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Two drug dealers who stabbed an aspiring lawyer to death in a case of mistaken identity have been handed life sentences for his murder. Rashid Gedel and Shiroh Ambersley were among a group of six men who targeted 22-year-old Sven Badzak and his 16-year-old friend in an eight-second “gang-style attack” as the victims returned from

Three-quarters of sex offenders who applied to be removed from the sex offenders register last year in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had their requests approved, according to new figures exclusively obtained by Sky News. In four areas the success rate was 100%. Offenders have had the right to apply for a review after 15

A stepfather has been found guilty of murdering a 10-month-old baby boy. The boy’s mother Gemma Barton, 33, was found guilty of causing or allowing a child to die and two counts of child cruelty. Jacob Crouch was born healthy on 17 February 2020 and died alone in his cot on 30 December 2020 at

A five-year-old boy has drowned at a holiday park in Cornwall.  Robin Caliskan was on holiday with his family at the Atlantic Reach holiday park in Newquay when he got into difficulty in the swimming pool. His family, from Plymouth, described Robin as “very cute and clever” and said he “loved hugs”. His father Cemal

When Heather Lea waved goodbye to her family 50 years ago as they boarded the ferry to the Isle of Man, she couldn’t have known it would be the last time she would ever see them.  Heather’s parents, Elizabeth and Richard Cheetham, along with her little sister June, were going on holiday. It was an

England have won the final Ashes Test match after a thrilling finish to draw the series with Australia. With Australia chasing down 384 to win the match, a rampant England took seven wickets in the final session to edge out their fierce rivals. England bowler Stuart Broad – in his final match before retirement –

“I just wanted to save my life,” says Dhanabal, who came to Britain from India to study. But it was only the visa that came with the university place that interested him, and his plan was always to stay on after it expired. The 26-year-old relies on cash-in-hand jobs to survive, waiting in Sheffield for

Rishi Sunak will head to Scotland on Monday as the Conservatives kick off a week of campaigning on energy security. Number 10 said the prime minister would use the trip to “highlight the central role” the country will play in “defending the UK against disrupted global energy supplies” and reaching the government’s net zero targets.

Diners at a food van were treated to a royal surprise when they were served veggie burgers by none other than the Prince of Wales. Prince William gave meals to “shell-shocked” diners in central London to help raise awareness of environmentally friendly winners of the Earthshot Prize. The future king invited the team behind popular

Rishi Sunak has ordered a review into the rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and said he was on the side of motorists. The prime inister announced he had ordered the Department for Transport to review LTNs policies, which aims to make residential areas cleaner and safer to walk around in, in an interview in

A scooter rider has died following a collision with an ambulance in a village near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Police said it was called at about 10.25pm on Friday by both a member of the public and Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The ambulance was responding to an emergency call when it collided with the

Train passengers are facing more disruption on Saturday as workers strike once again over pay, jobs and conditions. Thousands of staff from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out and travellers have been told to check the latest information before travelling. Wide variations in service are predicted around the country, with some

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a seven-year-old girl died following a hit-and-run in Walsall. Police were called to Turnstone Road in Blakenall shortly after 7pm on Thursday after the girl was hit by a motorcycle. The boy is in custody and officers are searching for the blue and black road bike, and trying

Craig sits on the edge of his chair, his hands shaking as he looks blankly at the church wall. He’s fighting a withdrawal from crack and alcohol that rattles through his body. His eyes are empty, but you can sense the turmoil he’s fighting. Some 20 years of addiction has left him teetering on the

Sinead O’Connor was found unresponsive at her home in London and pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been notified, and her death is not being treated as suspicious. A file is now going to be prepared for the coroner. Read more: An unapologetic singer’s rise to stardom In a statement, the

Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of committing sexual offences against four men in the UK between 2001 and 2013. The 64-year-old Oscar winner cried as he was cleared after a trial which started at the end of June, during which he was described as a “sexual bully” by the prosecution. On his birthday,

Last year’s multi record-breaking hot and dry weather will become “typical” in the UK in under 40 years, the Met Office has warned. The remarkable weather of last year – when almost every month was hotter than average, wildfires torched homes and more people died in the summer – was considered extreme. But by 2060

A five-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man have been found dead in a house in Leicester. The bodies were found at a property in Hopyard Close after police were called at 9pm on Monday 24 July. East Midlands Ambulance Service and the air ambulance also attended but both people were declared dead at the scene.

More than nine million people in England will be living with a major illness by 2040 – placing “additional demand” on the NHS and having “significant implications” for other public services, a report has warned. The number of adults with conditions such as cancer, diabetes and kidney disease will rise by 2.5 million – an

A British tourist has told how he escaped a “scene from Dante’s Inferno” thanks to a helicopter dowsing a path through a wildfire. Duncan Kemp was waiting for evacuation coaches to arrive at Lindian Village hotel, in Rhodes Bay, when the fire “jumped the road and began to burn in front of reception”. There were