National News

  The lingering absence of a national plan for the defence of the UK is hard to comprehend given the potential for a wider war in Europe that was triggered by Russia's first invasion of Ukraine more than a decade ago. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to "control" X's AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk's social media platform continues to create sexual images of women and children. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A record number of illegal worker arrests and raids have been carried out by the Home Office in the past 18 months. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A van driver in a police pursuit ploughed into a mother-of-three who was looking for her golf ball and then stepped over her body as he fled, a court has heard. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Four NHS hospital trusts have declared critical incidents due to "significant and sustained pressures" on its services after a "surge" in complex A&E admissions. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The UK has no plan to defend the nation in the event of war, including how to mobilise the National Health Service to deal with mass casualties, the head of the military has revealed. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Your Party has been hit by a new split as Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana fight for control of its executive committee. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Lifeboat crews were called to rescue a man stranded on an inflatable mattress off the coast of Edinburgh. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A Kurdish asylum seeker has been jailed for seven years for rape, which the judge said had caused "immense harm" to the victim. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News