The 38-year-old woman was killed after her car was involved in a collision with a police vehicle in Eltham Road in October 2024. Her unborn child could also not be saved. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised a charge of causing death by dangerous driving against Metropolitan Police PC Chris Johnson, 56, the driver of the police vehicle involved in the collision. And former PC Danny Tomkins, 35, the driver of a second police vehicle, has been charged with dangerous driving in relation to the standard of his driving. The pair will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 28 May. The Metropolitan Police said Johnson is attached to the Met's Taskforce. Tomkins was attached to the same unit at the time of the incident. Acting Detective Chief Superintendent James Derham, who leads policing in Greenwich, said: "Our thoughts remain with the woman's family and friends, who continue to grieve the loss of her and her unborn child. "This was a truly terrible and heartbreaking incident." The charges follow an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which began a probe following a mandatory referral from the Met. The IOPC referred a file to the CPS following the conclusion of the investigation in October 2025. Read more from Sky News: Trump threatens UK in new Sky News callAxel Rudakubana's parents should be deported, says Tory leader Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS's special crime division, said: "Following a thorough review of the evidence in this case, we have authorised criminal charges against one current and one former police officer. "Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings."

Staff were told of the news of redundancies during an all-staff call at 3pm on Wednesday but were not given details of who would be affected. The cuts would mark the biggest round of job cuts at the BBC in almost 15 years. They come as the broadcaster attempts to reduce costs by 10% over the next three years. In February, it was revealed it aimed to reduce spending by hundreds of millions of pounds within this timeframe as it continues to face "substantial financial pressures". The latest cuts, initially reported by the Financial Times, come as former Google boss, Matt Brittin, prepares to take over as director-general next month. The BBC also recently revealed plans to drastically reduce the team behind the coverage of national occasions such as royal and state events. Interim director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies, who led the all-staff meeting and will head the corporation until Mr Brittin takes over on 18 May, told staff the corporation needs to save an additional £500m over the next two years. He said: "All of this needs to be done with real care - for our audiences and, of course, for all of you. "I know this is challenging news, and we'll need to work closely together to build our plans. "My commitment to you is that we'll do everything possible to try to reduce the strain and uncertainty that change of this kind brings." Read more:Mandelson's firm collapsedTrump: UK 'can't succeed' Previously, the BBC has said: "Over the last three years we have delivered more than a half a billion pounds worth of savings, much of which we've been able to reinvest into our output across the BBC." The BBC is predominantly funded through the annual licence fee, which rose to £180 per year on 1 April. Philippa Childs, head of broadcasting union Bectu, said: "Cuts of this magnitude will be devastating for the workforce and to the BBC as a whole. "BBC staff are already under significant pressure after previous redundancies. This will also inevitably impact the wider creative industries ecosystem, given the BBC's crucial anchor role in commissioning content and nurturing talent. "At a time of fake news and an industry that is becoming more concentrated in the hands of a few multinational corporations, the UK needs a confident, ambitious and sustainably-funded BBC more than ever. "The government must ensure that Charter Renewal puts the BBC's funding on a more secure, long-term pathway and prevent our national broadcaster facing death by a thousand cuts." Sky News has approached the BBC for a response.

The Tory leader said his father, Alphonse Rudakubana, and mother, Laetitia Muzayire, "knew their son was stockpiling weapons and planning an attack" but "chose silence" and "three little girls paid with their lives". Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death by Rudakubana, then 17, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on 29 July 2024. Rudakubana, now 19, also tried to murder eight other children, class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes at The Hart Space in the Lancashire seaside town. He is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years. In a 763-page report published on Monday, inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said Rudakubana would not have been free to kill had his parents "done what they morally ought to have done". The retired High Court judge said if the full extent of their concerns had been shared with authorities "it is almost certain this tragedy would have been prevented". He also blamed a string of agencies who failed to manage the risk, highlighting failures by police, the government's counter-terror Prevent Programme, social care and healthcare, and those involved with his education. Merseyside Police said Rudakubana's parents, were granted asylum in the UK in 2003 after fleeing the Rwandan genocide, would not face criminal charges. "There is no current legal duty on bystanders and/or parents to warn or report criminality," a spokesman said. In a post on X on Wednesday Ms Badenoch said "they should face the consequences of their actions, or indeed their inaction". "If they escape criminal charges on a technicality, the Government should deport them," she said, adding that the UK "must leave" the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if the treaty stands in the way. She said in a video: "These were people who were refugees in our country, they fled a horrific genocide, they know what violence looks like and when they saw that someone in their household was very likely to do the same to other people's children they did nothing. "I think that is appalling, I think they have a lot of questions to answer. "I think we should look at every possible avenue, to look at what we can do if not from a criminal side, then potentially even from an immigration side." She also called on them to say sorry to the British public. Both Rudakubana's parents, who are British citizens so cannot be deported, apologised when they gave evidence to the inquiry from remote locations, but have not commented publicly since the report was published. Sir Adrian said they had faced "significant challenges" dealing with their son's behaviour but "ultimately failed" to report the risk in the week before the attack. He also said individual parts of his report should not be used "to vilify or unfairly attack any of the individuals or the bodies for whom they work", urging the same for Rudakubana's parents. He made 67 recommendations, including a Law Commission review into whether specified categories of persons ought to be under a legal duty to warn about, or a duty to report, the criminality of another.

Didier Deschamps, the France head coach, confirmed Ekitike will miss the World Cup this summer with a "serious" injury. Sky Sports News understands the player is set for scans to determine the full extent of the injury, which is not yet known. The worst-case scenario is an absence as long as nine months - but it will take more analysis to determine a timeline for his recovery. Ekitike came off with a serious leg problem after 31 minutes of the 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield - which confirmed a 4-0 aggregate quarter-final defeat to the reigning European champions. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool news & transfers🔴Liverpool fixtures & scores | FREE Liverpool PL highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch Liverpool games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 "Hugo suffered a serious injury on Tuesday evening against PSG," said Deschamps in quotes released on the national team's X account. "The severity of his injury will unfortunately prevent him from finishing the season with Liverpool and participating in the World Cup. "Hugo is one of the dozen young players who have made their debuts with the national team in recent months. He had perfectly integrated into the group, both on the pitch and off it. This injury is a huge blow for him, of course, but also for the France team. "His disappointment is immense. Hugo will regain his top form, I'm convinced of it. "But I wanted to express all my support to him, as well as that of the entire staff. We know he'll be fully behind the France team and we're all thinking of him very strongly." Ekitike picked up the injury just as Alexander Isak returned from his serious leg injury, with the British record transfer making his first start since fracturing his ankle in December. Liverpool did not comment when contacted by Sky Sports News. Speaking after the defeat to PSG, Slot gave an initial assessment of Ekitike's injury. "Hugo looks really bad but it's difficult for me to say how bad," he said. "Tomorrow we will investigate this further, [see] how bad this is for him. Let's see. But it doesn't look good. I didn't see him at half-time and after the game he had already gone home so I haven't spoken to him yet." Ekitike's team-mate, Ibrahima Konate, echoed those fears, as he added: "I'm very sad for him. I think it is bad. I don't know. I send him my prayers and everything." Ekitike has scored 19 goals for Liverpool and France this season after signing from Eintracht Frankfurt for £79m last summer. 'Terrible blow for Ekitike and Liverpool' Sky Sports' Vinny O'Connor: "It looked to be a serious one. He tried to get back to his feet and couldn't. Ekitike is undergoing scans to determine the full extent of the problem. "Arne Slot confirmed that he felt it was a serious one. If it is a rupture, then that is a recovery time of six to nine months. That rules him out of the rest of the season, the World Cup and the start of the next season. "A terrible blow for him and a terrible blow for Liverpool." Another injury for Liverpool... Sky Sports' Peter Smith: Another injury for Liverpool compounds a common and unfortunate theme for their season. Of course, Alexander Isak was supposed to come in and post a big goals total for Liverpool this season after his £125m signing from Newcastle. But the Swede has struggled with injuries, including a broken leg which sidelined him in December and Tuesday was his first start back. The plan at the start of the season was for Isak and fellow summer signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike to combine in a new-look £320m attack. But Ekitike's worrying injury against PSG added to Liverpool's frustrating night, and Slot pointed out how he hasn't had a chance to use those three big names together often enough. "For 88 minutes [before Tuesday] we have played with Florian [Wirtz], Alex and Hugo. We added about 27 to that [on Tuesday] and I would be surprised if we add more minutes to that this season," he said. On Ekitike's injury, he added: "Losing a game is hard but again losing a player is something we've had many times this season." First-choice keeper Alisson has also missed game time with hamstring problems, Conor Bradley has had knee surgery, Giovanni Leoni's ACL injury put a strain on centre-back depth, while Jeremie Frimpong, Wataru Endo and Joe Gomez have also been out for significant spells. After claiming the fitness of his squad was at its best for the campaign before facing PSG, to yet another setback. Liverpool have been hampered and hindered regularly. Liverpool's remaining matches April 19: Everton (A), live on Sky Sports, kick-off 2pm April 25: Crystal Palace (H), kick-off 3pm May 3: Manchester United (A), live on Sky Sports, kick-off 3.30pm May 9: Chelsea (H), kick-off 12.30pm May 17: Aston Villa (A), kick-off TBD May 24: Brentford (H), kick-off 4pm

Peter Magyar's landslide election win on Sunday, off the back of a record turnout, ended Mr Orban's 16-year spell in power. He now wants to take over as soon as possible and said president Tamas Sulyok had told him the handover was possible in the first week of May. "[The president] thinks, and I think everyone thinks, that it's in the interests of the Hungarian nation that after such an overwhelming mandate from the voters, a change in government and a change of regime should happen as quickly as possible," Mr Magyar said. Hungary's leader-in-waiting is keen to flush out any allies of the previous government and wants Mr Sulyok, who has been in his job since 2024, to stand down once the handover is complete. In a post on X, which showed him standing next to Mr Sulyok, he said he was "unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation" and "not fit to serve as a moral authority or a role model". Mr Magyar said if he refused to go, his government would make constitutional changes to remove Mr Sulyok "along with all the other puppets that the Orban system has installed". Hungary's president is elected indirectly by parliament and normally serves for five years. The role is largely ceremonial, though they are officially the head of state and commander of the armed forces, and can also propose laws and referendums. The constitution says the president should "embody the nation's unity" - but as Mr Sulyok was elected under Orban's majority, his position appears untenable. Mr Magyar, 45, won a two-thirds majority in the election, pledging to make Hungary a "European country again" after years of Mr Orban cosying up to Russia and blocking help for Ukraine. His pledges include halting economic stagnation, reforming the health system, and stamping out corruption. Mr Magyar told Hungary's public broadcaster on Wednesday that its news service - which has long been an Orban mouthpiece - would be suspended until "conditions are established that are independent, objective, and impartial". "One of the key elements of our programme is that this factory of lies will come to an end once the Tisza government is formed," he said. Mr Magyar once worked as a foreign affairs official under Mr Orban but resigned from his Fidesz party in 2024 and joined the pro-European Tisza. As he prepares major changes to government institutions, the centre-right politician has also urged the outgoing administration not to take any actions to impede his work.

On X, the rapper wrote: "After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice." West was due to perform at the Marseille Velodrome on 11 June, but the gig had faced a growing backlash because of his history of antisemitic comments. Earlier in the week, French interior minister Laurent Nunez had told Politico he was "very determined" to prevent the show from going ahead. And back in March, Marseille mayor Benoit Payan said he would refuse to let the city "be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism". West was blocked from coming to the UK after the government concluded that his presence would "not be conducive to the public good". He had been due to headline all three nights of the Wireless Festival in London, but the event was cancelled after his electronic travel visa authorisation was withdrawn. Several major sponsors - including Pepsi, Rockstar Energy and Diageo - had pulled out of the event, with the booking attracting condemnation from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. In an earlier statement, Wireless organisers had said "multiple stakeholders" had been consulted before the booking, and "no concerns were highlighted at the time". They added: "Antisemitism in all its forms is abhorrent, and we recognise the real and personal impact these issues have had." Following the backlash, West had offered to meet members of the Jewish community in the UK, and said he knew he had "to show change through his actions". "My only goal is to come to London and present a show of change, bringing unity, peace, and love through music," he wrote. The 48-year-old has not performed in the UK since Glastonbury in 2015. In the years since, he has drawn criticism for a Super Bowl advert that directed people to a swastika T-shirt, and a song referencing Hitler. Earlier this year, West apologised for his actions in The Wall Street Journal - and blamed his behaviour on his bipolar-1 disorder, which he claims was the result of a car accident. "I lost touch with reality," he had said. "Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret."

One source said the heads of the army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and other top brass were due to meet this week to discuss the funding pressures. A second source said the squeeze is because the current budget is insufficient simply to deliver the programme of record - let alone ambitions set out in a major review of defence that was published last June to rebuild and rearm in response to escalating threats. A third source said that the Ministry of Defence - like all government departments - has to operate within the agreed budget set out by the Treasury. Defence officials had been holding out for the possibility of more money being made available faster as part of a major, 10-year plan to invest in new equipment and capabilities. However, the government has still not signed off on the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) - even though it should have been published last autumn. It means that there is no let-up in the financial squeeze, leading to further demands on military officers and civil servants to look for new ways to cut costs. The revelations about the in-year cash crisis emerged as Lord George Robertson, the lead author of the prime minister's Strategic Defence Review and a former Labour defence secretary, prepares to issue a devastating critique of the government's record on defence. Read more from Sky News:Soham killer's cause of deathWater firm boss gives up bonus In a speech this evening, he will accuse the prime minister and his chancellor of "corrosive complacency" that has left the armed forces "underprepared" for the threats they face. Lord Robertson, also a former head of the NATO alliance, will take particular aim at Rachel Reeves, her apparent lack of interest in defence and the incompatibility of vast welfare spending with supercharging the defence budget. He will accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism", adding: "We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget." Asked about the claim that military chiefs have been urged to find £3.5bn in efficiencies and other savings in-year, a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "The defence budget is rising to record levels as this government delivers the biggest boost to defence spending since the Cold War, totalling £270bn this parliament alone. "Demands on defence are rising, with growing Russian aggression, the crisis in the Middle East and increasing operational requirements. "We are finalising our Defence Investment Plan that we will publish as soon as possible, putting the best kit and technology into the hands of our forces, rebuilding British industry to make defence an engine for growth and doubling down on our own commitment to NATO." A request to make efficiency savings is different to a budget cut. Military chiefs have repeatedly been requested over the years to find ways to do things cheaper or more efficiently. They will typically draw up lists of options - including extremely unpalatable ones that could not be accepted - in a back and forth with defence and Treasury officials to try to make the in-year finances work. In a defence review in 2015, however, much of the investment plans to buy more military kit were predicated on billions of pounds in unspecified efficiency savings that were never achieved, leaving the armed forces more hollow.

Liverpool spent a record £446.5m last summer but a difficult season has shown the need to continue the rebuild, with Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson set to leave on free transfers and Hugo Ekitike feared to have suffered a serious injury. The club funded last summer's spending by selling a string of players including Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Jarell Quansah, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ben Gannon Doak and Tyler Morton. And with many of last summer's recruits, including Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, having struggled for form and fitness, Slot says more players will need to be sold to fund any new additions. "We are losing Mo and Andy Robertson on a free transfer, as we lost Trent on a free transfer, and this model of the club means that we have to sell, usually, to buy," he told Amazon Prime after the Champions League exit against Paris Saint-Germain. "It's a big challenge. It was already last season and it's going to be a challenge in the summer again. But this club has also shown many times that this model works and we can be very successful. "We have signed very good and talented players. Let's hope they are all fit, and most of them go into their second season in the Premier League. "As I said many times, the future looks very good, especially if we can add a few good signings after good players leave this summer." Ibrahima Konate is one of the players whose future at the club appears uncertain, with the defender having so far failed to agree a contract extension, leaving Liverpool under pressure to sell this summer before his contract expires next year. Will Slot still be in place? Slot's comments come amid uncertainty surrounding his own future. The Dutchman, who guided Liverpool to the Premier League title last season, has a year remaining on his contract but Jamie Carragher has said failure to clinch a Champions League finish could spell the end of his reign. Liverpool currently occupy one of the Champions League qualifying spots in fifth, four points clear of Chelsea, but face Everton in Sunday's Merseyside derby, live on Sky Sports, having only won one of their last four Premier League games "If you don't qualify for the Champions League, having won the league the season before and spent as much as Liverpool, I don't think you've got a leg to stand on," Carragher said on Monday Night Football in February. "The real worry I have for Liverpool in terms of qualifying for the Champions League is the three big things that stand out in the Premier League now are set-pieces, counter-attacking football and coming up against low blocks. "Liverpool can't cope with any of them. What we're seeing is a team in the Premier League that's not suited to the Premier League." The same issues have resurfaced since Carragher's comments, with Liverpool losing to Wolves and Brighton either side of a draw with Spurs before Saturday's win over Fulham. "Once you start fearing Champions League qualification for next season, that's when I think we've got a completely different proposition when we're talking about the manager's job," added Carragher. "That, for me, is completely different. "If we're talking about not winning the league or challenging for the league, that is a collective responsibility, and Liverpool don't win the league every year. "Not making the Champions League from [being] champions, spending £450m and having the highest wage bill in the Premier League, which is normally the biggest determining factor over where you finish in the league, I think you've got serious questions to ask." Watch Everton vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event on Sunday; kick-off 2pm