6 h. ago Manchester Arena plotter’s alleged prison attack sparks call for US

Report recommends adoption of US-style punishment and rewards for most dangerous inmatesA long-awaited report that examined how the Manchester Arena plotter was able to carry out an alleged violent attack on prison officers has recommended a new punishment and rewards system for the most dangerous inmates, similar to that used in a US Supermax jail.David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, is facing demands to publish the report, which looks into why Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for life for helping his brother carry out the 2017 bombing, was able to target staff at HMP Frankland with boiling oil and homemade weapons in a planned ambush. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Afghan asylum seeker who raped vulnerable teenager in park is jailed for nine years over 'shocking and violent' attack

Rapulla Ahmadze approached the victim in Murray, Scotland in August last year after making 'intimidating remarks'.

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30 h. ago Asylum seeker who raped teenager in ‘shocking’ park attack jailed for nine years

Rapualla Ahmadze attacked the 17-year-old in Elgin, Moray, in August last year.

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31 h. ago Asylum seeker who raped teen in 'shocking and violent' park attack learns fate

Rapualla Ahmadze, from Afghanistan, carried out the attack in Cooper Park, Elgin during August last year, after approaching the girl and making 'intimidating remarks'

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31 h. ago Tyler West gets emotional as he reveals he attempted suicide after witnessing a murder at the age of 14 which still haunts him to this day

The TV presenter, 29, recalled how that day 'changed my world forever' as the violent attack led to 'PTSD that I just couldn't get rid of,' and 'clouds of dark thoughts' that he lives with 'every single day'.

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31 h. ago Afghan asylum seeker who raped vulnerable Scots teen, 17, in park after saying he was her boyfriend jailed for 9 years

AN AFGHAN asylum seeker who claimed he was an escaped prisoner of the Taleban was jailed for nine years today after raping a vulnerable teenager during a brutal ordeal in a town park. Rapualla Ahmadze was caught on CCTV walking the streets of Elgin, in Moray, in the early hours of the morning before approaching...

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31 h. ago Afghan asylum seeker who raped vulnerable teenager in Scottish park sentenced to nine years in prison

On Tuesday Ahmadze appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh for sentencing.

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65 h. ago Student claims Uber driver 'left him for dead' after violent road rage attack

Dale Williams was allegedly attacked by two men after trying to defuse a road rage dispute between his Uber driver and another motorist, and thought I'm going to die here'

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5 d. ago Runaway girl's horror ordeal by gang of men who 'took turns' to rape her in hotel

Four men were convicted for sexual offences against a vulnerable teenager, 16 who was raped in hotel rooms and exploited after being lured into a car in Birmingham

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6 d. ago Strava fires manager following arrest after violent restaurant attack goes viral

Tech firm distances itself from staffer following alcohol‑fuelled altercation in San Francisco

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6 d. ago Fitness tech giant fires employee after violent restaurant attack goes viral

Tech firm distances itself from staffer following alcohol‑fuelled altercation in San Francisco

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6 d. ago Perth crime: Man, 21, hospitalised after being ambushed by three men in violent attack

Police are appealing to anyone with information about the attack or dashcam footage.

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6 d. ago Violent thug jailed for horror attack in Edinburgh that left man seriously injured

Damien May, 58, was jailed for two years at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

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8 d. ago Cruise ship carrying Brits in 'Russian spy hijacking' fear: Vessel 'is secretly bugged to allow remote control'

Investigators are probing whether Moscow spies were behind the attempted hijacking of a cruise ship that was carrying British tourists, potentially with a view of launching a violent attack.

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2 w. ago Afghan asylum seeker charted his journey across Europe posing in TikTok videos clad in designer gear and a gold watch before arriving in the UK where he raped a 15

Jan Jahanzeb, who claims to be 17, charted his journey from Afghanistan where he claimed to be perscuted by the Taliban to the UK where he raped a schoolgirl in a park

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2 w. ago Full footage captured of Afghan asylum seeker attackers by schoolgirl rape victim 'would start a riot' if the public saw it, lawyers admit

Afghans Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, had arrived only months earlier in small boats before assaulting the 15-year-old in a park on May 10.

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2 w. ago Footage captured of Afghan asylum seeker attackers by schoolgirl rape victim 'would start a riot' if the public saw it, lawyers admit

Afghans Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, had arrived only months earlier in small boats before assaulting the 15-year-old in a park on May 10.

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3 w. ago Killer whales 'violently' attack yacht carrying terrified family in the middle of the night

Killer whales have struck yet again off the coast of Spain and Portugal, terrifying a Dutch family with a 'violent' attack in the dead of night

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3 w. ago Woman convicted of killing another woman in 'shocking and violent attack'

Dionne Wilson stabbed Sara Irvine, who died as she was being conveyed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

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3 w. ago White House shooting: Obama says 'Violence has no place in America' as suspect identified

The former US president has sent his love to the families of guards impacted in the violent attack

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