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An amber weather warning has been issued as Storm Claudia looks set to batter parts of the UK on Friday.

We'll get to the actual economics in a moment - to the questions of why the economy is flatlining and what it means for Rachel Reeves' forthcoming budget. But before that, let's take a moment to ponder something rather extraordinary.

A damning independent report into the failings by the various authorities who came into contact with Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old should never have been placed in the care of her father and stepmother, describing the killers as a "lethal combination".

Saturday Night Live UK has announced its top creative team ahead of the series launching next year.

A Metropolitan Police motorcyclist has been found not guilty of causing death by careless driving after hitting a pensioner while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Nurses and social workers could be exempt from a tax crackdown that has left tens of thousands saddled with life-ruining bills.

Since he served in the First World War and was mocked by his fellow soldiers, rumours have circulated about Adolf Hitler's sexual abnormalities.

A man covered in blood burst into a train driver's cab, threatened him and attempted to hijack the train, a week after the Huntingdon train stabbings, Sky News has learned.

A woman claiming to be a victim of an alleged Pakistani grooming gang has urged Scotland's first minister to launch a national inquiry.

An influential coalition of leaders from Britain's professional services sector has warned Rachel Reeves that a Budget tax raid on the sector would "stunt growth" in the UK's faltering economy.