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A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a daughter and mother. West Midlands Police said the man was arrested in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham on suspicion of murdering Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother Khaola Saleem, 49.The women were fatally stabbed in Northdown Road, Solihull in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday.Detectives revealed the mother and daughter were on the phone to police as they were attacked.Ms Oudeh had made multiple calls to emergency services that night but police struggled to locate the pair until a later call where the “situation escalated” and officers were…

The number of babies and mothers who may have died or been harmed because of “poor care” at a hospital trust has risen. Some 23 cases were put under review last year as part of an investigation into maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.It has now emerged the number of cases has increased since the review was commissioned.Dr Kathy McLean, chief operating officer at hospital regulator NHS Improvement, confirmed to Sky News that the independent review is examining “the 23 historical investigations identified in April 2017, as well as investigations that have been highlighted since then”.According to a…

Astronauts used tape to temporarily patch up an air leak discovered on the Russian side of the International Space Station. Officials said the gap had caused a small loss in cabin pressure and was “isolated to a hole about two millimetres in diameter”.It was temporarily plugged with heat resistant tape but astronauts were later able to do a more permanent fix.NASA and Russian officials stressed the six astronauts were not in any danger.”The rate of the leak was slowed… through the temporary application of Kapton tape at the leak site,” said NASA as the initial repairs were done. “Flight controllers…

An unmarried mother-of-four whose partner of 23 years died of cancer has won her Supreme Court battle to access the widowed parent’s allowance. Siobhan McLaughlin, from Armoy, Co. Antrim, took her fight to the highest court in the UK after being refused the allowance because she and John Adams had not been married or in a civil partnership.Mr Adams, the father of her four children Rebecca, now 15, Billy, 16, Lisa, 21, and Stuart, 23, died in January 2014.Following his death, Ms McLaughlin had to take on an evening job after being refused widowed parent’s allowance by the Northern Ireland…

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has threatened legal action against the Football Association following a ruling on a newspaper’s “sting” operation. The FA and Allardyce mutually agreed to terminate his contract in September 2016, after the Daily Telegraph revealed he discussed third party ownership of players with undercover reporters posing as businessmen.Allardyce’s conduct was described as “inappropriate” of an England manager by the FA when it announced his departure.The 63-year-old has now attacked FA bosses for being “more concerned with their own image” following a ruling by a press regulator.The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) upheld Allardyce’s complaints about the…

Struggling payday lender Wonga has stopped taking new loans, heightening speculation its efforts to avoid administration are faltering. After Sky News revealed last weekend the controversial company was working to avoid the risk of collapse within weeks, Wonga confirmed on its website on Thursday it is no longer accepting applications for new business.The statement said: “While it continues to assess its options Wonga has decided to stop taking loan applications.”If you are an existing customer you can continue to use our services to manage your loan.”Wonga’s woes have been blamed on a combination of tighter regulation and a surge of…

The proposed household energy supply merger between “big six” players SSE and npower has been provisionally cleared by regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had been carrying out an in-depth review into the proposed tie-up amid fears it would weaken competition in the market.The watchdog had earlier raised concerns about the potential effect a merger would have on controversial standard variable tariffs (SVTs) – set to face a government-inspired cap ahead of the winter over widespread claims by politicians and consumer groups they are a rip-off. 1:17 Video: Scottish Power is ‘ready’ for the price cap :: Energy price…

Vladimir Putin has watered down plans to raise Russia’s pension age following a public backlash which saw his approval ratings take a hit. Earlier this year, proposals were announced to hike the retirement age for men from 60 to 65, and from 55 to 63 for women, leading to protests across the country.Many Russian families, especially in rural areas and small towns, have relied on pensions at a time when younger people often struggle to find a stable job.Now, Mr Putin has softened his stance, saying the new retirement age for women will be raised to 60, rather than 63.…

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been taken to the hospital wing of the Iranian prison where she is being held, her husband has said. Richard Ratcliffe has told Sky’s foreign affairs correspondent Lisa Holland that his wife has collapsed.He added that she is now in the prison clinic where she is undergoing tests.Mr Ratcliffe, who has been campaigning for his wife’s release, said that the mother-of-one had a panic attack on Tuesday.He added that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe collapsed and passed out after suffering another panic attack on Wednesday.Mr Ratcliffe said that she had been complaining of headaches and that she had been “feeling…

Donald Trump has said he hopes not to see any “unnecessary violence” ahead of November’s midterm elections. With many political observers tipping the Democrats to regain control of Congress, the US president has been keen to drum up support among conservatives to get out and vote come polling day.But following a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders in which he reportedly warned his policies will be “quickly and violently” overturned if the Republicans lose their majority in the House of Representatives and Senate, Mr Trump has sought to clarify what he meant.”There’s a lot of unnecessary violence all over the world,…