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“In the first years of dance college it was like a test to see who was strong enough to get through. Teachers would push you and push you and push you, as if their aim was to get you to break.” Lily* is one of several dancers and former dancers who have shared their experiences

A police officer has admitted misconduct in public office after stealing £115 from a man who died suddenly after collapsing. Metropolitan Police officer Craig Carter, 51, took the money from a wallet which had belonged to Claudio Gaetani between 7 and 14 September 2022. Carter, of Harlow, Essex, admitted the stolen cash had been “received

The man who was kicked in the head and stamped on by a police officer has a cyst on his brain, a lawyer for the family has said. Akhmed Yakoob made the comment in a statement outside Rochdale Police Station, a day after footage of the incident at Manchester Airport was shared widely on social

A police officer has been suspended after footage shared on social media showed a suspect being kicked and stamped in the head at Manchester Airport. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said earlier it understands the “immense feeling of concern and worry that people feel” after the footage emerged. An estimated 200 people gathered outside Rochdale Police

When Louise* received a letter from the police regarding their investigation into her abuse at the hands of a long-term partner, it was not the outcome she was hoping for.  The letter said there was not enough evidence to take further action, and her case was closed. “I was devastated,” she told Sky News, “I

Video has emerged of Olympian Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly whipping a horse during a training session. Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian pulled out of the Paris Games over the footage, recorded during a lesson at a private barn. The 39-year-old said it was “completely out of character” and “does not reflect how I train my horses

People smugglers offering a 100% safety guarantee and a competition to win 500 euros are among almost 12,000 adverts enticing migrants to use their services that have taken down from social media. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has stepped up efforts to disrupt the organised gangs using online platforms to recruit migrants to cross the

A police officer has been stabbed in the chest at a prison. The officer is “conscious and talking” in hospital after the incident this morning at Frankland Prison, Durham Police said. He was visiting the Category A men’s prison from an outside force. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be

A man who was stalked for 27 years says police “laughed” at him when he first reported it – as a damning new report lays bare the need for “urgent action” to tackle the crime. Almost two thirds of stalking suspects in London have offended before, according to research published by the Mayor’s Office for

A man whose brother, sister-in-law and two nieces were killed in a crash in West Yorkshire has said his heart is “ripped into a million pieces”. The family’s other daughter was not in the car, according to the fundraising page. A man and a woman on a motorbike were also killed in Sunday’s incident, and

Six people – four adults and two children – have died in a crash between Wakefield and Barnsley. The collision, which involved a car and a motorbike, happened on the A61 Barnsley Road on Sunday afternoon. A motorcyclist and pillion passenger, one man and one woman, were confirmed dead at the scene. A man, woman

A couple who had embarked on a mission to sail across the Atlantic Ocean have been found dead in a lifeboat boat off the coast of Canada.  Brett Cribbery and Sarah Packwood were found after their raft washed ashore on Sable Island, around 108 miles southeast of mainland Nova Scotia, local media said. It is

Disruption caused by the global IT outage has continued this weekend as airline passengers reported long delays and lost baggage, while pharmacies tried to deal with a backlog in medicine deliveries. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue

The NHS has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week following the global IT outage – as airline passengers reported lengthy delays and lost baggage this weekend. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue screen

Leeds City Council has said it is conducting an “urgent review” of a “family matter” that sparked rioting in the Harehills area. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper condemned the scenes of violence that were shared widely on social media on Thursday evening. She warned that perpetrators of the “audacious criminality” would “face the full force of

Transport networks around the world have been thrown into chaos by the global IT outage. Some of the world’s largest airports, including London Heathrow, Singapore’s Changi Airport, Schipol Airport in Amsterdam and Melbourne Airport in Australia have faced problems with check-ins and security as online systems run by Microsoft shut down. As of 11am (UK-time)

A police car has been flipped on to its side as unrest and disorder broke out in Leeds. Crowds have gathered in the Harehills area, with police saying they are dealing with an “ongoing situation”. Councillor Salma Arif asked people to stay at home amid what officers described as “pockets of disorder”. X This content

The UK’s citizens were “failed” by their governments’ processes, planning and policy ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has concluded. There were more than 235,000 deaths involving COVID-19 in the UK up to the end of 2023 and a report published today says some of the “financial and human cost may have been

“I was in the cell naked for eight hours,” says Mark Dove, as he recounts his time in custody with Greater Manchester Police – when he was detained for an offence for which he was never charged. “I had to keep warm with the hot water tap from the cell,” he tells Sky News. Mark says he

The new government is setting out its legislative agenda for the next year in the King’s Speech. The announcements focus on improving living standards by driving economic growth, the first of Sir Keir Starmer’s five “missions for national renewal”. Big ticket items include a plan to build more houses and infrastructure, nationalise the railways and