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Premier League footballer Tom Lockyer has said he "would love to play again", but is "at peace" with retiring from the game after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch earlier this season.The Luton Town captain, whose first child was born in March, said on Wednesday he is still hoping to play again, but accepts that it may not happen. He told BBC Radio Wales: "I've made no secret saying […]

The infected blood compensation scheme is to be extended to bereaved children who have lost one or two parents, Sky News understands.This group has not been involved in the interim compensation scheme previously paid to victims of the scandal. Tony Farrugia, who lost his haemophiliac father (and two uncles) to HIV/AIDs after being treated with infected blood products, described his meeting with the Paymaster General John Glen on Wednesday as […]

Police officers who responded to a sword attack in London suffered "horrifically serious injuries" - with one of them having been close to losing her hand, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said.A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in the attack in Hainault on Tuesday morning. Police have said they do not think it was a targeted attack, or terror-related, and they were working […]

A murder suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four others injured in a sword attack in northeast London.A 36-year-old man was tasered and arrested at the scene in Hainault on Tuesday morning.He was taken to hospital after sustaining injuries during the incident when his van hit a house.The Metropolitan Police said he had not yet been interviewed because of his injuries.Police were initially called at […]

The UK has sent the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda - under a voluntary scheme.The scheme is for those who have gone through the asylum process and had permission rejected, rather than for migrants who have illegally entered Britain by crossing the Channel on small boats. The migrant was sent on a commercial flight and handed a fee from the British taxpayer to help relocate under the terms of […]

Line Of Duty actor Brian McCardie has died aged 59, his family has confirmed.Best known for playing mafia boss John Thomas 'Tommy' Hunter in the police procedural, he had also recently joined the cast of Outlander prequel, Blood Of My Blood. X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can […]

An Abu Dhabi-backed vehicle has conceded defeat in its bid to buy The Daily Telegraph after its ownership was effectively blocked by the government.RedBird IMI announced it had placed The Telegraph and The Spectator titles up for sale. The move was confirmed after ministers revealed plans last month to outlaw foreign state ownership of UK newspapers.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh […]

King Charles will return to official public duties later for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer.The monarch, who is the patron of Macmillan Cancer Support, will visit a cancer treatment centre to meet medical specialists and other patients, along with the Queen. He decided to announce he had cancer at the beginning of February.Since then, cancer charities have praised his openness and the impact it's had on raising […]

Humza Yousaf will no doubt be riddled with regret at the colossal miscalculation to bin the Greens last week.His options to fight on, despite the severe headwinds, eventually evaporated and, short of striking a deal with Alex Salmond, he was boxed in. Mr Yousaf inherited a lot of his problems. The Green pact was signed by Nicola Sturgeon and the ongoing police investigation is out of his control.Politics live: Next […]