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Manhunt for prisoner on the run as police warn public not to approach him

Gary Rootham, who has absconded from HMP Leyhill. Pic: Avon and Somerset Police
A manhunt is under way for an inmate who has fled from a prison in Gloucestershire, with police warning the public not to approach him. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/gary-rootham-manhunt-for-prisoner-on-the-run-as-police-warn-public-not-to-approach-him-13181856 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 11:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Airline passengers facing ‘nine-hour waits’ and ‘lost baggage’ a day after global IT outage

19 July 2024, Spain, Palma: Passengers at Palma de Mallorca airport, where a global IT disruption is causing flight cancellations and delays. Photo by: Clara Margais/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Disruption caused by the global IT outage has continued this weekend as airline passengers reported long delays and lost baggage, while pharmacies tried to deal with a backlog in medicine deliveries. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/global-it-outage-airline-passengers-facing-nine-hour-waits-and-lost-baggage-a-day-after-crowdstrike-issue-13181788 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 09:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Homebase owner to launch sale amid interest from The Range

Homebase, Banbury store pictured in 2020. Pic: Homebase
The owner of Homebase is in talks about selling the DIY retailer to one of Britain’s biggest general merchandise chains, as it prepares to launch a wider auction of the business it rescued six years ago. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/homebase-owner-to-launch-sale-amid-interest-from-the-range-13181767 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 08:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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The ‘new axis powers’ – how worried should we be?

Pics: Reuters
The establishment of the "axis powers" in the 1930s paved the way for the Second World War. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/the-new-axis-powers-china-russia-iran-and-north-korea-are-forging-closer-ties-how-worried-should-we-be-13176969 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-12 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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National Lottery website and app goes down

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The National Lottery says it is investigating after users reported being unable to access its app and website. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/national-lottery-website-and-app-goes-down-13181706 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 05:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Boy diagnosed with deadly rare condition has life transformed – thanks to baby’s umbilical cord

Boy diagnosed with deadly rare condition has life transformed - thanks to baby's umbilical cord
A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months after he received a stem cell transplant made from a baby's umbilical cord blood which was donated in 2008. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/boy-diagnosed-with-deadly-rare-condition-has-life-transformed-after-stem-cell-transplant-from-umbilical-cord-blood-13181740 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 07:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Would you go to a virtual rave? New film about acid house party movement begins UK tour

The film, In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, sees the user become a character in a scene using VR
A new film that uses virtual reality (VR) technology to immerse users in the acid house party movement in 1989 has started its tour of the UK in Birmingham.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/would-you-go-to-a-virtual-rave-new-film-spotlighting-birminghams-role-in-acid-house-party-begins-uk-tour-13181306 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 01:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Sold a false dream: Inside China’s derelict developments – and the ‘bleak’ reality for families

from Sky VT - provided by producers for China real estate piece
In Changchun, northeast China, sits an apartment complex owned by Evergrande Group. There are dozens of buildings and tens of thousands of flats. But it was eerily quiet when we visited. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/inside-chinas-derelict-housing-developments-and-the-bleak-reality-for-families-13181026 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 14:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Trump gunman flew drone over rally site hours before shooting the former president

The FBI named Thomas Matthew Crooks around seven hours after the alleged assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.
The gunman who shot Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday flew a drone over the site before Mr Trump took to the stage, according to Sky's US partner network NBC News. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/trump-gunman-flew-drone-over-rally-site-hours-before-shooting-the-former-president-13181541 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 03:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Slave Play’s ‘black out’ theatre nights are in name only

Slave Play
Rihanna, sex toys and role play - Slave Play has it all but it's the show's "black out" nights, which invite a black-only audience, that are getting more attention than the play's themes of race, sexuality and identity. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/slave-play-all-black-audiences-in-name-only-13181318 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 03:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Donald Trump and Zelenskyy have ‘very good phone call’ after Republican convention speech

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets then US President Donald Trump in 2019. File pic: Reuters
Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a "very good phone call" on Friday, according to the former president, after he promised to end Russia's war with Ukraine if he was re-elected. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-and-zelenskyy-have-very-good-phone-call-after-republican-convention-speech-13181339 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 01:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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New MP discusses being ‘groomed’ at 15 and wanting to be a voice for women

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SATURDAY JULY 20 Undated handout photo issued by GB News of new Labour MP for Bolsover Natalie Fleet being interviewed for GB News by Gloria De Piero (not pictured). Issue date: Saturday July 20, 2024.
A new MP who became pregnant at 15 has revealed she was "groomed" by an older man and now wants to be a voice for "all of those women that have children in far from ideal circumstances". Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/new-mp-natalie-fleet-discusses-being-groomed-at-15-and-wanting-to-be-a-voice-for-women-13180926 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Who will pay for the worst IT outage the world has seen?

Passengers at Madrid-Barajas airport during the crash of Microsoft's security system that has caused failures at major companies around the world, July 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. An update problem of the cybersecurity company Crowdstrike causes the fall of Microsoft, Aena and other companies in the energy sector, banking and media. Microsoft says it is investigating the situation. 19 JULY 2024 Diego Radam..s / Europa Press 07/19/2024 (Europa Press via AP)
After the chaos of Friday's global IT outage - without doubt the worst the world has seen - questions are starting to be asked about who, if anyone, will pick up the bill. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/who-will-pay-for-the-worst-it-outage-the-world-has-seen-13181296 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Police who sent Top Gun tweet about dead woman face new investigation

Kent Police CSI posted a Top Gun gif on their Twitter feed following an investigation
Police who tweeted a Top Gun gif to celebrate identifying a woman's dead body are now being scrutinised by another force after a police watchdog report criticised the investigation into her death. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/police-who-sent-top-gun-tweet-about-dead-woman-face-new-investigation-13181308 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 01:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Actress, 94, lands first leading role – and why she won’t succumb to stereotypes

Thelma, starring June Squibb. Pic: Universal
Even as the age of retirement continues to creep up for many, most people would assume they will have long finished work by the time they turn 94 - indeed think themselves lucky to even reach 94. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/june-squibb-the-94-year-old-actress-lands-first-leading-role-and-why-she-wont-succumb-to-stereotypes-13180888 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-20 00:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Man detained over death of elderly woman in London

Raeburn Avenue, where the woman was found and pronounced dead. Pic: Google Street View
A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly woman who was known to him was found dead in southwest London.  Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/man-detained-over-death-of-elderly-woman-in-london-13181300 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 21:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Venice hints at plans to double tourist tax

St Mark's Square, in Venice. The city has felt pressure from tourist numbers in recent years. Pic: Reuters
Venice officials have indicated they plan to double a daily tourist tax after a successful summer trial. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/venice-hints-at-plans-to-double-tourist-tax-after-summer-trial-made-1632m-13181267 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 20:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Claims of suicide rise over puberty blocker restrictions not supported by data, review finds

London's Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Pic: Rex/Guy Bell/Shutterstock
Campaigners' claims that there has been a rise in the number of suicides since restrictions were placed on puberty blockers is not supported by data, a review has found. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/claims-of-suicide-rise-over-puberty-blocker-restrictions-not-supported-by-data-review-finds-13181125 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 16:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Council to review ‘family matter’ that sparked Leeds riot – as home sec condemns ‘audacious criminality’

Vehicles were set on fire and a police car was overturned. Pic: PA
Leeds City Council has said it is conducting an "urgent review" of a "family matter" that sparked rioting in the Harehills area. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/leeds-council-conducting-urgent-review-of-family-matter-that-appeared-to-spark-riots-as-home-secretary-condemns-audacious-criminality-13181153 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 17:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Hello Kitty not a cat, creators reveal

A display of Hello Kitty figures forms part of 'Cute', an exhibition exploring the idea of cuteness in contemporary culture, at Somerset House in London, Britain February 5, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville
After 50 years in business and annual retail sales of $5bn (£3.87bn) last year, you may think Hello Kitty is the cat that got the cream. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/hello-kitty-not-a-cat-creators-reveal-13181190 Author : Publish date : 2024-07-19 18:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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