The streets around North Evington to the east of Leicester’s city centre certainly aren’t deserted, but many of those out and about are wearing face masks and trying to keep their distance. The people we speak to say they’re doing their food shopping, which is permitted. Most businesses are closed – but those selling essential
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A man has been shot dead in broad daylight in London. Police found the man in his 20s with serious injuries after being called to reports of shots fired shortly after 3pm in Roman Way, Islington. He died at the scene. One witness reported seeing a man riding off on a bike or moped after
Thousands of tourists have flocked to Devon and Cornwall on the first day of lockdown easing in England but police have warned drivers and caravaners to beware of busy and wet conditions on the roads. Service stations and laybys on the M5 and A30 were full with caravans, as tourists dashed to the coast. Highways
Tributes have been paid to Earl Cameron, one of the first black actors to be given major roles in British cinema, after his death aged 102. Modern-day stars have been honouring a man widely seen as a pioneer of UK film, with David Harewood calling him a “total legend” and Paterson Joseph describing the Bermuda-born
Nigel Farage appears to have broken the UK’s quarantine rules after posting a photo in a pub at midday today – less than two weeks after returning from the US. There are calls for an investigation after the Brexit Party leader shared a photo with a pint as the coronavirus lockdown in England eased and
Pubs, hair salons and camp sites were among the businesses reopening on Saturday after more than three months of lockdown. Sky’s reporters were out and about hearing from owners and customers. Sadiya Chowdhury was at Hershesons hair salon in London: Lauren Saul, customer: “Well it’s eight o’clock in the morning on a Saturday and I’m
One of Britain’s oldest regional newspaper groups has put itself up for sale as it races to find new investors willing to plug a funding deficit exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic’s disastrous impact on industry-wide advertising revenues. Sky News has learnt that Archant, which was established in 1845 and publishes titles including the Eastern Daily
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared a recent image of the mysterious moon of Mars, Phobos, as captured by the Mars Orbiter Mission also known as Mangalyaan. The image was captured on July 1 by the Mars Colour Camera. Taking to Twitter, ISRO shared the image and wrote, “A recent image of
Prince Andrew is the sort of “entitled” person “who sees everyone as a servant”, which may have blinded him to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, one of Ghislaine Maxwell’s friends has said. Socialite Ms Maxwell, 58, a long-time friend of the Duke of York, was arrested on sex-trafficking charges linked to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. Laura Goldman,
More than 200,000 people in northeast Spain have been put back into an enforced lockdown following several new outbreaks of coronavirus. Residents in the county of Segria, which includes the city of Lleida, in the Catalonia region, were told by authorities not to leave the area from midday (11am in the UK) on Saturday, and
The first pints have been poured, hair has been trimmed and people have met friends and family indoors on what has been dubbed “Super Saturday”. A major easing of the coronavirus lockdown measures – around three and a half months since they came into force on 23 March – means thousands of pubs, restaurants, bars,
The mother of a 21-month-old girl battling a rare form of leukaemia is pleading for blood stem cell donors after her daughter was given just three weeks to find a life-saving match. Liya Gumusoz has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare and aggressive type of cancer which affects one in 3,100 people. Her
A scuba diver has died following a shark attack off the coast of Queensland in Australia, emergency services have said. The 20-year-old man was injured in the seas near popular tourist hotspot Fraser Island at about 2pm local time (5am in the UK) on Saturday. Image: Paramedics were called to the scene but were unable
Ryan Adams has written an apology for “all the ways I have mistreated people throughout my life and career” and said he is working to be “a better man”. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has been out of the spotlight for more than a year, after being accused of sexual misconduct and emotional abuse by several women
London mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned party-goers after seven police officers were injured as they tried to break up an unlicensed music event in the city. Mr Khan said it was “disgraceful” that officers were pelted with bricks and other missiles and promised “violence against the police will not be tolerated”. It is the latest
Dom Joly says performing to a stadium full of windscreens is weird. “If somebody told me 20 years ago when I started Trigger Happy TV that one day I would come out to a motorway car park and shout ‘Good evening Brent Cross’ to a bunch of people sitting in their cars! I don’t know