National News

  The owner of the Daily Mail is in talks to buy the Daily Telegraph and its Sunday sister title for £500m, a deal that would finally end the more-than two-year hiatus over their future. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Regulators have approved the first clinical trials of puberty-blocking drugs in children since their use in gender clinics was banned following a major review last year. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been criticised by US politicians after he failed to respond to their request for an interview. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Victims of grooming gangs and modern slavery are being denied compensation by a government scheme because of their criminal records, Sky News has learned. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Nathan Gill was at Manchester airport, about to board a flight to Russia, when accepting bribes finally caught up with him. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Travellers are set to face disruption over Christmas as workers on rail operator CrossCountry have announced a series of strikes for December. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A man has been warned he may face jail time after he left an Aberdeen football player with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement by throwing a seat onto the pitch. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A critical incident has been declared over a 40ft-high mountain of waste after it was branded "utterly appalling" by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  No sooner had the travelling broadcast pack set up outside for our short interviews with the prime minister at a railway depot in Johannesburg, than pouring rain, thunder and lightning began forcing the crews to decamp into a tin roof hanger for the broadcast round. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News