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A British Paralympian has been reported missing in Las Vegas, having not been seen for more than a week.Sam Ruddock, 35, who competes in cycling and shotput events, arrived in the US on 13 April and was planning to attend Vegas's WrestleMania, his friend Lucy Earl said. He stayed with her the night before he left - and is believed to have landed in the Nevada city - but has […]

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Kemi Badenoch has not ruled out forming coalitions at a local level with Reform after the council elections next week.Speaking to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, the Conservative leader did however categorically rule out a pact with Nigel Farage's party on a national level. "I am not going into any coalition with Nigel Farage... read my lips," she said.However, she did not deny that deals could be struck with Reform […]

On the banks of the Mersey, Runcorn and Helsby is a more complicated political picture than the apparent Labour heartland that first presents itself.Yes, there are industrial and manufacturing areas - an old town that's fallen victim to out-of-town shopping, and an out-of-town shopping centre that's fallen victim to Amazon. But there are also more middle-class new town developments, as well as Tory-facing rural swathes. Image: Space Cafe director Marie […]

A man has been detained in Leeds after being "seen with weapons" and three people were left injured.Police were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday to reports of a "serious incident involving a man seen with weapons", West Yorkshire Police said. Officers arrived at the scene to find three people injured and a man was detained at the scene, the force said. The injuries are not believed to […]

The Pope's funeral has taken place in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.A pope's funeral traditionally brings a host of world leaders together, and many were in attendance today as part of a crowd of about 250,000.Here's a look at the list.Prince William Image: Pic: Reuters Image: The prince chatted with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Pic: Reuters The Prince of Wales attended on behalf of the King.King Charles was in […]

The bosses of four of Britain's biggest banks are secretly urging the chancellor to ditch the most significant regulatory change imposed after the 2008 financial crisis, warning her its continued imposition is inhibiting UK economic growth.Sky News has obtained an explosive letter sent this week by the chief executives of HSBC Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK in which they argue bank ring-fencing "is not only a […]

The government is up for the fight over net zero every hour, day and month of the year, says Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.Amid growing attacks on its climate policies from the Trump administration, UK political parties and some businesses, the government this week reiterated its assertion that clean power will make Britain more secure. Wrapping up a two-day summit on energy security in London, Mr Miliband said: "The critics need […]

The Greens have denied a split at the top of the party over trans rights, as they appeal to voters ahead of next week's local elections.Carla Denyer defended fellow co-leader Adrian Ramsay after he failed to say whether he still believed "trans women are women". This cast doubt over the stance of the defiantly pro-trans party and raised questions over whether the two leaders were at odds.But as she joined […]