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A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a mother was killed in a hit-and-run crash.Alana Armstrong, from Tibshelf, was knocked off an e-bike that was in a collision with a 4x4 in Derbyshire last week. The 25-year-old victim, who had a six-year-old son, died at the scene in Batley Lane, Pleasley, at around 8pm on Tuesday 26 November.Ms Armstrong was riding pillion on the e-bike that […]

Sir Keir Starmer has promised change as he outlined his government's "milestones" but bringing migration down failed to make the list.The prime minister revealed the government's six milestones he said would be reached by the end of this parliament. He said they would "drive forward" his party's missions and allow the public to "hold our feet to the fire".Billed as a "Plan for Change", which he insisted was not a […]

The backlog of rape and sexual offence cases in the nation’s crown courts is "totally unacceptable", England’s chief prosecutor has said.The new Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said tackling the wait for justice is his "highest priority" as he unveiled a new survivor support programme. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Parkinson said he is conscious of the impact of the delays: "I think it's a huge problem."It affects the […]

The world is entering a new nuclear age with a proliferation of weapons and the near collapse of a set of rules to control their use, the head of the UK armed forces has warned.In his starkest ever public remarks, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin accused Russia of making "wild threats of tactical nuclear use" as well as conducting "large-scale nuclear exercises and simulated attacks against NATO countries". The chief of […]

Domestic abuse campaigners have said they are "appalled" after Richard Tice appeared to question court records that detailed how a Reform MP physically abused a former partner.James McMurdock, the Reform MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, was convicted and jailed for assaulting his then girlfriend in 2006 while drunk outside a nightclub. He spent 21 days in a young offenders' institution after admitting to the attack.However, while the court […]

The entire British Army would be destroyed in "six months to a year" in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK's reserve forces, a defence minister has said.Al Carns, the veterans minister, who is also a reservist, said the casualty rate suffered by Russian forces in Ukraine - killed and injured - is around 1,500 soldiers a day. He said this ability to absorb such losses […]

A British band were robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour. Frontman of the band Sports Team, Alex Rice, told Sky News they had stopped in their tour bus at a Starbucks in Vallejo, California, on Tuesday - the morning after landing in San Francisco. While he and his bandmates were ordering breakfast, they heard someone say "has anyone got a white sprinter van outside? It's […]

Three weeks before Christmas, the Football Association (FA) could have to sanction a player's devotion to Jesus.There is little wriggle room having already formally reminded Crystal Palace player Marc Guehi that the laws of football were being breached by writing "I love Jesus" on his captain's armband during a Premier League match on Saturday. The request to keep the armband free of religious messaging was ignored.A similar message appeared on […]

Downing Street has said the future of the Elgin Marbles is a matter for the British Museum, as Sir Keir Starmer met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.But there was no mention of the ancient Parthenon sculptures during the meeting. It comes as The Times reported the meeting between the two leaders was organised due to progress in negotiations for a potential deal that could see the sculptures returned to Greece. […]