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Police Scotland’s chief constable is to stand down this summer. Sir Iain Livingstone, 56, announced his retirement during a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority Board in Glasgow on Thursday. The chief constable said: “By my last day in service, I will have been a police officer for 31 years and had the privilege of

A British company that burns wood to create electricity is the latest power giant to post soaring annual profits amid the energy crisis of 2022. Gas prices reached record highs as Russia gradually shut down its pipelines to Europe after they were hit with sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine, accelerating the shift away from

An off-duty police officer shot by masked men in Omagh has been named as Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell. The senior officer was shot multiple times in front of young people he had been coaching at a sports centre just before 8pm on Wednesday, in Co Tyrone. Irish media are reporting police are searching for

A police officer has been shot in Omagh in Northern Ireland, security sources have told Sky News. The officer has been taken to hospital after being shot in Killyclogher Road in the County Tyrone town. The shooting has taken place on the same road where dissident republicans carried out the Omagh bombing on 15 August

Police say they are making enquiries after broadcaster Dan Walker was hit by a car while on his bike. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Following the incident, the 45-year-old tweeted a series of images of his bloodied and bruised

Bentley will end production of its “iconic” 12-cylinder petrol engine in April next year. More than 100,000 W12s have been built at the firm’s factory in Crewe, Cheshire over the past 20 years. The British luxury car manufacturer announced on Wednesday it will halt production of the famed W12 engine, launched in 2003, as it

The boss of Australian football has urged King Charles to come to the Women’s World Cup that his country is co-hosting with New Zealand. The FIFA tournament opens on 20 July in Auckland and the final is in Sydney on 20 August when European champions England will be trying to win the world prize for

The Royal College of Nursing says it will pause strike action as it enters “intensive talks” with ministers over pay. RCN members in England were set to walk out for 48 hours from 1-3 March, including by emergency departments for the first time, as part of the long-running dispute with the government over pay and

Wales’ Six Nations match against England on Saturday will go ahead after potential strike action from Welsh players over a contract dispute was averted. Discussions between the Welsh Rugby Players Association (WRPA) and Professional Rugby Board (PRB) had been ongoing since January, after players said they felt they had been “let down” amid delays over

Wales have delayed their squad announcement ahead of taking on England in the Six Nations on Saturday amid ongoing uncertainty of potential strike action. The row surrounds player contracts, with players saying they do not have long-term certainty as part of a new deal from the Professional Rugby Board. The squad announcement was due to

Tomatoes are in short supply on supermarket shelves due to bad weather in Europe and Africa. The UK relies on countries such as Morocco and Spain for tomatoes during the winter. But in Morocco, growers have struggled with cold weather, heavy rain and floods. Suppliers have been hit by ferry cancellations, which have affected lorry

A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. The 45-year-old was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to where Ms

Iran’s most senior diplomat has again been summoned by the Foreign Office after a UK-based Iranian broadcaster was forced to move out of the UK due to assassination threats from Tehran. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in the UK, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, “to make clear we will not tolerate

Bills will rise by an estimated £500 a month despite an expected reduction in Ofgem’s household energy cap, analysts expect. The energy regulator will cap the amount households pay on electricity and gas bills each year at £3,294 from 1 April, Cornwall Insights has forecast – a drop from the previous cap of £4,279 effective

King Charles has received a traditional Maori greeting, the hongi, during a visit to a military training site. The monarch pressed his forehead and nose against a New Zealander who is part of the camp, where a contingent of Ukrainian recruits are being readied for war. The hongi, stemming from legend, signifies that the guest

Police searching for missing mum of two Nicola Bulley have recovered a body from the river near to where she went missing. “We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road,” Lancashire Police said in a statement. “An underwater search team and specialist officers have

King Charles has commissioned 12 new pieces of music for his coronation – including an anthem by award-winning composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. The monarch has personally selected the musical programme for the ceremony, which will take place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. The programme has been designed to showcase a range of musical

Mackenzie Crook, famous for his roles in The Office and Detectorists, has appealed to the public for help in trying to find his 62-year-old sister-in-law Laurel Aldridge, who was last seen on Tuesday. The actor, 51, said that his family were “really worried” about Ms Aldridge, who he described as a “wonderful mother” who was

An officer is under investigation after a woman was killed when she was struck by a police car on Christmas Eve. Rachael Moore died when she was hit by a Merseyside Police car responding to an unrelated emergency call in the Kensington area of Liverpool on 24 December. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

The dog walker who found Nicola Bulley’s phone on a bench has explained that he thought “this is not right” when he saw the device on the morning of her disappearance. Speaking to the media for the first time, the dog walker, who gave his name as Ron, also told Sky News of the moment