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Labour is pressing ahead with the previous government's plan to reopen two immigration centres in a bid to achieve the highest rate of removals since 2018.Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said detention capacity will be increased with the provision of 290 beds across Campsfield House and Haslar. The former, in Oxfordshire, closed in 2019 while the latter in Gospar, Hampshire, shut in 2015.In 2022, the then Conservative government said it would […]

A number of people were stuck mid-air for hours after an amusement park ride malfunctioned in Skegness.Police attended the incident at Skegness Pleasure Beach after the ride broke down. Fire and ambulance services were also pictured at the scene. Image: Pic: Theo Griffiths Around 25 people were believed to be stuck on the ride, called the Super Trooper, according to local reports.At around 6pm, Lincolnshire Police said they were "attending […]

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed his government will do "everything we can" to preserve jobs at the steelworks in Port Talbot.The prime minister was visiting South Wales, the region where the site is based, to walk around Alltwalis wind farm with the new First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan. The pair have been showcasing the government's climate credentials in the region, which Sir Keir said would reap the benefits from […]

When Marlon realised his daughter was being groomed and sexually exploited by grown men, he engaged with police, doing everything he could to keep his 14-year-old child safe.But one day, the police, who Marlon thought would protect his daughter, added to her trauma - when she was strip searched by officers after being accused of concealing an E-cigarette. "For a child who has been groomed and then taken to a […]

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy.One person has been confirmed dead - believed to be the vessel's cook - while four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, according to Italian newspaper la Repubblica. The British-flagged yacht, called Bayesian, had 10 crew and 12 passengers on […]

A woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim.A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident, which happened at around 11.20pm on Sunday in Barnard Road, Gorton, Greater Manchester Police said. Two other people, a 17-year-old girl and a 64-year-old man, also sustained life-threatening injuries after suffering "serious stab wounds" at a property on the road, according to […]

British tech billionaire Mike Lynch is missing off Sicily's coast after a yacht sank, Sky News understands.One person is dead and six others are missing after a UK-flagged superyacht named Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in a storm. Follow live: Superyacht sinks latestSky News also understands the yacht is owned by the family of Dr Lynch.It comes just weeks after Dr Lynch, 59, was cleared of all charges […]

The housing market experienced a surge in activity following the Bank of England's recent decision to cut interest rates, according to a leading property website.Estate agents reported a 19% jump in enquiries about properties for sale after 1 August, when compared with the same period last year, research by Rightmove found. It came after the Bank cut rates for the first time in more than four years from 5.25% to […]

A motorcyclist has died after an accident during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix, organisers have said.Louis O'Regan died after "injuries sustained... during the opening qualifying session of the 2024 event", a statement said. The 43-year-old Irishman, who lived in Didcot, Oxfordshire, was an "experienced competitor" at the race - making his debut at the Newcomers A Race in 2013, it added.He recorded a personal best lap speed of 114.7mph […]