Ghislaine Maxwell won’t testify at trial and says prosecution has not proven its case beyond reasonable doubt

Ghislaine Maxwell has told her sex trafficking trial she will not testify in her own defence as she argued prosecutors had not proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

‘We’re sad about it but there is no way to get out’: Smuggling middleman responsible for some of the Channel deaths on why he...

The Kurdish travel agent responsible for 10 of the people who died crossing the Channel last month has told Sky News he thinks about the dead every day and defended his role in the...

Russia sets out list of demands from NATO in draft security deal

Russia's Foreign Ministry has published draft proposals outlining the kind of security guarantees it would like to see from the West, including a stop on any further NATO expansion and restrictions on the deployment...

Twana Mamand Mohammad’s dreams of reaching the UK ended in the Channel – this is his story

Zana Mamand Mohammad will never forget where he was when the smuggler called. Although hours had passed with no contact, the young policeman wasn't unduly worried - his brother had warned it might take...

Meat production linked to 75,000 premature deaths due to air pollution

As many as 75,000 people in China are dying prematurely each year from air pollution caused by the country's increasing meat consumption, a new study has found.

Facebook alerts 50,000 users targeted by cyber mercenaries

Facebook has alerted around 50,000 people who the company believes were targeted by "cyber mercenaries" - private companies often hired by authoritarian states to spy on individuals.The victims included "journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian...

Five children killed in bouncy castle tragedy are named – as families pay tribute

Families are paying tribute to the five children who were killed in a bouncy castle tragedy at an Australian primary school after they were named by police. Christmas lights have also been turned off...

‘Marvel of evolution’: Millipede with 1,306 legs found – most of any known animal

Scientists have discovered a millipede with 1,306 legs - the most of any known animal - and say it is a "marvel of evolution".A handful of examples were found almost 200ft (60m) underground in...