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Officers who failed to spot a murder victim had been shot could face a misconduct inquiry, a former senior detective has told Sky News.Recently retired Brian Low, 65, was discovered dead on a secluded path near Aberfeldy, Perthshire in February. Police Scotland initially classed his death as a "medical event" before launching a murder hunt a week later when they found gunshot wounds on his body. Image: Brian Low. Pic: […]

The jury in the inquest into the death of a transgender boy, who died from injuries sustained while a mental health patient at Prestwich Hospital, has retired to consider its conclusion.Seventeen-year-old Charlie Millers from Stretford, Greater Manchester, died five days after being found unresponsive in his room at the Junction 17 mental health ward, as a result of self-inflicted injuries on 2 December 2020. HM senior coroner Joanne Kearsley told […]

Richard Gadd has urged fans of his hit show Baby Reindeer to stop speculating about who the characters in his show are based on in real life.The Netflix series is based on the real-life story of its writer Gadd, who also plays the lead character, and his warped relationship with a female stalker. Fans have been speculating online about the identity of the stalker played by Jessica Gunning in real […]

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new NATO target for defence spending to increase from the current 2% of gross domestic product to 2.5%.Mr Shapps said it would make a "real difference" if the countries signed up to the military alliance met his proposed target. He told Kay Burley on Sky News: "We're now saying we think that should be 2.5%. We think in a more dangerous […]

On the plane from Warsaw to Berlin, Rishi Sunak was buoyant as he briefly chatted to the travelling pack. Having delivered his hat-trick of welfare reforms, the Rwanda bill and now the big lift in defence spending, he was a prime minister who clearly feels on the front foot after a torrid few months. He looked like a man enjoying the job.Politics live: Sunak warns Europe is at a 'turning point'Allies […]

Plenty of people have died on small boats trying to cross the Channel. But this was different.The people who perished in the waters off Wimereux died not just because of the greed of people smugglers, or the inadequacy of their boat. This is a story about violence. What really killed these people was a hijacking, and by the increasingly dangerous and volatile atmosphere that lingers over the lives of migrants […]

The UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030, the prime minister is expected to announce in a hardening of military policy at a time of growing threats.The expected rise is less ambitious than some insiders say is needed - but it will mean tens of billions of additional pounds for the armed forces over the next six years. Rishi Sunak had previously said any extra […]

Doubts have been raised over the government's ability to unveil tax cuts ahead of the next general election after official figures revealed borrowing was higher than expected in the past year.The Treasury borrowed £120.7bn in the financial year ending March 2024 - down £7.6bn from the year before, according to provisional estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, the figure is £6.6bn more than forecast by the Office […]

The government's Rwanda bill will finally become law after the Lords decided there would be no further amendments in a late-night session.For weeks, peers have been pushing back on the scheme - which seeks to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK via small boats to the African nation - and trying to get ministers to make changes to the controversial legislation. But after further rounds of so-called "ping pong" […]