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Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, just six months after being treated for breast cancer. She was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, after having several moles removed – with one of those identified as being cancerous. A spokesman for the duchess, 64, said she remained in

A ‘very widespread’ storm is forecast to hit Britain with strong winds and heavy rain later as multiple amber warnings come into force, the Met Office has said. Storm Isha – the ninth storm since September – is expected to bring winds of up to 80mph, potentially causing power cuts and increased congestion as roads

A 45-year-old man found dead alongside two young girls and a 36-year-old woman in Norwich has been named as Bartlomiej Kuczynski. Their bodies were found at a house in Allan Bedford Crescent, Costessey, Norfolk, after police forced their way into the property following a call from a member of the public shortly before 7am on

Police have named a woman who died after falling from a moving van as Leah Senior. The 27-year-old from Kirklees died from her injuries following the incident in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night. She was seen falling from the white Transit van between 8.20pm and 8.40pm, West Yorkshire Police said. Anyone who was on

Two young girls, a man and a woman all from the same family were found dead at a property near Norwich, police have said. Formal identification is still to take place, Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess of Norfolk Police said, but confirmed that the man was 45 and the woman was 36. Officers forced their

More than 3,000 jobs are to be axed at the country’s biggest steelworks, it has been confirmed. Of the losses 2,800 will be in the next 18 months. The timeline for a further 300 jobs are to go but no timeline has been given for when. It comes as Tata Steel announced it was to

A newborn baby is being cared for in hospital after she was found in a shopping bag by a dog walker in east London, the Metropolitan Police have said. Police are trying to trace the girl’s mother, who they say will be in need of immediate medical attention. The force were called to the junction

Urgent action is needed to stop further outbreaks of measles across towns and cities, health experts say. Vaccination rates across the country have been falling, but there are particular concerns about some regions, including parts of London and the West Midlands. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is calling for more people to get the

The King will go to hospital next week where he will be treated for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch’s condition is benign but his public engagements will be postponed while he recuperates after the corrective procedure, Buckingham Palace announced this afternoon. In a statement, it said: “In common with thousands of men each year,

Tory Rwanda rebels have shown their hand. They have been able to demonstrate their side is willing to go further than before Christmas – and that they have the numbers to defeat the government tomorrow. Two prominent figures on the right – salaried deputy chairmen of the Conservative Party – have resigned their posts to

Undercover officers are wearing luxury watches as bait to catch robbers red-handed as they target wealthy visitors to London’s West End. Footage released by the Met Police shows unwitting thieves being tasered, rugby tackled and wrestled to the ground in Soho after trying to rip the high-value timepieces from their wrists. The force has revealed

The Post Office scandal will be back in the spotlight today, when MPs hear evidence from a number of witnesses including campaigner and wronged sub-postmaster Alan Bates. Mr Bates, whose story inspired the ITV hit drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, will appear in front of parliament’s Business and Trade Committee alongside other figures,

Everton and Nottingham Forest have been charged with breaches under the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules. It comes in addition to Everton being deducted 10 points last November – the largest sanction in the league’s history – which the Toffees labelled as “wholly disproportionate and unjust”. The club are already appealing against the severity

The UK will send 20,000 troops to one of NATO’s biggest military drills since the Cold War as the alliance practices repelling an invasion by Russian forces, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to announce today. Army, navy and RAF personnel will be deployed to the 31-nation Steadfast Defender exercise in a bid to provide

A woman who spent more than three decades working for the Post Office is planning to stand against Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey – a former postal affairs minister – at the next general election. Yvonne Tracey, who said ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office had made her “very sad” and “very

Reading’s League One match against Port Vale was abandoned after around 1,000 home fans protesting against the club’s owner invaded the pitch. The start of the game at the Select Car Leasing Stadium had already been held up for three minutes when tennis balls were thrown onto the playing surface. Referee Ross Joyce then took

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has said he cannot remember receiving a detailed briefing about the Horizon scandal while he was prime minister – but says he is sorry for an “appalling miscarriage of justice”. The apology by the former Tory leader and MP comes amid continuing fallout from the Post Office debacle that led to

Despite an international coalition providing a protective umbrella over the Red Sea – Op Prosperity Guardian – the Houthi attacks against merchant shipping continued. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, the US and UK launched a wave of attacks on 60 Houthi military targets using over 100 guided munitions, predominantly Tomahawk cruise missiles. The UK contribution

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice at the weekend and into next week. The alert, which warns some travel disruption is likely, covers northern Scotland and is in place over Sunday. Another warning for snow and ice has been issued for the whole of Northern Ireland and will

Rishi Sunak will visit Kyiv today as he announces a new package of military aid, security assurances and humanitarian support. Mr Sunak will sign a UK-Ukraine Agreement on Security Cooperation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – committing the UK to provide intelligence sharing, cyber security, medical and military training, and defence industrial cooperation. The UK will