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Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 new potential victims come forward after 'prolific' rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women
Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.
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'Liberation day is here': But what will it mean for global trade?
"Liberation day" was due to be on 1 April. But Donald Trump decided to shift it by a day because he didn’t want anyone to think it was an April fool.
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What are Donald Trump's tariffs, what is 'liberation day' and how does it all affect the UK?
If there is a word that has dominated Donald Trump's second term, it's tariffs.
Showbiz
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Stalker who believed Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt avoids jail
A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail.
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Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan revealed in line-up for Sam Mendes' four Beatles films
Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan will play Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in the upcoming Beatles films - with a Stranger Things star also portraying one of the Fab Four.
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Gary Glitter made bankrupt after failing to pay £500k compensation to victim
Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old.
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'They have to come up with another model': For many the BBC licence fee increase is a bad joke
For those who're on modest means, the cost of the licence fee going up by £5 on 1 April of all days is a bit of a bad joke.
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Sir Keir Starmer hosts creators of hit Netflix drama Adolescence - and tells them he's 'not found it easy viewing'
Sir Keir Starmer has met with the creators of Adolescence for talks on how to prevent young boys being dragged into a "whirlpool of hatred and misogyny".
UK News
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Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 new potential victims come forward after 'prolific' rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women
Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.
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Royal Navy warship takes out air and sea drones in 'realistic' exercise
"Action stations!" a voice barks.
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Girl, 11, who went missing after entering River Thames named
An 11-year-old girl who went missing after entering the River Thames has been named as Kaliyah Coa.
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Planning reforms to 'rewire the system' and get Britain building - all while protecting wildlife
Major developers will only deal with one regulator under planning reforms which ministers say will "rewire the system" to get Britain building - all while protecting the environment.
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Six people in hospital after huge fire at industrial estate in Cumbernauld, says Police Scotland
Six men have been treated in hospital after a huge fire broke out on an industrial estate in North Lanarkshire, Police Scotland has said.
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Man shot dead by armed police at Milton Keynes railway station
A man carrying a knife who "moved at speed" towards police has been shot dead by officers at Milton Keynes railway station, Thames Valley Police (TVP) have said.
World News
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'Liberation day is here': But what will it mean for global trade?
"Liberation day" was due to be on 1 April. But Donald Trump decided to shift it by a day because he didn’t want anyone to think it was an April fool.
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Bodies still remain among the 'collapsed and inclining' buildings in quake-hit Mandalay
A man inside Mandalay has told Sky News bodies remain under "collapsed and inclining" buildings after the Myanmar earthquake - as a woman was freed from rubble after 91 hours.
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Devastation in Myanmar: how the earthquake has left some areas almost completely destroyed
Even with thousands dead and entire neighbourhoods levelled, the ruling military junta in Myanmar maintains its long-term ban on international journalists entering the country.
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Father demands protection after Gaza aid workers' deaths
The father of a paramedic killed by Israel in Gaza has told Sky News he would have been on the mission to rescue wounded colleagues, but was ill that day and so his son went instead.
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China calls Taiwan president 'parasite' and launches large-scale military drills around island
China's military has said it's begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan.
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Trump trade war: Why a figure of 48% is important as escalation nears
Here is a number to lodge in your brain in the coming weeks and months: 48%.
Politics
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Planning reforms to 'rewire the system' and get Britain building - all while protecting wildlife
Major developers will only deal with one regulator under planning reforms which ministers say will "rewire the system" to get Britain building - all while protecting the environment.
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Sir Keir Starmer says US-UK trade talks 'well advanced' and rejects 'knee-jerk' response to Donald Trump tariffs
Sir Keir Starmer has said US-UK trade talks are "well advanced" ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed by Donald Trump on the UK this week - but rejected a "knee-jerk" response.
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Payouts for departing civil servants capped at £95,000 under voluntary exit scheme
The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.
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Number 10's downplaying of its Chagos win is a sign of Donald Trump's unpredictability
Getting Donald Trump to sign off the Chagos Islands deal is a big win for Number 10 and a vindication of Sir Keir Starmer's softly, softly approach to the unpredictable president.
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Step to legally prevent new 'two-tier' sentencing guidelines begins today, justice secretary says
A bill to legally prevent new sentencing guidelines on how ethnic minority criminals should be punished will be introduced today, the justice secretary said.
Weird News
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire
A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists.
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Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police
Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said.
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The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand
The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.
Tech News
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Bitcoin tycoon Chun Wang blasts off on polar SpaceX flight to achieve world first
A Bitcoin tycoon has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in what is the first manned spacecraft to circle Earth over the North and South poles.
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Campaigners say analysis shows illegal sewage spills in Lake Windermere reach record levels
Sewage was illegally poured into the Lake District's famous Lake Windermere for a record number of days last year, campaigners say, citing new analysis.
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'You can start with me': Commander of NASA flight that was stranded in space for more than nine months says he is partly to blame
One of the astronauts who was stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has said some of the blame for what went wrong lies with him.
Videos
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CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station
Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.
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Sir Keir Starmer hosts creators of hit Netflix drama Adolescence - and tells them he's 'not found it easy viewing'
Sir Keir Starmer has met with the creators of Adolescence for talks on how to prevent young boys being dragged into a "whirlpool of hatred and misogyny".
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Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 new potential victims come forward after 'prolific' rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women
Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.
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'You can start with me': Commander of NASA flight that was stranded in space for more than nine months says he is partly to blame
One of the astronauts who was stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has said some of the blame for what went wrong lies with him.
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Marine Le Pen speaks for first time after being barred from French presidential election
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said that barring her from running for public office for five years is a "political decision" aimed at preventing her from running in the next presidential election.
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Bodies still remain among the 'collapsed and inclining' buildings in quake-hit Mandalay
A man inside Mandalay has told Sky News bodies remain under "collapsed and inclining" buildings after the Myanmar earthquake - as a woman was freed from rubble after 91 hours.