42 minutes ago British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-FattahThe British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 58 days is preparing to meet the foreign secretary, David Lammy, to urge him to secure her son’s release.Laila Soueif’s son Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British and Egyptian dual citizen who wrote eloquently about the Arab spring and its aftermath, was jailed for five years for “spreading false news”. He was due to be released in September, but has not been freed. Continue reading...

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94 minutes ago Massachusetts man who spent decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit is awarded $13 million

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury

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2 hours ago Man arrested for beating victim to death with golf club on Florida course, cops say

Police called the incident a random act of violence

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2 hours ago Scots mum cleared of witch monument murder faked having baby to scam elderly men

Angela Newlands conned pensioners in romance scams and lied about a fake baby for cash.

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3 hours ago Merseyside Police's statement in FULL as Liverpool murder sees man die at home

Merseyside Police say CPR was performed on a 65-year-old man at an address on Spellow Lane in Walton, Liverpool, on Tuesday evening but he later died at the scene

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3 hours ago REVEALED: The wealthiest I'm A Celeb campmate became a millionaire after raking in cash through lucrative brand deals 

Oti Mabuse has reportedly become a millionaire nearly three years after leaving Strictly Come Dancing. 

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3 hours ago Mother kept her secret daughter hidden in a DRAWER away from her partner and other children for three YEARS: Crying, malnourished toddler looked like a seven

A mother who hid her child in a drawer from her partner and other children for THREE years has been jailed for more than seven years after appearing in the Chester Crown Court.

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4 hours ago I love children but made my husband get the snip and have pledged NEVER to start a family... for one very surprising reason I know I'll be judged for (and I'd urge other women to do the same)

I am 35, at the height of the ticking clock years, but I know I will never have a baby. For how can I bring an innocent warm bundle into the world when none of us can say the world will even be habitable?

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4 hours ago You REALLY shouldn't have: Why do the majority of Brits fake thanks at Christmas

As many as 69 per cent of Brits would not dream of telling someone they didn't like a gift given to them - with a third (30 per cent) regularly pretending to like pressies they actually hate.

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4 hours ago US says a drug cartel is behind the longstanding problem of illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have complained about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it's clear who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel

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