Pakistan’s supreme court has said the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal and ordered his release from custody, according to broadcasters in the country. Khan, who is also a cricket icon in Pakistan, was arrested on Wednesday as he faced corruption charges. At least five people died and hundreds were detained as
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The actor Stephen Tompkinson has been found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man he confronted for drunkenly making noise outside his house. The DCI Banks star, 57, was accused of punching Karl Poole in the head after finding him and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway in the
Tory MPs have launched scathing attacks on the government for U-turning on its decision to remove all EU legislation from UK law by the end of 2023. Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, confirmed the move on Wednesday, putting a stop to a key pledge of Rishi Sunak’s leadership campaign last summer. She said
The UK has been threated with a “military response” by Russia after pledging to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. The UK’s defence secretary said Storm Shadow missiles will be provided to Ukraine‘s military – and Sky News understands that some of the missiles are already with Ukrainian troops. In response to reports the deal had
The UK is sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed. The minister said that Storm Shadows missiles will be provided to Ukraine’s military. Ukraine has long been calling for such weapons, but the US and other countries have been unwilling to supply them in case strikes inside Russia lead to escalation.
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for a record-breaking 12th successive meeting, lifting the cost of borrowing to 4.5% and warning that inflation would be higher this year than it previously anticipated. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said that there would be no recession this year, upgrading its economic growth forecasts by more
Donald Trump called the woman he sexually abused a lying “wack job” and refused to say who he wants to win the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview on US television. A jury in a civil case ruled this week that he assaulted – but didn’t rape – E Jean Carroll in a department store
Ukraine’s Eurovision entry this year was written during the fall of Mariupol. Electronic duo Tvorchi will be performing the song, Heart of Steel, in the final on Saturday. The group told Sky News that performing it in Liverpool – despite winning last year, Ukraine is unable to host the event for obvious reasons – feels
Google has announced its first folding smartphone, with a market-leading starting price of £1,749. That puts the Pixel Fold well ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, the world’s most expensive foldable handset, which comes in at £1,649. Like its competitor, Google‘s effort has a familiar smartphone form factor when closed but opens up into
A former Russian state TV journalist has claimed that an “isolated” Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have enough Novichok” to kill his growing number of critics. Russian dissident Marina Ovsyannikova, who made global headlines for her on-air protest against the war in Ukraine last year, spoke to Beth Rigby Interviews where she provoked the Russian president once
E Jean Carroll has said she is “overwhelmed with joy” for women across America after former president Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. In an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie on the Today show, the 79-year-old said the court win was not about the millions she was awarded in damages, but securing
We are used to seeing political infighting in Pakistan but the fate of Imran Khan and ensuing unrest is raising major concerns across the region and as far afield as the UK. The dramatic pictures of a heavy-handed paramilitary operation to seize the former prime minister have guaranteed worldwide attention along with his global fame
The Bank of England is set to impose another interest rate hike on the UK economy today, the 12th consecutive increase in its battle to curb rampant inflation. Both financial markets and economists widely expect a 0.25 percentage point rise to 4.5%. The Bank Rate had stood at 0.1% in December 2021 before the tightening
A new breathalyser sniffs out COVID in real-time and could be used to detect lung disease and cancer. At the moment the laser-based breathalyser is the size of a large table, but scientists hope to scale it down to be small enough to attach to a phone. Senior author of the study Jun Ye, a
Scientists have unveiled the first draft of a genetic blueprint that more accurately reflects diversity in the human population. They say the major advance could open up a new era of genetic-based tests and treatments to everybody, regardless of their ethnic origin. The current “official” DNA code of the human species, which was published as
Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has launched legal action against Matt Hancock after joining actor Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party. Mr Bridgen was expelled from the Conservative Party after claiming the COVID-19 vaccine was “the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”. Former health secretary Mr Hancock, who was suspended from the Tories for appearing on
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