The woman had been separated from her friends on a night out when two of the men took her behind a beach hut and raped her, while the third went to the location moments later and captured footage of the attack. Ibrahim Alshafe, 26, from Egypt, and Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, from Iran, had both denied two counts each of raping the woman on 4 October last year. They were found guilty. The pair were jailed for 21 years each at Hove Crown Court on Wednesday. Egyptian national Karin Al-Danasurt, 21, was also found guilty of all four counts of rape as a secondary party by encouraging and filming the ordeal. He was sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison. All three will serve a further six years on extended licence. During the trial at Hove Crown Court, jurors heard the trio had found the woman "staggering in the street", alone and "incapacitated". Footage showed her falling down twice, with prosecutors describing the attack as "cynical, predatory and callous". Alshafe was also shown smiling and sticking his tongue out during the assault, as well as slapping the woman in the face. At the sentencing hearing on Wednesday, the woman read a victim impact statement saying: "They destroyed my life that night, they took something from me nobody had the right to do so. "They violated me in every way." Sentencing the men, Judge Christine Henson KC said: "Each of you participated in an entirely predatory and callous attack on a female separated from her friends after what had been a fun night out for her. "You each treated her with contempt and you each played a role in degrading her in the most appalling way." Prosecutor Hanna Llewellyn-Waters KC described the men as "devoid of humanity" and their treatment of the woman was "entirely predatory, callous and contemptuous". She described the impact on the woman as "extreme". In her victim impact statement, the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, added: "They took something from me that night I'm afraid I will never get back. "To not take accountability for their actions [is] like sticking a knife in and twisting it again." She told the court that when she closes her eyes she sees the man filming it and "laughing at me". "My skin crawls. No matter how hard I scrub it, I still feel dirty," she added. During the trial, all three men gave evidence through translators to deny the crimes. Ms Llewellyn-Waters said their accounts provided "clear and chilling insight into a wholly warped mindset" and a "total lack of remorse". Alshafe and Ahmadi had claimed during the trial the encounter was consensual and that she had approached them along the seafront, kissed and touched them both, mentioned something about sex and took them both to the beach. Al-Danasurt, who claimed to jurors he attempted to stop the attack by filming it, also denied he spat in the woman's mouth and called her a "dirty b****". At the time of the incident, all three defendants knew each other and were living at hotel accommodation for asylum seekers near Horsham, West Sussex. The court heard Ahmadi and Alshafe met on a small boat which arrived in the UK from France in June 2025. Al-Danasurt had arrived in the country in October 2024. Ministers have vowed to deport the men after they were sentenced.

Mills, 53, earned between £745,000 and £749,999 for the year ending in March 2026, according to the corporation's latest annual report (see the list of the BBC's highest-paid stars below). He had presented the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for just over a year, after taking over from Zoe Ball in January 2025. Mills was sacked by the BBC shortly before it emerged that the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into him in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a boy aged under 16 between 1997 and 2000. The police investigation was closed in 2019 after prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. Mills' rise to the top of the list came as another departing BBC employee - former England footballer Gary Lineker - left the top 10. Lineker had been the corporation's top-paid star for the last eight years. Mark Chapman, one of the three presenters to replace Lineker on Match Of The Day, alongside Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan, made it into 11th place on the list. Another celebrity out of the top 10 was Zoe Ball, last year's second-highest earner. She previously hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show, before briefly moving to a Saturday afternoon show last year. She has since left the BBC, and will present on Greatest Hits Radio from September. BBC political journalist Laura Kuenssberg was the highest-paid female staff member in the latest report. She was one of four women on the list alongside Naga Munchetty, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Rawoth. That is a slight increase on last year's list, which featured three women. Sara Cox, who moved from the Radio 2 drivetime slot to replace Mills earlier this month, didn't quite make it into the top 15 earners, with a salary band capped at £324,999. Vernon Kay - who hosts Radio 2's most listened-to show according to RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research) figures - was joint fourth on the list alongside Kuenssberg. BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, who is particularly popular with younger audiences, rose two places from last year and is this year's second highest earner. The third-highest paid was Northern Irish Radio 5 Live presenter Stephen Nolan. Top talent pay slashed by half in seven years, BBC says Responding to a question from Sky News on how the BBC can justify paying talent a premium when hundreds of millions of pounds of savings need to be made, deputy director-general Rhodri Talfan Davies said there had been "remarkable progress" over presenter pay in recent years. He said talent above the £500,000 threshold had been reduced by 50% across the past seven years, going on: "If you look at all our on-air presenter costs over the last seven years, they've come down by about £20m, so we have been focused on it, there is always a balancing act. "We want to be a broadcaster that can attract the best talent, but we're also very mindful of the financial pressures that we're facing. I think we're striking that balance very, very carefully, and I think you'll see that downward trend continuing in the months to come." The BBC is required to declare a list of salaries paid to people both on air and off air who receive more than £178,000 from licence fee revenue in the year. However, the list does not include people who are paid through independent production companies or the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Studios. A string of 'errors' affecting public confidence BBC Chair Samir Shah addressed recent "broadcasting errors" at the corporation, including at Glastonbury Festival and the BAFTA film awards, saying they "affect confidence in our journalism, trust in the BBC as a public institution, and perceptions about how effectively we are held to account". In February, a racial slur was broadcast after Tourette's campaigner John Davidson shouted at Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo as they presented the BAFTA award for special visual effects. An involuntary verbal tic, the slur was not cut from the live broadcast, which was on a two-hour delay, and remained on iPlayer for over 12 hours. It came after a previous incident, which saw the BBC face criticism for continuing to livestream the performance of punk duo Bob Vylan as they led chants of "death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)" at last year's Glastonbury Festival. There was also a breach of BBC editorial guidelines after the documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone failed to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government. The BBC is also currently embroiled in a multi-billion-pound lawsuit with US President Donald Trump over the editing of an episode of BBC documentary series Panorama, broadcast in 2024. Referencing the various errors, Mr Shah said: "I am confident that the changes we have now introduced will ensure that swift, appropriate and transparent action is taken to address editorial issues as effectively as possible, whenever they occur." Read more: Who is Matt Brittin? BBC boss: 'This is a moment of real jeopardy' The report also showed that BBC TV licences have dropped by more than half a million in a single year. While 94% of adults use BBC services per month, fewer than 80% of households pay the licence fee. Highlighting the challenges this presents to the corporation, it said the BBC would need to reform its funding model in order to sustain its public service mission going forward. Speaking to journalists as the report was released, the BBC's new director-general Matt Brittin said it was "a moment of real jeopardy" both for the BBC and the UK as a whole," going on to say it was also "an opportunity". The former Google executive, who stepped into the role in May, concluded: "Reinventing the BBC to adapt to this fast-changing world is our duty and our challenge". The BBC is facing huge cutbacks, with hundreds of jobs to be axed and many TV and radio programmes under review, as part of a major downsizing. The month after he stepped into the role, Mr Brittin told employees that £160m of staff and non-staff cost savings would be made from across BBC News and TV and radio teams by the end of the financial year. The huge savings plan was first announced in April, with up to 2,000 jobs to go in total - the corporation's biggest downsizing in almost 15 years.

Senior MPs have formed a new Reindustrialisation Research Group (ReRG), which will advance policies and scrutinise proposals from the new prime minister on reversing the decline of manufacturing in the UK. The group has been styled on the Tories' European Research Group – a formerly powerful caucus of Eurosceptic MPs who had a significant impact on Conservative Party politics for decades and played a crucial role in Theresa May's downfall. MPs involved in the ReRG insist their aim is not to be a thorn in Mr Burnham's side but rather to hold him to his promises on creating jobs outside the big cities while having influence over policy. The prime minister-in-waiting has positioned reindustrialisation as a core pillar of his economic vision, along with devolution, saying in a speech last month that he wanted to "support every region to set clear and credible industrial ambitions". However, with less than a week to go before he officially takes over from Sir Keir Starmer, details on how he will achieve his aims remain vague. There have been four industrialisation strategies since 2017, and there is concern among Labour MPs that Mr Burnham could oversee another failed one without a definition of what that means in practice and an ambitious jobs target to go with it. The ReRG, convened by the MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Andy MacNae, defines reindustrialisation as making more things in more places and bringing good jobs close to home. Launching officially today, they are proposing a target of creating an additional one million jobs in production-based industries above their current level over the next decade, with a total number of people employed in these sectors standing at 4.56m by 2036. MPs' warning to Burnham Mr MacNae told Sky News: "We need to bring good jobs, opportunity and hope back into every community. Reversing deindustrialisation is central to this. This means rebalancing our economy towards greater production – whether in agriculture, critical minerals, industry or energy." He added: "This needs real ambition and policies that are intensely practical. "The Reindustrialisation Research Group is calling for a bold target of one million new jobs in production. This is the scale we need to deliver change in every neighbourhood. "We will work to develop and stress test the policies to achieve this, whilst challenging the economic orthodoxies that could hold us back." Around 30 MPs have been involved in the group's launch. Figures include Yuan Yang, who co-chairs the soft left Tribune group, and Jonathan Hinder, a leading member of the socially conservative Blue Labour group. The ReRG has also convened members of groups such as the Red Wall, Coastal Communities Group and Rural Research Group, including Chris Bloore, Andrew Ranger, Steve Yemm, Noah Law, Lorraine Beavers and Connor Naismith. It is hoped this can be used as a base to build support across all parts of the PLP while working alongside unions, economists and other experts. The ReRG is being supported by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON), which was set up by Sir Keir to explore issues facing England's most deprived neighbourhoods. ICON's research has found the most deprived neighbourhoods are concentrated in post-industrial towns and coastal communities where a loss of manufacturing jobs is driving high levels of unemployment. 'The Maker-things test' Reform UK are performing well in these areas. Mr Burnham has vowed to see off the threat by subjecting policies to the "Makerfield test" – i.e., if they can work to improve the lives of people living in places like his constituency of Makerfield. In their first research paper, the ReRG say Labour "will not pass the Makerfield test if we do not pass the 'Maker-things Test'". They call reindustrialisation a social and economic mission which can tackle the cost-of-living crisis by boosting wages through better-paid jobs and reducing inflation through an increase in production. The paper acknowledges a target of one million jobs is not without trade-offs – estimating that would require at least an additional £645bn of capital stock over the next decade into the production sectors of the economy. But in its mission statement, the ReRG argues governments have failed to reindustrialise for 40 years, so "policy and resources must match the scale of the challenge". They vow to "monitor and scrutinise the proposals from government to ensure that they meet the public's desire for change". Mr Burnham will officially become prime minister on Monday following Sir Keir's resignation. He needed 81 nominations to stand in a leadership contest but will take over unchallenged after 349 colleagues backed him, making it mathematically impossible for anyone else to run.

France were below their usual high standards as they were beaten 2-0 in Dallas by the European champions. Mikel Oyarzabal's first-half penalty was backed up by Pedro Porro's second-half strike, as France's much-vaunted front four fell flat. Spain show teamwork may win out in 'World Cup of superstars'France 0-2 Spain - Match report and analysisAs it happened | Teams | Stats | Knockout bracketWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App L'Equipe ran with an image of a forlorn Kylian Mbappe and the headline of "fallen star" - adding the team were "powerless" to stop Spain. The paper also published their brutal player ratings, with some big stars given low scores. No player was given above a 5/10. Lucas Digne was given 2/10 for his role in giving away the Spain penalty, but Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise also got the same score after ineffective displays in attack. Kylian Mbappe was given a 3/10 - along with France head coach Didier Deschamps, who takes charge of his final match in charge of the national team in Saturday's third-place play-off. Le Parisien went with the headline "rude awakening" - saying the team "never found the key to break down the Spanish Armada". Corse Martin went for the Spanish word for "disappointment" on their front page - adding Didier Deschamps' side were "outclassed" by their opponents. Le Figaro said Spain "taught France a lesson" while Ouest France described the loss as the "end of the American dream". Every single French paper went with a disappointed looking Kylian Mbappe as their front-page image. 'We lost to ourselves' - how the team reacted France midfielder Rayan Cherki: "It's a huge disappointment, huge because today we lost to ourselves. We didn't lose to the referee, we didn't lose to Spain, we lost to ourselves. "Here, you all know, we all know we were a force to be reckoned with. The only team capable of eliminating us was ourselves, and today that's exactly what happened." France head coach Didier Deschamps: "The Spanish team is a strong one. It is tough and proved their skills today. We were below our standard, we committed more technical flaws than before. "And even though I believed the entire would recover, they did not. I have really skilled and top-notch players on the bench, but William Saliba got injured, Adrien Rabiot was at risk because of the yellow card. "It is mainly due to that - and we know the skills of the Spanish team. And to hope for victory, we should have been at our maximum and given it all and we did not, unfortunately. "Therefore, we are extremely disappointed tonight. And the first part is the important one - some decisions were questionable."

The teenager, who was detained in south London last Thursday, 9 July, was initially arrested on suspicion of criminal damage of a vehicle, police said. But following a search, officers discovered a "number of documents of concern" and arrested him on suspicion of an offence under the terrorism act "linked to extreme right-wing terrorism", a Met spokesperson said. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, has now been charged with an offence of preparing acts of terrorism in the Sutton area of south London. He has also been charged with an alleged "racially aggravated" criminal damage offence. The Met Police said: "The terrorism charge relates to an alleged plan to target two mosques in the Sutton area. "The mosques affected have been contacted by police and are being provided with ongoing advice and support by specialist officers. "Officers have also been in contact with the victim in relation to the damaged vehicle." A spokesperson for the force added: "There is not believed to be any enduring or wider threat in relation to this matter and police are not seeking any other people in connection with this investigation." Read more from Sky News:Six killed in Russian strikes in UkraineT-rex breaks dinosaur fossil sale recordMen who raped woman on beach jailed Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: "This is a very serious terrorism charge against a young boy and likely to be highly concerning to the public and the local community. "We know this will be particularly concerning to the Muslim community, and we are working closely with the venues affected to ensure they are kept updated and to provide advice, support and reassurance, and this will continue." She added: "While it is deeply concerning to see someone so young charged with offences of this nature, we are sadly seeing an increasing number of children and young people in our casework." The boy has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

The Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor was best known for his leading roles in the blockbuster dinosaur franchise and The Piano, and appeared in more than 50 films over his career. The family of the screen star, who was one of New Zealand's most successful Hollywood exports, said his death had been "sudden and unexpected" in a statement on Monday. Neill was diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in 2022. After his cancer diagnosis, Neill said he would take a short break from acting and had announced he was cancer-free earlier this year. His family said he died on Monday in Sydney, Australia, but did not specify the cause of death. "Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life," they said. "The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free." Neill was regarded as a versatile actor, who had traversed blockbuster and arthouse films throughout his career. His range saw him dodge velociraptors in Jurassic Park, chop off actress Holly Hunter's finger in The Piano, and gouge out his eyes in the sci-fi film Event Horizon in his on-screen roles. 'One of the greats' Tributes flooded in for Neill from around the world, from Hollywood directors to prime ministers. Colin Trevorrow, who directed Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, remembered the actor as a "deeply soulful and beautiful man". "He was a friend and collaborator at a challenging time, and his strength gave us all strength," he said. He added: "It's not every lifetime you get to befriend a legend." New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon described Neill as "one of the greats". "He started out when there was barely a film industry in this country to speak of," he said. "For more than fifty years he took New Zealand stories to the world and his talents helped make our film industry into what it is today - one of our greatest cultural exports. "His work will be watched and loved long after all of us." In a post on X, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: "Sam Neill starred in so many beloved Australian stories and he earned a special place in Australian hearts. "Wry and dry, thoughtful and laconic, Sam fought illness with the same dignity, humour and conviction that gave strength to his every performance. He will be much mourned and long remembered." Australian actor David Wenham said: "Aside from being an international all-round legend. Sam was the kindest, cheekiest, most generous and supportive friend going around." Author Kathy Lette remembered Neill as a "wonderful actor but also the most charming, kind, intelligent and deliciously self-deprecating friend". Australian comedian Magda Szubanski said: "An exceptional man - talented, kind, classy, wryly hilarious and loving. Proud cancer survivor. My heart goes out to all Sam's family and friends." From Omagh to Hollywood Neill was born Nigel John Dermot Neill in Omagh, but moved to New Zealand aged seven when his father retired from the army. At the age of 11, he changed his name to Sam. In his 2023 memoir, he said "to land in a primary school with a plum in the voice and Nigel for a name was asking for trouble". He described himself as a nerdy, unsporty and stuttering boy, but took his first steps into acting through school plays. His big break came with the low-budget 1977 New Zealand film Sleeping Dogs, which led to bigger roles in neighbouring Australia. Neill was one of a host of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s. These included Paul Hogan, Mel Gibson, Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Jane Campion, Peter Weir and Gillian Armstrong. He first came to the attention of international audiences in Armstrong's 1979 film My Brilliant Career. Neill later appeared in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm, also starring a then-relatively unknown Nicole Kidman. He twice co-starred with Meryl Streep in Australian director Fred Schepisi films Plenty and A Cry in the Dark, based on the true story of a dingo killing a baby in the Australian Outback. He missed out on a chance at mega-stardom in the mid-1980s when he did a screen test for the role of James Bond but did not land the role. He would later achieve blockbuster fame in Steven Spielberg's 1993 hit Jurassic Park, as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant. Younger audiences will remember Neill for his portrayal of ruthless chief inspector Chester Campbell in Peaky Blinders. Read more from Sky News:'Nothing to suggest' Ann Widdecombe murder politicalAntiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell dies aged 39 In 2022, Neill accepted ​a knighthood for outstanding contribution to film. Neill, who was married twice, divided his later years between Australia and his vineyard in New Zealand's Central Otago, which produced Pinot Noir under the label Two Paddocks. He is survived by his two sons and two daughters.

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WBC champion Garcia is one of the most high-profile fighters in the sport and has engaged in regular wars of words with Benn in recent months. Last year Benn rose to middleweight to settle his feud with Chris Eubank Jr, the son of his father Nigel Benn's great rival Chris Eubank Sr. Former world champion Moloney signs with Zuffa BoxingWalsh vows 'career best performance' with Denny knockoutGet Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW Benn suffered the first defeat of his professional career when Eubank Jr outpointed him in their first fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but got his revenge in a November rematch when he dropped Eubank twice before winning a decision on the cards. Working his way back towards welterweight, Benn defeated Regis Prograis on the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April. Since then Benn has targeted Garcia. "I have just one goal and that is get the world title," Benn previously told Sky Sports. "Ultimately, I'm in a position now where I'm really comfortable in life, but the work has become more relentless. The work has become more purposeful. There's more intent behind the work, and it's hard to say that considering I've always worked hard." He wants to emulate his father, a legend of British boxing, by winning the WBC belt. "He won that world title so for me it's my goal to win that world title," he said. Garcia suffered an upset loss to Rolando Romero, the WBA world champion, last year but bounced back to drop and outpoint Mario Barrios in February to claim the WBC 147lb belt. Reacting to the announcement of the fight, Garcia said: "This one is for Mexico and the UK. Both want his a** clipped. Clout demon will be slayed".