4 d. ago Teen charged after bus driver 'racially abused' by gang of youths

A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the incident which saw intervening passengers allegedly being spat on.

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4 d. ago US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, gets first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘A monument to kindness’: the rise of Britain’s community cinemas

With more than 1,600 screens, people share how local-run venues are taking them on a film-worthy adventureThirty years ago, the battle to save a cinema would take Jan Dunn and her community on an adventure worthy of a film itself.When she heard that the Apollo, the last cinema in the area, was closing, she got together with a group of women who rescued it from demolition, and so was born the Plaza community cinema, run by volunteers and a handful of employees. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Moroccan migrant, 31, stole £3k of valuables and damaged 'extremely rare' plants in Magdalen College rampage

Faida Elhabib, 31, of Luton, Bedfordshire, stole nearly £3,000 worth of items from Magdalen College and damaged extremely rare plants at Oxford's Botanic Gardens, a court heard.

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9 d. ago Gang who brought misery to Welsh city caught with £50,000 worth of drugs and £42,000 cash

A court heard the gang had no option but to plead guilty because police had so much evidence about their movements

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2 w. ago 'In a liberal democracy such as ours, the right to offend is precious': Judge spells out importance of free speech as he overturns conviction of man who burnt the Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam' as he set fire to the text outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.

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2 w. ago Church worker facing jail for stealing almost £100,000 when trusted with charity donations

Francisca Yawson siphoned off thousands when she was trusted by the Diocese of Westminster

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3 w. ago Diddy sentenced to 50 MONTHS in prison for prostitution offenses as he's branded a vile and unrepentant woman beater

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to four years behind bars for his prostitution conviction after being exiscerated by a judge.

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3 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in court as sentencing hearing gets under way – live updates

Music mogul, who could face lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution charges in July, pleaded with judge for a ‘second chance’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing: what to knowThe prosecution submitted several victim impact statements to the court ahead of sentencing, including one from Ventura.“While the jury did not seem to understand or believe that I engaged in freak-offs because of the force and coercion the defendant used against me, I know that is the truth, and his sentence should reflect the reality of the evidence and my lived experience as a victim” Ventura wrote. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Diddy sentencing LIVE: Sean Combs begs judge for mercy before court

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced today by a federal judge in New York following his conviction earlier this year on prostitution-related charges

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the Manchester synagogue attack: a tragic wake

An assault of this kind was widely feared. Now that it has happened, Britain faces a choice between deeper division and greater toleranceThe attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester was outrageous. It took two innocent lives, and several others were injured. Yet it could have happened almost anywhere. It is an event with wider national meaning and lessons. On Thursday morning, Britain looked over the edge into one of the dark places to which modern public life has been heading. Having looked and seen, Britain now needs to learn and step back.The violence began around 9.30am, just as morning prayers were being held on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s most solemn and sacred day. The synagogue was inevitably well attended. Yet within a short period of time, two Jewish victims lay dead from stabbing, with four others injured, outside what ought to be a place of prayer and community. The attacker was then himself shot and killed, possibly as he attempted to get inside t...

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3 w. ago Rochdale gang members jailed for up to 35 years for rape and abuse of teenage girls

Court hears how vulnerable girls were supplied drugs and treated as ‘sex slaves’ between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The gang members raped and sexually abused the girls between 2001 and 2006 from when they were 13. The two girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, a jury heard. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang jailed for 35 years for rape and abuse

Six other men sentenced to terms of up to 29 years after two girls treated as ‘sex slaves’ from the age of 13 Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The ringleader, Mohammed Zahid, 65, of Crumpsall, was given the longest sentence of 35 years. He was convicted of raping two girls, identified in court only as Girl A and Girl B, on multiple occasions. He was also found guilty of offences of indecency with a child and procuring a child to have sex. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hotel migrant pickpockets condemned for 'abusing Britain's kindness' and stealing from City workers while living in taxpayer

Adam Zawi, who claims to be 21, was living in a three-star hotel at the taxpayer's expense, when he swiped rucksacks filled with gadgets from a pub in London 's financial district on July 30.

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3 w. ago Furious judge condemns Algerian migrants who 'abused Britain's kindness': Gang stole £4,000 from City workers after sneaking across the Channel to live in taxpayer

Adam Zawi, who claims to be 21, was living in a three-star hotel at the taxpayer's expense, when he swiped rucksacks filled with gadgets from a pub in London 's financial district on July 30.

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3 w. ago Algerian small boat migrant who stole £4k worth from City workers already had SIX theft convictions... as judge blasts 'sneak theft' gang for 'abusing Britain's kindness'

Adam Zawi, who claims to be 21, was living in a three-star hotel at the taxpayer's expense, when he swiped rucksacks filled with gadgets from a pub in London 's financial district on July 30.

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3 w. ago Council tears down England flags at seafront park after 'racist attack' on man who was punched to ground by gang of thugs

The victim, who was in his 30s, was verbally abused by a gang of 'white' men 'carrying flags' at a park in Portsmouth before he was battered. But the council's move to remove flags has been branded 'insulting'.

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3 w. ago Thousands of phones seized from robbers in City of London summer crackdown on gangs 'profiting from misery'

Since July, City of London Police has managed to obtain 3,000 convicted handsets, which are estimated to be worth up to £4 million, as part of its ‘Safer City Streets’ campaign

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3 w. ago Police investigating hate crime after men racially abused in ‘vile’ gang attack

Two victims were racially abused and assaulted by a group of four men who left the area in a white van

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3 w. ago Judge denies request for new trial for Florida matriarch convicted in killing of ex

A judge has denied a request for a new trial for the South Florida matriarch who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law

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