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No deportation flights to Rwanda will take off under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News.The Labour leader told Sky News political editor Beth Rigby "there'll be no flights" as he wants to "scrap the scheme", which aims to send asylum seekers entering the UK illegally from a safe country, such as France, to Rwanda. Earlier in the day Sir Keir confirmed Labour wanted to get rid […]

Kate is "doing well" following her cancer diagnosis, Prince William has said.The heir to the throne gave the update on his wife's health on his first visit to the Isles of Scilly since becoming the Duke of Cornwall. Tracy Smith, administrator at St Mary's Community Hospital in Hugh Town, greeted William when he arrived and hosted his tour of the small medical centre following his visit to the harbour where […]

Scotland's new first minister appears to have scrapped controversial gender recognition reforms live on Sky News saying: "It cannot be implemented."John Swinney, who became first minister this week, has faced questions over his stance on gender recognition after MSPs voted in 2022 to pass a bill to make it simpler for people to change their gender without having to obtain a medical diagnosis. However, the UK government blocked the bill […]

A seven-mile stretch of the M25 is set to shut in both directions from tonight for the second of five planned weekend closures.Motorists have been advised to avoid the area of the closure - between junctions 9 and 10 in Surrey - from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday morning. Drivers have also been urged to stick to the planned 19-mile diversion route, which will send vehicles through parts […]

Humza Yousaf said he's "not ashamed at all" to admit his mental health suffered in the wake of his resignation as Scottish first minister.The former leader of the SNP said in a post on social media that it's "okay not to be okay" and "the last few weeks have been really difficult". Announcing he was embarking on the Couch To 5k challenge to improve his physical and mental health, he […]

A woman has been stabbed to death in Edgware, north London.Officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance all attended but the woman died at the scene.They were responding to reports around 11.50am on Thursday, in Burnt Oak Broadway.Enquiries are ongoing to identify and inform the woman's next of kin, the Metropolitan Police said, as it appealed to the public for any information that could assist with their investigation.Superintendent Tony […]

Former COVID vaccines minister and chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not be standing at the next general election.The Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon since 2010 quoted his "most famous constituent" as he wrote: "Go to your bosom; knock there and ask your heart what it doth know." He said: "The time is right for a new, energetic Conservative to fight for the honour of representing Stratford-on-Avon.""Parting is such sweet […]

A teacher accused of having sex with two teenage boys laughed and said "Oh shut up! Stop saying that!" when one of them told her he wasn't old enough to drive, a court heard.Rebecca Joynes also became pregnant by one of the teenagers, referred to as Boy B, while she was on bail for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old known as Boy A, the jury was told. The 30-year-old […]

More than 100 homes were evacuated as an army bomb disposal team was deployed to the area after "a number of suspicious items" were found at a property.South Yorkshire Police said a 100m cordon had been put in place on Monday around a property in Grimethorpe, Barnsley, after police executed a warrant on Brierley Road. Residents of 130 homes were evacuated. On Monday evening the cordon was reduced to 60m […]