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Prince William has 'the best day of my life' spraying pond water at journalists

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 14:50
Prince William has claimed to have enjoyed the "best day of my life" as he was encouraged to spray pond water at journalists.

Harvey Weinstein begs judge for earlier retrial: 'I don't know how much longer I can hold on'

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 14:00
Harvey Weinstein has begged a New York judge to hear the retrial in his landmark #MeToo case as soon as possible due to his deteriorating health, telling him: "I don't know how much longer I can hold on."

Princess Beatrice gives birth to baby girl Athena

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 13:10
Princess Beatrice has given birth to a baby girl named Athena several weeks prematurely, Buckingham Palace has said.

New bowel cancer detection method more than 90% accurate, research finds

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 12:58
A new method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90% accurate at predicting which higher risk people will develop the disease, research found.

Heathrow expansion: As the chancellor grapples with growth, it’s the carbon budget she now needs to balance

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 12:36
Rachel Reeves is supposedly someone who understands tight budgets.

More than 130 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 12:34
Lloyds Banking Group is to close a further 136 branches.

Jake Paul and Logan Paul tease fight between brothers

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 12:32
Jake and Logan Paul have teased a fight in March, with both sharing a photo of them in an apparent face-off.

Lidl gets green light to open first ever in-store pub

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 12:20
Lidl has been given approval by a High Court to open its first ever pub in Northern Ireland.

Poorest fifth of UK would need to spend 45% of disposable income to afford healthy diet

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 11:58
The poorest fifth of the UK would need to spend almost half their disposable income on food to achieve the government's recommended healthy diet, a new report has found.

Love Island winner jailed over dog attacks

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 11:37
Love Island winner Jack Fincham has been jailed for six weeks after his cane corso dog attacked a man while he was running.

Captain Sir Tom Moore's name dropped from foundation set up his name following scathing report

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 11:30
Fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore's name has been dropped from the foundation set up in his honour.

'Potential mass casualty event' foiled in Australia as police find explosives alongside list of Jewish targets

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 11:26
Australian police say they have foiled a planned antisemitic attack after discovering a caravan containing explosives alongside a list of Jewish targets.

Post Office unveils new wave of cuts to fuel transformation plan

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 11:10
The Post Office has unveiled plans for scores more job cuts as part of a transformation plan aimed at boosting payouts for thousands of sub-postmasters.

Republicans criticise 'increasingly vile' and 'vulgar' Super Bowl half-time shows

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:52
This year's famous Super Bowl half-time show needs to be more "family friendly", a group of critics has said - following what they describe as "vulgar" past performances by Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna, and the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction".

Chancellor announces backing for third Heathrow runway

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:50
The government supports a third runway at Heathrow, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced.

Cricket chiefs stage live 'super-over' shootout for Hundred stakes

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:49
Bidders for stakes in English cricket's eight Hundred franchises will this week begin taking part in live auctions enabling them to submit binding offers at 15-minute intervals, Sky News has learnt.

Prisoners being sent back to jail 'because it's the easiest thing to do'

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:31
Prisoners are being sent back to jail by the probation service because it's the "easiest thing to do", rather than solely for public protection, the chief inspector of probation has told Sky News.

Suffragette's great-granddaughter says climate protest sentences were 'disproportionate'

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:29
The great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst described the sentences given to several climate protesters as "heavy-handed and disproportionate".

Elon Musk's praise for European right-wing branded 'disgusting' by German chancellor

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:04
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called Elon Musk's backing of right-wing parties in the European Union "really disgusting". 

Two former police officers arrested over Rotherham sexual abuse claims

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 10:03
Two former police officers have been arrested over complaints from four victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.

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