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A man and a woman who brutally tortured and murdered a mother have been jailed for life.Warning: This article contains graphic content Michelle Ramage, 43, and Ryan Hill, 27, violently set upon Susan Turner at a flat in Ayr, South Ayrshire, in March 2023.Ms Turner, 41, was attacked with weapons, a golf club, scissors, mugs, a baseball bat, a dog chain, a radio, and a machete.Judge Lord Mulholland told the […]

Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed plans to abolish the "arms-length body" NHS England.But what is the quango - and why is the prime minister scrapping it? What is NHS England and how does it work?NHS England was established in 2013 by former Tory health secretary Andrew Lansley to give the NHS greater independence and autonomy - with an intention for it to operate at arm's length from the government.It was […]

A bear that had pioneering brain surgery to save his life has emerged from semi-hibernation "looking brilliant, happy and healthy".Boki, a European brown bear, was suffering seizures and vision problems due to a build up of fluid putting pressure on his brain. Vets feared if they didn't operate before he went into torpor (a winter dormancy similar to hibernation) he might not wake up again. Image: The op had only […]

AI tech teams will be sent into government departments to "drive improvements", Sir Keir Starmer will announce amid reports of thousands of civil service job cuts.The prime minister is set to announce major reforms to the way the state works to "deliver for working people" and to ensure security in the new global "era of instability". His "intervention" will come following reports officials are drawing up plans to cut thousands […]

Rupert Lowe is consulting lawyers about taking possible libel action against Reform UK, Sky News understands.The Great Yarmouth MP has accused the party of making "untrue and false allegations" about him after he criticised leader Nigel Farage in the media, sparking a bitter public row. Politics Live: Starmer promises to 'keep all options on the table' after UK hit by Trump tariffs on steelA day after the 67-year-old questioned whether […]

A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for parts of Britain.The weather warning is in place for Thursday, from 3am to 9am, and could see temperatures close to freezing, following on from showers on Wednesday. It covers areas in the North, including parts of Manchester, as well as Sheffield, Leeds, and large sections of North Yorkshire and Northumberland.Check the weather where you are Image: Thursday's ice weather warning […]

A south London hospital has revealed the frightening results of a knife amnesty it introduced after a massive surge in stab victims it was having to treat.St George's Hospital in Tooting brought in the measure after its emergency department treated more than 500 people for injuries from knives and other sharp objects last year - almost double the number seen in 2022. Provided by knife crime charity Words 4 Weapons, […]

All 404 Labour MPs have been called to Downing Street to attend a "welfare roundtable" to discuss expected major benefit cuts.Number 10's policy unit is hosting the discussions on Wednesday and Thursday about the "future of the welfare system". The prime minister's team is hoping to win over MPs concerned about sweeping reforms to the benefits system.Politics latest: UK braces for Trump's steel tariffsSky News has seen the slots being […]

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for two years after being caught with indecent images of children.Brandon Miller was arrested after police searched his home in Haddington, East Lothian, last September. Electronic equipment was seized and analysed, with indecent images of children recovered, Police Scotland said.Sheriff Gillian Sharp said both Miller and another man "colluded in planned, deliberate, targeted abuse of vulnerable children".The sheriff described the offences as "utterly depraved", […]