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The British-based families of people killed or taken hostage in Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel have spoken of their grief. Speaking at a press conference in London, Ayelet Svatitzky, whose brother was killed in a raid on his kibbutz in southern Israel, said her “life stopped” on 7 October. Her other brother and mother

The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police says laws for tackling extremism may need to be redrawn in light of pro-Palestinian protests around the Israel-Hamas war. Sir Mark Rowley said it was for politicians to decide on “the line of the law” and for the police to enforce it. However, he said recent events were “illustrating

More than a million children experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year, according to a new report that slams such “horrifying levels of destitution” as a political choice. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), the number of people experiencing these levels of poverty in the UK has increased by 61% between 2019

There could be more flooding this week, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned, after heavy downpours brought by Storm Babet left hundreds of properties submerged in water. The agency said more flood alerts are expected for some of the areas worst affected by Storm Babet into next week – despite severe flood warnings, meaning risk of

Flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday following Storm Babet, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. Despite the worst of the storm now having passed, rivers in North Yorkshire, the Midlands and the South West could continue to overflow, the agency said. “Ongoing flooding is probable on some larger rivers including the Severn, Ouse and

Sir Bobby Charlton’s death aged 86 has been met with an outpouring of tributes from fellow footballers, fans and politicians.  He was, in the words of Sir Geoff Hurst, “one of the true greats”. Sir Geoff, who played alongside Sir Bobby in England’s winning 1966 World Cup team, called him “a great colleague and friend”

Storm Babet is set to continue battering the UK with torrential downpours on Saturday – with another red “danger to life” warning in place for parts of eastern Scotland. England, Wales and Northern Ireland have had warnings in place since Babet first hit on Wednesday, but eastern Scotland has suffered the worst of the storm

A plane has skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing in heavy rain. The incident happened as the plane – a TUI flight from Corfu – landed at the West Yorkshire airport on Friday afternoon. A spokesperson said: “We can confirm TUI flight TOM3551 arriving from Corfu at LBA this afternoon has

A major search is under way after reports of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater as Storm Babet batters large parts of the UK. Police Scotland said the alarm was raised at 3am on Friday near the village of Marykirk in Aberdeenshire. “Multi-agency searches are ongoing and the public are asked to avoid

A woman has died and hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes amid “unprecedented” levels of rainfall from Storm Babet. Thousands more homes across eastern Scotland have been left without power due to the destructive storm – which has prompted a rare red warning from the Met Office. Shona Robison, Scotland’s deputy first

All residents have been told to leave the town of Brechin in Angus due to flooding from Storm Babet. A severe flood warning is set to be put in place for the Brechin River and South Esk area, Angus Council has said. Those in the affected areas should leave their homes. The council will be

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi died from suicide “while undertaking a terror attack that murdered 22 innocent victims and injured many others”, an inquest has concluded. The medical cause of the 22-year-old’s death was blast injuries. Sir John Saunders, chairman of the public inquiry into the terror attack, was legally obliged to hold an inquest

Some schools will close and people are being told to stay at home as Storm Babet bears down on parts of the UK. The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for “exceptional and persistent” rain in eastern Scotland, as well as amber and yellow warnings for wind and rain in other areas. The

More than one million emergency parcels are expected to be distributed by food banks this winter due to an “unprecedented need” for help, a charity has warned. The Trussell Trust network, which supports more than 1,300 food bank centres across the UK, has forecast that more than 600,000 people will rely on food banks from

The younger of two British sisters who were said to be missing after the Hamas attack on Israel has died. Yahel, 13, and Noiya, 16, disappeared from Be’eri kibbutz after it was raided. The family has been informed of Yahel’s death today, Sky News understands. Their mother, Lianne, was killed and their father, Eli, is

“If I go back, I’ll be murdered. And it will be the government’s fault that I was murdered.” That is the stark assessment of Anna, a victim of sex trafficking, who faces removal from the UK under the new Illegal Migration Act. Anna, not her real name, was trafficked to the UK from Albania, to

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, amid an investigation by counter terrorism police officers. Officers say a man died and another was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Tees Street area of Hartlepool. A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted

Counter terrorism police have taken over the investigation into an attack in Hartlepool which left one man dead and another injured. A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following the incident, which took place in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers have been granted a further 12 hours

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has insisted the UK will maintain support for Britons trapped in Gaza, as he said it was proving “incredibly difficult” to open the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. Speaking to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday Morning programme, the cabinet minister also said that 10 was “not an unreasonable estimate” for

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has condemned Hamas’s “evil” attack on Israel one week on from the group’s surprise raids. In an unprecedented incursion, Hamas took hostages and killed civilians last weekend. In the week since, Israel has retaliated by bombing Gaza, from where the militants launched the attack. Civilians have been caught up in the