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A self-confessed drug dealer has been convicted of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool last August. Thomas Cashman, 34, was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and two charges of possession of firearms by a jury at Manchester Crown Court. Olivia died

A getaway driver will be sentenced for assisting Thomas Cashman after he shot dead nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Paul Russell, 41, admitted driving Cashman away from an address where he fled to after the murder on 22 August last year. Olivia Pratt-Korbel trial – latest: Gasps as Thomas Cashman found guilty Russell pleaded guilty at Liverpool

Sir Keir Starmer says he is “prepared to be ruthless” to ensure Labour wins the next election, including when it comes to his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn. Earlier this week, Sir Keir put forward a motion to Labour’s ruling body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), to block Mr Corbyn from running for the party at the

Paul O’Grady has been remembered as “one of the greatest drag artists the UK has ever seen” at the LGBTQ+ cabaret club that helped him rise to fame as Lily Savage. Instead of the typical minute’s silence, there was a minute of raucous applause from the audience at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) in south

Rishi Sunak said he is “very concerned” about a report suggesting schools are not telling parents as soon as a child questions their gender identity. The prime minister said it is important parents “know what’s going on” as he pledged to publish new government guidance on how teachers should respond to transgender issues “for the

The King spoke about politics, history and “renewing the pledge of friendship” as he became the first British monarch to address the German parliament. The overwhelming message of the speech, parts of which were in German, was one of renewing the “special bond of friendship” between the two countries, which he said meant so much

Sicarius McGrath is a big guy. Muscled, shaven-headed and more than a little intimidating – everything you might expect of a Liverpool gangster. But his days of roaming the streets of Anfield are over and now he helps steer vulnerable and deprived kids away from a life of gangland crime. With convictions for violence and

Britain’s most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will remain behind bars after being denied release by the Parole Board. The panel has also rejected his secondary plea to be moved to an open prison. Bronson, who has changed his name to Charles Salvador, was jailed for armed robbery in 1974 and, but for a couple of

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after two men were found shot dead at two different locations in Cambridgeshire. Police said they found the bodies of a 32-year-old and a 57-year-old after they were called to incidents on Wednesday evening. They described the attacks as “targeted”. In the early hours

Former Conservative cabinet ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng told a fake overseas company looking for MP advisers that their daily rate for consultancy would be £10,000. In a sting operation set up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, Mr Hancock and Mr Kwarteng both set out five-figure sums for what they would expect to

Daniel Radcliffe is expecting his first child with long-term partner Erin Darke, a representative has confirmed. The 33-year-old Harry Potter star and US actress Darke, 38, met on the set of the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he portrayed poet Allen Ginsberg and she played a woman who shares a romantic encounter with

Picking up litter in jumpsuits, washing police cars and unpaid shop work will all form part of the prime minister’s latest plans to “crackdown” on anti-social behaviour. Offenders blighting their communities will be put to work to clean up their crimes within 48 hours of being handed punishments, Rishi Sunak is set to announce. A

The King’s first state visit of his reign has been postponed after widespread unrest in France erupted into violence over President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement age reforms. The official trip will be rescheduled as soon as possible, the Elysee Palace said in a statement. King Charles and the Queen Consort’s visit has been put on hold

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his chemicals firm INEOS have submitted a revised bid for Manchester United, Sky News has been told. It comes after the deadline for bids was extended on Wednesday. Qatar‘s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad and Sir Jim had both submitted requests for more time to fine-tune their submissions ahead of

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mother walked out of court as the man accused of her daughter’s murder watched CCTV of the shooting and denied being involved. Thomas Cashman is accused of killing the nine-year-old in Liverpool last August as he chased a convicted drug dealer. He denied the suggestion he was in a “murder frame of mind”

Sir Keir Starmer paid £67,033 to HMRC in the last financial year, his tax returns show. The Labour leader published the details after Rishi Sunak released his on Wednesday, following months of political pressure. Sir Keir’s document shows he paid £67,033 in total tax for the 2021/22 financial year, and £51,547 the previous year. It