The Turkish doctors treating her are calling her the “miracle baby”. The survival of just one Syrian child refugee against tremendous odds has astonished medics around the world. “She has cheated death at least three times,” one of her doctors at Mersin Hospital, Dr Cagatay Demirci, told Sky News. “Each one of those times might
Month: April 2021
A firm linked to the lawyer tasked by the prime minister with looking into the Greensill Capital lobbying scandal has been given £7m in government contracts over the last year. Boris Johnson has asked top lawyer Nigel Boardman to lead an investigation into the now-collapsed finance firm’s activities in government and the role its founder,
Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, Lily Allen and Rebecca Ferguson are among a host of stars calling on Boris Johnson to take action and update the law on streaming rights. They are among more than 150 artists who have signed a letter to the prime minister urging him to help redress the balance when it comes
The government is “exploring every possibility, including legislative options”, to stop the proposed European Super League, the prime minister has said. Speaking after talks with officials from football’s governing bodies, Boris Johnson said “no action is off the table” in seeking to block the formation of the league. A Number 10 statement said: “The prime
A jury has unanimously convicted Derek Chauvin of the murder of George Floyd. Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had denied charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. But after 10 and a half hours of deliberations, the jury convicted him of all charges. Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died while being restrained
Coronavirus restrictions in Wales are to be further relaxed from Saturday with six people from different households able to meet outdoors. First Minister Mark Drakeford also announced that outdoor hospitality would open up again from Monday, but warned that although new coronavirus infections continued to fall, people making use of the eased restrictions would still
Police in Texas will serve search warrants on Tesla after a vehicle crash which killed two people. A Tesla 2019 Model S was being driven at high speed near Houston on Saturday night when it left the road, hit a tree and burst into flames, police said. The bodies of two men were found inside
Mobile phone companies could be allowed to build taller masts under government plans to improve connectivity in rural areas. The proposals would reduce the time and cost involved in building new phone infrastructure while minimising visual impact, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Masts could be up to five metres taller,
Derek Chauvin’s trial has heard the fatal case of George Floyd “wasn’t policing, this was murder”, as both sides made their closing arguments. The jury has now been sent out and will start considering its verdict over Mr Floyd‘s death in the US city of Minneapolis last year. Former police officer Chauvin has pleaded not
Former prime minister David Cameron and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are set to be hauled before MPs to answer questions over the Greensill Capital lobbying controversy. As one of seven inquiries at Westminster into the controversy, the House of Commons’ Treasury committee has announced it will seek to take oral evidence from both Mr Cameron and
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he did not find out about the European Super League until its announcement – and stood by previous comments in opposition to the idea. Speaking on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, Klopp was asked about comments in 2019 in which he said he hoped such a competition would
Fake profiles on networking and social media sites are being used on “an industrial scale” by rogue states and organised criminals, the UK’s top domestic spymaster has warned. Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, has issued the warning as a new campaign is launched to raise awareness of the threat. Think Before You Link is
The fate of Derek Chauvin is now in the hands of 12 jurors. Selected after an exhaustive process, a dozen Minnesotans – six white, six black or mixed-race, aged between their 20s and 60s – are now the focus of a nation’s expectations. Three weeks of testimony have been distilled into a few hours of
Travel from India to the UK is being banned for non-UK and Irish citizens from 4am on Friday after the country was added to the travel “red list”. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the “vital but difficult” decision was made due to a new COVID variant first identified in India, of which 103 cases have
New Delhi is entering a week-long lockdown to prevent the collapse of the capital’s health system amid India’s nationwide surge in coronavirus cases. The restrictions come in on Monday night in a bid to help hospitals that are experiencing a shortage of beds, medicines and oxygen. Live COVID updates from UK and around world Image:
Plans for a breakaway European Super League are a “spit in the face of all football lovers”, the president of UEFA has said. Aleksandr Ceferin said players at the 12 clubs setting up their own competition, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, could be banned from this year’s European Championship and
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