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Some of Putin’s most potent weapons are hiding in plain sight – in the English Channel

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In the English Channel, less than two hours by fishing boat from Dover, some of the most potent weapons in Russia’s war on Ukraine are hiding in plain sight. On a misty February morning midway between Britain and France, we watch tankers carrying Russian oil worth around $100m (£74.1m) cruise past in defiance of Western […]

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Stranger who stabbed girl, 9, in the heart as she played outside mum’s shop jailed for life

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A man who stabbed a nine-year-old girl outside her mother’s embroidery shop has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years. Deividas Skebas, 26, stabbed Lilia Valutyte in the heart as she played with a hula hoop in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 28 July 2022. Skebas, a Lithuanian who has schizophrenia and told police he was

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Reddit fined more than £14m over children’s privacy failures

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Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to keep children safe. It is the largest fine ever handed out by the information watchdog over children’s privacy issues. An investigation by the data protection watchdog found the US company used children’s information unlawfully. A statement from the ICO said

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BBC says second racist slur was edited out of ceremony, as filmmaker quits as BAFTA judge

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The BBC has confirmed that a second racist slur was edited out of the BAFTA ceremony broadcast, but admitted the first was missed and “aired in error”. Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, who was attending the awards ceremony after inspiring the film, I Swear, which dramatises his life with severe Tourette syndrome, has said he’s “deeply

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Former gamekeeper David Campbell found guilty of shotgun murder of ex-colleague Brian Low

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A former head gamekeeper has been found guilty of the shotgun murder of an ex-colleague. David Campbell, 77, coldly gunned down Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, in February 2024 and used his wife’s e-bike to flee the scene. Campbell was handed a life sentence with at least 19 years in

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‘Simply a miracle’: Baby boy born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first

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A baby boy has become the first child in Britain to be born to a mother with a womb transplanted from a deceased donor. Hugo Powell was delivered by caesarean section in December, weighing 6lb 13oz (3.1kg), at the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in London. Only two

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Ukrainian family denied UK asylum told to use noise-cancelling headphones for child to block out bombs

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A Ukrainian family denied asylum in the UK was told by the Home Office that they could relocate within Ukraine and their daughter should wear noise-cancelling headphones to prevent panic attacks. They are one of several families Sky News has spoken to who have been told they do not qualify for asylum in the UK

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Police still using AI tool despite inaccurate evidence in Israeli football fan ban

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At least 21 police forces across England are still using Copilot AI despite West Midlands Police (WMP) blocking Microsoft’s tool after inaccurate evidence formed a decision to ban Israeli football fans, Sky News can reveal. The Birmingham force turned off access to the software after admitting, following initial denials, that a Copilot “hallucination” was responsible

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