John Ashby, 32, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court, where he had faced charges of rape, robbery, intentional strangulation and religiously aggravated assault in connection with the incident in Walsall last October.
The trial opened on Monday, where prosecutors said Ashby "targeted" the woman after they were riding on the same bus, before he followed her and entered her home.
He changed his pleas to guilty on Tuesday after being told to "sort your s*** out" in a confrontation in court.
Ashby told victim he was 'British master'
The court heard extracts from "harrowing" body-worn police footage that showed the young woman, who has a legal right to anonymity, being comforted by a female officer after the assault.
She said her attacker had called her a "bloody Muslim b****", and that she had been raped in a bathroom by the intruder, who claimed to be a "British master".
In a video interview played to the trial, the victim told police: "He had a stick in his hand. I said 'who are you' and I started screaming.
"He switched off the light. He said 'I just want fun with you'. He said 'you are a f****** Muslim b****', I said 'I am not a Muslim, I am a Sikh'."
Prosecutors told the court there could be no doubt that Ashby was the man who attacked the woman, citing DNA evidence, fingerprints found on a vape and the fact the victim pointed him out at an identity parade.
Confrontation in court and change of plea
On Tuesday, Ashby appeared to say "this is bulls***" during the proceedings.
A man, believed to be a member of the Sikh community not known to the victim, then walked to within 3ft of the glass-fronted dock, and told Ashby: " You're the bulls***. You need to sort your s*** out."
The defendant responded by telling the man to "get the f*** out of my face," and also shouted at another member of the public who had remained seated in the public gallery.
Trial judge Mr Justice Pepperall adjourned the case, sending the jury away for a lunch break.
Around an hour after the incident, Ashby asked to see his barrister and changed his pleas.
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Simon Richardson, 34, faces charges of murder, manslaughter, dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving without insurance after a collision in Altrincham, Cheshire, at around 6.10pm on Monday.
Headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, from nearby Northwich, was treated at the scene but died shortly after.
Richardson, of no fixed abode, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court later today.
Officers have since made an appeal for CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage from around the area at the time of the incident.
Mr Mullins, headteacher of Stretford Grammar School, was described as a "loving dad, husband, brother-in-law, 'Diddy', uncle, son-in-law" by his family.
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They said he "passed away after being knocked off his bike."
The tribute went on: "He was devoted to his family, and our lives will never be the same.
"Our dad gave us fantastic memories growing up including a trip getting lost at night around Washington DC but it was in his role as a grandad where he truly excelled.
"Our love and memories of Michael will know no limits.
"We will love him forever, to Saturn and beyond."
Alexandra Stewart, previously known as Alan Baker, is alleged to have carried out the attack at the mixed-sex HMP Greenock in Inverclyde.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 38-year-old prisoner has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault within HMP Greenock.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) told Sky News it is yet to receive a report.
A Scottish Prison Service (SPS) spokesperson said: "As this matter is subject to proceedings it would be inappropriate to comment further."
The alleged incident comes amid an ongoing legal battle between For Women Scotland (FWS) and the Scottish government over the management of transgender prisoners.
FWS is challenging the SPS guidance, arguing that only those born biologically female should be held in the women's estate.
It follows the campaign group's landmark win at the UK Supreme Court last year, which ruled the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".
Current SPS guidance allows for a transgender woman to be admitted into the female estate if the inmate does not meet the violence against women and girls criteria, and there is no basis "to suppose" they could pose an "unacceptable risk of harm" to those also housed there.
FWS is arguing the policy is "inconsistent" with the Supreme Court judgment.
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During three days of hearings earlier this year, lawyers acting on behalf of the Scottish government argued it is right for ministers to take a "case-by-case" approach to transgender prisoners.
Gerry Moynihan KC cited case law and article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to the rights of trans people to live in their acquired gender.
Both parties are now awaiting Lady Ross' ruling on the judicial review at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Fossils of its jaw structure indicate it ranged from seven to 19m long and lived during the Cretaceous period, about 86 to 72 million years ago.
The species - Nanaimoteuthis haggarti - was an apex predator and is one of the largest invertebrates ever recorded.
Researchers compared the creature to the mythical kraken, a legendary, colossal sea monster from Scandinavian folklore.
"These animals were remarkable. With their large bodies, long arms, powerful jaws and advanced behaviour, they represent what could be described as a real Cretaceous kraken", said palaeontologist and lead author Yasuhiro Iba of Hokkaido University.
The body of a modern giant squid can reach 12m in length, but Nanaimoteuthis haggarti would have been even bigger.
Mr Iba said his work showed "giant invertebrates, namely octopuses, also functioned as apex predators in the Cretaceous sea".
"These giant octopuses likely occupied the same ecological tier and may have competed with marine reptiles and sharks within the same ecosystem," he added.
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The fossils studied came from Japan and Vancouver Island in Canada and showed intense wear on the creature's "beak", the only rigid part of an octopus's body.
This indicates repeated crushing of hard structures such as bones and shells, suggesting it hunted large fish, shelled tentacled creatures, clams and other large prey.
Seafarers can rest easy, however, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti died out in the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago.
The full study is published today in the journal Science.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke used his access to classified information to make money on prediction platform Polymarket, which allows users to make bets on real-life global events.
He allegedly bet $33,034 (£24,538) on the Venezuelan leader being captured by US forces in January, the federal prosecutor's office in New York said.
Maduro was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Van Dyke, an active duty soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, made more than $409,000 (£354,817) as a result, an unsealed indictment alleges.
The US Department of Justice said Van Dyke made 13 bets between 27 December 2025 and 26 January 2026, the last being hours before the overnight capture.
Van Dyke, 38, has been charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and making an unlawful monetary transaction, according to the indictment.
He could face years in prison.
Authorities said he "participated in the planning and execution of the US military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro".
An image uploaded to his Google account showed him in military fatigues and carrying a rifle on the USS Iwo Jima, just hours after Maduro was transported to the United States on the ship, prosecutors alleged in the indictment.
Three days after Maduro's capture, Van Dyke asked Polymarket to delete his account, "falsely claiming that he had lost access to the email address", federal authorities said.
After collecting his winnings, Van Dyke sent most of the money to a foreign cryptocurrency vault, the Justice Department said.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates Polymarket, said it was also hitting Van Dyke with civil charges.
"Insider trading has no place on Polymarket," the company added in a post on X.
"Today's arrest is proof the system works."
Asked about the incident, US President Donald Trump said he does not like the concept of betting.
He said it was "like Pete Rose betting on his own team", in reference to the Major League Baseball coach who was banned for wagering money on sides he was managing.
"The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino," Trump added when asked more generally about betting markets and bets placed on major geopolitical events.
"I'm not happy with any of that stuff," Trump continued.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said the indictment "makes clear no one is above the law, and this FBI will do whatever it takes to defend the homeland and safeguard our nation's secrets."