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• Tonight's the night: Britain set for its best solar eclipse in decades

  Britain is braced for its best solar eclipse in decades tonight, with the looming celestial spectacle having captured the nation's imagination.

• Hundreds of children hurt in 'serious' e-scooter accidents

  Nearly 500 children in England have been hurt by e-scooters since 2019, a new study suggests.

• <a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-andy-burnham-labour-kemi-badenoch-tories-nigel-farage-reform-12593360?postid=12212103#liveblog-body'>More than a dozen asylum hotels closed and returned to public use</a>

• The Office star reveals she has 'incurable' stage four breast cancer

  The Office star Lucy Davis has said she has been diagnosed with "incurable" stage four breast cancer.

• Family say murderer who won't say where wife's body is should stay in jail

  The family of a woman murdered by her husband, who won't say where he left her body, have pleaded for a decision to release him to be reversed

• Man, 25, shot dead near pub

  A 25-year-old man has been shot dead near a pub in southwest London.

• Jess Phillips: Prisoner release should be based on 'risk not feelings'

  Which prisoners get released early should be based on "risk not feelings", former Home Office minister Jess Phillips has told Sky News.

• Olympic swimmer faces speeding trial as she blames 'poor signage'

  Olympic swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies is set to stand trial over a motorway speeding ticket after blaming the incident on a sign "so poor it was easy to miss".

• EuroMillions winner will 'never get to meet unborn baby', says widow after crash

  The widow of a EuroMillions winner who died while cycling has said she is "completely broken" as he "will never get to meet our unborn baby".

• Family behind Spurs vies with club's former boss Levy for NBA Europe's $1bn London team

  The family which controls Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is vying with the Premier League side's former chairman to win control of a new European basketball league's $1bn (£741m) London franchise.