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Jun 17
Jeremy Clarkson reveals 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis

The former Top Gear presenter shared the revelation in the final episodes of the fifth series of Clarkson's Farm, which premiered overnight on Amazon Prime Video. The show documents the trials of farming on his land in Oxfordshire. He had warned fans on Instagram that the latest episodes would be a "difficult watch". "They're really, really difficult," he said in a video posted on Tuesday evening. Clarkson is seen revealing the news in the show to co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, saying he's known since May. The 66-year-old describes the disease as "aggressive" but says it's at a "really early stage". "I've got cancer," Clarkson told farm manager, Kaleb, and land agent, Charlie, during discussions about harvest planning. The TV host said he expected to be "fine" but would be out of action "for a while", before revealing in the final episode of the series that he had undergone an operation to remove part of his prostate. He said: "I won't know whether it's worked or not until November probably. The prostate, 10% of it's dead, the 10% where the cancer is." The programme later cuts to Clarkson in hospital, where he says "some of the treatment has gone awry". "I'm going to be here for a little while," he says. "I don't know what's going to happen." Read more from Sky News:PM to face leadership challengeTrump leaves Netanyahu 'choice' He added: "We started season five with me in a hospital bed and here we are at the end of season five and I'm back in a hospital bed. "If this is all successful, I'll see you for season six. And if it isn't, I won't. Take care, everyone." In an Instagram post to fans, he said: "Sombre news - Clarkson's Farm, ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming, and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they're none of those things, really." The news of Clarkson's cancer diagnosis comes two years after he underwent a heart procedure after suffering a "sudden deterioration" in his health. He told The Sunday Times doctors believed he was potentially "days away" from becoming very ill. "It seems that of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way," he said. Clarkson later told The Sun he had been warned by medics that "a lot" of the work he does "will have to go" - and he must "cut my alarmingly high levels of cholesterol". Clarkson is best known for presenting the BBC's Top Gear and then fronting another car show, The Grand Tour, on Amazon's streaming service, before also taking the helm of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Clarkson's Farm debuted in 2021. He has since become one of the most vocal critics of the government's inheritance tax plans for some farmers. It follows the presenter and his crew as they navigate the challenges of running Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Since running the farm in 2019 and launching his reality series, Clarkson has become a vocal supporter of farmers and attended a protest in London against the Government's move to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.

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Jun 17
Jeremy Clarkson reveals 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis

The former Top Gear presenter shared the revelation in the final episodes of the fifth series of Clarkson's Farm, which premiered overnight on Amazon Prime Video. The show documents the trials of farming on his land in Oxfordshire. He had warned fans on Instagram that the latest episodes would be a "difficult watch". "They're really, really difficult," he said in a video posted on Tuesday evening. Clarkson is seen revealing the news in the show to co-stars Charlie Ireland and Kaleb Cooper, saying he's known since May. The 66-year-old describes the disease as "aggressive" but says it's at a "really early stage". "I've got cancer," Clarkson told farm manager, Kaleb, and land agent, Charlie, during discussions about harvest planning. The TV host said he expected to be "fine" but would be out of action "for a while", before revealing in the final episode of the series that he had undergone an operation to remove part of his prostate. He said: "I won't know whether it's worked or not until November probably. The prostate, 10% of it's dead, the 10% where the cancer is." The programme later cuts to Clarkson in hospital, where he says "some of the treatment has gone awry". "I'm going to be here for a little while," he says. "I don't know what's going to happen." Read more from Sky News:PM to face leadership challengeTrump leaves Netanyahu 'choice' He added: "We started season five with me in a hospital bed and here we are at the end of season five and I'm back in a hospital bed. "If this is all successful, I'll see you for season six. And if it isn't, I won't. Take care, everyone." In an Instagram post to fans, he said: "Sombre news - Clarkson's Farm, ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming, and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they're none of those things, really." The news of Clarkson's cancer diagnosis comes two years after he underwent a heart procedure after suffering a "sudden deterioration" in his health. He told The Sunday Times doctors believed he was potentially "days away" from becoming very ill. "It seems that of the arteries feeding my heart with nourishing blood, one was completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way," he said. Clarkson later told The Sun he had been warned by medics that "a lot" of the work he does "will have to go" - and he must "cut my alarmingly high levels of cholesterol". Clarkson is best known for presenting the BBC's Top Gear and then fronting another car show, The Grand Tour, on Amazon's streaming service, before also taking the helm of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Clarkson's Farm debuted in 2021. He has since become one of the most vocal critics of the government's inheritance tax plans for some farmers. It follows the presenter and his crew as they navigate the challenges of running Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Since running the farm in 2019 and launching his reality series, Clarkson has become a vocal supporter of farmers and attended a protest in London against the Government's move to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.

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Jun 17
Brexit has damaged Britain and Farage knows it, claims minister

Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer, a close ally of the prime minister, will say Labour are now "cleaning up" the "mess" left by politicians who campaigned for Leave. Politics Hub: Follow the latest His speech at an event held by the European Movement advocacy group comes ahead of the 10th anniversary of the referendum next Tuesday. Sir Keir Starmer's government is seeking closer ties with the EU, and he is holding talks with key European leaders in France this week as part of the G7 summit. A second EU-UK summit since Labour came to power is scheduled to take place in Brussels on 22 July, where a youth mobility scheme is set to be agreed. The divisive issue of the UK's relationship with the bloc has been brought back into the limelight in recent weeks, with prospective Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting describing Brexit as a "catastrophic mistake". The PM and chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have both suggested it had a negative impact on the economy but have promised they will not go back on their manifesto promises not to rejoin the single market or the customs union. Lord Hermer will repeat the argument that Brexit has damaged the UK economy in his speech later. 'Farage knows Brexit has damaged Britain' "Strikingly, the politicians who were key proponents of Brexit and major figures in the campaign to Leave now appear reluctant to remind us of the promises that they made," he will say. "When was the last time you heard Nigel Farage proudly talk about Brexit? Or make the case for the benefits it's brought Britain? "The reason he has become uncharacteristically quiet about what he used to describe as his crowning achievement is because he knows the damage it caused Britain, our standing in the world, and our economy." Expert analysis from Sky News:Trump's left Netanyahu with a horrendous choiceWhy Ukraine could have fresh hope of US support Mr Farage has previously said Brexit "has failed" but blamed it on the then-Conservative government for "mismanaging" Britain's departure. He has criticised Labour's attempts to get closer to the EU, notably an agreement with France designed to combat small boat crossings. The Tories have dismissed Lord Hermer's criticism, saying he "should focus on his job as attorney general".

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Jun 16
World Cup 2026: Iran the most oppressed team at tournament, says coach Amir Ghalenoei after opening game vs New Zealand

The team's build-up to the tournament has been profoundly impacted by the conflict between Iran and the US, with the squad forced to move their training camp to Mexico. They earned a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in their opening Group G fixture on Tuesday, roared on by a passionate Iranian-American crowd after their anthem had been jeered by some sections of the 70,000-strong attendance at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. As it happened | Teams | Stats | Group G guideWorld Cup day-by-day schedule | Latest: World CupFollow our World Cup coverage in the Sky Sports App Iran were not expected to even be at these finals when co-hosts the United States, alongside Israel, began a bombing campaign in February. While a peace deal may have finally been agreed on Sunday, the build-up to the game only served to highlight the complexities and polarised views around the team's participation, with Ghalenoei appearing to aim strong criticism at the US authorities. "We've spent so much time commuting in the air," he said. "They didn't even give us time to recover after the game today. They said we had to leave immediately. "It's very important for us to have time for recovery and yet we were asked to return to Tijuana and we are really troubled by that. "We do not know why they are returning us. I think it's very strange. It seems like others are doing the planning for us, decisions are made elsewhere, we were supposed to arrive two nights before the game and we were not permitted, we were supposed to stay tonight and return tomorrow lunchtime but I have no idea why, and they haven't told us. "Our team is the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup. "The federation is absent here. Our media isn't here. Our management team, many of them aren't here. We used to have a part of a coaching team to help with substitutions but we didn't have that. Many in the technical area had to deal with that." Sky Sports News has approached FIFA for comment. Iran captain Mehdi Taremi described their treatment as a "disaster" and revealed FIFA president Gianni Infantino had been in the dressing room, offering to "help" the team. Footage of Infantino published on X sees him telling the players "you are stronger than everything", "this is just the beginning" adding that the team were "writing history, the whole world is watching you". Infantino is also understood to have told the players he would do what he could to ensure more of the Iranian delegation, who did not receive visas, could travel to the USA for their remaining group games. Taremi added: "We don't have our President, and no one from staff, also, which is so important for us. Our manager, for example, has come here doing the job of the media, and you know everything is like a disaster for us." Protests and boos at Iran's first game Protestors gathered outside the stadium before kick-off, calling for change in Tehran. The Iran national anthem was greeted by audible boos within the stadium but minutes earlier, there had been loud cheers when images of the team in the tunnel appeared on the giant screens above the pitch, and the team also had strong vocal backing once the match kicked off. The Iranian community in Los Angeles is primarily comprised of those who fled the country around the time of the 1979 Islamic revolution, or the children of those who did, and as such anti-regime sentiment is strong here. FIFA won a case to ban flags with the pre-revolution 'Lion and Sun' emblem on from being brought to the stadium earlier on Monday, but plenty were in evidence within the venue in the lead-up to kick-off. Protesters had promised "hell" in the build-up to the match and while some aggressive anti-regime slogans were chanted around SoFi Stadium, describing the leaders in Tehran as "terrorists", many attending the match were keen to separate the team from the state they represent.

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Jun 17
Man charged with arson over attack at Golders Green memorial wall

Ali Fallahi, 45, from Ilford, east London, is accused of starting a fire at the site in Limes Avenue in Golders Green, north London, on 27 April. The blaze that started just after midnight, sparked an investigation by counter-terrorism police. Fallahi, a dual British and Iranian national, has been charged with arson and is due to appear in court for the first time at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. It is alleged that Fallahi "damaged by fire a memorial cabinet of a value unknown belonging to Miga Rally intending to destroy or damage such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or damaged". 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.

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Jun 16
Naomi Campbell asks for 'respect' at hearing to appeal her charity ban

The 56-year-old supermodel is challenging the results of an investigation into Fashion For Relief and asked for questions to be "respectful". An inquiry into the charity, which Campbell founded, discovered that between April 2016 and July 2022, just 8.5% of the charity's overall expenditure was on charitable grants. In a statement before the hearing, she said her own investigation had revealed "identity fraud and deception", adding that it "helps uncover why most of the funds weren't used as intended". She claimed she was a "victim of fraud and forgery" - including a fake email account said to have been used to impersonate her in communications with lawyers. Fashion For Relief was dissolved and removed from the register of charities in 2024, amid allegations that its funds had been used to pay for a five-star hotel stay in Cannes, spa treatments, and even cigarettes. Naomi Campbell, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, who were all trustees, were disqualified by the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. On Tuesday, Campbell gave evidence to a tribunal in central London in an effort to overturn her ban and said her "only mistake" was trusting Bianka Hellmich, who she alleges forged her signature and lied about her credentials as a charity lawyer. The tribunal has previously heard claims from Campbell's legal team that from 2016 to 2021, Hellmich appeared to have been paid in excess of £500,000 from charity funds. Campbell rejected a suggestion that she should have checked Hellmich's credentials, saying Hellmich "came across as a lawyer" and worked in "official positions". Read more from Sky News:Driver in court over Wimbledon school crashMan avoids jail after felling Christmas treeReports of Dartmoor pony 'cull' is nonsense Judge Joe Neville intervened during exchanges between Faisel Sadiq, for the Charity Commission, and Campbell as he cross-examined her. Campbell said: "I'm here because I have been deceived, you are here because you have been deceived, so let's both be respectful to each other." She said she "loved" the charity work and said "I'm already famous enough" at the suggestion that she might do it for "the PR". Campbell accused the commission of also failing to check Hellmich's credentials. "I'm one person, I don't have a management team, the Charity Commission is a government body. Did you do your due diligence? No," she said. The forgery and fraud alleged against Hellmich has been referred to the police by Campbell's team and by the Charity Commission, the tribunal has heard. The tribunal continues.

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Jun 16
Social media ban would have stopped me quitting, says Jess Phillips

The prime minister announced on Monday that the new restrictions would come into force early next year to protect the "happiness of our children". Speaking on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Ms Phillips said the move would have kept her in government. "This would've been enough to keep me in the tent," Ms Phillips said. "Not only would it have been enough to keep me in the tent. I told them that. I was explicit about that. "I spoke to various different people in Number 10 and really tried to push them to say, look, look, go for this. This is a bold move. This is bold and it is big and it is brave and it's the right thing to do." You can listen to the full conversation on the Sky News Insider edition of Electoral Dysfunction. Subscribers to Sky News Insider will be able to enjoy ad-free access, bonus episodes and early releases. (Requires paid subscription. UK only. 18+). Ms Phillips stepped down as safeguarding minister last month following Labour's dismal local election results, accusing Sir Keir of lacking the "drive to get anything done". She also said restrictions on social media use should not "stop at kids". "I don't think the algorithm should exist. Full stop," she said. From next spring, under-16s will be banned from using all the main social media sites, including Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, and X - although messaging apps like WhatsApp won't be banned, and neither will educational sites like YouTube Kids. Ministers are also looking at an overnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, as well as banning infinite scrolling. Starmer wants a 'legacy' Ms Phillips also said Sir Keir had announced a ban "almost certainly" because he wanted to leave a "legacy". She continued: "Men love [a] legacy, don't they? "I cant give a toss about how I'm remembered, but here we are. But like, it was definitely the language we used to use to try and get things over the line. Like, this would be an amazing legacy."

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Jun 17
Joe Root says 'there isn't a drinking culture' in England team and feels there is no need for alcohol ban after Ben Stokes nightclub incident

Root, who will lead the England side for the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, more than four years after handing the baton to Stokes, also admits "mistakes have been made" and revealed Stokes "feels like he's let himself down". Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson were dropped from the squad last week ahead of the second Test against New Zealand starting Wednesday, while they are under investigation following their night out after England's victory in the first Test at Lord's. Root quizzed on Stokes, captaincy and England's 'drinking culture'Got Sky? Watch England vs NZ live on the Sky Sports appNot got Sky? Get instant access with NOW - no contract Rob Key, England's director of cricket, last week said the England and Wales Cricket Board was considering imposing an alcohol ban on the England team, with the most recent Ashes tour highlighting an apparent drinking culture that still exists. Speaking to Sky Sports, Root said: "I don't necessarily think that's the way to go. I don't think there's a drinking culture within our team. I think, like I said, there have been occasions where we've let ourselves down and we've got things wrong. "We have to accept that and move forward from that and learn from that, but I also think that when you work towards something for a long time, there should be opportunities and chances where you can celebrate that and enjoy that with the team. "Not everyone drinks anyway within our group, but you should be able to get together and celebrate that and spend that time. And some of my greatest memories and fondest memories have been in the dressing room afterwards. "So, that's good fun and good, good stuff that you can do off the back of winning, and what you work towards for a long period of time, but you've got to pick the right times and the right places, and I think that's the important thing." Root: Stokes in a good place but feels like he let himself down The nightclub incident ended with a member of England's security staff being reportedly struck by a Saracens rugby player, where Stokes was present. The saga has heaped more scrutiny on the professionalism and culture around England's Test team following a humiliating Ashes tour, after which a midnight curfew was reportedly imposed on England's players and staff. In his pre-match press conference, Root refused to disclose what was said with his good friend Stokes last week. But he told Sky Sports: "I've spoken with Ben, he seems in a good place in the last week or so. "There's been a few incidents where guys have let themselves down, but I don't necessarily think that's a fair reflection of our dressing room. We've got to obviously own it and know that that is not okay, but at the same time, I don't think that's a fair reflection on us as a team. We work incredibly hard. "As a cricketer, the amount of time and pressure that you spend away from home, away from your families, in high-pressure environments, and mistakes have been made. We have to learn from those clearly, and we have to move on from those quickly, and we have to earn the trust of everyone back by being as professional as we can, and putting good performances in. "I think Ben feels like he's let himself down, right? My main concern is, always, you look at the person and make sure that they're okay, so that is first and foremost the most important thing, and then in terms of this week and moving forward as a team, it's concentrating, making sure that everyone is fully on task and understanding of what's ahead of us and what an exciting opportunity we have." Root 'excited' with captaincy; Stokes has 'respect of everyone' In his news conference on Tuesday, Root would not be drawn on how long he was willing to stay in the role of interim captain, insisting it would be assessed on a "game by game basis". However, he is looking forward to the opportunity of leading England again in the absence of Stokes. He was asked what his reaction to being asked to captain the side again was. "I had a little think about it, but yes. I'm very excited with the opportunity we have ahead of us. Being captain of this group of players is a really exciting opportunity. "I'm in a very different place to when I finished [as captain]. It's going to be a really fun week, so I'm looking forward to getting out there on the field and playing again. "I do think I've enjoyed the last couple of days, working with Baz [McCullum] in a slightly different space. "One thing I've been envious of - in a good way - is being able to work with Baz in this sort of capacity. It's been really cool, the last couple of days. "It's a very different look to even the team we had last week, but it's very exciting as well. "To get to lead those guys out and help operate how we work this week is really good." The 35-year-old, who also praised England's bowler-dominated opening Test win against New Zealand at Lord's, rebuffed questions on Stokes' potential return as skipper and instead focused on his leadership skills. "I don't think it's fair for me to make those kind of decisions and answer those kind of questions. They're decisions for people in a slightly different position to me," Root said. "I'm sure he has the respect of everyone in our dressing room. He's been a phenomenal leader for a number of years. "We've achieved some great things as a team, as a group, won a hell of a lot of Test matches. Clearly he's a talismanic player and a great friend to a number of the guys. "There's a huge amount of respect there from everyone." Root 'on the same page' as Brook Root compared his role as skipper to Harry Brook, England's white-ball captain, by heaping praise on his "brilliant cricket brain". He said: "I'm a different player, looking at the game in a different way from the last time I was here [as captain]. "I've got some some brilliant people around me. I've got a brilliant cricket brain in Harry Brook who stands next to me at second slip, who's done a brilliant job with the white-ball stuff. "We see the game very similarly, in different ways sometimes. But again - the fact that we are on the same page is a big strength. "I'm sure he'll be vital this week as well." Four changes to England's XI McCullum also revealed four changes to England's XI for the Test at The Oval, starting on Wednesday - live on Sky Sports - with Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker making their Test debuts. Matthew Fisher and Jofra Archer are also included, while James Rew will make his debut if Jamie Smith is unable to play as he awaits the birth of his child. England XI to play New Zealand: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root (C), Harry Brook, Jamie Smith/James Rew, Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Matthew Fisher, Sonny Baker. England vs New Zealand - results and schedule All times UK and Ireland, all games live on Sky Sports First Test (Lord's) - England won by 115 runsSecond Test (The Kia Oval) - June 17-21 (11am)Third Test (Trent Bridge) - June 25-29 (11am) Watch the second Test of the England vs New Zealand series live on Sky Sports from June 17.

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