The two prime ministerial hopefuls have each pledged new commitments if elected – with Liz Truss saying she would take on the role of ‘minister for the Union’ and Rishi Sunak promising to make Britain more “energy secure”. Ms Truss made a promise to uphold the United Kingdom as she hit out at politicians in
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Author Sir Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after being stabbed, his agent has said, according to the Associated Press. The 75-year-old was airlifted to hospital and underwent hours of surgery following the attack ahead of a lecture he was due to give in New York
A body has been found in the search for a man who got into trouble in a lake in Doncaster, the police have said. The emergency services attended the scene at Lakeside Lake on Saturday afternoon after receiving calls that the man, who was in his 20s, had got into difficulty, South Yorkshire Police said.
Most Conservative Party members still prefer Boris Johnson over either of the two candidates vying to take over as prime minister, a new poll shows. In a head-to-head vote, 63% of party members chose the prime minister compared with 22% for Liz Truss, Opinium found. When asked about Mr Johnson versus Rishi Sunak, 68% went
David Exwood is happy with his crop of oats. Like other cereals, they’ve benefitted from rain in the earlier part of the year and then the heatwave ripened the crop and dried it out before harvesting. But it’s still an anxious time. Not just because combining his crop on flinty soil brings the risk of
JK Rowling is working with police after receiving a death threat over her support for Sir Salman Rushdie. After hearing about the attack on Sir Salman in New York State, Rowling tweeted: “Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok.” Someone replied: “Don’t worry you are next.” The Harry Potter author appealed to the
An MP who assaulted his wife should quit and leave Plaid Cymru, the party leader has said. Jonathan Edwards, the MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, was suspended from the party in July 2020 after assaulting his wife but was readmitted on Thursday. He has said he will not rejoin the Plaid Cymru group of
The risk of wildfires catching hold across Britain’s parched landscapes is still “significant”, it has been warned. A number of fires broke out on Saturday, with firefighters warning people are continuing to hold barbecues in parks and drop cigarettes out of car windows despite repeated requests not to. And Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said
Sir Salman Rushdie said that after years of living in hiding and death threats his life was now “relatively normal” just weeks before he was attacked on stage. The Indian-born British author, 75, was stabbed or punched 10 to 15 times in the neck and abdomen, according to witnesses at an event in New York
Sir Salman Rushdie’s suspected attacker has denied attempted murder and assault in what a prosecutor called a “pre-planned” crime. Hadi Matar, 24, was identified by New York police after the attack on Friday. He appeared in a court in New York state on Saturday wearing a prison jumpsuit and a face mask before entering his
Ibrahim Abu Salah was brought into Al Shifa, Gaza’s central hospital, in the middle of the afternoon. Neighbours said he had been hit by an Israeli rocket on the first of three days of violence in the territory. The doctors said he was unlikely to survive. One more casualty from an incurable conflict that nobody
Police in Ukraine are investigating 26,000 war crimes committed by Russian soldiers and expect to uncover thousands more as land is retaken and towns and villages liberated, Sky News has been told. Gathering evidence to prosecute Russian forces has become one of the biggest tasks for the Ukrainian police since the start of the invasion
The family which jointly founded one of Britain’s biggest leisure empires is finalising a £300m-plus deal to retake control of Butlin’s, the holiday camps chain. Sky News has learnt that a vehicle connected to the Harris family, which helped to establish Bourne Leisure in the 1960s, is close to signing a transaction with Blackstone, the
A bill that aims to help the US meet its climate targets has passed its final hurdle and is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden next week. The Inflation Reduction Act is a dramatically scaled-back version of a previous bill backed by Mr Biden that was blocked by maverick Democrat senators,
The stabbing of author Sir Salman Rushdie has shocked and horrified fellow writers and world leaders, with many praising him as a defender of free speech. The 75-year-old was put on a ventilator after being airlifted to hospital and undergoing hours of surgery following the attack in New York state. And while messages of support
A new Globe Theatre production looking at the life of Joan of Arc will see the legendary French heroine made into a non-binary character. The historical figure is known for fearlessly leading the French in battles against English soldiers in the Hundred Years War. Bosses of the London theatre say the play, I, Joan –