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A grand jury has indicted Harvey Weinstein on rape and criminal sex charges. The disgraced movie mogul waived his right to appear before the panel in New York on Wednesday afternoon.It was the panel’s job to decided whether there was enough evidence for criminal charges – and its decision means Weinstein is now “another step closer to accountability”, according to Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.He remains free after agreeing to pay $1m (£750,000) in bail.:: The women who have accused WeinsteinThe film producer was charged last Friday on two counts of rape and one of a criminal sexual act…

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in Chelsea, west London. Police were called to Cathcart Road at 10.20pm on Wednesday to reports of yet another stabbing in the capital.It is the latest in a series of violent deaths this year.The London Ambulance Service attended after the man, believed to be in his 40s, was found with multiple stab wounds.He was pronounced dead at the scene, just metres from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, shortly after 11pm. Image: Inquiries into the stabbing continue He has not been formally identified but his next of kin have…

The family of a toddler left brain-damaged after a road accident are calling for tougher sentences for those found guilty of causing serious injury whilst driving. Kai Khetani, who was two years old at the time of the accident in 2016, was crossing the road with his grandfather in northwest London when a vehicle ran a red light and hit them.His grandfather recovered from his injuries, but Kai, now four, has been left partially blind and unable to walk, talk or swallow.”Kai was an outgoing person,” his mother Niyutee told Sky News. Image: The family’s local MP is supporting their…

Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol and US secretary of state Mike Pompeo have had a “good” meeting in New York. The rare visit comes ahead of the potential summit between the leaders of the two countries next month.The White House has said the on-off meeting on 12 June in Singapore is “expected” to take place still, despite some jitters. Image: The officials will meet again on Thursday US officials have said early meetings preparing for the America-North Korea summit have been positive.Mr Pompeo tweeted a few hours after Mr Kim landed in the city: “Good working dinner with…

A fourth person was killed by a Belgian gunman the day before he went on to shoot dead two police officers and a civilian. Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon told broadcaster RTL the attacker, identified as Benjamin Herman, “also committed a murder the night before”.He added that a woman he held hostage after the attack may have helped prevent more deaths by talking him down.Herman, 29, was killed by police after Tuesday’s attack in Liege, which left two female police officers and one bystander dead.Soraya Belkacemi, 53, and Lucille Garcia, 45, had their handguns stolen from them by Herman before…

Four thousand doors in homes in the Grenfell Tower borough are set to be replaced at a cost of £3.5 million. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is considering replacing all flat doors with ones which are fire-resistant for 30 minutes, the time stipulated in current building regulation standards.The proposal comes after it was revealed in March that an undamaged door from the Grenfell Tower block was tested and found it could only withstand a blaze for 15 minutes, despite being designed to hold out for half an hour.”This is not currently a legislative requirement, but this may change…

Virgin Trains has joined forces with Uber to make it easier for passengers to book a cab to and from a railway station. Customers will be given the option to receive a text message with a link to book an Uber to the station – and another at their destination station.Passengers booking a taxi will be eligible for 50% off their first Uber journey up to a maximum value of £10.The deal does not apply to the return leg of the journey.Opponents say the scheme puts the livelihoods of regular taxi drivers at risk – and comes at a time…

Bosses of companies that make nuisance calls could be fined up to £500,000 under proposals to make them personally liable for breaking the law. A consultation has been launched after the government’s initial plan to implement the measure in 2016 was delayed.Currently, only the businesses themselves are liable for fines of up to £500,000, but the new measure will grant the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) the power to hold the boss directly responsible for paying the penalty.A company is breaking the law if it makes cold calls to people who have subscribed to the Telephone Preference Service – a central…

Lawyers for 400 Rohingya refugees are to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Myanmar military. The refugees are arguing that without getting justice for what has happened to them, the crimes will continue and spread to other ethnic groups.Senior diplomats from the 15-member security council travelled to Bangladesh earlier this month to see first-hand the situation of the 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled there from Myanmar military abuses.:: Explained: The Rohingya refugee crisis Image: Lawyers intend to argue that the ICC should investigate Image: 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh The UK ambassador Karen Pierce said…

Young men in the North are living shorter lives than those in the South, with an alarming rise in deaths caused by drugs, alcohol and suicide, a major study has revealed. With the help of researchers at Manchester University, Sky News has built up a comprehensive picture of a health divide that exists between the North and the South of England.It also shows that as well as cancer and heart disease, the big killers of young men aged between 25 and 44 in the North are alcohol, drugs and suicide.Researchers say that since 1965, about 1.2 million more people have…