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Teen who witnessed years of abuse by mum’s partner spared jail for stabbing him
A teenager who stabbed his mum’s abusive ex-partner after having to watch him ‘belittle, humiliate and beat’ her for years has been spared jail.
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Lucy Letby’s legal team to challenge conviction after ’key witness’ changes testimony
Lucy Letby’s lawyers have announced a fresh bid to challenge the child serial killer’s convictions after a key witness ‘changed his mind on the cause of death of three babies’.
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Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction
Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 felony counts
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FA launches new investigation into Premier League boss over historical child sex abuse allegations
The man also still faces civil action from a woman who claims he raped her at his home when she was 15
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has admitted to charges of domestic abuse
Stuart Hogg, who earned 100 caps for Scotland, pleaded guilty to a domestic abuse charge at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.
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Prosecutor claims first woman to die in ‘suicide pod’ may have been strangled, following arrest of ‘Last Resort’ boss
The prosecutor investigating the case has now raised suspicions of ’international homicide’
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Tommy Robinson sentenced to 18 months in jail after admitting contempt of court
Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon sentenced for making false claims about a refugee.
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Milan prosecutors allege hacked information from state security databases was sold to affluent clients
Italian probe reveals “gigantic and alarming market of confidential data,” prosecutors say.
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Alleged Iranian spy ’sent Iran fake information’
A former British soldier accused of spying has claimed he made up much of the information he sent to the Iranians.
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Murky world of ’hitmen for hire’ sites has been revealed, spotlighting a ’kill list’ individual who paid $50,000 to inject his ex with heroin
Chillingly, the man who exposed the murder-for-hire plot warns that many Brits may not realize they are on a ’kill list’ as well.
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Policeman expressed fears that Chris Kaba would kill, the court has been informed
A police marksman shot Chris Kaba dead believing "one or many" officers could be killed as the suspect attempted to escape at "any cost", a court has heard.
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A 96-year-old woman has learned her fate after becoming the oldest person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving
Brenda Joyce was a pedestrian when a Vauxhall Corsa driven by 96-year-old June Millls mounted the pavement and struck her. She sustained a head injury and died of her injuries
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Ex-spy and daughter will not give evidence in court
A former spy and his daughter, who were victims of the Salisbury poisonings, will not be called to give evidence at a public inquiry out of fears for their safety.
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Bungling 21/7 terrorist who plotted to kill hundreds freed early after serving only half of his 33-year sentence
The terrorist sneaked into Britain in 2003 using a fake passport
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James Denholm, an electrician who secretly hid cameras in people’s homes and filmed them, has been jailed
James Denholm secretly filmed 17 people between June 2013 and August 2023, according to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Ex-Met Police officer charged with rape and assault
Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.
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UK motorist sentenced to 10 years for killing pedestrian in high-speed crash
Ali Xhaferri was driving at between 70mph and 92 mph in a 40mph zone in north London when he killed Ahmed Moneer
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Woman charged with murdering baby found in woods near Gulliver’s World
Joanne Sharkey, 55, appeared in court charged with murder and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child after the baby, who was later named as Callum, was discovered in woodland in Warrington in 1998
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Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swap
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London’s Burning and Grange Hill star John Alford, 52, charged with sex offences involving a child
Alford will face trial at St Albans Crown Court on December 2
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Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case
Congressional Democrats use classified documents ruling to promote Supreme Court reform
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Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial was canceled due to undisclosed evidence
Alec Baldwin broke down in tears as a New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him for a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust.
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Married general is first special ops chief charged with sexual assault in military history
Major General James Roddis, who is a father of three, was awarded an MBE in 2009
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Boeing hit with fraud charges & has week to plead guilty after 2 fatal crashes
BOEING is facing criminal fraud charges and only has a week to accept the plea deal or take the risk of going to trial.The US Justice Department pushe
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Fake refugee stripped of UK citizenship after getting access to secret files
A BOGUS refugee given access to top secret files has been stripped of his UK citizenship.Zak Sula, 57, claimed to be from war-torn Kosovo when he ente