The sister of one of the Cardiff car crash victims says she was “disappointed” with the police response to the incident, saying detectives “should have acted straight away”. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the crash, while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, who were in the same
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Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel screamed “Mum, I’m scared” seconds before she was shot dead in her own home, a court has been told. Olivia was killed on 22 August last year as a gunman chased convicted burglar Joseph Nee into her home. Her mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, was injured in the shooting. Thomas Cashman, 34, is
Two women and a man who were killed in a car crash in Cardiff after a night out have been named – as their loved ones paid tribute to them. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the accident, while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, who were in
A friend of the victims of a fatal car crash in Cardiff has criticised police search efforts, claiming members of the public found the vehicle before officers. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the Volkswagen Tiguan they were travelling in came off the A48(M) in the Welsh capital and
Police in Wales searching for five people who went missing after a night out say they have found three bodies. Gwent Police also say two people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. It comes after the force released an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and
Harry and Meghan have been invited to the King’s coronation, their spokesperson has indicated, despite tensions with Buckingham Palace over bombshell disclosures made by the prince. However, they declined to immediately reveal if the monarch’s olive branch offer would be taken up by the couple, who have publicly been at loggerheads with the royal household.
Prince Harry has said he always felt different to the rest of his family – and that his mum felt the same. The Duke of Sussex made the remarks during a live-streamed conversation with author Dr Gabor Mate. “I certainly have felt throughout my life, my younger years, I felt slightly different to the rest
Boris Johnson is facing a fight for his political career after MPs said evidence strongly suggests breaches of COVID rules would have been “obvious” to the then-PM. The cross-party privileges committee said the Commons may have been misled at least four times over Partygate allegations, and MPs are set to cross-examine Mr Johnson in the
New leaked messages between Matt Hancock and officials show the then health secretary trying to rescue his career after pictures were published of him embracing aide Gina Coladangelo. In the messages, Mr Hancock is shown discussing the COVID-19 guidance in place at the time and deciding what his initial response to media questions should be.
Boris Johnson says he believed “implicitly” that he was following COVID rules after a committee of MPs said it would have been “obvious” they were being broken around him at Downing Street gatherings. He also suggested that Sue Gray, who led an earlier civil service report into parties and has just been appointed Sir Keir Starmer’s
The security services were guilty of “a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented” the Manchester Arena bombing, according to the chairman of the inquiry into the atrocity. A report published by former high court judge Sir John Saunders, the third and final from his inquiry, looked at whether MI5 and counter-terror
A couple have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in Brighton. Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, who had been missing since 5 January, were arrested in the city on Monday after being spotted by a member of the public in a shop. They were found
The parents of a disabled girl who died after becoming morbidly obese have been jailed over her manslaughter. Kaylea Titford had just turned 16 when she died in her home in Powys, weighing more than 22 stone. At Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday, her father Alun Titford, 45, was sentenced to seven years and six
Rishi Sunak has said his new post-Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in an “unbelievably special position” because it gives it access to both the UK and European Union markets. The prime minister said implementing the newly negotiated Windsor Framework would create “the world’s most exciting economic zone” with international companies “queuing up to invest” in the
A mother and father who went missing with their newborn baby have been found and arrested, police say, although the baby is still missing. Sussex Police said that Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were spotted in Brighton by a member of the public just before 9.30pm on Monday. They were arrested and are in police
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined details of the “new Windsor framework” agreed with the European Union to overcome trade barriers in Northern Ireland following Brexit. The prime minister said the agreement was a “decisive breakthrough” that “delivers smooth-flowing trade within the whole of the United Kingdom, protects Northern Ireland’s place in our union and
For three years, Marlon’s night-time routine was different to most dads. Instead of kissing his teenage daughter goodnight, he was driving around Manchester at dawn desperately looking for her. Content warning: This article contains details of child sexual abuse “I’d drive around most nights until three or four o’clock in the morning,” he says. “One
Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet today for “final talks” about the Northern Ireland Protocol. The prime minister and president are expected to meet late lunchtime in Berkshire to discuss the Brexit treaty, Downing Street said as it released details of the meeting. Cabinet ministers will be updated on
Britain is “on the cusp of a deal” to resolve the long-running dispute over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said. Speaking to Sky News’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, the cabinet minister said he hoped for an agreement over the Northern Ireland Protocol in “a matter of days
Rishi Sunak has said his government was “giving it everything” to strike a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “There’s unfinished business on Brexit and I want to get the job done,” the prime minister told The Sunday Times, adding that it was vital to ensure a return to power-sharing. He said he would try
You’d be forgiven for thinking that it was an ordinary Saturday morning in the South Wales Valleys – and for most it probably was. But in the early hours of the morning, a tremor was detected, its epicentre around 10km North of Ebbw Vale/Tredegar Wales, but the impact was felt in a vast area of
A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales – about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley – just before midnight. Matt O’Shea, from the Blaenau Gwent area, told Sky News his “whole house shook for about five seconds”, others said it felt like their property had been hit by a car. Many on
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has led a minute’s silence from the steps of Downing Street as the UK showed solidarity with Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of the war. Standing alongside Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, and members of the Ukrainian armed forces, Mr Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, observed
Boris Johnson has said China will be making an “historic mistake” if it supplies Russia with weapons – as he urged the UK to “break the ice” by becoming the first country to supply Ukraine with fighter jets. Speaking to Sky News’ Mark Austin as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches, the former prime
Three men have been arrested for attempted murder of an off-duty officer shot in Northern Ireland. The officer, named as Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, was shot multiple times in front of young people he had been coaching at a sports centre just before 8pm on Wednesday, in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Police say the dissident
An independent regulator for English football will be introduced to ensure clubs are sustainably run after a fan-led government review. The regulator will implement a licensing system for all clubs from the Premier League down to the National League. The system will force clubs to prove their business models are financially sound and that they
The police watchdog has launched an investigation into a welfare check made at Nicola Bulley’s home days before she went missing. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was informed that an officer from Lancashire Police visited Ms Bulley’s address on 10 January. Ms Bulley’s body was pulled from the River Wyre in
Wales have delayed their squad announcement ahead of taking on England in the Six Nations on Saturday, amid ongoing uncertainty of potential strike action. The row surrounds player contracts, with players saying they do not have long-term certainty as part of a new deal from the Professional Rugby Board (PRB). The squad announcement was due
Shamima Begum – who left home in east London at the age of 15 to join Islamic State in Syria – will find out today if she is allowed back to the UK. Back in 2015, Begum was pictured leaving Bethnal Green with two other girls to make the journey to Turkey and then onto
A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to
The family of Nicola Bulley are in “agony” as they continue to await the formal identification of a body found in the river near to where she went missing. The body was found about a mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog beside the River Wyre in Lancashire after she dropped
Divers are searching the river and a police helicopter has been circling the area close to where Nicola Bulley went missing more than three weeks ago. A road has been cordoned off along the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, as has a footpath. It has been the focus of an intensive search
A London-based Iranian news station says it has been forced to shut its UK headquarters over threats from Tehran and fears for the safety of its journalists. Iran International TV says it has “reluctantly” closed its west London studios and moved the operation to its offices in Washington DC. The broadcaster said the move follows
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