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Reality star Georgia Harrison has told MPs how the leaking of a video of herself having sex with Stephen Bear - filmed without her consent - spread like a "house fire".Former Celebrity Big Brother winner Bear left prison in January, having served 10-and-a-half months of his 21-month sentence for sharing a film of him having sex with Harrison on his OnlyFans site.Harrison told MPs on the Women And Equalities Committee the […]

A museum has said it is "devastated" after thieves stole gold artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age, around 3,000 years ago.Ely Museum in Cambridgeshire said the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and a gold bracelet were stolen in a break-in during the early hours of Tuesday morning. The museum acquired the torc, valued at £220,000, in 2017 using grants and donations from the public. Image: Pic: Cambridgeshire County Council It […]

A "nationwide issue" with e-gates at airports has been resolved after causing travel chaos across the country, the Home Office has said.It said the system was back up and running and there was "no indication of malicious cyber activity". Social media images and footage showed long queues at the passport scanning gates at several airports overnight.Passengers also reported being held on planes after they landed, while others said the delays […]

Chaos has been reported at airports across the UK - as several airports have confirmed a nationwide border issue.Both Stansted and Gatwick airports said the issue was related to e-gates at passport control. A Heathrow spokesperson said: "Border Force is currently experiencing a nationwide issue which is impacting passengers being processed through the border."Our teams are supporting Border Force with their contingency plans to help resolve the problem as quickly […]

Prince Harry will not meet the King during his visit to the UK, Sky News understands.The Duke of Sussex is in London for an event celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games. It marks the first time the royal has been in the country since his rushed visit to see the King in February after the monarch's cancer diagnosis.The King held an audience with the prime minister of Fiji, Sitiveni […]

Temperatures in the UK could reach around 23C this week as forecasters predict a brighter week ahead.Sunny spells will develop across the day for many parts of the UK on Tuesday. Once the showers from the bank holiday weekend ease it is likely to remain dry in most areas away from Scotland and northern England.Get the latest Sky News forecast for your areaConditions will improve across the country as the […]

The mother of one of the Manchester Arena bombing victims will begin a 200-mile walk from the spot her son was killed to Downing Street to demand stronger protections against terrorism.Martyn's law, named after 29-year-old Martyn Hett, who was one of 22 people killed in the attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017, would require venues and local authorities in the UK to have training […]

The Chinese state has hacked the Ministry of Defence, Sky News understands.MPs will be told on Tuesday of a massive data breach involving the MoD, targeting service personnel. It is understood investigations have not shown any data has been taken.The government will not name the country involved, but Sky News understands this to be China.The Chinese state is to be accused of two or three attempts at hacking MoD employees […]

The man who murdered mother-of-three Glenda Hoskins has died in jail weeks after it emerged he was being considered for release on compassionate grounds.Victor Farrant, who also attempted to murder another woman by beating her over the head with wine bottles, had been "suffering from a longstanding health condition", the Ministry of Justice has said. The Prison Service has said he died in HMP Wakefield on Friday.The 74-year-old's cause of […]