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Ricky Hatton’s family have paid tribute to the former world champion after his death at the age of 46. Hatton, nicknamed “The Hitman”, was found dead at his home in Hyde on Sunday morning. The death is not being treated as suspicious by police. During his career between 1997 and 2012, the British fighter won titles in the light welterweight and welterweight divisions. Image: Hatton’s family have described their loss and pain following the boxer’s death. File pic: PA In a tribute, released by Greater Manchester Police, the family said: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce…

Blackstone, the private equity giant which owns stakes in Legoland and swathes of British real estate, will this week pledge to invest £100bn in UK assets over the next decade during President Trump’s state visit.Sky News has learnt that the investment group will unveil the commitment as part of a government-orchestrated announcement aimed at shifting attention back to the economic ties between Britain and the US. President Trump’s arrival in the UK this week will come against a febrile political backdrop, following Lord Mandelson’s sacking as US ambassador over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Money blog: ‘I’m…

A new drone factory will open in Swindon to help produce the uncrewed air systems the UK has sent to fight Russia in Ukraine, the government will announce today.The 254,000-square-foot facility will be operated by Tekever and is due to open in 2026, Defence Secretary John Healey will say at a site visit later. It will create 1,000 jobs and bring core production of the AR5 drone to the UK for the first time, while increasing capacity of existing AR3 production.The UK has bought £270m in Tekever drones to help Ukrainian forces destroy advanced Russian air defence systems since Vladimir…

Actor Henry Cavill has suffered an injury during training ahead of filming for the remake of the Highlander film.The British actor, best known for TV series The Witcher, playing Superman in Man Of Steel, and more recently Sherlock Holmes in the Enola Holmes film series, was hurt just days before the film was due to start production. Filming for the reboot of the 1980s classic will now begin in 2026, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The cast includes Gladiator actor Russell Crowe, who worked with Cavill on Man Of Steel, as well as former Doctor Who star Karen Gillan, and Dave…

The UK government has announced more than £1.25bn in private US investment in the UK’s financial services sector ahead of US President Donald Trump’s second state visit.The new US investments are expected to create 1,800 jobs and boost benefits for millions of customers across the country, the UK government said. The deal secures £20bn in trade between the two nations – including an expected £7bn commitment from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.It is set to deliver more than £8bn in investment and capital commitments to the UK, with over £12bn flowing in the other direction – creating jobs and…

A renowned pharmacologist and expert witness in the Primodos drug scandal has been unmasked as a fraud – by his daughter.Professor Michael Briggs, who was also a NASA scientist and adviser to the World Health Organisation, built his glittering career on lies by faking his qualifications.The revelations come in a new book called The Scientist Who Wasn’t There, written by his daughter Joanne Briggs – and Sky News can now reveal how his story sheds new light on a medical scandal that has rumbled on for five decades.From 1966 to 1970, Professor Briggs was UK research director for Schering pharmaceuticals,…

Andres Serrano says he doesn’t set out to be a controversial artist – but he’s certainly proved to be one during his career.The 75-year-old New Yorker first found fame (or infamy in the eyes of his critics) with one of the most notorious works of art in history – his 1987 photograph titled Piss Christ. The depiction of a crucifix submerged in urine led to protests denouncing the image as blasphemous – and it was vandalised while on display in a French art museum in 2011.”I don’t do work to be controversial,” he tells Sky News. “I do work that…

The owner of Uswitch, one of Britain’s biggest price comparison platforms, and Zoopla, the online property portal, is plotting a break-up that could lead to the sale of some of Britain’s best-known consumer websites in the next 12 months.Sky News has learnt that Silver Lake Partners, the American private equity firm, has hired two investment banks to launch a review of strategic options for the assets which sit within holding company ZPG. This weekend, City sources said that JP Morgan and Arma Partners had been engaged by Silver Lake in recent weeks to advise on the project.Although no firm decisions…

Jaguar Land Rover is getting “daily” support from the government after last week’s cyber attack, which has ground its operations to a halt.The British car maker shut down operations when it spotted the attack last Tuesday, and its staff have been told to stay at home since. Sky News understands JLR workers are not due back at work on Wednesday, with production suspended for another day. When asked for a timeline on when operations would resume for all of the company’s 34,000 UK workers, business minister Sir Chris Bryant said: “I wish that I could provide one, but I cannot.”This…

Former Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker has won the best TV presenter prize at the National Television Awards – months after he left the BBC following an antisemitism row.Lineker, 64, apologised “unreservedly” in May after he shared a post on Instagram about Zionism which featured an image of a rat – a symbol used to represent Jewish people in antisemitic propaganda, including in Nazi Germany. The former England footballer said in a statement that he would “never knowingly share anything antisemitic” and that he removed the post when he “became aware of the issue”.He announced he was leaving…