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Prisoners are to be transferred to lower security jails in an effort to ease overcrowding, as part of a new measure quietly unveiled by the government.Sky News understands that as of Monday, offenders serving standard sentences can be transferred to open or category D prisons up to three years earlier than previously, to free up space in higher security jails. Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to […]

Sarina Wiegman has named her 23 Lionesses who will travel to Switzerland next month for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 competition as defending champions.It follows the surprise retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby, plus Millie Bright's withdrawal from selection. The England squad includes 13 players who made history in lifting the trophy in 2022.Seven players - Michelle Agyemang, Aggie Beever-Jones, Grace Clinton, Khiara Keating, Maya le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse […]

The polls are now open in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election.It comes following the death of SNP government minister Christina McKelvie. The MSP died in March at the age of 57, having last year taken medical leave to undergo treatment for secondary breast cancer.Ms McKelvie, the minister for drugs and alcohol policy, had been an MSP since 2007 and represented the Central Scotland region up to 2011 before going […]

A collision between an electric bike, a pedestrian and a car has left a teenager dead and another in hospital with serious injuries.Emergency services responded shortly after 4.50pm on Wednesday to reports of an accident on Staniforth Road in the Darnall area of Sheffield. A 16-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital. Despite emergency treatment, he died as a result of his injuries. The boy's family has been informed and are […]

Next week, the chancellor will unveil the first spending review since 2021. It will set Whitehall budgets for the remainder of this parliament and it will be a big moment for a government struggling to tell a story about what it is trying to achieve to voters.   Rachel Reeves, flanked by transport workers in a bus depot in Rochdale, knows it. She came to the North West armed with £15bn […]

A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish man who disappeared while on a stag do in Portugal.Greg Monks, 38, was last seen in Albufeira during the early hours of Wednesday, 28 May, while enjoying the first night of a five-day stay. A major search was launched for the Cambuslang man, with his parents and girlfriend flying out to Portugal to also provide assistance. Image: Mr […]

👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne's on your podcast app👈 Sky News' Sam Coates and Politico's Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. The UK steel industry - which was on the verge of collapse just weeks ago - will no longer face the heaviest of Donald Trump's tariffs, the US announced overnight.We're the only country spared the doubling of tariffs on steel […]

The family of a Scottish man who went missing on a stag do in Portugal have urged police to ramp up their efforts to find him.Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow, was last seen in Albufeira in the early hours of Wednesday morning, on the first night of a five-day stag do. His parents and his girlfriend flew out to Portugal to help with the search the next day, but have […]

Barely a day after lift-off for the Strategic Defence Review, there are serious questions about whether the government needs to go further.It has emerged senior defence figures believe the prime minister will have to bow to pressure from NATO to announce a target of spending 3.5% of GDP within a decade. Trump tariffs cast doubt on UK-US deal - politics latestIt's no surprise the 32-member defence alliance - facing its […]