January 2026

Man killed baby stepson while ‘full of rage’ after row with ex, court hears

A man killed his baby stepson while “full of rage” following an argument with his ex-girlfriend, a court has heard. Thomas Morgan is accused of inflicting fatal injuries on Jensen-Lee Dougal when he shook him at the family home in Swansea. The 29-year-old denies murder and inflicting serious injuries on the child. Swansea Crown Court […]

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Woman says she ‘begged for pain relief but was told no’ – amid national call for birth stories

Women and families are being asked to share their maternity stories in a national call for action. Warning: This article contains details some may find distressing The findings will help inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI),which is being led by Baroness Amos. She told Sky News she understands many women have “lost faith”

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Will Brooklyn regret launching a grenade at Brand Beckham?

It had been a while since we’d seen the whole Beckham family out together. And while the tabloids had picked up last year on the fact that their eldest child had been noticeably missing from family photo-ops, few could have foreseen how Brooklyn would briefly break the internet. Will their eldest child come to regret the fallout? Had

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Prince Harry’s privacy case is ‘threadbare’ and journalist sources were legitimate, lawyer for Mail publisher tells High Court

Prince Harry’s privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail is “threadbare” and has been brought too late, a lawyer for the news outlet has told the High Court. Opening the case for the defence, Anthony White KC said journalists for the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday sourced articles legitimately and have “compelling”

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Child serial killer Lucy Letby will face no further criminal charges

Child serial killer Lucy Letby will not face criminal charges in relation to further allegations of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday the extra information it had received from police had not met “the evidential test”. Letby was sentenced to 15 whole-life terms for murdering seven babies and

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Russell Brand appears in court via video link from US to face further rape and sexual assault charges

Russell Brand has been granted bail after a video court appearance charged with two further sexual offences, including rape. The comedian and actor appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on a video link from the US accused of one count of rape and one of sexual assault, which are both alleged to have taken

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Money Problem: ‘We can’t sell our house – and it’s our neighbour’s fault’

Every week, the Money team answers a reader’s financial problem or consumer dispute – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s is… Our neighbour painted their house an ugly shade of purple. It’s an eyesore. You see drivers slow down as they pass, and people walking past laughing. They didn’t ask any of the neighbours.

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What we know about the Beckham rift: Wedding dress drama, ‘hijacked’ first dance and birthday snub

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has addressed his estrangement from his parents in a dramatic social media post, saying he had “remained silent for years”. A lengthy statement shared on the 26-year-old’s Instagram story revealed details about his fallout with parents Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria Beckham, which had been the subject of public speculation for

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