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A “spectacular” meteor shower is expected to light up the night sky this weekend. The Geminid shower, which is referred to as a “meteor storm” because of its intensity, is forecast to peak sometime between Saturday and Sunday. The shower has been known to produce more than 150 meteors per hour at its peak, but

A convicted murderer is at large after failing to return to prison. Police in Northern Ireland are searching for James Meehan, 55, who has been serving a life sentence. He failed to return to HMP Magilligan in Limavady, Co Londonderry, after day release on Monday, said officers. They are appealing for information to help them

TV presenter and radio DJ Fearne Cotton says she and her husband have separated after 10 years of marriage. In a post on her Instagram story on Friday, the 43-year-old star announced the split from Jesse Wood – the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The couple have two children together. Image: Jesse Wood

A 52-year-old pedestrian has died after she and her daughter were hit by a car that had reportedly mounted the pavement in Essex. Police were called to reports of a collision between a car and two pedestrians at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John’s Road in Westcliff just before 5.30pm on Thursday.

The wife of former England rugby player Tom Voyce has said she is “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” by his death. Anna Voyce paid tribute to the 43-year-old after his body was found on Thursday. The former international went missing on Saturday after attempting to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland. Mrs Voyce said: “Absolutely

A woman has been killed in a dog attack at a flat in Aberdeen. Emergency crews were alerted to the incident in the city’s Foresterhill Road late on Saturday night. The 41-year-old woman died at the scene. The dog – whose breed has not been revealed – has been destroyed. Police Scotland said inquiries into

A teenager fatally stabbed a schoolgirl in a fit of “white-hot anger” after a row over her friend’s teddy bear, a court has heard. Hassan Sentamu, 18, lashed out at Elianne Andam with a kitchen knife in Croydon town centre while he met with his ex-girlfriend and her group, the Old Bailey was told. Jurors

Strong winds are set to batter the UK again after Storm Darragh swept through the country. A fresh yellow Met Office wind warnings comes into force across much of England and Wales at 6am, after gusts of up to 80mph continue to hit Northern Ireland. Gusts of 35-45mph are likely around England and Wales, reaching

West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has been involved in a car crash, the club has confirmed. In a statement, the Hammers said “thoughts and prayers” are with Antonio, his friends and his family. No details of the player’s condition or further information about the incident have yet been given, but the club said they

Millions of people have been urged to stay inside as Storm Darragh hits the UK and Ireland. A rare red “danger to life” weather warning has been issued for much of Wales and parts of the South West as the fourth named storm of the season reaches the UK. It is one of a swathe

An alternative healer has been jailed for 10 years over the death of a diabetic woman who stopped taking her insulin at his slapping therapy workshop. Hongchi Xiao, 61, was previously found guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm at a week-long retreat at Cleeve House in Seend, Wiltshire, in October 2016.

A severe red wind weather warning has been issued for parts of the UK, with gusts of 90mph expected. The Met Office has said “damaging winds” associated with Storm Darragh are expected to cause “significant disruption” and there is a “danger to life” due to flying debris. The warning covers coastal areas of Wales and

Weather warnings have been issued across the UK for strong winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain over the next few days. A Met Office yellow warning for gusty conditions – 65-75mph in places – begins from 4pm today in north and northwest Scotland until Thursday morning. That is followed by another warning for

Are you free on 9 March 2026? You might be a traumatised victim of crime, you may be the suspect accused of wrongdoing, either way you’ll be waiting for the next 460 days… and probably beyond. That’s exactly what we have just seen inside Leicester Crown Court. Not just once, but case after case shunted

Reports of the BBC’s handling of complaints about MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace are “deeply troubling”, the head of a TV workers’ union has said. Wallace has stepped back from presenting the BBC cooking show after accusations he made sexual comments towards staff and celebrity guests on a range of programmes over 17 years. At the

Imagine being four years old. One minute your dad is reading you a bedtime story. The next he is lying on the doorstep of your family home, drawing his final breaths. Blood is seeping from bullet wounds to his face and body, pooling in the hallway, while the innocent eyes of a young boy gaze

Allegations against Gregg Wallace are just the “tip of the iceberg”, a former MasterChef contestant has told Sky News – claiming he witnessed a “toxic environment” and was so “horrified” he considered quitting the show on his first day. He alleged the “abuse” of contestants was widespread through the “production team”, but was too scared

Diane Edwards is exhausted and in mourning. She has agreed to speak to Sky News just 10 days after her ex-husband’s death. She stands in the bathroom where they would spend hours through the night together as he battled stage 4 terminal bowel cancer. “Sometimes I’d put him back into bed and the blood would

“The rain, the clouds, the lack of sun – I feel at home here,” Nikita Vitiugov says. London, the chess grandmaster remarks, feels similar to St Petersburg, in terms of the weather, at least. One of the best players in the world, Nikita was once one of Russia’s brightest talents. But after speaking out about

It is the biggest societal change in more than half a century. Terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of six months or less will for the first time be allowed an assisted death to end their suffering. Kim Leadbeater’s bill has cleared the first and most important hurdle. And unless there’s a dramatic intervention