Young people who have encountered the police and have been victims of crime have said they lack trust in the system and often feel unheard. Sky News listened in as sixth-form students at one London school were visited by a minister ahead of the government announcing it was launching a consultation to give young people […]
We have entered a world without nuclear arms control. The last remaining treaty capping the arsenals of Russia and the US expired today. It means, for the first time in more than half a century, there will be no legal limits on their missiles and warheads, and there are fears we are on the brink
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An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a university student was stabbed in Leicester city centre. Police were called just after 5pm on Tuesday following a report a man had collapsed in Oxford Street, close to the junction with Bonners Lane, near De Montfort University. The attack happened in Leicester city centre.
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The FTSE-100 oil giant Shell is close to unveiling a revamped boardroom pay policy which would see its boss handed a multimillion-pound annual pay incentive. Sky News has learnt that Shell has concluded a consultation with its largest shareholders which could result in Wael Sawan, chief executive, earning at least £4.5m more every year. Investor
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Saif al Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been shot dead by gunmen who broke into his home, officials have said. The 53-year-old was killed during a “direct confrontation” with four armed men in the Libyan town of Zintan, south-west of the capital Tripoli, his office said in a statement
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The government says it wants to fix fostering. Again. This week’s pledge – £88m, a national recruitment drive, and promises to “modernise” the system – sounds familiar because it is. For more than a decade, successive governments have announced plans to attract foster carers while quietly avoiding the harder question: why so many are leaving.
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Food and drink giant Nestle has recalled a further batch of its SMA baby formula due to concerns about the presence of a vomit-inducing toxin. It joins a list of more than 60 batches of SMA formula recalled last month due to the possible presence of cereulide, a heat-resistant toxin that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea
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Our Money team interview top chefs from around the UK every month, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today, we speak to TV regular Mitch Tonks, founder and chief executive of the Rockfish restaurants. Tinned seafood is like a time capsule… perfectly preserved fish that are bursting with flavour.
Former player and broadcaster John Virgo has died at the age of 79, World Snooker has announced. He died at his home in Spain, World Seniors Snooker chairman Jason Francis said on social media. In a touching tribute, Mr Francis described the star on X as “an amazingly loyal friend to me, and someone you
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Weeks of heavy snowfall in Japan has killed at least 35 people, government officials have said. And there are fears the worst is yet to come – with more heavy snowfall expected this weekend. Nearly 400 more have been injured, 126 people seriously, primarily around the northern and central regions of the country – and
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