National News

  Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest - and most senior - Tory to defect to Reform UK. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  "He's a serious f****r", was the unvarnished view of one Reform figure about the party's latest high-profile recruit. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A father who carried out a "horrendous" attack in a "fit of uncontrolled temper" has been jailed for 35 years after admitting the attempted murder of his baby. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  He is a former child refugee who founded the UK's best known polling company and served as chancellor - before failing to become leader of the Conservatives. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A man who left a football player with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement by throwing part of a seat on to the pitch has been jailed for 18 months. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Police have shared further details about the five people who were hurt in a fatal car crash in Bolton, with one woman's injuries described as "potentially life-threatening". Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The investment vehicle set up to house a string of prominent sports assets is launching a €2.7bn (£2.3bn) debt-raising process aimed at funding its ambitions to become a global powerhouse. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Sir Sadiq Khan has said London is "one of the safest" cities in the world after the number of homicides in the capital fell to their lowest level in over a decade. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Tens of thousands of people across South East England are without water, as Kent County Council (KCC) has declared a major incident. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News