In 2003, a young mother was dragged into bushes on an embankment next to the M61 motorway in Greater Manchester in the early hours and beaten, choked and raped. Andrew Malkinson was wrongly convicted and jailed for the rape. On Friday, a jury at Manchester Crown Court found Paul Quinn, 51, guilty of rape. Malkinson was given a life sentence with a minimum term of seven years in 2004 - but he stayed in jail for another decade because he maintained his innocence. Quinn's DNA had only made it into the system after police began retrospectively collecting samples from convicted sex offenders - as a 16-year-old in the 1990s, Quinn had been convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl. At the time of the 2003 rape, Quinn had lived not far from the scene in Little Hulton, Salford. Armed with Quinn's name, police launched a massive operation to build up a picture of his life, spanning the decades from his time in Salford to his new home in Exeter. Father-of-six could offer no explanation to police for the presence of his DNA other than that he had been "highly promiscuous" in 2003, implying, according to the prosecution, that the victim may have been one of his many sexual partners. He has other convictions for sexual offences and violence, and police say there is a "distinct possibility" he has committed others. "A despicable, dangerous, disturbing character," is how Detective Chief Superintendent Rebecca McKendrick, the senior investigating officer for Greater Manchester Police, described Quinn. "He was not only able to commit an extremely violent sexual attack in 2003 but was then able to sit back, live his life, have more children, carry on working, do all of those things knowing that Mr Malkinson is in prison for the offence that he committed." Mr Malkinson applied for his case to be referred for appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on two occasions, but was turned down. Now aged 60, Malkinson was released from prison in December 2020 and his conviction was finally quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2023 after DNA evidence linked another man - Quinn - to the crime in 2022. On Friday, Quinn was convicted of two counts of rape after a six-week trial at Manchester Crown Court. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.

The 21-year-old musician had been under investigation by a grand jury after the remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in a car registered to him in September. Los Angeles police said the Houston-born singer - whose legal name is David Anthony Burke - was being held without bail on suspicion of murder. The decomposed remains of Ms Hernandez were discovered in a Tesla registered to D4vd on 8 September - the day after she would have turned 15 - when police were called to a Hollywood tow yard because of reports of a foul smell coming from the vehicle. The vehicle had been towed from the Hollywood Hills, where it appeared to have been abandoned. Inside the car, investigators found a cadaver bag containing a head and torso, and a second bag containing dismembered body parts, according to court documents, although the cause of death has not been publicly confirmed. Ms Hernandez, who was identified after forensic examinations, had been reported missing from her hometown of Lake Elsinore - about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles - since 2024. Court documents show authorities had given her age as 14 when she was killed. In a statement, D4vd's lawyers vowed to "vigorously defend" his innocence, adding: "Let us be clear - the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death." Read more from Sky News:Bank robbers hold 25 hostage - and use sewer to fleeEyewitness - Trump's oil blockade is bringing Cuba to its knees D4vd had been on tour when the body was discovered, and a spokesperson for the artist said at the time he was "fully cooperating with the authorities". The singer, who went viral on TikTok in 2022 with the hit Romantic Homicide, subsequently cancelled his world tour.

He insisted, repeatedly, that neither he nor other ministers had been informed about the vetting process and said he would present the full facts to parliament on Monday amid mounting calls for him to resign. Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the opposition, has accused the PM of lying to save his job. Politics latest - follow live The stage is then set for an almighty clash - when the prime minister comes to parliament to persuade doubting MPs that he really was kept in the dark and he did not mislead parliament - as his opponents look to finish him off. Key to Sir Keir's defence on Monday is that he wasn't made aware of the details of Mandelson's vetting. The central claim from No 10, repeated by the PM's chief secretary Darren Jones on Friday morning, is that Starmer was only made aware on Tuesday night that Lord Mandelson had been granted security clearance against the recommendation of UK security vetting. The Foreign Office says Sir Olly Robbins has been sacked as No 10 lays blame at that department's door. I was told the PM had been asking Whitehall questions about vetting for months, given he was being asked to give statements to parliament and this information was not shared. What this suggests is the Foreign Office withheld this information from the PM, which I find simply astonishing and shocking. Overnight, I've spoken to a couple of former senior civil servants who have told me they find it impossible to believe Sir Olly would not have flagged this information to the PM and taken the decision to override vetting without consulting or informing any minister. One former senior mandarin, casting around for a possible explanation, told me "failing" security vetting comes in different grades: "If it's complicated vetting, and the subject lives overseas, it might be that security services can't give a bright green light, but they can come and do the job but can't see top level papers, so the system can bend a bit." But this figure was equally clear that if Mandelson failed vetting, then the explanation from government - that neither the PM nor his advisers, or it emerges the foreign secretary, were told - "makes no sense". "The very first thing a permanent secretary would do is share that with their political masters," said a former civil servant. Another told me last night as Sir Olly was sacked that it was "awful treatment of a very good public servant". We are yet to hear from Sir Olly. Chair of the foreign affairs select committee, Dame Emily Thornberry, has asked for the former permanent secretary of the Foreign Office to appear before her committee on Tuesday. The key question for Starmer now is if he misled the House of Commons and is in contempt of parliament. The defence is clearly going to be that he did not knowingly mislead parliament. Parliament has to rely on what the PM and ministers say because it doesn't have independent investigation powers. Any debate in the Commons has to be on the facts as they are told to MPs. If parliament is not told the truth, it cannot do its job, which is why the matter of misleading the Commons is fundamental to how our system operates. The PM will on Monday now have to come to the Commons and then correct whatever he has told MPs about the process of Mandelson's appointment. I'm told by one expert in these matters that if the PM has only just found out - as No 10 is saying - and is now establishing the facts, then from a contempt position, he will be able to come and correct the record. But there are obvious questions too as to why the PM, if he was told on Tuesday evening, didn't make some sort of statement to MPs earlier: I suspect No 10 will argue it wanted to understand what exactly went on before the PM addressed the Commons. It also seems the defence No 10 is building is around a failure of the appointment processes. Mr Jones told Sky News this morning it was "a failing of the state". He added: "It is a security failing. It is utterly unacceptable, not just in the individual case of Peter Mandelson... but the very fact that there were processes in place that allow for that to happen in the first place". But the government also appears to be saying this was a failure of individuals not to flag questions around vetting. And the obvious thing to be asking too is that why, if the government has been trawling through all the Mandelson evidence for weeks since early February, this massive vetting issue wasn't raised or found out until Tuesday. Did Sir Olly and mandarins in the Foreign Office not check this until this week? I don't need to tell you how bad that looks for No 10 and the wider government operation. Sir Keir might end up looking incompetent and not across what his government is doing. It could be very embarrassing and humiliating for the PM. But critical will be whether he can defend against the accusations he knowingly misled MPs. As one parliamentarian puts to me: "Incompetent and gullible is not contempt, although it will be judged."

Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔴 Arsenal's big issue in attack?🆚 Emery reunion for Xhaka🔍 A player to watch this weekend Arsenal's technical issue Arsenal's first-leg lead against Sporting allowed them to fall back on their defence in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg. Having shown vulnerability in recent games, a return to some characteristic solidity helped them into the last four. Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱No Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 Mikel Arteta will hope to see the same defensive stinginess against Manchester City on Sunday. But Arsenal's performance against Sporting was also a reminder of the room for improvement at the other end of the pitch. Their attack continues to misfire. How can Arteta change it? Maybe he doesn't need to. They have a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The onus is on City to win the game. But against an opponent of their quality, it is hard to see a positive outcome if offensive solutions can't be found. Arteta's approach has become the subject of intense scrutiny. Has a perceived aversion to risk come at the cost of fluency and flair on the ball? Has open-play chance creation been neglected in favour of set-pieces? Do Arsenal rely on their defence too readily? Personnel is another important factor. Injuries continue to limit Arteta's options, with Bukayo Saka ruled out of Sunday's game and Martin Odegaard among those doubtful. But the need for changes in forward areas only became clearer against Sporting. For the second game in a row, Arteta fielded a front three of Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Viktor Gyokeres, a combination which plainly does not work, or facilitate smooth football. Arsenal have only won two of the last six games the trio have started together. And one of those wins, against Chelsea in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates Stadium in February, required a late goal from substitute Kai Havertz. All three players can be potent when running at, or in behind, opposition defences. They have contributed 36 goals between them this season. But their selection, all at once, leaves Arsenal lacking the technical security to retain possession high up the pitch. "It's about doing the basics to a better level, just the five, 10-yard passes that we're giving away a bit sloppily," said Declan Rice after the Sporting game. "We have lacked a little bit of clarity in the final third," added his midfield partner Martin Zubimendi. The business of ball retention is a struggle for Gyokeres in particular. According to Opta, he has lost possession 246 times in the Premier League this season, having only had 566 touches, figures which give him the second-highest rate of touches ending in possession losses among outfield players in the division at 43.5 per cent. Martinelli and Madueke rank high on the list too, at 38.9 per cent and 36.1 per cent respectively. Manchester City, by contrast, do not have a single player over the 30 per cent mark. Like Gyokeres, who only completed five of his nine passes against Sporting, Martinelli and Madueke found it difficult to hold on to the ball on Wednesday, losing possession 12 and 17 times respectively. The game changed with Arsenal's substitutions. Not in terms of creativity, admittedly. But at least in terms of control. Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus completed 89 per cent of their passes, their technical quality allowing Arsenal to play in Sporting's half during the closing stages. Arsenal might need that same capacity at the Etihad Stadium if they are to avoid a repeat of the second-half barrage that did for them in last month's Carabao Cup final, when they couldn't get up the pitch and Manchester City's pressure proved too much. Pep Guardiola's pressing structure, or non-pressing structure, proved crucial as his front four sat off Arsenal's goalkeeper and defenders, instead blocking routes into midfield and forcing long passes to a striker, in Gyokeres, who couldn't make the ball stick. Arteta's hand may now be forced on his team selection when it comes to Dowman, with Madueke a doubt for Sunday's game having picked up an apparent knee injury against Sporting. Havertz, meanwhile, can give Arsenal the outlet they lacked. The 26-year-old has endured an injury-hit season. He struggled in midfield in the Carabao Cup final and again in the defeats to Southampton and Bournemouth. But there were reminders of his effectiveness as a focal point against Sporting. In the space of 35 minutes, and having scored the goal that ended up settling the tie in the first leg, Havertz won more aerial duels than any other player on the pitch, with three, one of which teed up Eberechi Eze for a clear shooting chance. Havertz also completed three times as many passes as Gyokeres, with 15. Factoring in the last two seasons in the Premier League, given his limited involvement this term due to injuries, Havertz's superiority to Gyokeres in the duel and in terms of ball retention shines through in the numbers. Put simply, he is the better targetman. Manchester City need no reminding of what Havertz can do in the role. The player who scored the winner in the Champions League final against them for Chelsea also played a starring role in Arsenal's 5-1 win at the Emirates Stadium in February of last season. Havertz set up Odegaard's opening goal that day and dispatched the fourth himself. He also provided an outlet, linking the play by completing all but two of his 28 passes and, again, winning more aerial duels than any other player on the pitch, with three. His deployment up front on Sunday, having only played there on a handful of occasions all season, could help give Arsenal's attack the balance it has so often lacked, while also giving Gyokeres the chance to make an impact against tiring legs as a substitute. Manchester City's quality is such that Arsenal will inevitably need to fall back on their defence for periods of the game. But raising the technical level of their attack, as much as player availability allows, could hold the key to emerging with a positive result. Xhaka's Sunderland influence Arsenal's captaincy has been another point of discussion this week after Rice was handed the responsibility in their last two games. Meanwhile, their former skipper Granit Xhaka is preparing to face the manager who stripped him of the armband in 2019. Sunderland take on Unai Emery's Aston Villa on Sunday having claimed another big scalp in beating Spurs. They are on a run of three wins from four in the Premier League. Xhaka's return from an ankle injury has been a significant factor in their upturn in form. Their record with and without him in the Premier League speaks to his importance. Sunderland points per game average jumps from one to 1.5 when he starts. They have lost four of their six Premier League games without him compared to only six of the other 26. He was typically influential last weekend, having more touches and making more passes than anyone else on the pitch as he demonstrated the ball-playing prowess Spurs badly lack. He can strengthen his case for signing of the season at Villa Park. Player Radar: Who else to keep an eye on Chelsea loanee Tyrique George has struggled for playing time at Everton but his speed and directness from the bench helped them come from behind to draw with Brentford last weekend. David Moyes has promised him more minutes. Could he be an option to exploit Liverpool's vulnerability to counter-attacks in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium? Live Radar: What's on Sky this weekend? Spurs face Brighton in the Roberto De Zerbi derby on Saturday Night Football, with coverage starting on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 5pm ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off. A bumper Super Sunday has Aston Villa vs Sunderland, Everton vs Liverpool and Nottingham Forest vs Burnley available to watch across Sky Sports at 2pm before Man City host Arsenal at 4.30pm. On Monday Night Football, Crystal Palace take on West Ham. Coverage begins at 6.30pm on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event ahead of the 8pm kick-off time. Read last week's Radar column Alejandro Garnacho and the rest of Chelsea's misfiring summer signings were the subject of the last column. Antoine Semenyo's Manchester City impact and Brian Brobbey's clutch value to Sunderland were also covered.

Sean Garner, 31, had denied the charge of owning a dog which caused injury while dangerously out of control, but was convicted following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He had previously admitted to possessing the banned male dog and a female of the same breed without an exemption certificate. John McColl died from his injuries a month after the attack by the dog in Warrington, Cheshire, on 24 February last year. The XL bully, which was called Toretto and weighed 7st 4lb, mauled the pensioner after he wandered on to the driveway of Garner's home in Bardsley Avenue, the jury was told. During the trial, the court heard the dog had "savaged" Mr McColl and "guarded him as if he were its prey". Mr McColl suffered "catastrophic facial injuries" in the 45-minute attack, Liverpool Crown Court heard at the sentencing on Friday. The animal had to be shot 10 times by police who were called to the scene. A second XL bully, a female called Malibu, was shot when officers found her inside the house. Addressing Garner in court, Mr McColl's granddaughter Kelly Percival, 33, said: "Your dog basically ate my grandad, but you and your family don't care." Jailing Garner, Judge Brian Cummings KC said: "The suffering experienced by Mr McColl was quite unspeakable and really does not bear dwelling on." He said the retired steel erector, who remained conscious throughout the attack, must have been in "absolute agony". "We're still living a nightmare. This is something we'll never get over. It'll always be in the back of your head," Mr McColl's daughter, Joanne Percival, previously told Sky News' chief North of England correspondent Greg Milam. Garner claimed during the trial that he had taken steps to prevent the dogs from being dangerously out of control, but the prosecution said the dog had been left on a patio area, which was only secured by a gate with a latch. Garner had accused Mr McColl of releasing the XL bully from a padlocked shed, claims which prosecutor David Birrell said were "ludicrous" and "absurd". Mr Birrell described Garner as a "selfish, reckless risk-taker" who told "bare-faced lies". "He has no empathy, not even an apology, he's only felt sorry for himself," Joanne Percival said, with her daughter Kelly adding that Garner "has shown no remorse in court". Mr McColl's daughter said there would be thousands of XL bully owners across the country who will likely think their dog wouldn't attack someone, adding that "they are probably right". "They probably wouldn't, because they are probably loved. They walk the dogs, look after the dogs, and that's how you should [keep a dog]," Joanne Percival said. "He did not look after that dog, and that dog was put outside. That dog escaped. Sean Garner knows the truth and he will live with that for the rest of his life because he knows what happened." Read more from Sky News:Former BBC DJ and Live Aid presenter has diedWhy are there two different state pensions? Garner admitted during the trial that he had not walked the two dogs for about 10 days, but said he had allowed them on to the patio for exercise. Lloyd Morgan, defending, said: "Sean Garner does express his deepest sympathy to the family of Mr McColl for the loss, and the manner of the loss, of their beloved family member."

A review of live and electronic music commissioned by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee also calls for a government and industry-backed Music Fan Association, similar to one set up for football fans. Review chairman Lord Brennan said: "Over the last year we've given a voice to fans of all different music types and genres from across the country, and they've told us loud and clear that often they feel neglected and ripped off. "Sharp commercial practices and impersonal service are now all too prevalent in the music world and point to an industry that fails to treat its fans, the lifeblood of the sector, with respect." The report called on the government to commit to a fans' charter made up of 50 recommendations to improve the live music industry. Speaking at a launch event at the Le Pub live music venue in Newport, south Wales, Lord Brennan added: "From establishing a proper representative body to give fans more clout and ending the ticketing rip-off, to improving access for disabled gig goers and venue safety, it's time for all involved in music to turn the volume dial up to 11 in favour of the fans." Recommendations in the charter include the government ensuring tiered ticket pricing is "clearly communicated in advance and applied transparently", and that the industry continues to "resist the introduction of dynamic surge pricing". The report reads: "Fans across the review had a negative perception ... of major online ticketing platforms. They felt that the big agencies did not treat fans fairly, that ticket prices were too high, and that little was being done to deal with bots and online ticket touts." A survey conducted as part of the review found changing ticket prices led to fans feeling "heightened levels of stress, fear of missing out and pressure to make unaffordable decisions". The report said venues should be required to provide free earplugs and drinking water and they should publish clear start and finish times for sets as standard to ensure fans are able to plan their journeys to and from concerts in advance. The review also said venues should work towards allocating a minimum of 2% of their total capacity to wheelchair accessible spaces. It comes after an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the prices for the Oasis concerts held last year. The investigation found Ticketmaster did not offer fans enough clarity on pricing. As a result of that investigation, Ticketmaster committed to implementing a series of changes to its sales practices.

Conor McGrath, 29, was a borough councillor in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, between 2023 and 2025. He also worked for Stevenage MP Kevin Bonavia, who has condemned McGrath's "sickening criminality". McGrath was handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, on Friday after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children last month. "If you find your way back to me for offences of this type… I will revoke that order and off to prison you will go," Judge Jonathan Mann KC told McGrath. The defendant admitted to having 77 category A images, 109 category B images, and 329 category C images and videos between June 2024 and March 2025. He was arrested on 25 March last year on an unrelated matter and police seized several of his devices, including an iPhone and iPad. After being released under investigation, McGrath met a colleague at a pub and told them about being worried officers would find "rude photographs" on his device and think he was a paedophile, as well as deleting or trying to delete images on his devices, the trial heard. Officers launched a second search and seizure at McGrath's home after a referral was made to the Metropolitan Police Parliamentary Diplomatic Protection Command following the meeting with the colleague, with police eventually finding indecent images on the iPhone and iPad they originally seized. Claire Beards from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The volume and nature of the indecent images that McGrath collected and stored showed his sustained and unlawful sexual interest in children. "Some of the images were among the most serious and disturbing for which a person can be prosecuted." MP: No words to express horror I felt McGrath has lost his political career and feels ashamed to have let down the people who elected him as a councillor, David Claxton, defending, told St Albans Crown Court on Friday. He added that McGrath felt "genuine remorse" and had started therapy to understand what motivated him after childhood trauma. After McGrath was sentenced, Mr Bonavia said about his former aide's crimes: "There aren't words to express the horror I felt upon being made aware of this sickening criminality. "As soon as I was made aware of the allegations facing Mr McGrath, I immediately took action to ensure the information was brought to the attention of the authorities and his employment was terminated immediately upon his arrest. I have not had any contact with him since. "My thoughts today are with the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. We must continue to do all we can to rid this vile scourge from our society and anyone found guilty of committing such abhorrent crimes must face the full force of the law." Read more from Sky News:Three charged over London arson attackSerial shoplifter banned from stores A Labour Party spokesperson added: "It is right that Conor McGrath has been sentenced for these heinous crimes. "The Labour Party took swift action to suspend Mr McGrath as soon as these allegations came to our attention. He is no longer a member of the Labour Party." In addition to his suspended jail sentence, McGrath was also ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity requirement and 150 hours of unpaid work. He will be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years.

The seismic top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad Stadium, live on Sky Sports, isn't a must-win for Arsenal in the context of the league table. A draw would be enough to keep Man City at arm's length with little margin for error in the final month. But for Arteta, a victory would be a defining moment with a year left on his contract. In any case, Arsenal should be wary of playing for a draw. Their stalemate at Man City in March 2024, when Liverpool held a two-point lead at the top, was seen as a good result. It was framed as progress, a disciplined response to the 4-1 defeat there a year earlier that accelerated City's march to a third consecutive title. Got Sky? Watch Man City vs Arsenal on the Sky Sports app📱Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract📺Arsenal news & transfers🔴⚪| Arsenal fixtures & scores "We have made a big step," said Arteta afterwards. "We have experienced what happened here last year and we have come across in a different way." City, though, went on to clinch their sixth title in seven seasons with a two-point margin over Arsenal - second again. That is the uncomfortable pattern currently defining Arteta's time at the club. He needs a statement victory. He needs to prove he can get Arsenal over the line. And in their biggest game for over 20 years, it has to be now. For all the progress the club has made during his six-and-a-half seasons, there is just one trophy to show for it, which came at an empty Wembley Stadium in his first six months. Defeat to City in the Carabao Cup final in March was the latest blow in Arteta's quest for silverware. There has been semi-final defeats in the Champions League, the Europa League and twice in the League Cup. Arsenal's loss to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals this month was as far as they've been in the competition since they won it. Arsenal have taken 12 points from the current top six, with only Man City left to face. The 33 Premier League winners have taken, on average, 18 points from their closest rivals on the way to the title. In none of Arteta's five full seasons have Arsenal reached the 18-point mark. Beating the top six is not always decisive in a title race, losing to Bournemouth or drawing at Wolves can be just as damaging, but it is in these defining moments that titles and reputations are shaped. "I've always said to win a title you have to land one on your opponent and it's time for Arteta and Arsenal to do that," said Sky Sports' Gary Neville. There was a period between May 2023 and August last year when Arsenal went 22 games unbeaten against the 'big six' - Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham. It was the longest-ever run in Premier League history and what do they have to show for it? In the same season that they thumped Man City 5-1 at the Emirates, Arsenal drew with champions Liverpool twice. It is the odd contradiction of Arteta's Arsenal: capable of matching anyone, but still searching for the big moment that truly defines them. Arteta's spell at Arsenal draws comparisons with Gareth Southgate's time in charge of England. Two teams rebuilt from decline and taken to the brink of success not seen for decades, yet without winning silverware. Southgate was judged in short bursts of tournament football where margins are fine. Arteta is measured against Pep Guardiola's Man City team, which has shown an unprecedented period of domination in the Premier League. Guardiola is the extraordinary level Arteta must surpass over a full season. Every meeting is a question of whether the apprentice can outsmart the master. With Arteta set to enter the final year of his contract, how much longer can Arsenal keep falling at the final hurdle? And so that is why Sunday's showdown has become more than a title decider, but the ultimate test of Arteta's credentials. Watch Man City vs Arsenal on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Sunday, kick-off 4.30pm