Authorities said the stampede occurred at ⁠the Laferriere Citadel, and warned that the death toll could rise. The 19th-century fortress is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Caribbean state, and was packed with students and visitors ⁠on Saturday. The UNESCO ⁠World Heritage site, in the north of the island nation, was reportedly hosting an annual celebration. Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime confirmed that "many young people" were ​in attendance, but did not identify the victims or give an estimate of the death toll. In a statement, he extended "his sincere condolences to the bereaved families and assures them of his profound solidarity during this time of mourning and great suffering". Jean Henri Petit, head of civil protection for Haiti's ​Nord Department, said the disaster occurred at the entrance to the site and was further exacerbated by rain. The Caribbean country has been afflicted by violent gangs in recent years, with the groups now controlling large parts of the country, including up to 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to UN figures. Armed with trafficked weapons, they terrorise civilians with murder, kidnapping, and sexual violence. Recent disasters have also taken their toll, including fuel tank explosions in 2021 and 2024, that killed 90 and 24 people respectively, and a 2021 earthquake that left some 2,000 people ​dead.

Cast your mind back to the early noughties: Eminem is one of the biggest artists in the world, reality stunt show Jackass dominates MTV - and two young skate-punk rappers from America are potentially on the verge of becoming hip-hop's next big thing. Silibil'n'Brains, aka Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain, had the tunes, the talent and the chutzpah. There was just one problem - they were not actually from Los Angeles, California, as they had told label bosses in the UK, but rather from Dundee, Scotland. After attempts to make it authentic were dismissed by industry bigwigs in London who made fun of their accents, they reinvented themselves as up-and-coming hip-hop stars from the West Coast - associates of the Eminem-fronted Detroit hip-hop group D12, no less. Boyd and Bain wanted to stick it to the man. But what started out as a joke turned into an audacious deception so convincing, they ended up with a record deal, TV appearances, and a support slot with... D12. Their story is now being told on the big screen in California Schemin', the directorial debut of X-Men, Filth and Atonement star James McAvoy. "I always thought it would be a cool story to tell the grandkids when I'm older," says Boyd. "Like, you're never gonna believe what I did when I was young. But that's as far as I thought it went." 'We were out of our depth' As Silibil'n'Brains, the pair really had to commit, re-recording the songs they already had with American accents, and remaining in character throughout their time in London. But as the lies snowballed and the money kept rolling in, the pressure mounted and eventually it became too much. Now, the pair are being played by Samuel Bottomley (Boyd) and Seamus McLean Ross (Bain) in California Schemin', with McAvoy starring as the record label executive who signs them. The film is based on Bain's memoir, written a few years after they left their American alter-egos behind. "When the book came out, people were reaching out to me and telling me their own stories," he says. People who had been bullied, "been the underdog... something was hitting home". Both men, speaking to Sky News on separate Zoom calls, say looking back, and seeing their lives played out on screen, has been surreal. "We were these young, wild skateboarders, musicians, just living a rock and roll lifestyle that we were so not used to," says Boyd. "We were completely out of our depth." Bain says they were running scared a lot of the time. "I think you see that in the way Sam and Seamus act it," he says. "But it's about not letting your fear hold you back - it's using it as a kind of booster cannon… "In some parts in the film, I just go, whoa... my adult brain is like, don't do that. But back then, we didn't really know the depth of it. But you look back and think, actually all of this was kind of perfect because if they didn't make fun of us the way they did, it probably wouldn't have lit a fire under us." After making the long journey from Dundee to London for an audition, the pair were mocked. "It was traumatic and embarrassing," recalls Bain. "It was a lot of tears on the way home that day. But once that was out the way it was like, they did light a fire." Supporting D12 Boyd says the American accents started as a prank. "It was almost to entertain ourselves a little bit because we were getting so many rejections, just for having Scottish accents." When they got their first show as US rappers, the idea was to walk off stage and reveal their true identity, he says. "But we got approached… I think fuelled with adrenaline from the show, it was like, 'we're from California'. It was kind of like, we're at a crossroads now." Tell the truth or continue the lie. "We went with the latter - and here we are, all these years later, with this crazy story." One memorable scene in the film comes when the pair arrive at their gig supporting Eminem's group D12, after previously saying they knew the rappers. "It was the ultimate high to the ultimate low," says Boyd, of being offered the shows. "Like, 'Oh my God, we're going to support D12!' And then, 'Oh my God… it's going to be so awkward'. It was bizarre but we got lucky, we got away with it." In the film, we see Bain pushing harder to keep up the pretence as Boyd's enthusiasm wanes. Bain says when he wrote his own book he had the "therapy of writing and seeing what I did wrong" at the time. "I can actually see in Seamus's performance... I felt angry a lot of the time, angry with the situation. I think a lot of it captures a kind of truth that's almost hard to write." There is good and bad in both characters in the film, he says, and it's not about blame. "It's more a case of showing that you can be best friends, but when you're in a situation where you're living as other people, you're gonna get the lines blurred... It was the pressure that drove us against each other." 'We weren't fake rappers' Something they both say they hated, after their deceit was exposed, was being dubbed "fake rappers". "That was the biggest issue I had with it all over the years," says Boyd. "We weren't fake rappers. We love hip-hop, we love the culture, and perfecting the craft, we put in hours and hours and hours of dedication. "We got to the point where we got signed, we got in the door by being these fake Americans, but we got signed because I guess we had the talent." Read more from Sky News:Female drug dealer who supplied fatal dose to Matthew Perry jailed The California lie was no desperate attempt to get famous, he adds. "It was us trying to open doors and prove a point that it shouldn't matter where you're from." He sees their tale as an underdog story. "It shouldn't matter what you look like, what you sound like. If you have the talent, you should be given the opportunities other people have." Comparisons were made to Milli Vanilli, the 1980s pop duo who didn't sing on their records, says Bain. "But nothing was fake about our talent." Silibil'n'Brains landed right at the beginning of the digital era. For anyone wanting to try the same trick now, social media would no doubt expose the cracks in the lie. But it might also have led to more authentic opportunities in the first place. A few years after their hip-hop hoax, MySpace launched artists including Lily Allen and Arctic Monkeys and paved the way for the removal of industry gatekeepers. Traditional geographical constraints have since been dismantled by streaming and the grip on the charts held by English language music has loosened dramatically, as proven by the rise of artists from BTS and Bad Bunny to Rosalia and Kneecap. Bain isn't convinced things have changed that much. "Us and [Irish-language rappers] Kneecap have had to have a movie break us to the world," he says. "Where are all the others? Why isn't there a Scots kid really being propelled to the world as a rapper? Because there's a lot of Scottish rappers." He says he hopes the film will shine more of a spotlight on the talent in Scotland. "Hip-hop and Scottish to labels, it didn't go together. And I still think there's that prejudice, you know, until someone comes through and has a big record and then it kind of breaks the thinking around it." But Boyd is more hopeful that things can be different now. "You don't have to be from a certain place anymore, you don't have to fit into this mould that you had to back then." California Schemin is out in cinemas now

The Department for Education this week intervened on the student loan crisis with a 6% cap on interest. But it's a measure unlikely to silence the growing dissatisfaction with a system that's been described as "a dog's dinner". And now the conflict in Iran makes reform look much harder, with ministers prioritising even more financial support to ease the cost of living, should it be needed. What has the government announced and will it make any difference? From September, interest on plan 2 and plan 3 loans will be capped at 6% to mitigate the likely inflationary impact of the war in Iran. Plan 2 loans were given to students who went to university between 2012 and 2023. Plan 3 loans cover postgraduate loans and doctorates for borrowers in England and Wales. Currently, graduates pay back 9% of their income when they earn above a salary threshold. Interest is also added to the debt. For students in university, it's RPI+3%. For graduates, it's RPI+ up to 3%, depending on income. The RPI rate currently used is 3.2%, so the highest-earning graduates will be charged interest at 6.2%. A 6% cap will therefore save a limited amount, but it will prevent any larger-than-usual debt increases. What it will not do is make any fundamental difference to a system that has and continues to see the debt of many young people increase, despite them repaying a chunk from their wages every month. 'This is a group of people we really need to look after' Unfortunately for ministers, the noise is only going to get louder as MPs prepare to investigate the system for themselves. Meg Hillier is the chair of the influential Treasury Select Committee, and she told me that more than 40,000 people have already contacted them with their experiences of having a student loan, with more expected ahead of the closure of the call for evidence on Tuesday at 5pm. The senior Labour MP acknowledged that global volatility may now "restrict some of the government's choices" but stressed, "this is a group of people we really need to look after". She said: "We're talking about people in their 20s and 30s, who should be the engine room of Britain, who are focusing on getting their career established, possibly getting a family, looking at their housing situation, and it just feels an extra weight upon people at a time in their life when they should be motoring forward." "And remember the deal was always: you pay off your student loan because you're getting a benefit from being a graduate. We're seeing that that's not always the case now." The row over the fairness of the loan system was reignited when Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in last year's budget that the salary threshold will be frozen for three years from 2027, at its new level of £29,385. It's seen as a tax rise in all but name, a Treasury tactic designed to drag more people into repaying their loans because of higher inflation pushing up wages. The Good Growth Foundation, a left-leaning thinktank, argues the threshold should be more like £33,000. This cross-party inquiry is just one of the several directions from which the calls for change are coming. Several Labour MPs, some repaying loans themselves, are willing to keep applying the pressure. Danny Beales described this week's announcement as a "welcome step" but stressed a "meaningful, complete overhaul" is needed beyond it. On the list of proposed changes are a cut to the 9% repayment rate, extending the loan term and reversing next year's threshold freeze. It all leaves the government with a student loan dilemma. While the interest cap is a sign of willingness to help, it's been widely received as the first step of many, and not enough on its own. And given the government is consistently in crisis management mode, it begs the question of whether wholesale reform is even affordable. But it's an issue ministers know they must address - and have said they will - not least to avoid the possible political cost of inaction.

McIlroy took the biggest 36-hole lead in tournament history into the weekend at Augusta National, only to see his hopes of joining Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as a back-to-back champion suffer a sizeable setback in a remarkable Saturday. The world No 2 blew the tournament wide open when he made a slow start to his third round and dropped three shots in two holes around the iconic Amen Corner, as Young charged from eight behind to grab the clubhouse lead with a stunning seven-under 65. The Masters LIVE! Third round as it happenedThe Masters: Latest leaderboard from AugustaHow to watch The Masters: Key coverage timesGet Sky Sports or stream golf with no contract McIlroy responded with back-to-back birdies from the 14th but bogeyed his penultimate hole, pulling him back alongside Young on 11 under after a third-round 73, with Sam Burns a shot off the pace in third ahead of Shane Lowry. Lowry fired a hole-in-one during a third-round 68 and is one of eight players within four strokes of the lead, with last year's runner-up Justin Rose sharing fifth place with Jason Day as world No 1 Scottie Scheffler charged back into contention by matching Young's 65. Young pulls level with McIlroy in sensational Saturday McIlroy immediately lost ground with a two-shot swing at the first, making bogey as playing partner Burns posted a birdie-birdie start, while Reed opened with three consecutive birdies to quickly cut the advantage to two. Momentum went back McIlroy's way when driving the green at the par-four third set up a two-putt birdie, which lifted him four ahead when Reed failed to get up and down from the sand and carded the first of successive bogeys. Lowry jumped into the group tied-second after firing a hole-in-one at the par-three sixth, with Li the next to push after following three birdies in a four-hole stretch with a tap-in eagle at the par-five eighth. McIlroy scrambled pars on the fourth, sixth and seventh then failed to birdie the par-five eighth, as Young - playing five groups ahead - closed by reaching the turn in 32 and starting his second nine with a birdie. Young posted back-to-back birdies from 13th but sent a wedge into the water on his way to a bogey at the par-five 15th, as McIlroy started his second nine with a birdie before finding water with his approach into the par-four 11th. McIlroy followed his first double-bogey of the week with another dropped shot at the par-three 12th, giving Young the outright advantage for the first time when he drained a 25-foot birdie at the 16th to get to 11 under. Burns was also within one until McIlroy, who birdied six of his last seven holes on Friday, poured in from 20 feet at the 14th and two-putted from a similar distance at the next to edge back one ahead. McIlroy safely negotiated the par-three 16th but missed the green from the trees at the par-four next, resulting in a bogey to slip back alongside Young, with the pair set to go out together in the final group on Sunday. "I would have wanted to be in a better position going into tomorrow starting with a six-shot lead, but I still have a great chance," McIlroy told Sky Sports. "I'm in the final group, which is exactly where you want to be. "I wish I had a little bit more of a cushion, but I'm going to go to the range here and try to figure it out. I'll need to be better tomorrow. I still have a great chance but if I'm going to win tomorrow, I'm going to have to be a little bit better than I was today." Young mixed eight birdies and a lone bogey in his 65 and Burns posted a blemish-free 68 to bolster his hopes of a maiden major, with Lowry just two back after becoming the first player ever to post multiple aces at The Masters. How can I watch the final day of The Masters? Live coverage of the final round begins at 4.30pm on Sunday on Sky Sports Golf, ahead of full coverage getting under way at 5pm and running until long after the final putt has been holed. The notorious Amen Corner stream will also be available, focusing on the famous three-hole stretch from the 11th, with that Featured Group offering available on the Sky Sports+ channel. A feed of the fourth, fifth and sixth holes will go live each day as soon as the opening group reach that part of the course and another stream covers the 15th and 16th holes, with Featured Groups also available on Sky Sports+. Can McIlroy close out victory at The Masters? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 4.30pm on Sky Sports Golf, with extra coverage on Sky Sports+. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

A woman in her 20s reported she was attacked by several men after she was followed leaving Labyrinth Epsom nightclub, Surrey Police said. The incident is believed to have taken place outside the nearby Epsom Methodist Church on Ashley Road, between 2am and 4am. Detective Inspector Aine Matthews said: "We understand this is an extremely distressing incident and the victim is being supported by specialist officers. "Our investigation is in its early stages and a team of officers have been conducting extensive enquiries today to identify and locate the suspects. "We are working at pace to develop our picture of the suspects and we will share details as soon we are able to. "Officers remain in the area and I encourage you to speak with them if you have any concerns. "As part of our investigation, we would like to speak to anyone who was in the area between 2am and 4am and may have been seen or spoken to a woman in her 20s in distress." Anyone who might have information is being told to contact Surrey Police.

Disability campaigner John Davidson, who has Tourette's, was heard shouting as Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award during the ceremony on 22 February. The incident was broadcast on the BBC with a two-hour time delay. The BAFTA board said an independent review into the incident identified "a number of structural weaknesses in Bafta's planning, escalation procedures and crisis co-ordination arrangements" for the awards. But it "did not find evidence of malicious intent on the part of those involved in delivering the event". In a statement it said: "We apologise unreservedly to the black community, for whom the racist language used carries real pain, brutality, and trauma, to the disability community, including people with Tourette Syndrome, for whom this incident has led to unfair judgment, stigma, and distress; and to all our members, guests at the ceremony and those watching at home. "What was supposed to be a moment of celebration was diminished and overshadowed. We have written to those directly impacted on the night to apologise. "The review is clear that while this was not a failure of intent, Bafta's planning and processes have not kept pace with its diversity and inclusion goals. "We did not adequately anticipate or fully prepare for the impact of such an incident in a live event environment and as a result our duty of care to everyone at the ceremony and watching at home fell short." The academy said work was underway to address the areas of improvement specified in the review, which was carried out by Rise Associates, to "reduce the risk of this happening again". Read more:The film fighting back against abuse and 'cheap laughs' at Tourette's expense It comes after an investigation found the BBC breached its own editorial standards when it broadcast the slur. An investigation by the BBC's executive complaints unit (ECU) found the inclusion of the slur was "highly offensive" and "had no editorial justification". However, it said broadcasting the slur was unintentional. It said the slur had been edited out of the version of coverage available on iPlayer when the event finished, but a delay of several hours was caused by "a lack of clarity among the team as to whether the N-word was audible on the recording". The delay was "a serious mistake," the ECU added, "because there could be no certainty that the word would be inaudible to all viewers". The report confirmed the BBC's chief content officer has sent letters of apology to Lindo, Jordan and Mr Davidson.

Reform leader Nigel Farage said on Friday that he is "not the least bit worried" about claims that his party broke electoral rules when it offered voters the chance to win free energy bills for themselves and their street for a year. Mr Farage and his party's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick handed the winning couple - described as "staunch branch members" of the party by a local Reform UK page - a large cheque for £1,758 in a video posted to X on Thursday. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said in a statement on Friday it had received a report about the competition and that officers "are currently reviewing the matter", but did not disclose what the potential offence is. Karl Turner MP, who had his Labour whip removed in March, said Reform's competition "might be considered 'treating'" if it happened inside the pre-election period for local authorities, which started on 30 March. Reform's free energy bills competition ran from 17 March to 31 March, and the winners were announced on 9 April. The Electoral Commission said in a statement: "Some activity designed to incentivise voter behaviour may be considered an offence, including bribery and treating. "It would be for the police to consider the facts of any allegations made to them, in order to determine if an offence has been committed. Any allegations should be reported directly to the police." Zia Yusuf, Reform's spokesperson for home affairs, said those who reported the competition to police "should be embarrassed". "Look, I know for a fact we had some outstanding lawyers, multiple lawyers, look at all of this. We're extremely comfortable with our position," Mr Yusuf told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. Phillips, reiterating that GMP said it was reviewing the report, told him that an MP was forced to resign for treating in 1911 after offering voters coal. "Or, to put it another way, he offered to pay their energy bills. Doesn't that worry you at all?" Phillips asked, with Mr Yusuf replying: "This is a non-story". Concerns over handling of personal data To enter the competition, people had to submit their name, email, phone number, who they voted for in the previous election and their voting preference for the upcoming local election on 7 May. Concerns have been raised about Reform's handling of the collected personal data. A Reform spokesman said: "We've had the raffle checked by our party barrister and an independent KC. "We have two legal written opinions on it, and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has come back to us and said everything is fine." A spokesperson for the ICO said: "All political parties collecting personal information, including information for political campaigning, need to comply with data protection law. "We're in regular contact with political parties about how they use people's data. We have spoken with Reform about this competition and improving transparency in how they handle people's personal information. "People who are concerned about how their information is being used by any political party can raise those concerns with the party, and if they remain dissatisfied can make a complaint to the ICO." Read more from Sky News:British man dead in Canary Islands bus crashChagos Islands deal pulled by government It is understood that the ICO provided Reform with some recommendations around improving transparency around how personal data was collected, used and safeguarded for the competition.

The first goal came when Ferran Torres headed in his corner, one won with help from an audacious - but typical - Lamine Yamal backheel. The second, scored by the same player, came from an outside-of-the-boot through-ball. Neither man had to break stride. He scored the third himself, beating the goalkeeper to the ball and celebrating even before completing the formalities. The fourth and final Barcelona goal was scored by Marcus Rashford after yet another arrowed ball behind the defence by you know who. Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱No Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 It was a performance to leave you as giddy as his markers. You wanted to rush to tell strangers what you had just witnessed. Luckily, there were over 60,000 others at Camp Nou to verify it. A half-constructed stadium but a fully-formed superstar. He is 18. This was game number 100 in LaLiga for Lamine Yamal. In it, he became the first player in the competition this season to reach double figures for goals and assists. For context, Lionel Messi was already 20 years old when he first did that. Cristiano Ronaldo was 26. To be this good this soon is something else entirely. Robert Lewandowski knew it after the first training session aged 15. The rest of the world were convinced when he propelled Spain to glory at Euro 2024, the final victory coming one day after his 17th birthday. Stats cannot tell the story of why Lamine Yamal is so special but some are irresistible. Since making his Champions League debut aged 16, he has completed 116 dribbles in the competition - far more than any other footballer. He is top for through-balls too. A reminder, this is his record at the start of his career. Ousmane Dembele beat him to the Ballon d'Or in the autumn but it is hardly a stretch to say that Lamine Yamal is already the world's best. Who else could say that as a teenager? Nobody since Pele. An extraordinary figure has emerged and they know greatness when they see it in Barcelona. There are an astonishing number of shirts bearing his name, particularly among children. As with pop stars, the next generation want a hero of their own. They have found him. Lamine Yamal is easy for them to identify with not just because of his talent, which is otherworldly, but his exuberance. When he scores, he dances for the crowd and then conducts them. When the ball goes out of play, he waves his arms, urging for louder cheers. He wears his heart on his sleeve right above that taped wrist. It all adds to the feeling that anything could happen when he gets the ball. There is a palpable rise in anticipation. Nobody wants to look away. They might just see something they have not seen before. Away from the pitch, that unpredictability has caused issues this season. An ill-advised remark about Real Madrid and how they 'steal and complain' caused consternation ahead of El Clasico. Even team-mates accused him of giving Madrid extra motivation to win. "It is not good to make this noise around everything he is doing," said Barcelona coach Hansi Flick just recently. "I know everyone is looking to him because he is a fantastic player. But he is only 18." The issue is that, on the pitch, he makes it so easy to forget that. Lewandowski says he plays like he is 25. Pau Cubarsi, the Barca defender who has known him since they actually were kids, goes with 30. It might be seen as a throwaway line but it is a key point. It feels that way because his decision-making is consistently so good. This is another curiosity. His is an odd blend of emotion and maturity. You might notice that many have stopped imagining how good that Lamine Yamal will go on to become because he is already there. He has become the conspicuous leader of this Barca team. That much was apparent when watching him up close against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Camp Nou. It was a difficult night for Barcelona with a very different outcome to the Espanyol game. Everything went wrong. Cubarsi's red card at one end and Marcus Rashford's errant finishing at the other combined to leave them two down ahead of the return leg in Madrid on Tuesday. But through it all, Lamine Yamal was on a one-man mission to bend the game to his will. He was superb. Julian Alvarez picked up the player of the match award and understandably so given the result. But strip away the context and no scout could have missed the Barcelona No 10. Drop an alien into that stadium and they would have recognised one of their own. Torres once said that he is not sure his young team-mate knows what pressure is. "It looks like he is playing in the schoolyard." But it was not the performance of a player unaware of what was at stake. That was what made it all the more impressive. It spurred him on. As another team-mate, Pedri, puts it: "No matter how the game goes, we know he is going to come into his own." That was what he did, darting and dancing towards the Atletico defence. Even in a losing effort, he created more chances than anyone else on the pitch. Indeed, he attempted as many dribbles as his team-mates combined, more than the entire opposition. His nine successful dribbles were the most by any player in a Champions League game this season. The most since he did it 14 times himself against Inter in May. Defeat that night denied us a final for the ages against Paris Saint-Germain. Now, there is work for Lamine Yamal and Barcelona to do just to reach the last four. While it is early in his career, that should be a frustration. He needs these games. These games need him. More silverware with Spain is a distinct possibility at the World Cup this summer and the player himself has talked of wanting to win many Ballons d'Or, not just one. But there is no doubt that a Champions League triumph would make achieving that more likely. It needs a remontada to stay in the competition. After seeing him serve up a three-goal win on Saturday without hitting top gear, do not rule it out. Flick says that Barcelona do not need a miracle and he is right. Not with a genius like Lamine Yamal around. The pictures within this article were taken by OPPO Find X9 Pro. OPPO has partnered with UEFA Champions League since 2022 and currently serves as the Official Smartphone Product Partner.