British Palestinians have called on Sir Keir Starmer to take “immediate, concrete” steps on Gaza instead of “focusing on a symbolic gesture” of recognising it as a state ahead of an emergency cabinet meeting. The prime minister has recalled his cabinet ministers from parliamentary recess for a meeting at 2pm, when they will discuss what…

A 13-year-old girl has died four days after encountering trouble in the North Sea. Edie Smart, from the Monkseaton area, was rescued from the water near the south end of Whitley Bay beach in North Tyneside shortly before 5pm on Thursday, Northumbria Police said. She was taken to hospital, where she died on Monday. “This…

A man has appeared in court over an alleged disturbance on board an easyJet flight from London Luton to Glasgow Airport. Abhay Nayak, 41, was arrested after the plane landed in the Scottish city at about 8.20am on Sunday. Nayak, of Luton, appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court charged with assault and endangering the safety of…

Nigel Farage has demanded an apology from a cabinet minister who claimed his opposition to online safety laws meant he was “on the side” of predators including the late Jimmy Savile. The Reform UK leader said the comments by Peter Kyle, the science and technology secretary, were “disgusting” and urged him to retract his statement.…

The Lionesses will celebrate with thousands of England fans in central London today as the players take part in an open-top bus procession. The bus will carry the team through central London, allowing supporters to celebrate the team’s defence of their Women’s Euros title alongside the likes of Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly and catch…

If you’ve ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to Harry Skelton, National Hunt jockey and winner of the David Power Jockeys’ Cup… Jockeys are…

A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, who died after being found in a pond. Alice Mackey, 42, admitted killing Annabel Mackey in Kingsley, Hampshire, in September 2023. The two-year-old went missing from her home on 10 September. She was found a short time later unresponsive at Kingsley Pond. Annabel…

The scale of cheap Chinese e-commerce imports flown into Britain without paying any tariffs has become clearer following a Sky News investigation into this new multi-billion pound phenomenon. We have uncovered the first official estimate of the value of so-called “de minimis” imports into Britain, ahead of an official inquiry into whether this legal clause…

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has warned of a musical “silence” that would come without the pubs and bars that give UK artists their first chance to perform. Fresh from headlining Glastonbury in June, Healy is backing a new UK-wide festival which will see more than 2,000 gigs taking place across more than 1,000 “seed”…

Two men have died after a stabbing in central London. Police were called to a business premises in Long Lane, Southwark, at 1pm on Monday, where they found four people had been stabbed. A 58-year-old man died at the scene while three others were taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. These included a 27-year-old…