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1 day ago | news.sky.com | Gemma Peplow

A former girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs has told his sex trafficking trial how a whirlwind romance opened a "Pandora's box" of sex sessions with male escorts that she did not know how to stop. The witness, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Jane", alleges the hip-hop mogul coerced her into participating in drug-fuelled "debauchery" nights throughout their relationship, which began in 2021 and ended when he was arrested in September 2024.

1 day ago | news.sky.com | Sadiya Chowdhury

A man who has admitted to aggravated arson at a Ukraine-linked warehouse was told to watch a Cold War spy drama as his "manual", the Old Bailey has heard. The Russian mercenary Wagner group allegedly recommended that Dylan Earl, 20, "please see" The Americans - a show where undercover spies carry out dangerous missions for the Soviet Union - to "understand" the work better, the jury was told.

1 day ago | news.sky.com | Mollie Malone

Prisoners are to be transferred to lower security jails in an effort to ease overcrowding, as part of a new measure quietly unveiled by the government. Sky News understands that as of Monday, offenders serving standard sentences can be transferred to open or category D prisons up to three years earlier than previously, to free up space in higher security jails.

1 day ago | news.sky.com | Mickey Carroll

The first lunar rover made in Europe is set to land on the moon tonight, carrying a tiny red house and a scoop. The rover, called Tenacious, is just 31.5cm wide and 54cm long and weighs 5kg - around the size and weight of an empty carry-on suitcase. It is one of the smallest and lightest rovers in the world and is operated by ispace EUROPE from Luxembourg. "It's a big deal," said ispace EUROPE's chief executive Dr Julien Lamamy to Sky News.

1 day ago | news.sky.com | James Sillars

The weakening of the US dollar has arguably been the story of the year for financial markets. The mighty greenback is the world's reserve currency by virtue of the fact that so many nations and investors hold it. But it has taken a mighty tumble under the Donald Trump 2.0 presidency - to the point this week that the dollar index, which measures it against six other major currencies, is down 9% this year and on course for its worst annual performance since 2017.