6 d. ago Killer jailed after double jeopardy law change denied move to open prison

The Parole Board recommended William Dunlop be moved but Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood blocked the transfer.

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2 w. ago TfGM issues statement after man 'releases butane gas' on busy trams

Police are investigating after a man wearing a gas mask boarded trams and began letting off suspected butane gas

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2 w. ago Janitor makes horrifying discovery as woman 'drowns her pet dog in airport toilet'

The janitor is reported to have seen the woman in the bathroom stall cleaning up water and food, and it was 20 minutes after this they found the tragic dog, Tywinn

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2 w. ago Woman charged with drowning pet dog in Florida airport bathroom

Alison Lawrence allegedly killed her miniature schnauzer after being told the pet could not fly with her to ColombiaA woman who was told she could not bring her dog aboard her international flight drowned the animal in the bathroom of a Florida airport, according to authorities.Alison Lawrence, 57, of Kenner, Louisiana, faces a felony charge for what police described as the “cruel and unnecessary death” of her white miniature schnauzer, Tywinn. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman accused of drowning dog in an airport bathroom because it wasn’t allowed on flight with her

Neighbors believe she owned a white poodle, according to a report

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2 w. ago Woman told dog can't board plane with her so drowns it in airport loo and crams in bin

A Florida woman is said to have drowned her pet poodle in an airport toilet before cramming it into a bin after she was told she couldn’t take her dog on the plane with her

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2 w. ago A woman drowned her dog in an airport bathroom after being denied boarding, police say

Authorities say a woman drowned her dog in a Florida airport bathroom and then boarded her international flight after she was prevented from bringing the white miniature schnauzer with her because of a paperwork issue

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2 w. ago Woman accused of drowning dog at airport after pet refused on flight

Alison Agatha Lawrence, 57, allegedly drowned her dog after being told she couldn't take it on her flight.

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2 w. ago Woman accused of drowning her dog in an airport bathroom because she couldn’t take it on flight

Neighbors believe she owned a white poodle, according to a report

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3 w. ago Trump is trying to crush the arts – and he’s starting with the Kennedy Center | Charlotte Higgins

Artists might cancel shows, donors withdraw and audiences flee. It all plays into the hands of his authoritarian projectIn Washington, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center – the US’s imposing national centre for the performing arts – presents a bizarre, unnerving and, at times, bleakly comical spectacle. Last month, he announced himself its new chair, replaced 13 board members, and inserted a new interim president, foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell. On Monday this week, the president’s motorcade disgorged him at the building – which contains an opera house, theatre, concert hall and a plethora of smaller venues off its towering, chandelier-hung foyers. By this point, his and Melania Trump’s portraits, alongside those of vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha, had been screwed to the wall beside the concert hall stage door.Trump and his new trustees – who include Usha Vance and Fox presenter Laura Ingraham – then discussed changes to the Kennedy Center Honors, founde...

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3 w. ago Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook | Charlotte Higgins

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own endsIn Washington, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center – the US’s imposing national centre for the performing arts – presents a bizarre, unnerving and, at times, bleakly comical spectacle. Last month, he announced himself its new chair, replaced 13 board members, and inserted a new interim president, foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell. On Monday this week, the president’s motorcade disgorged him at the building – which contains an opera house, theatre, concert hall and a plethora of smaller venues off its towering, chandelier-hung foyers. By this point, his and Melania Trump’s portraits, alongside those of vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha, had been screwed to the wall beside the concert hall stage door.Trump and his new trustees – who include Usha Vance and Fox presenter Laura Ingraham – then discussed changes to the Kennedy Center Hono...

Culture

3 w. ago Police release image after couple racially abused on train to Stansted Airport

A couple were subjected to racial abuse from a man while on board a train between Nuneaton and Stansted Airport, police say

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3 w. ago Major update as football fan who vanished without phone found with 'broken bones'

Robert Cadger, 47, was at the centre of a major search effort by Italian police after he failed to board his flight home to Scotland last week - but his relatives say he's been found with 'broken bones'

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3 w. ago Police board Jet2 plane after passenger told air hostess 'I'll smash your face'

Jason Roddis, 37, also admitted stealing a woman's handbag from a parked car

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4 w. ago ‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary

Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the gangland murders of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, which he denied.

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