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Prince Harry has successfully secured the release of confidential documents from the Leveson Inquiry as part of his phone hacking case against the publishers of the Daily Mail.The decision permitting the Duke of Sussex to access the files was taken by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer. Harry and six other high-profile claimants want to use the documents, which detail payments to private eyes, to support their case against Associated Newspapers.The group, […]

An 11-year-old boy has died following a collision with a bin lorry in Edinburgh.The schoolboy was riding his bicycle when the crash occurred on Whitehouse Road at around 8.20am on Friday. Police Scotland said the incident happened near to the junction with Braehead Road.Emergency services attended, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.His next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by specially trained officers. The […]

Olly Alexander has unveiled his new single Dizzy – which is the UK's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.The Years & Years singer will perform the track at the annual competition in Malmo, Sweden, in May, following their victory at the 2023 event with Loreen's song Tattoo. Alexander penned Dizzy with British producer Danny L Harle and they were inspired by 1980s acts including Erasure, the Pet Shop Boys […]

Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were called to a blaze at a terraced house in Kensington, west London on Friday morning.Five people were rescued from flats on the first, second and fourth floors of the building, with 11 people treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to London hospitals and trauma centres. Half of the ground floor of the five-storey building, which has been converted into flats, […]

A drug addict is facing life in prison after being found guilty of murdering a father-of-three.The decomposing body of Donald Prentice Patience, 45, was discovered inside a duvet cover at the bottom of his stairs after officers were called to a suspected burglary at his home in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. A postman had called police on the morning of 22 August last year after he saw Ian Connell, 39, climb […]

Sainsbury's has revealed plans to cut around 1,500 roles as part of a previously announced shake-up of its operations.Sky News revealed earlier this month how the company, which also owns Argos, had refused to rule out job losses under the strategy update. It included a greater focus on food within its supermarkets, claiming more space from general merchandise and clothing.Sainsbury's said it was also targeting greater use of automation under […]

A Leeds United fan was taken to hospital after falling from the top tier at Stamford Bridge while celebrating a goal against Chelsea.The two sides met in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday night, with Chelsea coming out on top in the final minute of the game to win 3-2. But it was the Yorkshire club that opened the scoring through Mateo Joseph in the eighth minute in west […]

Vape ads across social media platforms "need to stop" and advertisers pleading ignorance is not an excuse, the advertising regulator has warned.The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) - which regulates non-broadcast adverts - launched a crackdown on e-cigarette advertisers, warning the law prohibits them from marketing vapes containing nicotine that are not licensed as medicines on most social media. It is currently illegal for retailers to sell disposable vapes to […]

Today's politicians regularly report receiving death and rape threats in the post.They open their online inboxes and find violent, threatening messages. Some have been pushed and shoved in public. When did this become an accepted part of the job?Politics live: Farage hits out at Starmer attack Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:43 Protesters chant outside Labour HQ A debate is now raging in Westminster about […]