Ex-snooker champion in court accused of child sex abuse

Ex-snooker champion in court accused of child sex abuse

Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott in court accused of child sex abuse | UK News | Sky News The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.Wednesday 16 April 2025 15:01, UK Image: File pic: iStock Why you can trust Sky NewsFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of historical child sex abuse.Dott, 47, is accused of two […]

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‘I took my husband to die in Switzerland – then I handed myself into the police’

A woman who is under police investigation after assisting the suicide of her husband at Dignitas in Switzerland has told Sky News she has no regrets.Louise Shackleton has spoken publicly for the first time since her husband's death in December, as parliament prepares to vote again on legislation to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales.Mrs Shackleton surrendered herself to police after returning from Switzerland having seen her husband Anthony die. He had been suffering with motor neurone disease for […]

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Kidnapped US pastor rescued in South Africa – and ‘miraculously unharmed’ in deadly shootout

Kidnapped US pastor Josh Sullivan rescued in South Africa - and 'miraculously unharmed' in deadly shootout | World News | Sky News Suspects began firing at police from a car - and three unidentified men were killed. Josh Sullivan, an abducted missionary who was also inside the vehicle, was uninjured and found to be in "excellent condition".Connor Sephton News reporter @ConnorSephton Wednesday 16 April 2025 14:46, UK Image: Josh Sullivan. Pic: Fellowship Baptist Church Why you can trust Sky NewsAn […]

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Man who murdered his mum and siblings and planned school shooting to have sentence reviewed

The sentence of triple murderer Nicholas Prosper, who killed his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton, has been referred to the Court of Appeal.The referral has been made under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday.Prosper, 19, pleaded guilty to the murders of his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings, Kyle Prosper, 16, and 13-year-old Giselle Prosper, at Luton Crown Court in February. Image: (L-R) Giselle Prosper, Juliana Falcon, and Kyle […]

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Peru’s former president jailed for 15 years over money laundering – as his wife is granted asylum

Peru's former president Ollanta Humala has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering.His wife Nadine Heredia received the same punishment, but she has been granted asylum after entering the Brazilian embassy in Lima.The couple were found guilty of receiving $3m (£2.3m) in illegal contributions from a Brazilian construction firm called Odebrecht.That cash was used to finance Humala's presidential campaigns in 2006 and 2011, with his lawyer describing the sentence as "excessive". Image: Humala was Peru's president from […]

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Gender ruling will have immediate real-world consequences

For years there has been a toxic, emotion-driven debate over gender and sex in this country. Today came clarity.This was the legal crescendo in a saga that has rolled through the courts for more than half a decade.It impacts half of the population in England, Scotland and Wales.Five judges at the highest civil court in the land were unanimous: the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.It essentially means holders of gender recognition certificates are not women […]

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Post Office auditor under investigation

Post Office auditor and big four accounting firm EY is being investigated by the industry's regulator.Accounting and audit watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), said the investigation related to EY's 2015 to 2018 audits of Post Office accounts and the faulty accounting software, Horizon IT.The regulator will be examining the role of EY in meeting the auditing standards, the FRC said.Money: Best mobile phone providers ranked The Horizon computer programme, made by Fujitsu, wrongly generated financial shortfalls. This led many […]

16/04/2025

German Doner Kebab eyes stake sale to private equity firm True

A serial investor in consumer and retail businesses is in talks to buy a big stake in the German Doner Kebab (GDK) chain as it seeks to promote itself as a day-round destination for hungry diners.Sky News has learnt that True, which has backed companies including the energy drinks manufacturer Sneak and Ray Studios, a tattoo removal specialist, is proposing to make the investment at what casual dining industry sources described as a "stellar valuation".GDK is currently part of Hero […]

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Murder arrest after woman stabbed in flat

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed in Liverpool flat | UK News | Sky News Police say they were called to the tower block in Huyton after a "domestic incident".Wednesday 16 April 2025 11:55, UK Why you can trust Sky NewsA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 30s was fatally stabbed inside a flat in Liverpool.Police said they were called to the scene in the Knowsley Heights tower block in […]

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