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Qualified divers have told Sky News how "corner-cutting" caused significant safety hazards on a tourist boat with the same owners as the vessel which sank in the Red Sea.The 44-metre-long Sea Story went down on Monday, south of the Egyptian coastal town of Marsa Alam.Sea Story, which is owned by Dive Pro Liveaboard in Hurghada, Egypt, was a four-deck, wooden-hulled motor yacht which was on a multi-day diving trip.An experienced diver has said he had travelled on another vessel, the Sea Pearl, owned by the same firm, just days before the incident.Timothy, who only wanted to give his first name, said there were concerns among divers about "boat safety standards" on the Sea Pearl boat and the lack of a life jacket drill - and revealed there was no centralised system or adequate communication ...

A stowaway managed to fly from the US to France without a ticket before being discovered on the flight.The woman was caught onboard Delta Airlines flight 264 from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Tuesday. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesperson said she was able to bypass two "identity verification and boarding status stations" in New York "and boarded the aircraft".They added she had completed a full security screening before getting on the plane.It is unclear how the woman was able to do so. Authorities said to be at a departure gate, a person must have cleared the security checkpoint. But a source told Sky's US partner network NBC News that upon landing in Paris, the stowaway was removed from the aircraft by pol...

A doctor in Germany is suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying to cover up his alleged crimes by setting their homes on fire.The doctor, aged 40, and who in line with Germany's privacy laws hasn't been named, was arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients in June and July, and then attempting to set fires at their apartments. The doctor, who was part of a nursing service's palliative care team, is now suspected of having killed double that number as prosecutors and the police said more cases surfaced when they examined patients' files and carried out forensic examinations of suspected victims, two of whom had been exhumed. Some of his alleged victims include a 70-year-old man who died in January after the doctor allegedly admin...

The closely-fought Irish general election campaign has entered its final day, as concern over the economic threat posed by Donald Trump becomes an electoral theme.With housing and the cost of living among key concerns, Irish voters are being wooed with substantial spending promises from the main parties, despite economists warning of "a clear and present danger" to Ireland's corporation tax revenues from the president-elect, who assumes office in Washington on 20 January. Around a quarter of Ireland's tax take comes from foreign-owned multinational companies, largely in the technology, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player ...

Five people have reportedly died in a cold snap engulfing South Korea, with its capital Seoul facing its third-heaviest snowfall on record.About 142 flights from Seoul have been cancelled as it faces its second day of freezing temperatures, and 76 ferry routes suspended, authorities said.Residents have been told to refrain from driving, while about 1,285 schools have shut in Gyeonggi, South Korea's most populous province adjoining Seoul.Images showed traffic being brought to a standstill due to the icy road conditions and people using umbrellas to shield themselves from the heavy snowfall against a backdrop of snow-covered trees and roads. Image: Seoul is experiencing its heaviest November snowfall on record. Pic: Reuters ...