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Emails suggest PM authorised evacuation of animals from Afghanistan - which he had denied

Whistleblower emails have raised further questions over Boris Johnson's insistence that he did not intervene to assist animal charities during the evacuation of Afghanistan.

PM fails to explicitly commit to publishing partygate report in full

Boris Johnson has not explicitly committed to publishing the full report into lockdown parties in Downing Street and across Whitehall, as Westminster awaits the findings of the long-awaited inquiry.

Syrian prison retaken from IS militants - but fate of 850 children unknown

Kurdish-led forces have taken full control of al-Sina'a prison in Syria's north-eastern city of Hasaka, ending a week-long assault by extremists on the detention facility.

Musician accused of murdering teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod to face trial later this year

A musician accused of the murder of teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod will face trial later this year.

Walker rescued from cliff face was 'finger's grip' away from plunging to his death

A walker who was rescued from the side of a steep and crumbling cliff was a "finger's grip" away from plunging to almost certain death, according to the coastguard.

Wayward SpaceX rocket booster predicted to crash into moon in March

Part of an old SpaceX rocket is predicted to crash into the moon in March, according to experts.

US urges its citizens to consider leaving Ukraine because of 'increased threat of Russian military action'

American citizens in Ukraine are being urged to consider leaving because of the "increased threat of Russian military action".

Carer who suffocated suspected thief during citizen's arrest cleared of manslaughter

A man who suffocated a suspected burglar while performing a citizen's arrest in the street has been cleared of manslaughter.

A third of people blame 'profiteering' by energy companies for gas crisis - new poll

More than a third of the British public blame energy company 'profiteering' for the gas crisis, according to a new poll by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit think tank provided exclusively to Sky News.

Sunak defends handling of COVID support scheme and vows to go after loan fraudsters

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his handling of COVID support fraud as he vowed to go after those "who took advantage" of the scheme.