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Kim Kardashian has called the court-ordered delay of a Texas woman’s execution the “best news ever”. Melissa Lucio was due to be given a lethal injection on Wednesday before she was granted a ‘stay of execution’ – a temporary suspension of judgement – so jurors at a lower court can review evidence that may acquit her. Lucio was convicted over the 2007 death of her daughter Mariah, who prosecutors say […]

Fledgling news channel TalkTV will launch on Monday with an exclusive Piers Morgan interview with Donald Trump. The new venture from News UK will air on linear TV platforms as well as online services such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and YouTube. Morgan’s new global show, Uncensored, will launch via TalkTV in the UK, Fox Nation in the US and Sky News in Australia. The former tabloid editor’s programme […]

Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic has been crowned the Sky Bet Championship player of the season at the EFL Awards on Sunday night. The Serbian’s prodigious goalscoring has been key to the Cottagers securing a return to the Premier League at the first attempt, hitting his 41st league goal of the campaign at Bournemouth on Saturday. His Fulham team-mate Harry Wilson had also been shortlisted for the award, along with Bournemouth […]

Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won re-election to a second term as French president. The result triggered waves of relief among allies that the nuclear-armed nation will not abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from EU and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s expansionist military attacks. The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the upheaval of having populist Marine […]

Tyson Fury was adamant he will retire from boxing after retaining his WBC heavyweight title with a highlight-reel stoppage of Dillian Whyte. Fury has been insistent for weeks that he would end his career irrespective of the outcome against his British rival at Wembley Stadium, although even those close to him have cast doubt on that position. If this is to be the end then the 33-year-old bowed out in […]

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed a 10-game ban on this day in 2013 after he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. The Uruguay international, who had been suspended for seven games for a similar attack on PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal during his time at Ajax, found himself under the spotlight once again during the Reds’ 2-2 Premier League draw with the Londoners at Anfield on April 21. Suarez clashed with […]

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at the Metropolitan Police for failing to disclose how many partygate fines are being issued ahead of local elections. The force said they would not be giving an update on fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) before the local polls next month, with the Prime Minister having already been fined once for attending his own birthday bash in June 2020. Sir Keir said the Met […]

Authorities say it could hold the bodies of 1,000 residents Authorities in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol say they've found another mass grave. The city council posted a satellite photo provided by Planet Labs showing what it said was a mass grave 45 metres (147.64ft) by 25 metres (82.02ft) that could hold the bodies of at least 1,000 Mariupol residents. It said the new reported mass grave is outside the […]

Former Conservative minister Steve Baker says the partygate affair could hurt the Tories at next month's local elections Boris Johnson has been warned the Conservatives will “reap the whirlwind” of the No 10 lockdown parties saga at the ballot box as the threat of more police fines hangs over him. Former Conservative minister Steve Baker told The Daily Telegraph the partygate affair could hurt the Tories at the local elections […]