Woman arrested after 93-year-old found dead

Woman arrested after 93-year-old found dead

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 93-year-old found dead in Greater Manchester | UK News | Sky News Police have contacted the IOPC watchdog due to officers' previous contact with the deceased.Wednesday 16 April 2025 20:18, UK Image: The woman was found dead at an address in Altrincham Road. Pic: Google Street View Why you can trust Sky NewsA murder investigation is under way after a 93-year-old woman was found dead at a property in Greater Manchester - with […]

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Birmingham bin workers urged to accept ‘fair’ offer

The leader of Birmingham City Council has urged refuse workers to accept its "fair" pay offer and told Sky News he is "absolutely determined" to end the bin crisis.Twenty-thousand tonnes of rubbish have now been cleared as the strike enters its fifth week but there is no sign of a resolution with the Unite union.Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton said it "pains" him to see pictures of mounds of rubbish and rats feeding off the mess being broadcast around […]

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White House rages at ‘appalling’ attempt to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador

The White House has hit out at an "appalling" attempt by a Democratic senator to return a father wrongly deported to El Salvador.Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday to speak to the country's leaders about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was removed from the US by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.Washington acknowledged that Mr Garcia was deported due to an "administrative error".The US Supreme Court has called on the administration […]

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Toddler lost in wilderness miles from home is led to safety by dog

A missing toddler spent the night alone in the remote Arizona wilderness and walked seven miles through lion territory before being led to safety by a dog, local police have said.Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies, in the southwestern US state, received reports of a missing two-year-old boy who was said to have wandered off from his home on Monday.Despite an extensive search effort including officers and local rangers, authorities were unable to find the child. Image: Farmer Scottie Dunton. Pic: Yavapai […]

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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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Bodycam footage of Gene Hackman’s home released

Body camera footage of Gene Hackman's home has been released by authorities investigating the deaths of the actor and his wife.The video captured by Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office shows officers inside and outside the property in northern New Mexico, with a German shepherd barking at some points as they carry out their search. Image: Hackman and Arakawa pictured in 2003. Pic: AP/ Mark J Terrill The bodies of Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found in […]

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Protesters tasered as Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall descends into chaos

Two protesters were tasered and three people arrested when a town hall hosted by hard-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene descended into chaos.The controversial representative from Georgia - who has ignored requests from her own congressional leaders not to hold town hall events - was repeatedly interrupted as a number of people were escorted out by police.Footage showed one person being tasered at the side of the venue in Acworth, Georgia, as Ms Taylor Greene said: "This is a town hall. […]

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Government claims car interventions will save £500 a year – but only if you hit a pothole

Hitting potholes is "all too common", a minister has insisted amid scrutiny of the government's claim that new road measures will save drivers £500 a year.Lillian Greenwood told Sky News Breakfast with Anna Jones that people face "eyewatering" costs if a pothole causes more damage to their car than a puncture, with the average repair job setting them back by £460, according to the RAC.Politics Live: UK in 'discussions' with France over migrant returns dealThis, along with the continued freeze […]

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UK in talks to swap small boat migrants for asylum seekers in France

British officials have confirmed a pilot scheme is being considered to deport migrants who cross the English Channel, in exchange for the UK accepting asylum seekers in France with legitimate claims. Talks are underway between the two countries over a one-for-one swap, enabling undocumented asylum seekers who have reached the UK by small boat to be returned to France.Britain would then receive migrants from France who would have a right to be in the UK, like those who already have […]

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