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A Briton, who claims to be a pharmacist from Birmingham, has been detained in Syria on suspicion of being a member of Islamic State. The man, who said his name was Anwar Miah, was reportedly seized by Kurdish forces near the Iraqi border.Footage showing him wearing a blindfold and being questioned by his captors has been uploaded to social media by an account aligning itself with the YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Units)/Syrian Democratic Forces.Speaking to Sky News, the account operator said it was recorded on “about the 6 August” and was forwarded to them by a contact in the YPG/SDF.They…

A teenager has died after he was shot in Walthamstow, east London. The 19-year-old man was rushed to hospital by friends on Saturday night, where he was pronounced dead just before midnight.The Metropolitan Police said they were called to Vallentin Road shortly after 11pm.”The victim – a 19-year-old man – was driven by friends to a north-east London hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11.38pm,” the force said. Image: The attack took place in Vallentin Road at around 11pm “Officers believe they know his identity, but await formal identification and confirmation that next of kin have been informed.”A post-mortem…

When Emmerson Mnangagwa pushed long-time friend and fellow revolutionary Robert Mugabe out of the Zimbabwean presidency last year, he promised to deliver far-reaching political and economic reforms to a tired, run-down nation. Part of that package included a commitment to holding a “free and fair” election.When Mnangagwa and his fellow Zanu-PF party members swept the contest in July he told supporters “our democracy has indeed come of age”.”In just nine months we’ve birthed a new Zimbabwe,” the 76-year-old stated at his inauguration ceremony in the 60,000-seat National Stadium in the capital of Harare. Image: Emmerson Mnangagwa insisted the election was…

Comcast has triumphed in the auction to buy Sky plc, the owner of Sky News, for £29.7bn in the biggest takeover ever seen in Europe’s media industry. Comcast’s offer of £17.28 per share was £1.61 ahead of Fox’s offer of £15.67.The US giant’s victory follows a dramatic shoot-out with US entertainment giant 21st Century Fox in a rare three-round auction overseen by the Takeover Panel.The result ends 21 months of uncertainty for Sky over its ownership after the company’s independent committee unanimously recommended the offer to shareholders.In a statement Sky plc said: “As the price of the final Comcast Offer…

The owner of British Steel has struck a deal to ‎buy one of the UK’s biggest recyclers of mobile phones following a scramble to secure new funding. Sky News understands that Greybull Capital has taken a majority stake in Redeem, which describes itself as Europe’s leading provider of trade-in and recycle programmes for mobile devices.It works with customers such as Sky Mobile, which is run in conjunction with O2 and is owned by Sky News’ parent company,‎ as well as 3, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone.The deal, which is expected to be announced on Sunday, sees Greybull placing a bet on…

BT Group, Britain’s biggest telecoms company, is in advanced talks to appoint Philip Jansen, the joint boss of payments technology operator Worldpay, as its next chief executive. Sky News can reveal that BT, which said in June that Gavin Patterson would step down later this year, has identified Mr Jansen as its preferred candidate for the post.Sources said this weekend that Mr Jansen, whose CV includes a stint as the managing director of Telewest Communications, had not yet formally agreed to accept the role but suggested that he was expected to do so.”It’s his job to turn down,” said one…

At least 24 have died and 53 more people are injured after gunmen opened fire on a military parade in Iran, according to state media. A child and a woman are among the injured following the attack in Ahvaz, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.The agency claims “four or five terrorists were gunned down by the police”.Fars, another state news agency, says there were four gunmen and that the attack began half an hour after the parade began at 8.30am local time (6am in the UK). Two of the attackers are dead, one wounded and another captured, according to…

A man has died and a teenager is injured following a stabbing in north London. Police arrived at a flat in Wilderton Road, Stamford Hill, just before 1am, after receiving reports of a fight.A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital but died of his injuries several hours later. His next of kin have been informed, officers said, and a murder investigation is under way.The teenager, a 17-year-old, was also admitted to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be serious.No arrests have been made so far.The death comes amid a surge of fatal knife crime in the capital, with…

Half of the City will be working this weekend. The other half wishes it was. Legions of highly-paid lawyers and bankers will be advising American film and TV firm 21st Century Fox and US cable giant Comcast as they prepare to table bids in an auction that will decide the future of Sky plc, the owner of Sky News.Behind Fox are investment banks Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan, plus the Wall Street specialist advisory firm CenterView.Law firms Allen & Overy, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, and Simpson Thacher and Bartlett are also on board, plus PR companies…

Five men have been arrested after students in Manchester were allegedly kidnapped and forced to hand over thousands of pounds. Police received four reports that people in the city centre had been robbed after being coaxed into a dark Audi A6 vehicle.Several people claimed they were forced to make online transfers of £3,000 from their bank accounts before being let out of the car.Others reported being driven to petrol stations to withdraw the maximum amount of cash available shortly before midnight, fill the car up with petrol then withdraw more money shortly after midnight.All four victims were allegedly kidnapped between…