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Struggling households are being preyed on by loan sharks, new research has found. One in 14 people (7%) said they – or someone else in their household – has borrowed from an unlicensed or unauthorised informal money lender who charges interest in the past three years, according to a survey for non-profit organisation Fair4All Finance.

We could be eating “hyper-personalised” diets which are “fully bespoke to your individual nutritional needs” within the next 20 years, a report is predicting. Breathing on a smartphone could help to determine what is healthy, and a takeaways might be tasted virtually prior to ordering, it is being suggested. Something dubbed BreathTech could be developed,

A police station has been closed and cordoned off after a suspected Second World War hand grenade was handed in at the front desk. Malinsgate police station in Telford, Shropshire, and the road outside remains closed on Tuesday, with a 50-metre cordon in place around the building. West Mercia Police said the device was handed

Police have launched an investigation into the “unexplained” death of a man in Glasgow. Officers were called to a flat in the city’s Glenisla Street shortly after 5pm on Sunday following a report about a seriously injured man. A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man has been named locally as Stuart

Manchester United have raised their forecasts for annual revenue and profit, weeks after the club secured its place in next season’s Champions League. The club, which is seven months into a sale process, said stronger commercial and matchday revenue over the last season was tipped to push total revenue to a record between £630m-£640m in

A body has been found in the search for missing 31-year-old Sarah Henshaw in Derbyshire. It was discovered just after midnight in a layby off the A617, close to junction 29 of the M1, and police say they believe it is Sarah. Her family has been told and is being supported by specialist officers. Ms

A new suspect has been named over the murder of Stephen Lawrence – 30 years after he was stabbed to death in southeast London. The Metropolitan Police said Matthew White was arrested twice over the 18-year-old’s killing, but on both occasions there was not enough evidence for a prosecution. Mr Lawrence was murdered in a

Glastonbury festivalgoers helped a struggling Lewis Capaldi through the end of his set by singing for him – after he lost his voice on stage. The Scottish singer, who had previously cancelled three weeks of shows to rest and recover, apologised as he prepared to belt out his hit song Someone You Loved on the

Several police forces across the UK have asked people not to call 999 due to a “technical fault”. London’s Metropolitan Police – the UK’s largest force – said many 999 calls were not connecting and advised people to call 101 in an emergency until further notice. South Wales Police, Greater Manchester Police and Derbyshire Police

Boys and girls of primary school age are becoming so ill from vaping they are ending up in hospital, a Sky News investigation can reveal. Figures from NHS England show there were 15 cases where children aged nine or under needed to be admitted in the year to April, up from 12 last year and

Canadian police are looking into the deaths of five people killed in the implosion of the Titan submersible. Superintendent Kent Osmond, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, confirmed on Saturday it was looking into the circumstances. Parts from the sub were discovered on the sea floor on Thursday, only about 400m from the wreck of

Police looking for a man who disappeared almost two years ago and whose body has never been found have begun searching two areas in the East Midlands, including a truck stop. Mr McKeever was last seen walking along Highbury Park, close to the junction of Highbury Grange, in Islington, north London, on 28 August 2021.

The 19-year-old university student who was killed in the Titan submersible was “terrified” before the trip but went as a Father’s Day present. Azmeh Dawood, the older sister of Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, told Sky’s US partner network NBC News that Mr Dawood’s son Suleman was “very not into doing it”. “Suleman had a sense

Coroners and bereaved parents could be granted access to data on the phones of deceased children under last-minute changes to the government’s Online Safety Bill. Families of young people who took their own lives after accessing harmful online content watched on as the government – at the eleventh hour – agreed to support an amendment

A clinical trial testing the effectiveness of faecal transplants for patients suffering from advanced liver disease is being launched in the UK.  The trial will test whether faeces from healthy people, which are freeze-dried into capsules that can be ingested, reduces the likelihood of patients with cirrhosis getting infections. Cirrhosis is a condition that results

A young child has been airlifted after an incident outside a hospital in Pembrokeshire. Officers were called to reports of a car colliding with pedestrians outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest at about 11.50am on Wednesday. A pedestrian, the driver of the car and a passenger have all been taken to hospital for treatment. Police said

Sky News analysis reveals the price of a can of baked beans has doubled since 2018, and a summer barbecue this year will cost £10 more than it did five years ago. Use our calculators below to compare how recent events have affected the cost of your groceries, clothing, and leisure activities. Stuart Parkinson, an

Police rushed to help a member of the Household Cavalry who fainted while in position for the King’s first service for the Order of the Garter as monarch. Braving the heat for the second time since the weekend, members of the Household Cavalry and Yeoman Warders lined the streets of Windsor as the King led

Boris Johnson has been stripped of special access to parliament after MPs endorsed the privileges committee’s report that he lied about parties in Downing Street during the COVID pandemic. MPs voted by 354 to seven to back the report’s findings. A debate was held in the Commons on Monday afternoon asking MPs to consider the

The driver in the Croydon tram disaster has been cleared over the crash, which killed seven people. Alfred Dorris was found not guilty of failing to take “reasonable care” of the health and safety of himself and his passengers. It follows a trial at the Old Bailey, in which it was alleged that Mr Dorris