Sir Keir Starmer has said questions about his role as the director of public prosecutions (DPP) during the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson should be “directed elsewhere”. The Labour leader said Mr Malkinson – who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit before having his conviction overturned – had been
Month: August 2023
A total of 850 people are still missing following deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the county’s mayor has said. In an overnight update, Mayor Richard Bissen said he was “both saddened and relieved about these numbers”. He said it had been feared more than 2,000 people were missing but that 1,285 people have been found
The mother of a baby murdered by Lucy Letby said her experience in hospital was “like something out of a horror story” as the parents of newborns attacked by the killer nurse revealed their heartbreak in court. The mother of premature baby Child D said her child’s funeral was held the day before her due
Lucy Letby will die in prison after murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working on a hospital’s neonatal unit. The judge imposed a whole-life order, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison unless under very exceptional circumstances. Letby, 33, did not appear in court for her sentencing.
Chris Evans has revealed he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Announcing the news on his Virgin Radio show, he said it was discovered in the early stages, adding he was told it is treatable. He said: “We need to discuss what’s going on with this issue. “It is a melanoma. There’s this phrase called
There are potential early signs that the labour market is losing some of its inflationary heat, in a shift that could give the Bank of England reason to pause its cycle of interest rate hikes. Data from a jobs search website suggested that vacancies and advertised starting salaries both fell in July – the first
One person has died and another is missing as a tropical storm brings “life-threatening” floods and record rainfall to Mexico and California. Storm Hilary was previously classed as a Category 4 hurricane but weakened as it made landfall on the Mexican coast, from where it moved north to California and other states in the southeastern
India could be about to take one giant leap ahead of Russia in the space race – with its latest lunar mission just days away from attempting to land. India’s space agency ISRO announced via X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday that it will attempt to land its Vikram robotic lander on Wednesday. The
The Spanish star who scored the winning goal against England in Sunday’s World Cup final has offered a tribute to her father who she found out had died after the game. Olga Carmona’s 29th-minute strike was all that separated the sides in Sydney, securing a 1-0 win. Carmona, 23, posted her tribute on X (formerly
The Spanish star who scored the match-winning goal against England in Sunday’s World Cup final found out her father had died after the game. Olga Carmona’s 29th minute strike was all that separated the sides in Sydney, securing a 1-0 win. The Spanish FA has announced she found out about the death of her father
England fans are calling for the Lionesses to be given honours and a homecoming parade following their efforts at the World Cup. Sarina Wiegman‘s side suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat in the final against Spain on Sunday. It was Spain’s first major tournament win, and England’s first defeat under their Dutch coach in two years.
Ben Stokes, the England Test cricket captain, and former team-mate Stuart Broad are among a group of leading sportsmen backing a new venture capital fund targeting a distinctive position in the crowded arena of early-stage investments. Sky News can reveal that two of the pivotal figures in England’s recent Ashes series recovery to draw the
TV presenter Phil Spencer has spoken out following the death of his parents in a car crash at their home, calling it “horrendous” but taking strength from the fact they were together when they died Spencer’s father Richard, 89, and mother Anne, 82, both died following the accident at their farm in Kent on Saturday.
Sadiq Khan’s deputy and a scientist the mayor’s office helps to fund have been accused of working together in an attempt to criticise research that questioned the effectiveness of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Emails obtained by the Conservative Party under the Freedom of Information Act showed Professor Frank Kelly of Imperial College London
Children’s TV channel CITV – loved for kids’ classics including Danger Mouse and Rainbow – will close next month. It is making way for ITVX Kids, the children’s service on ITV‘s new streaming service ITVX, which launched earlier this summer. ITV told Sky News: “As a consequence of this new streaming approach and responding to
Russia has reported that its Luna-25 spacecraft which launched earlier this month has crashed into the moon. The unmanned robot lander crashed after it spun into uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s space corporation Roskosmos reported on Sunday. It comes after the country reported an “abnormal situation” that its specialists were analysing on Saturday. The mission was the
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