independent. Members of the General Synod, the Church’s parliament, voted for the new measures for handling abuse allegations as it tries to restore trust among survivors after multiple scandals. Despite victims urging the Synod to introduce a
Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray has taken up her place in the House of Lords after she was nominated by the prime minister for a peerage. Ms Gray will now be known as Baroness Gray of Tottenham, representing the area in north London where she was born, and she will sit
Police investigating the deaths of a British couple at their home in rural France have released details from a post-mortem examination. Prosecutors say Dawn Searle, 56, was found at their property in Les Pesquies with “several” injuries to her head, while her husband, Andrew Searle, 62, was found hanged with no visible defensive injuries. They
Warren Gatland is leaving his role as Wales rugby head coach with immediate effect. The 61-year-old was in charge of the national team between 2007 and 2019, before returning to the post in 2022. He is Wales‘s longest-serving head coach and arguably the most successful in the Welsh Rugby Union’s (WRU) history, with a gate
Two years ago, Dayni suffered the sudden and unexpected loss of her mother, Janice. The shock of her passing was traumatic enough – but what followed made the grieving process even more unbearable. Warning: this story contains details some readers may find upsetting Dayni was in hospital when her mother died, so it was a
New CCTV footage has been released of a missing mum not seen for more than six months. South Wales Police says a “large-scale police search” for Charlene Hobbs is ongoing and officers are confident “answers lie in the community”. The last confirmed sighting of the 36-year-old was a photograph taken on a mobile phone at
Prince Andrew’s former senior adviser made a “mystifying” and “very bad decision” when he provided a legal statement for the case of an alleged Chinese spy, without taking any legal advice. An immigration tribunal heard how Dominic Hampshire displayed a “lack of common sense” when he agreed to give evidence for Yang Tengbo, who was
Grenfell Tower will be demolished, Angela Rayner has confirmed. The demolition is expected to take “around two years” and be carried out “sensitively”, the government said. The official announcement comes after the deputy prime minister met with campaigners to tell them of the decision on Wednesday evening – sparking an angry reaction. Grenfell United has
The families of the victims of the Nottingham attacks have said the killer should face a retrial on a murder charge. Findings from a new independent review published on Wednesday mean Valdo Calocane should be retried on the more serious charge, the families told Sarah-Jane Mee. Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia,
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death at a school in Sheffield. Harvey Willgoose, 15, died after being attacked at All Saints Catholic High School on Monday. Police said he suffered “serious injuries” and despite the efforts of medics, died a short time after emergency services arrived.
A panel of international medical experts has given alternative causes of death in several cases against child serial killer Lucy Letby. It comes as her defence lawyers announced they have asked for her case to be investigated as a miscarriage of justice. Letby, 35, the UK’s most prolific child killer of modern times, is serving
A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield. Police were called to All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road at 12.17pm after reports of a stabbing. South Yorkshire Police said that the boy “suffered serious injuries and despite the best efforts of the ambulance service, he sadly died a
Harry Parker was just 14 years old when he was hit and killed by a car on his way to school in Swindon. “He was a lovely lad, full of life. A football fanatic,” said Harry’s dad, Adam. “He would always make people smile and just have a good time. He was my right hand
The boss of GB Energy has told Sky News it could take 20 years to deliver a Labour government pledge of 1,000 jobs for Aberdeen. Sir Keir Starmer promised voters his flagship green initiative, which will be headquartered in the northeast of Scotland, would cut consumer energy bills by as much as £300. It is
Four university students who died when a car crashed into a building have been named by Essex Police. The crash happened at around 4.40am on Saturday morning on Magdalen Street in Colchester. Police have named the victims as University of Essex students Makyle Bayley, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22.