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Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an “alternative path” is needed to stop...

It might not have been a budget, but the spring statement felt like one. There was red pen all over the chancellor’s economic plans...

A former trustee at a charity co-founded by Prince Harry has said he is surprised at claims of bullying, harassment and misogyny made by...

As Rachel Reeves made her spring statement, opposition to the spending cuts was being spelt out on the ground in her constituency, literally. The...

Police say a newborn baby found dead outside a church in west London was discovered in a black M&S bag. Metropolitan Police said officers...

Rachel Reeves will unveil further welfare cuts in her spring statement after being told the reforms announced last week will save less than planned,...

The final act of Juliana Falcon’s life, in the minutes before she was shot dead by her son, potentially saved dozens of others. Realising...

A man has admitted to killing a mother and daughter in a motorway crash. Cheryl Woods, 61, and Sarha Smith, 40, of Caerphilly, died...

A teenager who was planning a mass shooting at his old primary school has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49...

Teenagers are routinely seeing inappropriate violent or sexual content, “doom-scrolling” and being contacted by strangers online, according to an exclusive survey for Sky News....

Sir Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders today to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine, and he will use the call to...

The Russian captain of the Solong container ship involved in the North Sea crash has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter. Vladimir Motin, 59,...

A “career criminal” who murdered an Amazon delivery driver during an attempt to steal his van has been jailed for life with a minimum...

Damien Dalmayne, 17, is autistic. He also battles mental health issues that have left him unable to get out of bed and contemplating harming...

The family of a woman who was shot dead in a possible case of mistaken identity have described their “unimaginable loss” as they paid...

A “career criminal” who murdered an Amazon delivery driver during an attempt to steal his van has been jailed for life with a minimum...

The last thing I was expecting to discover on the doorstep of a Falkirk house was a 70-year-old woman crying at the near 16%...

The chancellor has insisted that “we do need to get a grip” on the welfare budget, saying the “current system is not working for...

Warning: This article contains material some readers may find distressing Jane* served in the British Army for almost 20 years. It was a career...