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Police have named a 24-year-old man who was stabbed in central London earlier this week as Blue Stevens.Emergency services and the air ambulance responded to reports of a stabbing in Seville Street, Knightsbridge, at around 9.24pm on Wednesday.Mr Stevens was found with stab wounds and died at the scene.Cards, bouquets of flowers and a blue candle have been laid on the street for the 24-year-old, who was from Yateley, Hampshire.One […]

The UK has "not fixed the numbers yet" on how many migrants will be returned to France as part of a new "one in, one out" deal, the home secretary has said.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the "one in, one out" deal on Thursday to return migrants crossing the Channel to the UK on small boats. In exchange for every migrant returned to France […]

Three police officers, who have been voted Britain's bravest officers, have described confronting, disarming and arresting the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana.The trio, from the Merseyside force, were first on the scene as the crazed teenager rampaged with a knife through a children's dance workshop last summer, murdering three youngsters and attacking others.Southport wasn't Sergeant Greg Gillespie's beat and he was there that day covering for a colleague on holiday.He described […]

The owner of the television producer behind Squid Game: The Challenge and Call The Midwife is among the suitors circling Whisper Group, the firm founded by broadcaster Jake Humphrey and former racing driver David Coulthard.Sky News has learnt that RedBird IMI has tabled an offer for Whisper Group, which has been exploring a sale for several months. Sources said the auction process was at a critical stage with a buyer […]

Four people have been arrested by police investigating cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods.A 20-year-old woman and two men, both aged 19, and another man aged 17, were detained in London and the West Midlands this morning as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation. They were arrested at their homes on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, blackmail, money laundering and participating in the activities of an […]

Christian Horner has said his sacking as F1 Red Bull's team principal came as a "shock" during an emotional farewell speech.The 51-year-old, who had been with Red Bull since 2005, was the longest-serving team principal in F1. The team announced Laurent Mekies had been appointed as CEO on Wednesday. A video of Horner's farewell speech at Red Bull's UK base in Milton Keynes, obtained by Sky Sports News, shows him […]

A man who killed a "Good Samaritan" by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been found guilty of murder.Chris Marriott, 46, was out for a post-Christmas walk when he was hit by Hassan Jhangur's car and left trapped underneath. Jhangur used his Seat Ibiza as a weapon after a fight between two families at his sister's wedding reception on 27 December 2023.He first drove into the father […]

The father of a survivor of the Southport attack has said his daughter is "our hero" after escaping from the "coward" who stabbed her.The girl, who is referred to at the public inquiry as C3, was one of eight children injured along with two adults at a Taylor Swift-themed class in the Merseyside seaside town on 29 July last year. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Elsie Dot Stancomb, seven, Bebe King, […]

An extra 263 Londoners likely died in the recent heatwave, according to stark new estimates.It has prompted warnings that British classrooms, homes and hospitals are ill-prepared to deal with increasing temperatures, as another heatwave kicks in today. Last week temperatures reached up to 34.7C (94.5F) in the capital, which was under an amber health alert, warning of disruption to hospitals.Meanwhile, Wimbledon players relied on ice packs to cope with the […]