A woman has been arrested four years after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a plastic bag. Karima Jiwani, 40, faces a number of charges in the US state of Georgia, including criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault, reckless abandonment and cruelty to children in the first degree, according to the Forsyth County
Month: May 2023
Renowned British novelist Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. The author died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, his wife the writer Isabel Fonseca said. It was the same disease that killed his close friend, the journalist Christopher Hitchens. Amis published 15 novels and is best
Labour is demanding an investigation into reports Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a group speeding awareness course to dodge a fine. The shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called it “shocking” that Ms Braverman had reportedly tried to bend the normal process for speeding drivers. “As Home Secretary, Suella Braverman
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said “there is nothing left” in Bakhmut, as Russia claimed control of the city after months of fierce fighting which has left it in ruins. The country’s president said the invading forces had “destroyed everything”. Mr Zelenskyy was speaking alongside US President Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Hiroshima,
The US has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to enhance the country’s air defence in the wake of a barrage of Russian missiles. But how many will be delivered, and which countries will provide them? US President Joe Biden authorised Western allies to give advanced F-16 fighter jets – a move the UK,
Executives including a former director of world motorsport’s governing body and the Nectar loyalty scheme founder Sir Keith Mills are in talks to raise $100m (£80m) to finance the rebirth of A1GP, the motor racing series contested by national teams from around the globe. Sky News has learnt that heavyweight names from the sporting and
US basketball star Brittney Griner has returned to the court for her first professional league game since her Russian prison ordeal. The 32-year-old had not played alongside her Phoenix Mercury team mates in a match since 2021. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was released from a Russian jail in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the
Students in schools using the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum are being taught human-caused climate change is not real and evolution is “impossible”, a study has found. Climate change denial is a new addition to science textbooks that have been updated over the last few years, according to the research. The textbooks deny human action is
Schools are “bewildered” by advances in AI and do not trust the companies behind the tech to provide adequate regulation, headteachers have warned. Leading figures from the UK’s education sector said systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard were developing “far too quickly” and guidance on how classrooms should adapt wasn’t keeping up. The said
YouTuber Hank Green has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. The popular creator – best known for running the Vlog Brothers channel with sibling John – posted a video on Friday, telling viewers he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a type of cancer which attacks the lymphatic system. Mr Green
The US airman accused of leaking classified files will remain in jail until his trial, a judge has ruled. Jack Teixeira is accused of leaking scores of documents, including sensitive information on America’s allies and operations abroad, on to the social media site Discord. The 21-year-old has been held behind bars since his arrest on
Rishi Sunak has said attacks on his wealth do not bother him despite the Labour Party’s attempts to make him appear out of touch. The prime minister was asked about Labour’s attack ads against him while visiting Japan for the G7 summit. He said that while he notices the attacks at Prime Minister’s Questions from
More than 23,000 died in A&E in England last year, figures obtained by Labour show. The opposition party has released data it obtained through freedom of information requests, which shows an increase in deaths compared to previous years. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine previously said 23,000 “excess patient deaths” may have occurred partly due
The US has reported a sharp fall in migrant “encounters” at its border with Mexico after COVID-era Title 42 restrictions ended last week. Title 42 allowed US authorities to quickly send migrants back to Mexico without the chance of requesting asylum. It was intended to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The health order was
The US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, a White House official has said. The move comes after US President Joe Biden previously refused requests from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the aircraft. The timing for when Ukraine will receive the jets – and which countries will provide them –
Jade Jagger has been fined for attacking a police officer in Ibiza. The 51-year-old daughter of Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was arrested along with a man in Ibiza Town on Wednesday. It followed an altercation at a restaurant in the island’s capital. In a hearing on Friday, Jagger agreed to pay fines of
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