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• Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 new potential victims come forward after 'prolific' rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women

  Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.

• Man shot dead by armed police at Milton Keynes railway station

  A man carrying a knife who "moved at speed" towards police has been shot dead by officers at Milton Keynes railway station, Thames Valley Police (TVP) have said.

• Girl, 11, who went missing after entering River Thames named

  An 11-year-old girl who went missing after entering the River Thames has been named as Kaliyah Coa.

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Entertainment

• Stalker who believed Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt avoids jail

  A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail.

• Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan revealed in line-up for Sam Mendes' four Beatles films

  Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan will play Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in the upcoming Beatles films - with a Stranger Things star also portraying one of the Fab Four.

• Gary Glitter made bankrupt after failing to pay £500k compensation to victim

  Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old.

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Strange

• 'Once-in-a-lifetime' Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire

  A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists.

• Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police

  Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said.

• The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand

  The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.

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Technology

• Bitcoin tycoon Chun Wang blasts off on polar SpaceX flight to achieve world first

  A Bitcoin tycoon has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in what is the first manned spacecraft to circle Earth over the North and South poles.

• Campaigners say analysis shows illegal sewage spills in Lake Windermere reach record levels

  Sewage was illegally poured into the Lake District's famous Lake Windermere for a record number of days last year, campaigners say, citing new analysis.

• 'You can start with me': Commander of NASA flight that was stranded in space for more than nine months says he is partly to blame

  One of the astronauts who was stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has said some of the blame for what went wrong lies with him.

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Business

• What are Donald Trump's tariffs, what is 'liberation day' and how does it all affect the UK?

  If there is a word that has dominated Donald Trump's second term, it's tariffs. 

• Car manufacturers fined £461m for collusion

  Major car manufacturers and two trade bodies are to pay a total of £461m for "colluding to restrict competition" over vehicle recycling, UK and European regulators have announced.

• Customers 'protected' as household energy supplier exits market

  A household energy supplier has failed, weeks after it attracted attention from regulators.

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Sports

• Premier League: Semi-automated offside to be introduced in top flight on April 12 following FA Cup tests earlier in season

  The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology for the first time on Saturday April 12.

• Erling Haaland: Man City forward ruled out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury

  Manchester City forward Erling Haaland could be out for up to seven weeks with an ankle injury, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

• The Masters 2025: Who needs Valero Texas Open win to earn last-minute major invite to Augusta National?

  The field is almost set for the opening major of the year, but who needs a victory at the Valero Texas Open to secure the last invite on offer for The Masters?

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Politics

• Sir Keir Starmer says US-UK trade talks 'well advanced' and rejects 'knee-jerk' response to Donald Trump tariffs

  Sir Keir Starmer has said US-UK trade talks are "well advanced" ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed by Donald Trump on the UK this week - but rejected a "knee-jerk" response.

• Payouts for departing civil servants capped at £95,000 under voluntary exit scheme

  The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.

• Number 10's downplaying of its Chagos win is a sign of Donald Trump's unpredictability

  Getting Donald Trump to sign off the Chagos Islands deal is a big win for Number 10 and a vindication of Sir Keir Starmer's softly, softly approach to the unpredictable president. 

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World

• Bodies still remain among the 'collapsed and inclining' buildings in quake-hit Mandalay

  A man inside Mandalay has told Sky News bodies remain under "collapsed and inclining" buildings after the Myanmar earthquake - as a woman was freed from rubble after 91 hours.

• Devastation in Myanmar: how the earthquake has left some areas almost completely destroyed

  Even with thousands dead and entire neighbourhoods levelled, the ruling military junta in Myanmar maintains its long-term ban on international journalists entering the country.

• Father demands protection after Gaza aid workers' deaths

  The father of a paramedic killed by Israel in Gaza has told Sky News he would have been on the mission to rescue wounded colleagues, but was ill that day and so his son went instead.

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