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UK News
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UK economy grows more than expected, according to official figures
The UK economy showed strong growth in the first three months of the year, according to official figures.
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Assisted dying law 'unworkable, unaffordable and naive', says partnership of UK's leading social care groups
A partnership of the country's leading social care and end of life organisations has told Sky News of their deep frustration at being excluded from important discussions around the assisted dying debate - describing the proposed change to the law as "unworkable, unaffordable and naive".
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Jury discharged in trial of man accused of murdering couple and moving remains in suitcases
The jury trying a man accused of murdering a couple before taking some of their remains in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol has been discharged.
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Search for mother of three abandoned babies narrows - as police fear fourth child may be found
Police have said they are doing "everything we possibly can" to find the mother of three babies abandoned in London over a seven-year period – amid fears a fourth child may be found.
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Man charged with animal cruelty as remains of 37 dogs are found in Essex raid
A 25-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after police found the remains of 37 dogs at an address in Essex.
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Newport: Two arrests after video appears to show assault on pupil
Two people have been arrested in connection with a video which appears to show a school pupil being assaulted in Newport, South Wales.
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Guests used furniture as 'improvised ladder' to escape capsized Bayesian superyacht
Guests used furniture as an "improvised ladder" to try to escape after the Bayesian superyacht capsized last year, a new safety report has said.
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Paria Veisi: Woman who disappeared after leaving work died of stab wounds, coroner told
A woman who disappeared after leaving work died of stab wounds, a coroner has been told.
World News
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Iran 'ready to make nuclear concessions' - as Trump asks for Qatar's help getting a deal
A top Iranian official has said the country is prepared to make a number of concessions related to its nuclear programme, in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
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'Our school is destroyed': At the scene of the mosque hit by an Indian missile strike
Through long, winding roads, we weave through a wonderland. A place of intense beauty, with wide valleys, rushing rivers and terraced hills. The roads are brimming with hand-painted trucks, slowed only by the occasional herd of goats stopping traffic.
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after US Capitol Gaza protest
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's has been arrested after disrupting a Senate hearing with a pro-Gaza protest.
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At least 60 killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza, medics say
At least 60 people have been killed overnight in airstrikes on Gaza, Palestinians medics have said.
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TikTok influencer shot dead during livestream in Mexico
A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead during a TikTok livestream, authorities said.
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Guests used furniture as 'improvised ladder' to escape capsized Bayesian superyacht
Guests used furniture as an "improvised ladder" to try to escape after the Bayesian superyacht capsized last year, a new safety report has said.
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Canadians 'not impressed' by UK's invitation to Trump, Mark Carney tells Sky News
Canadians "weren't impressed" by the decision of the UK government to offer Donald Trump an unprecedented second state visit to the UK, the country's prime minister has told Sky News.
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Gaza hospital attack: Analysis contradicts Israel's evidence justifying airstrike
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza this week, striking two of the Palestinian territory's largest working hospitals.
Politics
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Sir Keir Starmer in talks with 'a number of countries' over return hubs for failed asylum seekers
The UK is in talks with "a number of countries" about sending failed asylum seekers to return hubs in third countries, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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Top Tory caught admitting Brexit drawback in leaked clip
One of Kemi Badenoch's top team has admitted there were flaws in the plan to return illegal migrants after Brexit, Sky News can reveal.
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Assisted dying law 'unworkable, unaffordable and naive', says partnership of UK's leading social care groups
A partnership of the country's leading social care and end of life organisations has told Sky News of their deep frustration at being excluded from important discussions around the assisted dying debate - describing the proposed change to the law as "unworkable, unaffordable and naive".
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UK economy grows more than expected, according to official figures
The UK economy showed strong growth in the first three months of the year, according to official figures.
Sport
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PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy brushes off Bryson DeChambeau's Masters comment as pair renew rivalry
Rory McIlroy has brushed off Bryson DeChambeau's comment about not speaking to him during the final round of his Masters win last month, saying: "I don't know what he was expecting."
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Dejan Kulusevski: Tottenham attacker to miss Europa League final after knee surgery and ruled out for 'a few months'
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Dejan Kulusevski will miss the Europa League final and is "out for a few months" having undergone knee surgery.
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Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim insists he is far from quitting but admits he will be sacked if performances do not improve
Ruben Amorim has said he is far from quitting as Manchester United boss after warning he could walk away if results do not improve next season.
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Taiwo Awoniyi: Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina questions offside directive after abdominal injury to striker
Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has questioned the offside law which contributed to Taiwo Awoniyi's injury during the draw with Leicester.
Showbiz
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Cassie breaks down in tears during Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial as she tells of 'personal shame' and alleged rape
Cassie Ventura broke down in tears in court as she described her "personal shame" at taking part in "freak off" sex sessions for Sean Combs - and also accused him of raping her as their relationship came to an end.
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Gary Lineker apologises for 'Zionism' re-post featuring image of rat
Gary Lineker has "apologised unreservedly" for a social media re-post featuring a rat, saying he would "never knowingly share anything antisemitic".
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Menendez brothers are one step closer to being released - what happens next?
The Menendez brothers, who were sentenced to life for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, are now eligible to be released from prison for the first time after being resentenced.
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Kim Kardashian feared she was going to die during Paris heist - and tells robber she forgives him
Kim Kardashian has told a court she feared she would be raped and killed during an armed robbery in her Paris hotel room in 2016.
Technology
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Scots urged to take shorter showers and avoid using hoses after 'driest period in 60 years'
Scots are being urged to take shorter showers and avoid using hoses after the driest start to the year since 1964.
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Thousands of UK companies 'could have M&S-style hackers waiting in their systems'
Tens of thousands of British businesses could have hackers waiting inside their systems - all because of a change in the business model of hacking.
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AIs can make collective decisions and influence each other, says new study
AIs are able to come to group decisions without human intervention and even persuade each other to change their minds, a new study has revealed.
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'China-based' hack targets UK companies in 'critical national security threat', says analyst
A new wave of cyber attacks against British companies is a "critical national security threat", an analyst has told Sky News.
Strange
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Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original
An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original.
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Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender
A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender.
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Mum in court accused of killing three people with poisonous mushrooms - what you need to know
An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms is on trial.
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Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone
A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said.
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Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in
How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet?
Videos
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Canadians 'weren't impressed' by second UK state visit for Trump, Mark Carney says
Canadians "weren't impressed" by the decision of the UK government to offer Donald Trump an unprecedented second state visit to the UK, the country's prime minister has told Sky News.
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'I felt I couldn't keep my baby safe': Warning of heat impact on pregnant women and newborns
Experts are warning about the dangerous impacts of heatwaves on pregnant women and newborn babies in the UK, as new research finds they are sweltering through twice as many dangerously hot days.
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Sir Keir Starmer in talks with 'a number of countries' over return hubs for failed asylum seekers
The UK is in talks with "a number of countries" about sending failed asylum seekers to return hubs in third countries, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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Leaked recording reveals top Tory knew of flaws in post-Brexit plan to return illegal migrants
One of Kemi Badenoch's top team has admitted there were flaws in the plan to return illegal migrants after Brexit, Sky News can reveal.
Station News
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Solicitors for Older People Scotland
Radio Royal is pleased to announce the continuation of our sponsorship agreement with Solicitors for Older People Scotland.
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Robyn Jenkins Memorial Award Winners
Winners of the Robyn Jenkins Memorial Award 2020-21 announced.
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Volunteer of the Month - Andrew Morley
This month's member spotlight
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