67 minutes ago Roman Polanski: lawsuit alleging director raped teenager in 1973 settled and dismissed

Civil suit that claimed the now 91-year-old sexually assaulted a 16-year-old in Los Angeles in 1973 has been settled to ‘mutual satisfaction’ of both partiesRoman Polanski, the Oscar-winning film director who fled the US decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged sexual assault of another minor after reaching a settlement.The latest case against the now 91-year-old director, which concerned an alleged sexual attack in 1973, had been due in civil court in Los Angeles next August.In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453 or visit their website for more resources and to report child abuse or DM for help. For adult survivors of child abuse, help is available at ascasupport.org. In the UK, the NSPCC ...

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78 minutes ago Who are the big names that demanded 'justice' after Chris Kaba was gunned down by police? Calls for consequence revealed as coked

In the days and weeks after Chris Kaba's death in September 2022, many big names called for 'justice' after the 24-year-old was gunned down and killed while trying to flee police.

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3 hours ago LGBT and veterans charities urge Keir Starmer to 'do the right thing' on gay ban compensation

Critics say that level of funding would mean an average payout of just £12,500 for victims of the ban, which existed until 2000 and saw personnel imprisoned, bullied, assaulted and outed against their will

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3 hours ago Households in England dumped 5.6m tonnes of packaging waste last year – councils

Councils are calling on ministers to ensure upcoming reforms focus on reducing unnecessary waste and making recycling easier.

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4 hours ago Met Police calls for misconduct hearing against firearms officer Martyn Blake to be abandoned after he was cleared of murder despite shooting dead Chris Kaba 

The police watchdog decided last year that the sergeant should face a separate gross misconduct hearing relating to his 'use of force' after the conclusion of the case.

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4 hours ago 'Watchdog' tells Daily Star to 'prove' Biden fake tans like orange manbaby Trump

The Daily Star has hit back at anal analysists who asked us to 'prove' if a fake-tanned Joe Biden giving an address was an AI bot. They didn't care when we called Trump an orange manbaby, so why now?

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5 hours ago Keir Starmer faces ‘King John’ jibe from law chief over credit for rioters’ swift sentences

Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr says judges – not ministers – were responsible for putting them behind bars quickly as she called for better funding for courts

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5 hours ago Arsenal crisis worsens as Mikel Arteta suffers huge injury scare for Liverpool clash

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was dealt another blow during the Gunners' Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk as Riccardo Calafioro left the field with an injury

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5 hours ago Kasper Schmeichel reveals Brendan Rodgers lesson that has been most important to the Celtic goalkeeper

The veteran Denmark stopper joined his old Leicester City boss at Parkhead in the summer to replace Joe Hart

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