Proposed compensation for victims of “unethical testing” at a college, leaving them with HIV and hepatitis, has been branded “ridiculous” by a charity. Between the 1970s and early 1990s more than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis after being given contaminated blood and blood products in what was dubbed the […]
Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym for some “mental strength therapy” – weeks after a car crash which killed two of his close friends. The former world heavyweight champion, 36, was travelling in the back of a black SUV last month when it struck a stationary truck on a major road near Lagos in
Julio Iglesias has denied abusing two former domestic employees behind a criminal complaint against him, calling the accusations “completely false”. Prosecutors with Spain’s High Court have opened preliminary proceedings into the complaint lodged by women who used to work for him in the Caribbean. In a post written in Spanish containing his signature and published
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Water is finally being restored to some homes across Kent and Sussex – after almost a week of chaos. Some 6,500 homes will have their taps running again after a gruelling six days of disruption – which has prompted fury towards provider South East Water (SEW). The firm blames the outage – which has affected
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A teenager who was inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced after he planned an attack on an Oasis concert. McKenzie Morgan, from the village of Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran in South Wales, can be named for the first time after he turned 18. He has been detained for 14 months after admitting at
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Actor Timothy Busfield, who starred in the hit shows The West Wing and Thirtysomething, has been charged with child sex abuse. The Emmy Award-winning actor, 68, made his first court appearance on Wednesday over allegations he sexually abused two boys on the set of a television series. Busfield appeared remotely via a video link from
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Even though it’s high summer in the Antarctic, the ocean around the Rothera research station is -1 Celsius. As some of the most productive oceans on the planet – a soup of microscopic plant and animal plankton – it’s murky to boot. Not everyone’s idea of the perfect scuba spot. But the divers I’m with
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Two people have died in a house fire in north London. Fire crews were called to a blaze on the ground floor of a semi-detached property on Albemarle Road in Barnet shortly before 1.45am on Friday. A man and woman, both aged 90, were removed from the house in London‘s north by firefighters but died
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“I’d rather not do this. I’d rather I was left to grieve, but I’m stuck in a tunnel and I can’t get out.” Warning: This story contains descriptions of parents finding their children unresponsive that some readers may find upsetting. Liam Walsh’s daughter Maia died three years ago. She was 13 when she was found
Over a third of the local councils offered a delay to their elections in May have requested one, Sky News analysis shows. Twenty-four councils have confirmed to Sky News they have written to the government asking their local elections be postponed by a year, citing the resources needed to deliver the local government reorganisation (LGR)