Russian journalists accused of working with Navalny jailed for more than five years each

Russian journalists accused of working with Navalny jailed for more than five years each

Four Russian journalists accused of working with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison each.The trial of Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger on charges of belonging to anextremist group has been held behind closed doors in a court in Moscow since October. All four denied the charges.Prosecutors accused them of creating materials for Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) YouTube channel, which is banned in Russia as a "foreign agent" and […]

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Weinstein retrial: What happened to the #MeToo momentum?

Weinstein retrial: What happened to the #MeToo momentum? | Ents & Arts News | Sky News PodcastPodcastTuesday 15 April 2025 17:28, UKSpreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via thePrivacy Options. […]

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Threat of heavy rain, storms and flash floods mark end to UK’s sunny spell

There could be heavy rain, storms and flooding in parts of the UK this week, forecasters have warned, bringing an end to the sunny spell the UK has enjoyed recently.After a gloomy first two months of the year, March and early April saw prolonged spells of sunshine and blue skies.This included Britons enjoying some of the warmest days of the year so far.Get the weather forecast where you are Image: A dog doesn't let the wet weather spoil its fun […]

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A London-born teenager is about to become a saint – here’s how

London-born teenager Carlo Acutis is about to become the first millennial saint, almost 20 years after his death.The teenager, whose Italian family moved to Milan months after his birth in 1991, dedicated his short life to Catholicism, and died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15.Having passed all the posthumous trials necessary for sainthood, he will be canonised on 27 April in St Peter's Square in Vatican City.But what does it take to become a saint and how did Carlo achieve […]

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Family of man who committed murder after escaping from mental health unit 21 times say they were ‘failed’ by NHS trust

The family of a man who committed murder during an escape from a secure mental health unit have told Sky News they were "failed" by the trust that was meant to be caring for him. Joshua Carroll is currently waiting to be sentenced for the murder of Headley Thomas, known as Barry, after beating him to death in a park in Trafford, Manchester, in September 2022.At the time of the attack, Joshua was in the care of Greater Manchester Mental […]

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Toby Carvery criticised for felling ancient oak tree – as council reports incident to police

An ancient oak tree thought to be more than 400 years old has been cut down in what has been called a "depressing" and "devastating" incident in north London.The remains of the trunk, surrounded by its severed branches, were discovered by council workers on 3 April in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield.Adam Cormack, head of campaigning at the Woodland Trust, which supports legal protections for the country's oldest and most important trees, said: "This depressing crime is a reminder to all of […]

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Sunken superyacht on which British billionaire died ‘to be raised from seabed next month’

A superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily killing four British nationals - including tech tycoon Mike Lynch - will be raised from the seabed and brought to shore next month, an inquest hearing has heard.Billionaire entrepreneur Mr Lynch, 59, and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank on 19 August last year. Image: Mike and Hannah Lynch Simon Graves, a principal investigator for the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), said it […]

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Andrew Tate faces 2027 civil trial in ‘first case of its kind’

Andrew Tate faces a civil trial in 2027 over allegations he subjected four women to physical or sexual abuse in the first case of its kind, a court has heard.At a High Court hearing in central London on Tuesday, Judge Richard Armstrong said the claimants were "seeking damages likely to reach six figures".Two of the women were in an intimate relationship with the controversial influencer, while the other two worked for his online webcam business at the time of the […]

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Could Meta be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp – and would it matter?

Meta could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp if it loses a landmark trial that just started in the US. So, what is the social media giant accused of, and what could the court case mean for all of us?What is Meta accused of?The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is accusing Meta of buying Instagram and WhatsApp over a decade ago to neutralise its competition, in line with Mark Zuckerberg's alleged 2008 directive that "it is better to buy than […]

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