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A five-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on a family holiday in Egypt, an inquest has heard.Kelan Logan-Derench from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Cairo without his armbands on 25 November last year. Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's Court heard Kelan was pulled from the water and later died at the El Nile Hospital.In a written inquest verdict, senior coroner Louise Hunt found that Kelan died as a result of an accident.He was described by a family friend as a "cheeky, mischievous, happy little boy".Kelan was staying with his family at the Mirette Hotel in Hurghada, according to the record of inquest.He was found at around 12.05pm and attempts were made to resuscitate him.Drowning was recorded as his medical cause of death.A GoFundMe...

Voters across 50 states are preparing to cast their ballots after a bitterly contested US election campaign, which will see Donald Trump or Kamala Harris become president.In the last few hours, both candidates have been giving their final pitches. "The momentum is on our side," Ms Harris told a crowd in Philadelphia that chanted back, "We will win". "Tonight, then, we finish as we started: with optimism, with energy, with joy," she said, while enjoying the support of celebrity endorsements on the day from Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Jon Bon Jovi.US election latest updatesIn contrast, Mr Trump ended his campaign in Michigan, repeating key messages about the economy and immigration. A handful of states will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the election. Arizona, Georgia, Michi...

"We sat in the yard from 8am to 5pm under the sun with no water or food."Sixteen-year-old Mohammed* was separated from his mother by Israeli forces as his family tried to flee northern Gaza.Mohammed's mother was taken to a "sandy pit" with other women and children and sat in the heat for hours before the group were released and told to move south. She took this video as she waited. Mohammed and his mother are among tens of thousands of Palestinians who have been forced to flee northern Gaza in the past few weeks, as Israel's military assault against Hamas has intensified.Using geolocated videos, an interview with a teenage boy held in a school by Israeli forces and evacuation orders issued by the military, Sky News has investigated the conditions that some civilians have faced whi...

An apparent firebomb attack at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, linked to Russian-backed saboteurs, was believed to be a trial run for a US attack, according to Polish officials. Poland's National Prosecutor's Office has confirmed four arrests after parcels "containing explosives" were allegedly sent via courier companies to countries including the UK.Counter-terror police in the UK are already investigating whether Russia had any involvement after a suspicious package caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Minworth in July.Authorities in Germany are also examining several fires thought to have been caused by incendiary devices hidden inside parcels at a warehouse in Leipzig. Polish Prosecutor Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska said the latest arrests were related to parcels "which spontaneously ignited o...

Israel has ended an agreement that facilitated the work of the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinian refugees.UNRWA, which is the biggest aid provider in Gaza, has been infiltrated by Hamas, according to Israel which has accused some of the agency's staff of participating in the 7 October attack in the south of the country. It denies the allegations and says it is a neutral organisation.The Israelis have now officially told the UN they were cancelling the agreement. Image: Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Pic: Reuters/Mohammed Salem The latest move appears to be a step towards severing ties with UNRWA and preventing it from operating in Israel. It has been the main UN relief organisation delivering ...

Dozens of migrants living in "abhorrent" conditions on the Chagos Islands may now be offered the chance to be transferred to the UK following legal action.Some 61 Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers, including 16 children, have been living on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands in the Indian Ocean - since October 2021 after being rescued at sea by Royal Navy personnel. In March, some of the migrants brought legal action against the Foreign Office, claiming there had been an "unlawful delay" in arranging their relocation to a safe third country.The High Court in London was previously told that they had faced "inhumane" conditions on the island, including overcrowding and rat infestations. Image: Map: OpenStreetMap In a let...

We are driving through the beleaguered town of Algemesi and Sam Borras Garcia is at the wheel, guiding us through a landscape of destruction and desperation.You can't miss our car - big, muscular, bright yellow and red. Sam is a firefighter, a son of this town. He wants the world to see what Algemesi has suffered. We are waved through a police roadblock and drive into the town. The only other vehicles here are either emergency services, or else they're smashed cars. "It's incredible," he mutters as we enter. "This is my town, my family, my friends."As he edges round the roads, the car can barely squeeze between the growing piles of rubbish on either side. We have to avoid large, gaping holes in the road where drain covers were washed away. Periodically, he stops to comfort locals, to greet...

People who are unmarried may be around 80% more likely to be experiencing depression than those who are married, new research suggests.The study found the risk of depression for unmarried people could be higher in men and those who had more education. Scientists suggest the findings may help with the identification of people who are at higher risk of the condition.The authors suggest the lower rates of depression among married people could be because couples are able to socially support one another, have better access to economic resources and have a positive influence on each other's well-being.They analysed data from more than 100,000 people across seven countries, including nearly 7,000 from the UK. Some 222 people from the UK's 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) reported ha...

Football matches in Spain should not have been played at the weekend following last Tuesday's devastating flooding that killed at least 217 people, the Real Madrid manager has said.Real's match at Valencia scheduled for Saturday was one of two top-flight games postponed, but other LaLiga games went ahead. "Football should have stopped this weekend," Carlo Ancelotti said.He added: "Football is a party and you can celebrate when things are going well, but when they're not going well there's no celebration to be had. It's the most important of the unimportant things in life."He said "we are not the ones in charge" and "we have zero power", adding: "All the coaches had the same opinion not to play." Image: Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said fo...

A British couple have been found dead in Spain after being caught in the floods last week, their daughters have said.At least 217 people have died after heavy rain in eastern Spain caused flash floods, with thousands of cars left wrecked in the streets and an unknown number still missing. Ruth O'Loughlin and Renee Turner told Sky News their parents Don, 78, and 74-year-old Terry Turner, from Pedralba, about 20 miles (33km) west of central Valencia, went missing during the floods - only for their bodies to be found in their car days later.An FCDO spokesperson said it is "supporting the family" and is "in contact with the local authorities".It comes as a red alert warning of "extreme danger" from torrential rain has been issued for Barcelona today, with 180mm of rain set to fall in 12 hours ...