Amar Mehta
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United Kingdom
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The Queen and her lifelong passion for animals
The Queen's love of corgis is well documented - over the years she has owned more than 30 dogs that descended from her first pet, named Susan. → Read More
Andy Murray knocked out of US Open in third round by Italy's Matteo Berrettini
The Scot looked like he could come back from two sets down, but the Italian avoided a fifth set decider and moves into the last 16. → Read More
'Udderly ridiculous': Firefighters spend three hours re-mooving cow stuck in a tree
The unfortunate animal had to be rescued by firefighters after it got stuck in a tree in Hampshire. The cow couldn't re-moove itself from its predicament and looked a little bit mooo-dy. → Read More
Swimming cap for afro hair approved after it was banned at Tokyo Olympics
The headwear was created by Soul Cap and is designed to protect natural black hair. Swimming's governing body had banned its use last year, but they have now approved the swim caps for elite competitions. → Read More
The Crown: Prince William and Kate will be played by actors making their TV debuts, according to reports
Season six will follow Prince William from his teens to his early adult years, including when he met Kate Middleton at university in Scotland. → Read More
Scotland bin strikes: Waste and education action suspended
Waste and education strikes across Scotland have been suspended after trade unions said they would put a new pay offer to members. → Read More
Tropical Storm Danielle strengthens into a hurricane after unusually quiet Atlantic season
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November, but the season gets tends to get more active in August. But it is the first time since 1997 that there has been none in August. → Read More
Police find cocaine worth £1.2m hidden in wheelchair at Milan airport
After the sniffer dog flagged the drugs to officers, the wheelchair user got up and started walking unaided. Police said they found the drugs stuffed into the wheelchair's upholstery. → Read More
Germany should pay £1.3trn in Second World War reparations to Poland, says Jaroslaw Kaczynski
An estimated six million Poles, including three million Polish Jews, were killed during the Second World War and Warsaw, the capital, was destroyed after an uprising in 1944, where almost 200,000 civilians died. → Read More
Paul Pogba paid €100,000 to group trying to extort him, officials say
Pogba is a few months away from the World Cup, but the Juventus footballer is now the subject of vague and unsubstantiated claims made by his brother - and has apparently been targeted by an organised crime gang. → Read More
Man who pretended to be NFL player jailed over Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud
Scott Spina pretended to be another player and ordered family versions of the rings, claiming they were gifts for the quarterback's baby. → Read More
UN appeals for $160m in emergency funding after Pakistani floods
Pakistan has been devastated by flooding in recent days, with more than 1,150 people killed and nearly half a million people displaced. → Read More
Chris Dawson: Subject of The Teacher's Pet crime podcast found guilty of murdering wife 40 years ago
The 74-year-old former rugby league player was accused of killing Lynette Dawson in January 1982, but her body was never found. Dawson has maintained that he was not involved in her disappearance. → Read More
Tens of thousands of tomatoes cause traffic chaos after lorry spills load on to Californian highway
The incident caused dangerous driving conditions, with another crash involving seven cars leaving one person in hospital with a broken leg. California grows the most tomatoes out of all the US states. → Read More
How are people coping with the cost of living crisis?
As Ofgem announces an increase in the energy price cap, Sky News has been speaking to people about steps they're taking to deal with the rising cost of living. → Read More
Body of man who drowned 20 years ago found in drought-stricken Lake Mead is identified
Officials said the remains had been identified as a 42-year-old who is believed to have drowned in 2002. Lake Mead has been seen its water levels fall in recent years. → Read More
Police watchdog won't investigate Met Police after sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos pulled over in London for second time
The Portuguese athlete was stopped by police for the second time in two years. At the time of the second stop, he shared dashcam footage on social media. → Read More
Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup final shirt returned to Argentina by German opponent Lothar Matthaus
The German midfielder swapped shirts with the Argentine great at half-time during the final in Mexico, which was won by Maradona's side. → Read More
Gary Ballance apologises to Azeem Rafiq for racist language used while playing for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Ballance admitted to using a racist slur when the allegations against him emerged last year. The pair played together in YCCC and accused the club of institutional racism in 2020. → Read More
Finland's PM Sanna Marin apologises for topless picture of influencers at her official residence
The picture was circulated on social media on Tuesday and Ms Marin confirmed it was taken at her official residence in July after a festival. → Read More