2025 ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine, warns defence secretary – as more financial support announced
The defence secretary has said that 2025 is "the critical year" for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package.
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Man who murdered taxi driver after being refused cigarette is jailed
A serial criminal who murdered a stranger after being refused a cigarette has been jailed for at least 16 years after being prosecuted under special double jeopardy laws.Steven Greig, 47, left taxi driver Mark Ward severely disabled and requiring 24-hour care following a brutal assault in Dundee in April 2022.Greig was under the influence of drugs when he pushed Mr Ward down a grassy embankment, causing the victim to strike his head off the road.While lying defenceless on the ground, […]
Ballerina arrives home in US after ‘nightmare’ of Russian penal colony
A former ballerina who spent more than a year in a Russian jail for donating £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine has returned home to the US after being freed in a prisoner exchange.
Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses raided in money laundering crackdown
Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses have been targeted in a three-week money laundering blitz.Police went to 265 premises, including vape shops, nail bars, American-themed sweet shops and car washes across England in a crackdown on high street crime.The National Crime Agency (NCA) said 35 arrests were made, 97 people suspected to be victims of modern slavery were placed under police protection, and bank accounts containing more than £1m were frozen.More than £40,000 in cash, some 200,000 cigarettes, […]
‘Gringo hunter’ shot dead by US fugitive in Mexico
An elite Mexican police officer from its so-called "Gringo Hunters" unit has been shot dead by a fugitive they were trying to arrest.
Michael Gove handed peerage – as Jeremy Hunt and England cricket great knighted
Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.Mr Gove - now editor of The Spectator magazine - was first elected to parliament in 2005 and immediately joined then-Conservative leader David Cameron's shadow cabinet.He was appointed education secretary when the party entered government in 2010 and held multiple cabinet posts until the 2024 general election, when he stood down from parliament.Mr Sunak elevated seven allies to the House of Lords, including former cabinet […]
Family of 18-year-old among three teenagers killed in crash say they are ‘completely devastated’ by his death
Harley Woods: Family of 18-year-old among three teenagers killed in crash say they are 'completely devastated' by his death | UK News | Sky News Harley Woods' family said in a statement they were "completely devastated" by his death and asked to be "left in peace to grieve and find a way through this".Friday 11 April 2025 08:07, UK Image: Harley Woods. Pic: Metropolitan Police/PA Why you can trust Sky NewsThe family of one of three teenagers killed when a […]
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ breaks silence on Trump’s tariffs
'Wolf of Wall Street' Jordan Belfort has told Sky News there's "no way" Donald Trump is guilty of insider trading or market manipulation.Opponents say the president has questions to answer after he said it was a "great time to buy" shares - four hours before the stock market surged on Wednesday when he paused tariffs.Mr Belfort told Gillian Joseph the fact Mr Trump made the statement on social media meant it was public, rather than him tipping off a few […]
Breast cancer patient now ‘thriving’ as ‘game-changing’ new treatment available on NHS gives hope
A groundbreaking new cancer treatment, hailed by patients as "game-changing", will be available via the NHS from today.The drug capivasertib has been shown in trials to slow the spread of the most common form of incurable breast cancer.Taken in conjunction with an already-available hormonal therapy, it has been shown in trials to double how long treatment will keep the cancer cells from progressing."I don't look at myself anymore as a dying person," says Elen Hughes, who has been using the […]
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