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A second man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after an incident at a London nightclub that allegedly involved US singer Chris Brown.The Metropolitan Police said Omololu Akinlolu, 38, will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. Better known by his stage name HoodyBaby, the American rapper has been charged in connection with an alleged assault at the Tape nightclub in central London in February 2023.Brown, 36, was charged on Thursday with grievous bodily harm with intent and was remanded in custody by judge in Manchester until 13 June.He is accused of attacking music producer Abraham Diaw…

A baby born with a rare genetic disease is “growing and thriving” after getting bespoke gene therapy.It’s the first time anyone in the world has been given an experimental gene-editing treatment designed specifically for their disease and took scientists just seven months to develop. Nine-and-a-half-month-old KJ Muldoon, from Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, has a rare metabolic condition – known as severe carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency – that meant he has spent the first months of his life in a US hospital on a very restrictive diet.In February, however, the boy received the first dose of his bespoke treatment and…

Quintessentially, the luxury concierge service founded by the Queen’s nephew, is in talks to find a buyer months after it warned of “material uncertainty” over its future.Sky News has learned that the company, which was set up by Sir Ben Elliot and his business partners in 1999, is working with advisers on a process aimed at finding a new owner or investors. City sources said this weekend that Quintessentially was already in discussions with prospective buyers and was anticipating receipt of a number of firm offers.Sir Ben, the former Conservative Party co-chairman under Boris Johnson, owns a significant minority stake…

Singer Cassie is the key witness in the prosecution’s case against Sean “Diddy” Combs.The pair were in an on-off relationship for about 11 years, from 2007 to 2018, after she signed to his label, Bad Boy Records. She has alleged she was physically, sexually and mentally abused by Combs for most of this time, accusing him of forcing her into “hundreds” of drug-fuelled sex sessions with male escorts, known as “freak offs”, while he watched.But his lawyers argue the singer, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, was a willing participant who consented to a “swingers lifestyle”.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Week…

Scientists have discovered key differences under the moon’s surface that may explain why its two hemispheres look so different.The moon’s near side, the side visible to Earth, is dark and covered in the remnants of ancient lava flows. Its far side, which we can’t see from Earth, is rugged and rocky.Scientists have long suspected the differences could be explained by what’s inside the moon but until now, couldn’t prove it.”We found that the moon’s near side is flexing more than the far side, meaning there’s something fundamentally different about the internal structure of the moon’s near side compared to its…

The Treasury is preparing to kick off a search for a new boss of Britain’s prudential financial watchdog – one of the world’s key banking regulatory jobs.Sky News has learnt that officials are drawing up plans to advertise for a chief executive to replace Sam Woods at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) next year. A recruitment process is not expected to formally get under way until after the summer.It is likely to draw interest from senior regulatory figures from around the world, City sources said on Thursday.Mr Woods has served two terms in the post, and will step down at…

Cassie Ventura broke down in tears in court as she described her “personal shame” at taking part in “freak off” sex sessions for Sean Combs – and also accused him of raping her as their relationship came to an end.During her second day of testimony, the singer and model told jurors of several alleged violent incidents and said the hip-hop mogul, who was known as Puff Daddy and Diddy throughout his career, blackmailed her with compromising videos.At one point, the courtroom in Manhattan, New York, fell silent as sexually explicit images from “freak offs” were shown to jurors, but kept…

AIs are able to come to group decisions without human intervention and even persuade each other to change their minds, a new study has revealed.The study, carried out by scientists at City St George’s, University of London, was the first of its kind and ran experiments on groups of AI agents. The first experiment asked pairs of AIs to come up with a new name for something, a well-established experiment in human sociology studies.Those AI agents were able to come to a decision without human intervention.”This tells us that once we put these objects in the wild, they can develop…

The UK economy showed strong growth in the first three months of the year, according to official figures.Gross domestic product (GDP) – the standard measure of an economy’s value – grew 0.7% in the first quarter of 2025, the Office for National Statistics said. The rise is better than expected. An increase of just 0.6% was anticipated by economists polled by the Reuters news agency.Money blog: Reaction as UK economy grows more than expectedIt’s significantly better than the three months previous, in which a slight economic expansion of just 0.1% was reported for the final quarter of 2024. Read more:Burberry…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former girlfriend Cassie has told his sex-trafficking trial that “freak offs” with male escorts became like a job, as the music mogul allegedly abused and sexually exploited her for years.The musician and model, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, did not look at Combs as she took to the witness stand in court in Manhattan, New York.Over about six hours, the 38-year-old, who is eight months pregnant with her third child with husband Alex Fine, at times became emotional as she alleged she was degraded by her former partner during their 10-year on-off relationship.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial:…