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More than nine million people in England will be living with a major illness by 2040 – placing “additional demand” on the NHS and having “significant implications” for other public services, a report has warned. The number of adults with conditions such as cancer, diabetes and kidney disease will rise by 2.5 million – an

Raging wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes have sparked the evacuation of around 2,000 tourists from its resorts. The Greek government said it had evacuated 19,000 people in the “largest ever” wildfire evacuation in the country’s history. Local media said the fires had reached three hotels, which had already been evacuated, with three coastguard

What Emily experienced when a previous relationship broke down was a living nightmare. Her ex-boyfriend harassed her relentlessly by phone and email after she told him she didn’t want to get back together. It was a terrifying experience. She told Sky News: “I was scared to go out. I kept turning off all my devices

Heavy rain is forecast in northern parts of England and Wales today, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. The area, which stretches from Holyhead in Wales to Scarborough and Carlisle in England, could see up to 20-30mm of rain fall during the day, with places on higher ground potentially getting as much

A photographer who raped a woman at his central London studio may have attacked others, police have said. Sritharan Sayanthan, 42, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of two counts of rape and one of attempted rape at Hendon Crown Court. The victim, a woman in her 30s,

England are hours away from kicking off their World Cup campaign down under with their opening match against Haiti. The Lionesses go into the tournament off the back of their Euro 2022 win last year and as one of the big favourites to lift the World Cup trophy in August. England sit 49 places above

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has been criticised after comparing a new 25-year-old MP to The Inbetweeners. Mr Mercer referenced the show – which Channel 4 describes as “an adolescent comedy about lads behaving sadly” – in an interview with Sky News after Labour’s Keir Mather won the seat of Selby and Ainsty from the Tories.

Rishi Sunak has avoided a clean sweep of by-election defeats after holding onto Uxbridge and South Ruislip in a night of three votes. There had been pessimism in the Conservative Party that they would lose the west London seat, alongside Selby and Ainsty in north Yorkshire and Somerton and Frome in Somerset. But the vote

Unconscious with her hands cuffed behind her back, a woman is carried into a police cell. She is forced face-down onto a thin mattress. Police officers take off her jeans, cut off her knickers, pull a pair of oversized custody shorts over her legs, then remove her top and bra before leaving her alone and

NHS patients face major disruption over the next 48 hours as senior doctors in England begin their first major strike in nearly 50 years. Consultant doctors along with hospital-based dentists will strike over pay from 7am on Thursday until 7am on Saturday. It follows the longest period of industrial action in the history of the

A sexual assault support charity says it is “deeply disappointed” over a football club’s decision to field rapist David Goodwillie. Goodwillie was included in the Glasgow United FC team to play in a friendly match against West of Scotland Premier Division side Pollok last week. Rape Crisis Scotland criticised Glasgow United FC and branded the

As consultant doctors walk out for 48 hours, Sky News analysis has found that their real terms annual earnings have fallen by 15% since 2010. The NHS Confederation has said the consultants’ strike is a “step into the unknown” – and it feels like that in terms of the statistics used by both sides to

The rate of price rises has dropped to 7.9% in the year up to June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation shows prices are still rising, just at a slower pace than before, as the rate fell from 8.7% in the year to May. Another

A corrupt Metropolitan Police officer known as “the Sheriff of Soho” has been jailed for seven-and-a-half-years after being found guilty of taking bribes. Former sergeant Frank Partridge formed inappropriate relationships with nightclub owners and security bosses while tasked with policing the night life of London’s West End between 2013 and 2015. The 50-year-old was treated

A man and woman found dead at a shooting school on Friday have been named by their families as Robert Jobson, 84, and Rose Jobson, 69. Humberside Police have launched a murder inquiry but are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. Officers were called to White Lodge Shooting School near the

A new drug has been found to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, with experts hailing it as a “turning point” in the fight against the disease. Donanemab was found to slow “clinical decline” by up to 35%, allowing people with Alzheimer’s to continue performing day-to-day tasks such as shopping, housekeeping, managing their finances and taking

The government has said it plans to cap the number of students accepted on to “rip-off” university degrees. The limits will be imposed on courses that have high dropout rates or a low proportion of graduates getting a professional job. Under the measures, the maximum fee that can be charged for classroom-based foundation year courses

Police bodycam footage has been released showing a dog attack – taken moments before the animal was tasered and put into a wheelie bin by officers. The footage, taken during the incident in Coventry on Tuesday, shows the dog attacking other dogs while people nervously attempt to separate the animals. It was released by West

The Ministry of Defence must admit its ability to arm the military is broken and urgently needs fixing at a time of growing security threats, a group of MPs has warned. The damning verdict emerged as Ben Wallace, who has overseen the department for the past four years as the longest-serving Conservative defence secretary, revealed

Local councils are calling for disposable vapes to be banned in the UK by next year on environmental and health grounds. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, has said it is “crucial” a ban comes into force “rapidly” to stop a flood of single-use vapes into the UK market.