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Children and adults in England living with Type 1 diabetes are set to receive an “artificial pancreas” in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.The “ground-breaking” device continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. The system is called a Hybrid Closed Loop System, sometimes termed an artificial pancreas, where a blood sugar monitor, insulin pump and software on a person’s phone talk to each other, according to Diabetes UK.It removes the need to draw blood with a finger prick test, or manually inject insulin for some…

British-American actor Chance Perdomo has died in a motorbike crash at the age of 27.Perdomo was born in Los Angeles but raised in the UK port city of Southampton in Hampshire. He was best-known as Andre Anderson in the superhero show Gen V, a spin-off of the satirical TV series The Boys.His representative said in a statement provided to NBC: “His passion for the arts and insatiable appetite for life was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth will carry on in those who he loved dearest.”Authorities concluded there was nobody else involved in the crash, they added.…

X Factor star Lucy Spraggan has revealed she is getting married and that Simon Cowell will walk her down the aisle. The 32-year-old singer-songwriter, who appeared on the reality show in 2012, announced on Instagram she is due to marry her girlfriend Emilia Smith in June. Alongside various shots of the couple celebrating their engagement, Spraggan wrote: “‘When you know, you know'”That’s the response we’ve heard the most over the last few weeks when Emilia & I have told our people that we are, in fact, getting married in June.”That’s a phrase I really thought I understood throughout my life,…

A man has been arrested and charged after a rock was thrown at actor Michael Stuhlbarg in New York.The Boardwalk Empire star suffered a cut after the “unknown object” struck him in the back of the neck while he was walking in New York City, according to officers. The 55-year-old then chased the suspect until officers stopped the man and took him into custody.Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Xavier Israel, a homeless man, who was arrested and charged on Sunday. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world…

TV presenter and singer Fleur East has announced the birth of her first child.The former X Factor star posted pictures on Instagram of daughter Nova and revealed she had been born on 22 March. “Our daughter entered the world via squat position into the arms of my Husband and I on our living room floor!” said East.She said the family were “resting and doing well” and thanked her midwives, family and birthing partners – her auntie Tina and husband Marcel Badiane-Robin.”It really does take a village! So grateful to God for this blessing,” wrote East. The 36-year-old’s pictures showed the…

“The Welsh government need to realise that what they’re doing is damaging the industry.”That’s according to Sam Regan, owner and managing director of the Lemon Tree – a hotel and restaurant in Wrexham. The city has gained international attention in recent years as the home of the football club with the Hollywood star owners.But despite the high-profile investment of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the hospitality industry here, and across Wales, is struggling amid a series of challenges.”We’ve been in a little bit of a bubble because of the media attention brought by Wrexham football club. But it’s not the…

A celebrity antiques expert who was attacked in his west London store by two men with hammers has revealed the extent of his injuries, saying he was in “incredible pain”.Ian Towning, 76, has appeared as an antiques expert on ITV’s Dickinson’s Real Deal and Posh Pawn on Channel 4. His shop, the Bourbon Hanby Antiques Arcade just off the King’s Road in Chelsea, was targeted last Tuesday by the two attackers who damaged property inside the store and stole thousands of pounds worth of jewellery. Image: Ian Towning on The Alan Titchmarsh Show in 2012. Pic: Steve Meddle/Shutterstock Three people…

Adnams, one of the most historic names in British brewing, is to explore an outright sale amid a funding squeeze across the industry which has triggered a growing wave of insolvencies.Sky News has learnt that Adnams has begun contacting prospective investors and buyers after hiring advisers earlier this year to shore up its finances. A source close to the 134 year-old Suffolk brewery acknowledged that a full sale of the company was now an option, having indicated last month that it was not under consideration.They insisted, however, that Adnams’ preferred routes to raising capital remained a funding injection from a…

Co-stars of the British-American actor Chance Perdomo have expressed their “devastation” after his death aged 27.Perdomo, who was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Southampton, died after a motorbike crash last week. He was best known as Andre Anderson in the superhero show Gen V, a spin-off of the satirical TV series The Boys, and Sabrina’s cousin Ambrose Spellman in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix’s adaptation of Sabrina The Teenage Witch.Lizze Broadway, who played Emma Meyer/Little Cricket in Gen V, wrote on Instagram that Perdomo’s death has left “a profound void in my heart”.She said: “Chance possessed so…

With the window for April Fool’s Day pranks now closed, we round up some of the more creative and canny jokes.Search and rescue sheep deployed on Dartmoor Anyone getting into trouble while hiking on the Bank Holiday could be aided by a rescue sheep, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team announced.They are equipped with hi-vis bandanas and bells around their necks so casualties can hear them coming.”They’re the perfect animal to be searching,” team vet Ashley said. “They’re already domesticated, there’s plenty of them, they’re adapted to our hill conditions, they come with their own jackets, you don’t need to carry…