Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed multiple times by Emma Borowy, 32, while walking his dog in a Sheffield park in August 2023. The attack occurred after Borowy absconded while on leave from her unit, an inquest into Mr Leaderbeater's death heard. On Thursday, Sheffield coroner Tanyka Rawden concluded that Borowy's leave request would probably have been rejected if procedures had been followed. Borowy, who had paranoid schizophrenia, told police and psychiatrists she was "tricked by the devil" into killing Mr Leadbeater in a "ritual sacrifice". She died in prison four months after the attack. She had absconded from her ward nine times, attempted to abscond 15 times and failed to return from leave three times, the inquest heard. The coroner outlined how Borowy was still granted permission for escorted leave two days before she attacked Mr Leadbeater. Borowy's care was transferred to a new consultant who approved more leave "without clear documentation of the reasons for the decision, without consideration of a detailed risk assessment, and outside of the policies which stated that leave after a suspension should be reviewed face-to-face". Ms Rawden concluded "it is likely the risk factors would have been too high and leave would not have been granted" if the procedures at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust had been followed. Borowy was first sectioned in October 2022 after being arrested for killing two goats with a knife. Ms Rawden also criticised both Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire police forces for how they dealt with handovers of vulnerable missing people. Outside the coroner's court, Mr Leadbeater's niece Angela Hector criticised Greater Manchester Mental Health, Greater Manchester Police and South Yorkshire Police. "Emma Borowy put her trust in you to keep her safe and well," she said. "The public put their trust in you to protect us. You all failed on every level." Read more from Sky News:£20,000 reward offered to catch 'Beast of Birkenhead' Mother-of-10 kept woman as 'house slave' Ms Hector urged the responsible authorities to "feel what it's like to live with the consequences of your decisions", adding: "I am certain you would think twice before granting leave, before withholding vital information, before ignoring clear warnings." She described how her uncle had suffered 124 injuries, in an attack that "was not just violence, it was barbaric beyond comprehension". "This is like a horror film you cannot switch off, except this is real," she said. The coroner will now send prevention of future death (PFD) reports to both police forces, the Home Office, the College of Policing and the National Police Chief's Council, in relation to the handover of missing vulnerable people. Ms Rawden said she would wait until August before deciding to issue one for the hospital trust - which said it "learned lessons" and intended to implement a range of measures to improve procedures. Greater Manchester Assistant Chief Constable Steph Parker said: "On behalf of GMP I want to apologise to Roger's family for our failure to properly pass key information to other partners before and after he was killed. "It is to our great regret that this tragic incident could ever have happened." South Yorkshire Police's Detective Chief Superintendent Laura Koscikiewicz said: "We fully accept the learning opportunities highlighted during the inquest and that changes should have been made sooner around the handover of missing people to other agencies, to ensure key information is passed on. "We are sorry that these processes were not in place at the time."

Wicked: For Good may have done fairly swift business at the box office, but that simply did not translate into Oscar votes. Read more: Oscar nominations 2026 as it happened After the first instalment of the movie got 10 nods last year, the second part did not receive a single nomination. While its two stars - Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - failed to make it into the best actress and best supporting actress categories, the biggest blow will be missing out on the coveted best picture category. Meanwhile, Paul Mescal was overlooked in the best supporting actor category for his performance as playwright William Shakespeare in the big-screen adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel Hamnet. While that's the category he campaigned in, some felt he would have been placed in the best actor category, raising the possibility that the Irish star split some of his votes if some people put his name in the latter. Another acting omission was that of Chase Infiniti - breakout star of One Battle After Another, playing the daughter of Leonardo DiCaprio's washed-up revolutionary. Read more: Oscar nominations 2026: The full list After her nomination in the best actress category at the Golden Globes earlier this month, she had been widely expected to appear in the Oscar nominations line-up too. Her four co-stars - Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor - all made it into the mix. In a tight race, while Infiniti failed to make the best actress cut, Kate Hudson did make it in for her performance in musical drama Song Sung Blue, which was far from guaranteed. A recent publicity event at which she was interviewed by her mother, veteran Hollywood star Goldie Hawn, may well have given her the voter boost she needed to get her over the line. While Mescal and Infiniti missed out, it was a different story for British stars Delroy Lindo, 74, and Wunmi Mosaku, 39, who both got nods for Sinners. RADA-trained British Nigerian actress Mosaku had made her way into the awards conversation in recent days, but Lindo's nod for his portrayal of musician Delta Slim was out of the blue. The London-born actor was critically acclaimed for his performance, but most pundits expected him to be left out in favour of Mescal or Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly. While Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value got an impressive nine nods overall, it got nothing in the new category, best achievement in casting. It's a slightly strange omission, considering it got four nods in the acting categories - Renate Reinsve in best actress in a leading role, both Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in best supporting actress and Stellan Skarsgard in best supporting actor. And while gothic horror Frankenstein got nine nods - including best picture - Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro missed out in the best director category. Formula One blockbuster F1, starring Damson Idris and Brad Pitt, while expected to do well in the technical categories, also managed to nudge its way into the best picture race. A summer hit, it remains to be seen if it will have the backing to win pole position at this year's Academy Awards in LA on Sunday, 15 March.

On Thursday night, the House of Lords voted for a social media ban for under-16s added into a piece of legislation called the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The amendment could drastically speed up the implementation of a social media ban here in the UK. If it is also passed by the House of Commons it will become law. Read more: What UK social media ban on children could look like - as government considers action Without amendment, campaigners would have had to wait for the government to run a nationwide consultation that it announced on Monday. Ministers are not scheduled to respond to that consultation until the summer, so that would already have meant a six-month wait. If the consultation did suggest a ban was necessary, the government says it would offer MPs a chance to vote on a new amendment giving them the power to enact the ban. More time would then have been needed to give tech companies time to prepare. By adding an amendment into legislation already going through parliament, Lord Nash, who proposed the amendment, has managed to skip many of those hurdles. That was intentional. "The longer we delay, the more children we fail," the Conservative peer said earlier this week. Read more: Logging off: Kids' social media ban now feels almost certain Now the bill - with its new social media ban amendment - will go back to the House of Commons for MPs to consider and vote on it. One Labour MP told Sky's political reporter Faye Brown there was "no way" the government could pressure its MPs to vote against it, claiming a majority are in favour of the ban. The government in Australia faced very similar pressure in the run-up to approving their ban for under-16s on social media, according to Daniel Stone, a fellow with Australia's Centre for Responsible Technology who is currently based in Cambridge. "From far away, we can think that the Australian government went into this with a really clear intention," he told Sky News, "But the reality is that the process wasn't that dissimilar from what we're seeing playing out here. "The Australian government had originally resisted acting on it, and then, due to the political circumstance, it became more and more urgent, and they decided that there was an incredible amount of political urgency, and that the community really wanted to see something done, and decided to embrace it." As in Australia, once the law passes, tech companies will be given 12 months to prepare to remove their under-16 users and block new ones. Many of them will already have the technology in place to do this. In July, new rules came into force that meant under-18s needed to be blocked from seeing adult and harmful content. Read more: What is AI facial age estimation? The age-verification tools used by many UK companies to comply with those rules is the same tech being used in Australia to block under-16s from social media. There's been a fair amount of criticism of that technology, with Australian teenagers this week telling Sky News they were able to easily bypass it. However, that doesn't necessarily undermine the ban, according to Mr Stone. "Some kids might attempt to get around this and they'll probably be successful if they do," he said. "The important thing is to make sure that we're establishing a clear social norm, that [social media] is harmful, that a certain amount of care is required and that we should be broadly hesitant about jumping straight into it."

England were 129-1 after 27 overs chasing 272 thanks to a stand of 117 between Ben Duckett (62 off 76 balls) and Joe Root (61 off 90), only to slump to 252 all out, including a collapse of 5-35 as Duckett and Root's lbw dismissals were followed by Brook (6) and Jacob Bethell (15) being stumped and Sam Curran (5) caught and bowled. Rehan Ahmed's enterprising 27 off 21 kept his team in the hunt but he was then pouched brilliantly at long-off by Dunith Wellalage, leaving England requiring 69 from the final five overs and when Jos Buttler (19 off 20) and Liam Dawson (2) departed an over later, the game was all but up, with Jamie Overton's late cameo coming in vain. Overton (34 off 17) - who had conceded 23 runs from the final over of Sri Lanka's innings - pumped four fours and two sixes to cut England's ask to 20 from the last six balls but he then holed out off Pramod Madushan two deliveries later. Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs England, first ODI, ColomboSri Lanka vs England - as it happened in series openerEngland men's cricket results and fixtures for 2026Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you wantGet Sky Sports or stream contract-free with NOWDownload Sky Sports app for analysis, video and more England lost 11 of their 15 ODIs in 2025 and were swept 3-0 in New Zealand across October and November - a series during which Brook had an altercation with a nightclub bouncer - while this tour of the subcontinent kicked off just two weeks after the end of a chastening Ashes in Australia that they lost 4-1. England - currently eighth in the ODI rankings and by no means certain to qualify automatically for the 2027 World Cup - will look to keep the series alive by winning Saturday's second game in Colombo (9am UK), ahead of the final fixture at the same venue next Tuesday. Kusal Mendis' 93 not out from 117 balls underpinned Sri Lanka's 271-6, with Adil Rashid the pick of the England bowlers, bagging 3-44 to move on to 238 wickets in his ODI career, and fellow leg-spinner Ahmed (1-61), a late replacement in the XI for the ill Will Jacks, one of three bowlers to strike once, alongside left-arm seamer Curran (1-40) and left-arm spinner Dawson (1-31). England fade after Root-Duckett partnership Duckett and Zak Crawley (6) took their Ashes opening partnership into the ODI arena with the latter picked for his first 50-over international since December 2023 - but the alliance lasted less than three overs with Crawley caught behind on the drive. Duckett looked scratchy early on, fluffing a number of reverse sweeps and nearly dragging onto his stumps, with Root the more composed of the two initially as he drove and clipped boundaries and rotated strike efficiently. Duckett settled, tonking a towering six as he passed fifty for the first time since an Ashes warm-up in November having maxed out with 42 in the Test series defeat to Australia, but when he and Root fell lbw in the 28th and 33rd overs respectively, Sri Lanka's belief rose. Sri Lanka's spinners continued to apply the squeeze and were rewarded as Brook walked past a delivery from Charith Asalanka (1-33), Bethell did the same to Wellalage (2-41), and Wellalage then caught Curran (5) sharply off his own bowling. Wellalage went on to produce a remarkable grab at long-off to cut off Ahmed's boundary-laden knock, snaffling the ball, hurling it back into the air before he fell over the rope and then catching it again as he returned to the field of play. Minutes later, Buttler was cleaned up on the slog by Pramod Madushan (3-39) and the same bowler had Dawson caught brilliantly by Dhananjaya de Silva at backward point. With 59 needed from 24 balls, England looked toast, but Overton gave Sri Lanka some jitters. Mendis and Rashid impress with bat and ball respectively England went wicketless across the first 10.2 overs after being asked to bowl as Pathum Nissanka (21) and Kamil Mishara (27) put on exactly 50, only for that opening stand to be snapped when Nissanka hacked a Curran slower ball to Dawson at mid-on. Two wickets fell for four runs when Mishara was then bowled by Rashid after failing to connect with a sweep, while Sri Lanka were reduced to 124-4 halfway through the 27th over with Dhananjaya (10) and Asalanka (17) also out on the sweep. Mendis found a strong ally in Janith Liyanage (46 off 53) with the pair stitching a fifth-wicket partnership of 88 from 98 balls, during which time Mendis clinched a 35th ODI half-century from 61 balls with four over Ahmed's head, one of his 11 boundaries. Although Liyanage was unable to pass fifty, caught and bowled by Rashid after spooning a googly back to the spinner, and Pavan Rathnayake (12 off 14) was pouched in the deep off Dawson, Sri Lanka soared past 250 in Overton's expensive final over. Wellalage (25no off 12) accounted for 20 of the 23 runs looted, cracking a six over deep cover and then hammering, sweeping and top-edging his way to three fours in a row as the home team's innings ended with a real flourish. That was not to be Player of the Match Wellalage's only important contribution of the day. England in Sri Lanka - results and fixtures All times UK and Ireland First ODI (January 22, Colombo) - Sri Lanka win by 19 runsSecond ODI (Saturday January 24) - Colombo (9am)Third ODI (Tuesday January 27) - Colombo (9am)First T20 (Friday January 30) - Pallekele (1.30pm)Second T20 (Sunday February 1) - Pallekele (1.30pm)Third T20 (Tuesday February 3) - Pallekele (1.30pm)

Wicked: For Good may have done fairly swift business at the box office, but that simply did not translate into Oscar votes. Read more: Oscar nominations 2026 as it happened After the first instalment of the movie got 10 nods last year, the second part did not receive a single nomination. While its two stars - Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande - failed to make it into the best actress and best supporting actress categories, the biggest blow will be missing out on the coveted best picture category. Meanwhile, Paul Mescal was overlooked in the best supporting actor category for his performance as playwright William Shakespeare in the big-screen adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel Hamnet. While that's the category he campaigned in, some felt he would have been placed in the best actor category, raising the possibility that the Irish star split some of his votes if some people put his name in the latter. Another acting omission was that of Chase Infiniti - breakout star of One Battle After Another, playing the daughter of Leonardo DiCaprio's washed-up revolutionary. Read more: Oscar nominations 2026: The full list After her nomination in the best actress category at the Golden Globes earlier this month, she had been widely expected to appear in the Oscar nominations line-up too. Her four co-stars - Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor - all made it into the mix. In a tight race, while Infiniti failed to make the best actress cut, Kate Hudson did make it in for her performance in musical drama Song Sung Blue, which was far from guaranteed. A recent publicity event at which she was interviewed by her mother, veteran Hollywood star Goldie Hawn, may well have given her the voter boost she needed to get her over the line. While Mescal and Infiniti missed out, it was a different story for British stars Delroy Lindo, 74, and Wunmi Mosaku, 39, who both got nods for Sinners. RADA-trained British Nigerian actress Mosaku had made her way into the awards conversation in recent days, but Lindo's nod for his portrayal of musician Delta Slim was out of the blue. The London-born actor was critically acclaimed for his performance, but most pundits expected him to be left out in favour of Mescal or Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly. While Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value got an impressive nine nods overall, it got nothing in the new category, best achievement in casting. It's a slightly strange omission, considering it got four nods in the acting categories - Renate Reinsve in best actress in a leading role, both Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in best supporting actress and Stellan Skarsgard in best supporting actor. And while gothic horror Frankenstein got nine nods - including best picture - Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro missed out in the best director category. Formula One blockbuster F1, starring Damson Idris and Brad Pitt, while expected to do well in the technical categories, also managed to nudge its way into the best picture race. A summer hit, it remains to be seen if it will have the backing to win pole position at this year's Academy Awards in LA on Sunday, 15 March.

Two of the movie's British stars, Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku, have also made it into the best actor and best actress categories. Here are the nominations from all 24 Oscar categories. Read more: Oscar nominations 2026 live: Sinners breaks record - as Timothee Chalamet makes history Best pictureOne Battle After AnotherSinnersHamnetMarty SupremeFrankensteinSentimental ValueTrain DreamsBugoniaThe Secret AgentF1 Best directorPaul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After AnotherRyan Coogler - SinnersChloe Zhao - HamnetJosh Safdie - Marty SupremeJoachim Trier - Sentimental Value Best actress in a leading roleJessie Buckley, HamnetRose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouKate Hudson, Song Sung BlueRenate Reinsve, Sentimental ValueEmma Stone, Bugonia Best actor in a leading roleMichael B Jordan - SinnersLeonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After AnotherTimothee Chalamet - Marty SupremeWagner Moura - The Secret AgentEthan Hawke - Blue Moon Best supporting actorStellan Skarsgard - Sentimental ValueBenicio del Toro - One Battle After AnotherSean Penn - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - FrankensteinDelroy Lindo - Sinners Best supporting actressTeyana Taylor - One Battle After AnotherAmy Madigan - WeaponsInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental ValueWunmi Mosaku - SinnersElle Fanning - Sentimental Value Best original screenplaySinnersMarty SupremeSentimental ValueIt Was Just an AccidentBlue Moon Best adapted screenplayOne Battle After AnotherHamnetTrain DreamsBugoniaFrankenstein Best animated short filmButterflyForevergreenThe Girl Who Cried PearlsRetirement PlanThe Three Sisters Best live action short filmButcher's StainA Friend of DorothyJane Austen's Period DramaThe SingersTwo People Exchanging Saliva Best make-up and hairstylingKokuhoFrankeinsteinSinnersThe Smashing MachineThe Ugly Stepsister Best original scoreBugoniaFrankensteinHamnetOne Battle after AnotherSinners Best animated feature filmKPop Demon HuntersZootopia 2ArcoElioLittle Amelie or the Character of Rain Best castingHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle after AnotherThe Secret AgentSinners Best cinematographyFrankensteinMarty SupremeOne Battle after AnotherSinnersTrain Dreams Best documentary feature filmThe Alabama SolutionCome See Me in the Good LightCutting through RocksMr Nobody against PutinThe Perfect Neighbor Best short filmAll the Empty RoomsArmed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent RenaudChildren No More: Were and Are GoneThe Devil Is BusyPerfectly a Strangeness Best film editingOne Battle After AnotherSinnersMarty SupremeF1: The MovieSentimental Value Best international feature filmBrazil, The Secret AgentFrance, It Was Just an AccidentNorway, Sentimental ValueSpain, SiratTunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab Best original songDear Me from Diane Warren: RelentlessGolden from KPop Demon HuntersI Lied To You from SinnersSweet Dreams Of Joy from Viva Verdi!Train Dreams from Train Dreams Best costume designHamnetMarty SupremeAvatar: Fire and AshFrankensteinSinners Best production designFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners Best original soundF1FrankensteinOne Battle after AnotherSinnersSirat Best visual effectsAvatar: Fire and AshF1Jurassic World RebirthThe Lost BusSinners

A total of 27 single male migrants have been moved into Crowborough Army Camp, the Home Office has announced. It will eventually house more than 500 for up to three months at a time while their asylum claims are processed. The camp was first proposed in October as an alternative to asylum hotels, which the government has pledged to close by the end of this parliament, set for 2029. Since then, there have been regular protests by locals over concerns about safety and security. Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp called it "another day of shame for the Labour government" as he accused the Home Office of having "kicked out" the 6,000 army and RAF cadets who use the site for training every year. Wealden District Council leader James Partridge said he had a meeting with border security and asylum minister Alex Norris on Wednesday evening, when he was told no decision had been made yet. But an hour later, Mr Partridge said he had been informed the army camp will be used, despite the council's "strong objection". "The minister hasn't listened to any of this," he said in a social media video. Mr Partridge said the council has asked its legal team to see if they can bring a legal challenge to the Home Office's decision. A crowdfund of residents has already raised £93,000 for a legal challenge, more than the £90,000 target. "We know this [legal challenge] is a long shot, but we've been probing the Home Office throughout the process to see if we can find a way to bring a successful legal action," Mr Partridge added. He said locals need to "try and find a way to make the best of it, and certainly not make matters worse". "We know a lot of people will be angry, frightened and worried," he added. He called on residents to "come together" like they did to welcome Afghans and Ukrainian refugees, and "take responsibility for making our community feel safe and secure". Mr Philp added that illegal immigrants "pose a threat to local communities up and down the country". "We have seen hundreds of crimes committed by illegal immigrants in asylum accommodation, including many rapes, sexual assaults and even murder," he said. "Now the women and children of Crowborough will be exposed to those risks too." The Home Office says the Crowborough accommodation has 24-hour security, CCTV and a strict sign-in system for those being housed there. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: "Illegal migration has been placing immense pressure on communities. "That is why we are removing the incentives that draw illegal migrants to Britain, closing asylum hotels that are blighting communities. "Crowborough is just the start."

Szoboszlai is Liverpool's superstar now Mohamed Salah was back in Liverpool's starting line-up against Marseille for the first time since his explosive interview in December. It seems he still has a role to play this season. But this team has a different main man now in Dominik Szoboszlai. The midfielder had endured a tough week, gifting Barnsley a goal in the FA Cup before missing from the spot against Burnley. But when Liverpool won a free-kick within shooting range at the end of the first half at the Stade Velodrome, he made it clear to Salah who would be stepping up to take it. Marseille 0-3 Liverpool - Match reportAs it happened | Teams | Stats "I love his confidence," Steven Gerrard, a man who knows a thing or two about taking responsibility for Liverpool, said on TNT Sports. "Most players with Mo Salah in their ear would move aside and respect that, but I love the way he says, 'no chance'." What followed, of course, was a clever strike directed under the wall and into the net to give Liverpool the crucial opening goal. It was Szoboszlai's fourth in seven Champions League appearances this season and he has a further three assists. Following his sensational strike against Arsenal earlier this season, he is the first Liverpool player since the departed Trent Alexander-Arnold, in 2022/23, to score more than one free-kick in a single season. His latest came in another starring display. Salah is back but Szoboszlai is this team's talisman now.Nick Wright Caicedo shows his all-round excellence again The high-quality and wide-ranging skills of Moises Caicedo are no secret but his performance to inspire Chelsea to a narrow but important win over stubborn Pafos exemplified his many attributes. He eventually made the difference with his header from a flicked-on corner with 12 minutes to play. That was his fourth shot on target of the game, with the visitors' goalkeeper twice sharp to stop Caicedo drives before the break. It's the most shots on target he's had in a game for Chelsea. Chelsea 1-0 Pafos - Match reportAs it happened | Teams | Stats He was also joint-top for chances created, with Enzo Fernandez, while only centre-backs Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana had more touches. Only Fofana won possession more times. Caicedo is a player who can do it all. The midfielder has played every minute he has been available for under Rosenior so far. He missed the Arsenal tie through suspension - and that was the only game the new head coach hasn't won. While the defence gets rejigged and attackers are rotated, Caicedo is a constant - and essential - for this Chelsea team.Peter Smith Guimaraes injury sours 'electric' night at Newcastle It was a special evening at St James' Park as an electric atmosphere spurred Newcastle on to secure a crucial win to boost their chances of automatic qualification in the Champions League. However, the injury to Bruno Guimaraes will leave a bitter taste in the mouth of Eddie Howe - and you could sense it in his press conference. Newcastle 3-0 PSV - Match reportAs it happened | Teams | Stats After confirming the ankle problem for his captain and revealing swelling had already appeared, Howe admitted it was a "worry" for the club. That might be understating it. Newcastle's next four games consist of Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Manchester City. The first game is the only one they will play at home, live on Sky Sports, this Sunday. Guimaraes has stepped up for his side regularly throughout the current campaign and the thought of heading into those fixtures without their captain and star player is a worrying one. "We hope it is not serious," Howe added. "We will do everything we can to get him fit as quickly as possible." Lewis Miley replaced him on the evening and went on to wear the armband, but asking him to fill the void Guimaraes' potential absence leaves is an impossible task.Patrick Rowe