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Keely Hodgkinson has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, capping a stellar year in which she became Olympic champion.The 800m runner beat darts star Luke Littler and England cricketer Joe Root into second and third place in the public vote. Para cyclist Dame Sarah Storey, Olympic and world triathlon champion Alex Yee, and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham were also nominated. Image: The 22-year-old won gold in […]

Drinks company Thatchers has launched a bid to overturn a High Court ruling that denied its claims Aldi "copycatted" its cider.The Somerset-based cider maker sued the German discount chain for allegedly infringing the trademark of its cloudy lemon cider. It argued Aldi's Taurus brand had copied its product.However, in January the High Court in London dismissed Thatchers' case.Judge Melissa Clarke concluded there was a low degree of similarity between the products […]

It would not be fair on taxpayers to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age, the government has said. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall today issued an apology for a 28-month delay in sending out letters to those born in the 1950s impacted by the state pension changes - so-called "waspi" women. However, she said she doesn't accept that compensation should be paid.Follow politics latest: Reaction to […]

The government and the water regulator broke the law by allowing sewage to be discharged outside of "exceptional circumstances", according to the green watchdog.Outlets called combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are only meant to be opened on rare occasions, such as during very heavy rain to stop sewage flooding back into homes and businesses. But the Office for Environmental Protection said environment department Defra, water regulator Ofwat and the Environment Agency […]

A man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy died in a hit-and-run crash, police have said.Four adults were also injured in the incident, which took place just before 11pm on Saturday on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick, near Birmingham.West Midlands Police said the driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit a Toyota Auris carrying the adults and two-year-old.The force said the child then died after […]

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will not join the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas at Sandringham, Sky News understands.It comes after an alleged Chinese spy with links to the Duke of York was publicly named for the first time as High Court restrictions were lifted on Monday afternoon. Image: Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo has links to Prince Andrew Yang Tengbo, previously described as a "close confidant" of […]

The UK's Christmas week weather is likely to be "changeable and unsettled" - with the possibility of snow falling in some parts, forecasters have said.It comes as motoring experts have warned drivers to stay away from major roads during periods of Friday and Saturday to avoid the worst of the festive holiday traffic. The Met Office has said the "wettest and windiest conditions" are expected in northern parts of the […]

"Removing the right to trial by jury" and "intermediate courts" may be the only way to clear the crown court backlog in England and Wales, the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate has said.Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Anthony Rogers says "radical action" is needed urgently. "The number of cases waiting to be heard in the crown courts is the highest it's ever been."It's bringing significant pressure into […]

The prime minister is visiting Norway to launch a new green energy deal before attending a defence summit in Estonia.Sir Keir Starmer will travel to a carbon capture and storage site today and meet his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store to discuss the new Green Industrial Partnership. Number 10 said both leaders intend to sign the deal in spring 2025.Read more: Major shake-up of UK energy system could 'lower bills […]