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• Family of man killed by psychiatric patient demand 'someone take accountability' for his death

  A grief-stricken family has told Sky News they want "someone to take accountability" for the death of Lewis Stone, a retired butcher who was killed by a secure psychiatric unit patient released 10 days earlier.

• 'I'm a boss, you're going to do as I say': Civil court documents detail allegations against Andrew Tate

  Andrew Tate pointed a gun at a woman's face and told her to do as he said, according to court documents seen by Sky News.

• End 'misery and disruption' and accept pay deal, Rayner tells striking bin workers

  Angela Rayner has called for an end to the "misery and disruption" caused by Birmingham's bin strikes and urged union staff to accept a pay deal.

• Home secretary insists five local grooming gang inquiries will go ahead - and more could follow

  More inquiries into child grooming gangs could take place in addition to the five confirmed, a Home Office source has told Sky News after the government was accused of backtracking on its promises.

• Saturday Night Live gets British version

  A British version of long-running US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) will be coming to Sky next year.

• Teenager accused of pushing woman in front of train appears in court

  A man has appeared in court accused of pushing a woman off a Glasgow railway platform into the path of an oncoming train.

• Blood-red dye dumped into US embassy pond in Israel arms sales protest

  Six people have been arrested after 300 litres of blood-red dye was dumped into a pond outside the US embassy in London in protest against America's sale of arms to Israel.

• Your ultimate guide to the local elections - is your authority among those holding a vote?

  A host of local and mayoral elections will be taking place across England on Thursday 1 May - the first voting day since the general election last year.

• Chelsea star's £160,000 car seized after he was stopped 'for driving without a licence'

  Chelsea footballer Moises Caicedo has had his £160,000 car seized by police after he was suspected of driving without a valid licence.

• The government needs the guts to stand up to 'the bully in the White House', says director of hit BBC series

  The director of hit BBC period drama Wolf Hall says the government "needs to have enough guts to stand up to the bully in the White House" to protect the future of public service broadcasting.