A man who left his partner paralysed in a “brutal assault” after she told him she was leaving him has been jailed. Robert Easom, 57, was found guilty of wounding with intent, following a trial at Preston Crown Court. He had previously admitted to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour between 2017 and 2025 and […]
Any prisoner convicted of a child sex crime is a target for other inmates. The court may have delivered justice in a case such as Ian Huntley’s, but for some fellow criminals, what’s really needed is revenge – to make you suffer like you made your victims suffer. From his first day in inside, there
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The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest. Michael Forsyth, the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, was named in reports as having warned the police that Lord Mandelson
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Instagram will start notifying parents if their children repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm content. However, a leading online safety charity criticised the update as “flimsy” and say it risks leaving parents “panicked and ill-prepared” for the difficult conversations that may follow. In the coming weeks, parents who have parental supervision set up on their
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When the Bayeux Tapestry goes on show at the British Museum later this year it will be the culmination of one of the most impressive cultural exchanges this century. Nearly a thousand years old, the tapestry is one of the earliest visual stories in Europe. A medieval graphic novel, if you like, that’s shaped how
Controversial legislation to permit assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time, Sky News can reveal. The Labour chief whip in the Lords, Roy Kennedy, said this week that the government would not give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill more time before the
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Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in a serious condition following a prison assault, police have said. He was taken to hospital after being found in a pool of blood following an alleged attack by an unknown inmate on Thursday. A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said there had been no change in the 52-year-old’s condition overnight. “He
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Ian Huntley has suffered head injuries in an assault in prison this morning, with the suspect identified by police. The Soham murderer, 52, was taken to hospital after being found in a pool of blood following an alleged attack by an unknown inmate, Sky News understands. A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “The 52-year-old prisoner
NASA has revealed details of an incident aboard the ISS that prompted the first medical evacuation in the space station’s 25-year history. On 7 January, astronaut Mike Fincke “experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from my incredible crewmates”, according to a statement by him, which NASA shared online. “Thanks to their quick response
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Sky News has formed a consortium with other major news organisations to develop industry standards for AI’s fair use of their material. The founding members – the Financial Times, The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the BBC and Sky News – are calling on other media leaders to join in and develop shared protocols to “protect
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