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The pace at which prices are rising has sped up, according to official figures.The rate of inflation grew to 2.2% in July, up from 2% a month earlier, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. It is the first time since December last year that the rate has increased, rather than fallen. This means that prices rose slightly faster than before. But it's increased less than central bankers at […]

The fiance of X Factor star Jaymi Hensley has died after falling from a third-floor hotel window.Oliver Marmon, also known as Olly, fell from a window at the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, on Sunday evening. The 33-year-old was pronounced dead after emergency services were called to the scene just after 11.30pm.Hensley, who was a member of boyband Union J, who featured on X Factor in 2012, had posted on […]

A young man whose best friend was killed by a paranoid schizophrenic has spoken of his anger that lessons were not learned ahead of the Nottingham attack that left three people dead.Michael Callaghan, 27, was left permanently disabled and his friend Jacob Billington died when they were both stabbed on a night out in Birmingham in 2020.The failures by authorities to prevent their attack were highlighted as the same as […]

Social media platform Bluesky says it has seen a surge in signups in the United Kingdom in recent days.Since X owner Elon Musk made controversial comments about the riots in the UK, a number of influential figures said they would leave the platform or scale back their use, including home office minister Jess Philips. Now, Bluesky says it has seen a 60% jump in general activity from accounts in the […]

A man has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in central London.Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article less than a day after the girl was injured in an attack in Leicester Square. Initial reports suggested the girl's mum, 34, was also stabbed in the incident but police have confirmed blood from her daughter was mistaken as her own injuries.Officers […]

"You’ve got shortness of breath, lack of communication, there may be a change in the colour of their skin."PC Rob Green is listing just some of the danger signs of asphyxiation to a group of serving Metropolitan Police officers in Hendon, northwest London. He's delivering a brand-new programme, developed by the College of Policing, on how to safely use force against someone who is fighting an officer or resisting arrest.Sky […]

Team GB were given a heroes' welcome as they returned to London - as winner Tom Daley revealed he left his medal in Paris.The diver, who won silver in the men's synchronised 10m platform event with Noah Williams, made his lost property admission just hours after announcing his decision to retire. Speaking to Sky News at St Pancras train station, Daley praised his husband Dustin Lance Black for being "an […]

Banksy has struck again, revealing a cheeky new rhino mural in London - his eighth piece of animal artwork in eight days.The latest image shows the animal mounting an old silver Nissan Micra - which has a traffic cone on its bonnet, apparently to resemble another rhinoceros. Banksy's latest graffiti campaign began last week, when an ibex goat appeared near Kew Bridge, in Richmond, west London. This was followed by […]

Sir Charles Dunstone, the entrepreneur behind the TalkTalk broadband empire, has struck a £400m deal with its lenders to avert the threat of a debt default.Sky News has learnt TalkTalk will announce later on Monday that its shareholders - who include Sir Charles - have agreed to inject £65m into the company immediately. This will be followed by a further injection of £170m, with assets currently held separately such as […]