65 minutes ago How arms cache plot masterminded by Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh mirrors a notorious con by career criminal and gangster John Haase

Liverpool gangster John Haase was a notorious underworld figure who graduated from armed robbery to orchestrating an international heroin racket which smuggled kilos of the drug from Turkey.

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72 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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82 minutes ago Former propane worker charged in Virginia house blast that killed a firefighter

Officials say a former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Virginia

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83 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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1 hour ago Police say 11 are killed when a gasoline truck explodes near Uganda's capital

Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a highway on Tuesday

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1 hour ago Treasury rakes in nearly £14 billion in stamp duties, capital gains and inheritance tax over the past six months, figures reveal

The Treasury has raked in £13.8 billion in capital gains tax, stamp duties and inheritance tax over the past six months - as Rachel Reeves prepares to squeeze more out of them.

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4 hours ago How Diane Abbott raged that Chris Kaba was just 'going about his daily life' when he was shot dead by police... as coked

As protesters gathered outside Scotland Yard screaming accusations of racism after Chris Kaba 's death, Labour MP Diane Abbott was quick to point the finger of blame.

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4 hours ago Israel claims it killed top Hezbollah official expected to be next leader during airstrike

Israeli military revealed one of its airstrikes outside Beirut earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine, a powerful cleric within the party ranks, who was expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah

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4 hours ago Tim Walz attacks Elon Musk as Trump’s ‘running mate’ for ‘skipping around like a dips***’

Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Barack Obama are rallying in Wisconsin as early voting begins

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