National News

  Those celebrating the arrival of the new year will have to brave cold temperatures, with an amber health alert in place across parts of the UK. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Former Newcastle United and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll is set to appear in court next week after being charged with breaching a non-molestation order. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A child has died and another has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Kent. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism for celebrating the return of a British activist from detention in Egypt in light of his past social media posts. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Kinship carers are being forced to sleep on sofa beds so children in their care have a bed of their own, Sky News has witnessed, as a lack of support is blamed for plunging families into poverty. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  An Afghan special forces veteran trained in the UK who was left homeless after resettling here following the Taliban takeover is pleading with the government to allow him and his former colleagues to join the British Army. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 66-year-old man six days after he was punched outside a village pub. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in north London. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News