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The Bank of England has revealed it no longer believes the UK will face a technical recession this year, as it raised the interest rate by a further quarter percentage point. The unexpected change to its forecast was contained in the minutes alongside its decision to raise borrowing costs for an eleventh successive time to

A 17-year-old has been found guilty of murdering a schoolboy last year. Khayri Mclean, 15, was stabbed while making his way home from North Huddersfield Trust School in the West Yorkshire town on 21 September last year, Leeds Crown Court was told. The 17-year-old, who was 16 at the time, was accused of being one

Multiple people have been injured after a large ship became dislodged from the dry dock in Edinburgh, Sky News understands. A major rescue operation is ongoing at Imperial Dock in Leith after the vessel lurched towards its right-hand side. The Scottish Ambulance Service sent five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and other resources

“For a while, seeing a police officer in uniform, I’d have flashbacks,” says “Sally”, who is herself a serving police officer, left traumatised by sexual abuse from a fellow officer. Sally, not her real name, works for Humberside Police and her testimony perhaps indicates the need for a Louise Casey-style review in every force. She

A headteacher has said she will refuse an Ofsted inspection following the death of fellow principal Ruth Perry. Ms Perry, who was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report which gave her school the lowest possible rating, her family said. Flora Cooper, executive headteacher of

Boris Johnson has said he accepts he misled parliament over partygate but insists his statements were “in good faith”. In his evidence to the privileges committee, published on Tuesday, the former prime minister accused it of having gone “significantly beyond its terms of reference”. He added that it was “unprecedented and absurd” to claim that

Biologists and historians are calling for the return of the head and tail of an “exceptionally rare” shark which was found dead on a beach in the New Forest. The animal, believed to be a smalltooth sand tiger, was found by walkers on Lepe Beach in Hampshire on Saturday. TV historian Dan Snow saw the

A man has been arrested after violent scenes which saw windows smashed at the Indian High Commission in London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to the building in Aldwych, Westminster, at 1.50pm on Sunday, where two security guards also suffered minor injuries. Videos on social media showed a man removing the Indian flag from the

Love him or hate him, everyone knows that Boris Johnson thrives on being the centre of attention. Next Wednesday afternoon from 2pm the former prime minister will be back in the spotlight at Westminster for a high stakes appearance, which is bound to be a popcorn moment for spectators. Live on television, members of the

A government source has confirmed to Sky News its new Illegal Migration Bill would “seal off all the loopholes” and that UK officials are “certainly working towards getting the flights off by summer”. It comes as the home secretary signed an update to the government’s migrants agreement with Rwanda, expanding its scope to “all categories

Which rail services will be impacted? Avanti West Coast – One train per hour will run in both directions between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. A limited service will operate to and from Glasgow. Chiltern Railways – No trains will run north of Banbury. There will be one train per

The home secretary is set to travel to Rwanda this weekend as the government’s deal to send asylum seekers to the country remains mired in legal challenges. It is 11 months since the UK agreed the deal, which would see people who claimed asylum in Britain deported to the central African nation to have their

Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62, her family has said. The multi-millionaire businesswoman, who passed away with her family at her side on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer, was hailed an “absolute warrior” by her sister. It comes just two months after the death

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab repeatedly reduced staff to tears and “ruined people’s lives” through “coercive behaviour”, according to officials who worked with him. As an inquiry into the bullying claims against Mr Raab nears its conclusion, Sky News spoke to individuals across various government departments who raised concerns about his treatment of colleagues. Adam

NHS unions have received a new pay offer and an announcement is expected this afternoon, Sky News understands. It follows reports of progress in talks involving unions representing nurses and ambulance staff. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) last month agreed to suspend industrial action while it entered into “intensive” negotiations with ministers, followed by

Commuters in London are facing lengthy delays due to travel disruption caused by strike action. No trains are running on any London Underground lines due to the walkout by Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members – part of coordinated industrial action across the country. Huge crowds of people were left queueing

The chancellor has announced the budget for 2023. The UK will now not enter a technical recession this year, say independent forecasters the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Inflation will more than halve and reduce to 2.9% by the end of the year, the OBR expects. Click here for our budget calculator to see if

After the debacle of Liz Truss’s September mini-budget, with all its mega ramifications, and an autumn statement eight weeks later that performed an about-turn so big that the country’s tax burden hit a 70-year-high, Wednesday’s budget will be all about stability and sticking to the plan. “No big bangs in this budget,” is how one

The BBC row with Gary Lineker “goes straight to the heart” of the broadcaster’s wider reputation in news coverage, the head of Ofcom has said. Dame Melanie Dawes, the chief executive of broadcasting regulator, said that “it hasn’t been a great weekend for BBC sports fans” after the BBC was forced to pull much of

High-profile figures from sport and broadcasting appear to have poked fun at the BBC over its U-turn on the Gary Lineker impartiality row. After the corporation last Friday suspended the Match of the Day presenter, 62, for his tweets criticising the government’s migration policy, it has now agreed to allow him back on air this