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Manchester Airport temporarily closed both of its runways due to heavy snowfall. The airport said it was clearing the airfield as pictures showed travellers stuck inside planes on the runway. In a tweet, the airport said health and safety will “always be our top priority” and advised passengers to contact their airline for the latest

A woman who reported her police officer ex-husband for rape says detectives mishandled the case and their investigation “was more traumatic than the actual incident”. The woman, who we will refer to as “Sally” as she cannot be identified for legal reasons, has said those running the investigation into her allegation had been colleagues or

Motorists have been urged to drive safely as police said they have been dealing with a “lot of accidents” in icy conditions on the roads. Surrey Police issued the warning as the Met Office said ice will affect many areas this morning, meaning it’s “worth leaving extra time for any journeys that you have planned”.

A victim of serial rapist policeman David Carrick has told Sky News how he used his job as a firearms officer to gain her trust before subjecting her to months of physical and mental abuse, telling her: “The safest place you can be is with me.” This article contains details of abuse that some people

A major incident has been declared after a double-decker bus overturned in Somerset. A “significant number” of police, fire and ambulance crews have been sent to the scene in Bridgwater, officers said. The bus was taking workers to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station at the time of the incident. A motorcyclist was also involved.

A controversial anti-strike bill has moved a step closer to becoming law – hours after teachers and nurses announced fresh walkouts. Under the government’s draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, the right to strike would be restricted by imposing minimum service levels and bosses would be legally able to fire employees who ignore a “work

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences including 24 rapes. PC David Carrick – who was known to his colleagues as “B*****d Dave” – admitted his offences when he appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Monday. The 48-year-old was charged with 49 offences against 12 women over a

CCTV footage captured near the scene of a shooting outside a memorial service in London shows the sense of panic in the area as people fled the scene screaming. In the video obtained by Sky News, a loud bang can be heard and a dark car is seen driving down Phoenix Road, near Euston Station.

Suspects fired a shotgun from a moving car at mourners gathered outside a church in north London, police have said. Superintendent Jack Rowlands of the Metropolitan Police described the shooting as a “senseless act of violence” and said officers were looking for a 2019 model black Toyota. Several people were injured after the drive-by shooting

A seven-year-old girl is in a life-threatening condition, while four women and another girl were also taken to hospital, after a shooting outside a funeral near Euston station in central London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Phoenix Road at 1.30pm on Saturday to reports of a shooting. Police initially said the seven-year-old

A woman mauled to death at a Surrey beauty spot was attacked by “multiple dogs” and screamed at passers-by to “turn back”, a witness has said. Paramedics were unable to save the 28-year-old victim after she was attacked at Gravelly Hill, Caterham, on Thursday. A second woman who received treatment for dog bites has since

Patients are dying and staff are broken – as workers say it doesn’t get much grimmer than this. The human toll at the sharp end of the worst health crisis in Scotland’s NHS history continues to escalate to dangerous levels. Families, who have lost loved ones on trollies in overcrowded hospital corridors, have told Sky

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 26-year-old Elle Edwards, who was shot dead at a pub on Christmas Eve. Connor Chapman appeared at Wirral Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning and was remanded in custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. The 22-year-old has also been charged with two

Average ambulance response times in England last month were the longest on record – as more than half of people at major A&Es had to wait longer than four hours for the first time since records began in 2011. New figures show the average response time in December for ambulances in England dealing with the

Boris Johnson has become the number one most donated to MP this parliament after receiving a single donation of one million pounds. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had previously been the most donated to MP with £740,000 in multiple donations, Sky News’ Westminster Accounts tool showed. But the money from Brexiteer and crypto investor Christopher

The “scandal” of MPs’ earnings from second jobs and donations exposed by Sky News’ Westminster Accounts project “needs to end” through “root-and-branch” reform, the SNP has said. The party’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn told Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates that the findings of the investigation should “ring alarm bells for everyone” and demonstrate

About 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales are striking today in a dispute with the government over pay, amid fears some patients will be forced to make their own way to hospital. Staggered walkouts are taking place over a 24-hour period and will include paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and

The family of one of the British aid workers missing in Ukraine have said they are “very worried and concerned” about his health and whereabouts. Chris Parry, 28, was last seen on Friday morning leaving Kramatorsk for Soledar with fellow Briton Andrew Bagshaw before contact was lost. In a statement his family said: “We are

The crew behind a historic rocket launch from UK soil have vowed to bounce back after their highly anticipated space mission ended in failure. LauncherOne suffered an “anomaly” in its bid to reach orbit on Monday night, after being carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall by a converted jumbo jet named Cosmic Girl. There was raucous

The UK is considering supplying Ukraine with British tanks for the first time to fight Russia’s invading forces, Sky News understands. Discussions have been taking place “for a few weeks” about delivering a number of the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank to the Ukrainian armed forces, a Western source with knowledge of the