19 h. ago Alleged victim of historic sex abuse in Rochdale wrote ‘love’ note about accused, jury hears

Tahir Rashid, 54, Mohammed Saleem, 46, Sucklane Shah, 46, Amjad Mahmood, 53, Itfaq Hussain, 45, and Arshad Mohammed, 55, all deny the offences they are accused of

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25 h. ago Indian minister condemned for ‘victim blaming’ after Australian women cricketers allege sexual harassment

Cricket Australia says players of Women’s Cricket World Cup team were ‘touched inappropriately’ in Indore

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3 d. ago Met Police launches massive new grooming gangs inquiry with 9,000 cases probed again after criticism of Sadiq Khan and UK's biggest force

The Mayor of London has repeatedly denied that his city was blighted by the kinds of child abuse seen in towns such as Rochdale and Rotherham.

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5 d. ago Bonnie Blue's 1,000 men record to be beaten by OnlyFans star you've never heard of

OnlyFans star Drake Von, 22, is set to make history by taking on Bonnie Blue’s infamous sex stunt, vowing to sleep with 1,000 men in his jaw-dropping “1000 Bottoms vs. One Top” challenge

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5 d. ago Man, 82, and woman, 60 'kidnapped and tortured a woman for five years'

The alleged victim banged on a neighbour's window while 'mostly naked' and claimed to have been held captive by her roommate and her partner - the couple has been charged

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6 d. ago The secret lives of autograph hunters: ‘Donald Trump was really hard to get’

Why do so many people spend their time at stage doors and sending out requests for signatures? Those who have collected thousands of autographs explain the thrillAndrew Broughton still remembers the first celebrity autograph he ever got. “It started by accident,” he says, when he was 13 and doing a project about horror films at school. “I love Hammer horror. I wrote a letter to [actor] Peter Cushing and sent it to the BBC. A large envelope came back and a lovely letter. He sent me some signed film stills. So I got the bug. I just thought: there’s nothing to stop me writing to anybody.”Since then, Broughton, 62, has collected autographs from some of the biggest stars in TV, film, music and sports, as well as royalty, politicians and world leaders. The walls of his home in Derby are covered in framed signed photos from the late queen, King Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Brigitte Bardot, John Travolta, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Muhamm...

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7 d. ago Trump 'asked Prince Andrew and Epstein's sex accuser to babysit on first meeting'

Alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre told of her first encounter with Donald Trump in her memoirs, which have been published six months after she died by suicide

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8 d. ago Prince Andrew 'told Epstein of possibility he and Virginia Giuffre pictured'

Prince Andrew has been accused of having sex with Jeffrey Epstein trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 - an allegation he has strongly and repeatedly denied

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1 week ago Alleged rape victim texted friends saying 'I hate everyone' minutes after attack

As the court case against Terence Crosbie continues, the alleged victim told a court she had been in contact with her friends just moments after being allegedly assaulted

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1 week ago Prince Andrew gives up Duke of York title and honours ahead of Giuffre memoir

The latest development in the long-running controversy comes just days before the publication of a memoir by Andrew's late alleged victim, Virginia Giuffre.

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1 week ago JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote “I love Hitler” – as youthful indiscretions.Vance, speaking on a new episode of the Charlie Kirk Show, the podcast run by colleagues of the late conservative activist, suggested that the participants in the leaked chats were much younger than they in fact are. Some of the participants are barely younger than the 41-year-old vice-president. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Witness describes ‘terrified’ screams of hotel worker ‘stabbed by asylum seeker’

A close friend of Rhiannon Skye Whyte heard three screams and then silence at the time she was fatally stabbed, a jury has heard.

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2 w. ago Disturbing moment ‘abducted’ woman is dragged away kicking and screaming – as cops launch urgent hunt for mystery victim

HARROWING video appears to show a woman kicking and screaming as she was allegedly abducted. Cops have launched a probe as they hunt for the victim and her alleged snatcher.  The horror unfolded outside a home in Wichita, Kansas, in the early hours of Sunday morning.  Video, released by Wichita cops, showed the woman screaming...

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2 w. ago Luther Burrell claims speaking out about racist abuse ended rugby career

Former England centre made allegations in 2022‘I had to retire because of what’s gone on’The former England player Luther Burrell has alleged he was effectively forced to retire after he spoke out about racist abuse he suffered from teammates.Burrell first alleged he had been the victim of racism while playing for Newcastle in 2022. Among the allegations he made at the time, Burrell claimed a teammate had referred to him as a “slave” and told him to apply sunscreen to his wrists and ankles as that’s “where your shackles were”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann's mum Kate sent texts by 'stalker' claiming 'you are mummy'

Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann as a jury heard a series of voice messages

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2 w. ago BREAKING 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

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2 w. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court as she told Kate 'you are mummy', jury hears

Leicester Crown Court heard Wandelt, accused of stalking Madeleine's mum Kate, sent her a message which read: “You are mummy. You know it’s me. You know I’m not crazy"

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2 w. ago McCann 'stalker' appeared at village vigil claiming to be missing Maddie

Janet Kennedy, who is Kate McCann's aunt, told Leicester Crown Court she 'could not accept' that Julia Wandelt, 24, was her missing great-niece.

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2 w. ago No decision yet on whether Donaldson trial will proceed in November

The former DUP leader and his wife face charges relating to alleged historical sex offences.

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2 w. ago Suspect ‘killed & cut up Scots victim’ before ‘scattering remains in woods & Loch Lomond’ 

A MAN accused of murder allegedly chopped up his victim then scattered the body parts in woodland and at Loch Lomond, court papers have claimed. Prosecutors claim that David McColl, 50, used “sharp and serrated” weapons to assault Graham Wright, 38, at a flat in Glasgow’s Gorbals district. It’s alleged that he then subjected Graham’s...

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