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Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London, Sky News understands.The former Labour leader, 75, voluntarily attended a police station in the capital this afternoon. The BBC has reported that John McDonnell, 73, who was the shadow chancellor during Mr Corbyn's leadership, also agreed to be voluntarily interviewed.Sky News saw the pair leaving Charing Cross Police station this afternoon. They […]

There are currently "no plans" for the UK to follow in America's footsteps and ban TikTok, a cabinet minister said. Darren Jones said cats and dancing videos do not "seem like a national security threat", but suggested the position could change if an issue emerges which the government is "concerned about". The Chinese-opened app was "forced to go dark" in the US on Sunday after a Supreme Court ruling upheld […]

The owner of Poundland, one of Britain's biggest discount retailers, has drafted in City advisers to explore radical options for arresting the growing crisis at the chain.Sky News has learnt that Pepco Group, which has owned Poundland since 2016, has hired consultants from AlixPartners to address a sales slump which has raised questions over its future ownership. City sources said this weekend that the crisis would prompt Pepco to explore […]

Director Claire van Kampen has died, aged 71, on the 65th birthday of her husband, Sir Mark Rylance. She died in the German town of Kassel on Saturday morning after being diagnosed with cancer. A statement, shared on behalf of Sir Mark and her daughter Juliet, described her as "one of the funniest and (most) inspiring women we have ever known". It added: "We thank her for imbuing our lives […]

Speakers of some accents risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, new research suggests.The study led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, sought to understand people's perceptions about 10 different accents across the UK.The researchers asked 180 participants both male and female from across the UK to listen to recordings of 10 male voices from Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, […]

Rare clouds which have historically been blamed for a number of UFO sightings have been seen over northern skies in the UK.The special cloud formation got its nickname from the smooth, symmetrical oval or round shapes it produces, which many have compared to the science fiction depiction of flying saucers. Some also refer to them as pancake clouds, because they sometimes appear flat and stacked.But they are formally called lenticular […]

I'm watching a black disc of wonder material hovering over a bubbling bath of liquid nitrogen."This is superconducting magnetic levitation," says magnet scientist Greg Brittles. "The closest you'll get to magic in the real world." And magical it is.The ceramic-like substance, called rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO), is suspended - half a centimetre-or-so - in mid-air above a strip of copper.Poke it with a finger and it won't budge, give […]

A £20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identification of the parents of three siblings found abandoned in London over eight years.The Metropolitan Police said that despite more than 450 hours of CCTV being reviewed, the parents of the three children, known as Elsa, Roman and Harry, remain unidentified. However, it is believed their mother has lived in an area of east London "over the past […]

Former Manchester United and Scotland footballer Denis Law has died, at the age of 84.In a statement, his family said: "It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed away. He fought a tough battle, but finally, he is now at peace."We would like to thank everyone who contributed to his wellbeing and care, past and much more recently."We know how much […]