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Waste and education strikes across Scotland have been suspended after trade unions said they would put a new pay offer to members. Waste service members and non-teaching education roles were set to walk out next week, but talks with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ended in an offer that could put an end to the strikes.

Dame Cressida Dick “felt intimidated” into resigning as Metropolitan Police Commissioner after an ultimatum from London mayor Sadiq Khan, an independent report has found. The review, by Sir Thomas Winsor, into Dame Cressida’s departure from the force in February also found due process was not followed. Dame Cressida said she would step aside after evidence

A cabinet minister and a top Number 10 aide serve at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government despite allegations of sexual misconduct, a Sky News investigation can reveal. Sky News has published testimony from two women who give detailed, first-hand accounts of what they claim happened to them when one was assaulted and the other

A British national has been killed while volunteering as a medic in Ukraine. Craig Mackintosh’s sister Lorna said he had lost his life “in the line of duty”. In a GoFundMe set up to bring his body home she revealed that he had been killed in Ukraine on 24 August. “Please help us bring this

British households are on course for the deepest living standards squeeze in a century, with real household disposable incomes expected to fall by 10% this year and the next. The warning comes in a new report by the Resolution Foundation, which said that real earnings are falling at their fastest rate since 1997, meaning that

As the cost of living crisis puts a strain on families, people are increasingly turning to an unlikely place for help: TikTok. Budget recipes, energy saving hacks (such as showering at the gym), saving money on a food shop, and cutting back on food waste are some of the videos going viral on the platform.

The Queen will receive the new prime minister at her Balmoral estate in Scotland for the first time in her long reign. Her Majesty will meet either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak on 6 September, a day after one of them is announced as the winner in the race for 10 Downing Street. She would

A boy believed to be 12 has been stabbed in Newham, east London Metropolitan Police have said officers were called at 8.17pm to Brook’s Road in Plaistow after reporting of a stabbing. The boy was found with a stab wound at the scene. A Met spokesperson said: “He was treated at the scene, and we

Humberside Police have reopened an investigation into organised child abuse in the city of Hull. The case was wound down in June 2021, but five months later Sky News produced a series of reports revealing evidence of organised abuse in the city, as well as an alleged new victim in the case. This morning, alleged

A person has been killed and there have been a number of serious stabbings and other violence at the Notting Hill Carnival, police have said. A Section 60 order was imposed in and around the area of the carnival at 9.24pm on Monday until 1am on Tuesday. It allows police to stop and search someone

A Red Arrows display had to be abruptly ended on Sunday after a mid-air collision with a bird shattered one of the jet’s windows. The world-famous aerial display group were closing out the Rhyl Air Show in north Wales after a weekend of fly pasts by Typhoon jets and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

The UK’s biggest warship has broken down off the south coast shortly after setting sail on what had been billed as a “landmark mission” to the United States. HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers, was experiencing an “emerging mechanical issue”, a spokesperson said. The problem is being investigated.

Police have made a fresh appeal for information to find the killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, saying “you know her name, now we need the name of her murderer”. Officers said she won’t celebrate her 18th birthday, marry or have children as her life was cut short. In a social media post, Merseyside

Two men held over the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool have been released on bail. Police arrested a 36-year-old man from Huyton and a 33-year-old man from Dovecot on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Both have been released on bail and the 36-year-old has been recalled to prison

Police say they ‘need names’ in their investigation into the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, and are urging people to share their appeal. Merseyside Police says it wants to ensure “there’s no hiding place for anyone involved”. Two men have been arrested in connection with Olivia’s death. A 33-year-old from the Dovecot

A second man has been arrested by armed police on suspicion of the murder of nine year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The 33-year-old, from Dovecot, was also arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder. He was detained by armed officers on Lunsford Road on Friday afternoon. A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: “The investigation in to

The family of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel have appealed for people to “do the right thing” to help find out “who took our baby away from us”. Olivia was shot in her home in Liverpool on Monday night and a huge murder investigation is now under way to track down her killer. In a statement, her

Millions of households will see their energy bills rocket as the price cap is hiked to £3,549 a year, plunging many into financial hardship. The record 80% October increase, announced by the regulator Ofgem, will see a typical default tariff customer paying an extra £1,578, laying bare the deepening cost of living crisis. The rise

CCTV footage capturing the sound of gunshots during the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool has emerged. The video does not show the attack itself but the audio clearly captures the sound of four gunshots. Olivia was killed shortly after 10pm on Monday night after a 35-year-old man, being chased by another man with a

Police are pursuing a “number of very positive lines of inquiry” as they hunt the gunman who killed a nine-year-old girl in Liverpool. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead by a masked attacker while inside her home in Kingsheath Avenue, in the Dovecot area of the city, on Monday night. He was chasing 35-year-old convicted burglar