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A teenage boy has been shot dead in south London.The Metropolitan Police said the 16-year-old was killed on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube Station. Officers were called to the scene around 3.20pm on Tuesday to reports of a shooting.An air ambulance was dispatched along with paramedics, but despite their best efforts, the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.No arrests have yet been made by the force, who have since […]

Comedy writer Bill Dare, - who worked on shows including Spitting Image and Dead Ringers - has died after an accident overseas, his agent said.Described as a "super producer" by his peers, Dare, 64, worked on eight series of hugely popular satire puppet show Spitting Image.Airing on ITV during the 1980s and 1990s, the show delighted in lampooning public figures including politicians, celebrities and royalty, winning BAFTAs and Emmys. It […]

Three teenage girls surrounded a 75-year-old man before he was pushed, shoved, kicked and punched, and then died in hospital the following a day, a court heard. Fredi Rivero, thought to be a Bolivian national, was on Seven Sisters Road in Islington, north London, when he was attacked at around 11.35pm on Thursday. The incident was recorded by one of the defendants on her phone, Highbury Corner Youth Court heard.The […]

A judo Olympian has said her family is "devastated" after the discovery of body in the search for her missing brother. Lubjana Piovesana, 28, appealed for help to find her younger sibling, Luis, 26, on Saturday. He had not been seen since the early hours of Friday morning. A body was found in the River Frome near Napier Road in Eastville, Bristol, at around 6pm today, Avon and Somerset Police […]

People suffering from multiple food allergies may have more treatment options after scientists discovered an injectable medicine was an effective treatment.The team of US researchers found that omalizumab, an injectable medicine, performed better than oral immunotherapy at preventing reactions in patients with severe food allergies. Around 6% of UK adults suffer from food allergies according to the Food Standards Agency, with peanuts and tree nuts like hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds […]

Pro-democracy campaigner and British citizen Jimmy Lai might die in a Hong Kong prison, his son has told Sky News as he urges Sir Keir Starmer to push for his immediate release.Sebastien Lai told Wilfred Frost on Sky News Breakfast his 77-year-old father's health is deteriorating quickly as he continues to testify in a trial where he is accused of breaking Hong Kong's national security laws, imposed by Beijing in […]

There was both symbolism and substance on Sunday as European leaders and NATO allies gathered in London to try to pick up the pieces after a shattering encounter in the Oval Office between the president of a superpower and a president at war.The symbolism was of European leaders and NATO allies gathering to stand shoulder to shoulder in a show of solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after his mauling […]

The private equity backer of the technology company previously known as UKFast is exploring a sale that it hopes will fetch a £400m price tag.Sky News has learnt that Inflexion, the buyout firm, has hired investment bankers to orchestrate a sale of ANS, which provides cloud hosting services to corporate customers. UKFast was rebranded as ANS in the wake of revelations in the Financial Times in 2019 about the conduct […]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a four-year-old girl died in a house fire in Manchester.Greater Manchester Police said the emergency services responded to the fire at around 12.35pm today. A girl was rescued from the property in Gateshead Close, but suffered serious injuries. A police spokesperson said: "Sadly, despite the best efforts of all those involved, the girl died from her injuries in hospital a […]