3 d. ago Greater Manchester Police officer denies killing 'wonderful' mum

PC Mark Burrows is charged with causing the death of Heather Smedley

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1 week ago Tapping into the national need to chill, Marella Cruises has appointed Denise van Outen as its Chief Chill

Brits are mentally OOO - from daydreaming in meetings to browsing for cruises at lunch, the signs are clear. Tapping into the national need to chill, Marella Cruises has appointed Denise van Outen as its new Chief Chill-Out Officer.

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1 week ago $500 for the nosebleeds? Lady Gaga fans furious over ticket prices for Australian shows

The Mayhem tour’s ticketing agencies deny dynamic pricing has been implemented, but fans have complained prices are high and inconsistentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe little monsters are not happy. Lady Gaga fans have swamped social media to complain about exorbitant ticket prices for the pop star’s Australian concerts, with many speculating that dynamic pricing is involved – a claim the official ticketing agency for the Melbourne and Brisbane shows, Ticketmaster, has denied.Off the back of her chart-topping album Mayhem, Lady Gaga is heading to Australia for the first time in 11 years, with Live Nation bringing the Mayhem Ball to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in December. Ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation, is responsible for the ticket sales in Melbourne and Brisbane. Ticketek is separately handling the Sydney show, because of its affiliation with Sydney venue Accor Stadi...

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2 w. ago Did dismembered British scientist unwittingly fall prey to Colombian 'vigilantes'? THIRTEEN people have been horrifically tortured and mutilated in region in a year, experts reveal

Alessandro Coatti, 42, was dismembered after he was killed, with his head and arms found in a black suitcase, investigators in Santa Marta, a port city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, said.

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2 w. ago Fears murdered UK scientist may have been lured into a honey trap before being dismembered and dumped in a suitcase

Alessandro Coatti, 42, was dismembered after he was killed, with his head and arms found in a black suitcase, investigators in Santa Marta, a port city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, said.

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2 w. ago The Shacklewell Arms to host special screening of Black Mirror episode filmed on its premises

Season seven kicks off with an episode called Eulogy — and the historic boozer where it was filmed is screening it

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2 w. ago ‘Bubbly blonde’ prison governor was ‘green and stupid’ jury told

Kerri Pegg denies misconduct in a public office and possession of criminal property.

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3 w. ago Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum

Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to returnAn Afghan woman who risked her life to defend human rights in her home country before fleeing to the UK has been told by the Home Office it is safe for her to return after officials rejected her asylum claim.Mina (not her real name) worked for western government-backed projects and was involved in training and mentoring women across Afghanistan, which left her in grave danger even before the Taliban took over in 2021. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prisoner governor accused of relationship with drug dealing boss sobs as she says "I was incredibly stupid"

Kerri Pegg is accused of misconduct in public office, which she denies

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3 w. ago 'Hands on' prison governor denies relationship with 'Breaking Bad' drug

Kerri Pegg is accused of misconduct in public office, which she denies

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3 w. ago Alabama police officer denied immunity for shooting armed Black man in his front yard

An Alabama judge ruled that a police officer was not acting in self-defense when he shot an armed Black man who was standing in his own front yard

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3 w. ago Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from running for public office as “a denial of democracy”.In a day of high political drama, Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds on a vast scale, a conviction for which she was also handed a four-year prison sentence, with two of those years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. She was also ordered to pay a €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

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