A former imam who coerced his victims, some as young as 12, into believing he had supernatural powers, has been found guilty of 21 sexual offences, including nine counts of rape. Abdul Halim Khan, 54, of Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, in east London, used his position as a respected faith leader to abuse multiple […]
A teenage girl who died in a three-car collision in South Wales was “funny, kind and caring”, her brother has said. Demi Edmunds, 17, died at the scene of the crash on the A4042 in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, at around 12.25pm on Thursday, Gwent Police said. The teenager from nearby Caldicot, was the only pedestrian involved
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death. Maliki Sharma was taken to hospital and pronounced dead on January 12 after he was found with multiple stab wounds. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to Victoria Road, Feltham, west London, at around 5pm following reports of
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When Matt Weston came 15th in the skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he asked himself whether he should continue competing at the sport. Instead, he used his failure to fuel his route to victory at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday evening. Speaking to Sky Sports News after he won a gold
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The UK will deploy a carrier strike group of warships to the Arctic this year, Keir Starmer has announced. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the prime minister announced the move would be a demonstration of Britain’s commitment to its allies. He said: “I can announce today that the UK will deploy our
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BrewDog, the leading independent craft brewer behind brands including Punk IPA and Elvis Juice, has called in advisers to oversee a sale that could trigger a break-up of one of Scotland’s best-known businesses. Sky News has learnt that the board of BrewDog has appointed AlixPartners, the restructuring experts, to field interest from potential bidders. Sources
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The crisis in NHS dentistry is so bad that a charity set up to run clinics in poorer countries is now spending more time working in the UK. Millions of people are struggling to access services, with huge regional variations in care. And those from poorer areas are worse affected. The British Dental Association warns
Peter Mandelson’s ministerial assistant sent Jeffrey Epstein a copy of a government speech before it was delivered to the public, just days after the paedophile financier was released from prison, documents uncovered by Sky News appear to show. The assistant signed off the message as executive assistant to the secretary of state on the email
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Matt Weston has won gold in the men’s singles skeleton competition, Team GB’s first medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy. The 28-year-old, a world and European champion, had been the favourite for gold after leading at the halfway stage of the event on Thursday, with track records in the first two heats. On Friday,
The Premier League could receive a £750m annual revenue boost by centralising perimeter advertising sales and increasing the number of top-level commercial partners associated with the world’s most lucrative domestic football competition, its clubs have been told. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight sides were informed at a shareholder meeting this week that
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