"Rita was incredibly brave, resilient and peaceful from the get-go. She made us very proud parents."

As the North Harbour becomes a forest of masts with some of the world’s largest sailing ships finding their berth, crews continue to get ready to welcome visitors on board to get a taste of life at sea.

66-year-old Sid Ozalid suffered the life-threatening head injury in 2019 and had to relearn how to walk and talk.

The former Aberdeen centre-back has joined the Croatian outfit after activating a relegation clause in his contract with Las Palmas following their drop from the Spanish top flight.

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.

Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the US ambassador to Turkey has said.

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.

Three people have been killed after a "horrific incident" at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility.

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining economic and environmental regulation.

The first Post Office Capture conviction is to be sent to the Court of Appeal, Sky News understands, in a "breakthrough" moment in the IT scandal.

The number of most serious water pollution incidents rose by 60% last year, according to data covering England, with three companies responsible for the bulk of them.

Victims who were put in a tax avoidance scheme later targeted by HMRC received advice from accountants who were being paid a commission.

Police are taking no further action over Kneecap's performance at Glastonbury.

Snoop Dogg has become a co-owner and investor of Swansea, with the US rapper hailing the Welsh football club as "an underdog that bites back, just like me".

A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.

Huge steel fences have been erected to prevent ticketless fans from watching the Oasis reunion tour in Manchester.

An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining economic and environmental regulation.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to address a postcode lottery for the only drug approved for a debilitating pregnancy sickness condition.

Antarctica's oldest ice has arrived in the UK for analysis which scientists hope will reveal more about Earth's climate shifts.

Eight babies have been born in the UK with DNA from three people following a procedure to eliminate an incurable inherited disease.