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Victims of grooming gangs and modern slavery are being denied compensation by a government scheme because of their criminal records, Sky News has learned.

Nathan Gill was at Manchester airport, about to board a flight to Russia, when accepting bribes finally caught up with him.

The prime minister has refused to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes in next week's budget while speaking to Sky News's political editor Beth Rigby.

No sooner had the travelling broadcast pack set up outside for our short interviews with the prime minister at a railway depot in Johannesburg, than pouring rain, thunder and lightning began forcing the crews to decamp into a tin roof hanger for the broadcast round.

A critical incident has been declared over a 40ft-high mountain of waste after it was branded "utterly appalling" by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

A BBC board member has resigned as he criticised "governance issues" at the top of the corporation.

A man has been warned he may face jail time after he left an Aberdeen football player with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement by throwing a seat onto the pitch.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of more than 27 years for the murder of his ex-wife.

A Merseyside police officer has been charged over the death of a young woman he hit with his patrol car while responding to an emergency call on Christmas Eve three years ago.

Travellers are set to face disruption over Christmas as workers on rail operator CrossCountry have announced a series of strikes for December.