56 h. ago ‘Every day there is shelling’: Ukrainian border town torn between hope and despair

Mayor of Bilopillya, where nine people were killed in strike on bus, says Russia has shown it does not care about talksEven before the Russian strike on a shuttle bus travelling from his frontline town at the weekend, the mayor of Bilopillya, Yuri Zarko, was very sceptical that Vladimir Putin’s agreement to direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul would lead to peace.The strike, which killed nine people including five over 60, only confirmed his conviction that talks to end the war were going nowhere and Ukraine had a challenging time ahead. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man GUILTY of brutally murdering 'friend' in 'frenzied attack' at Blackpool hotel

Adam Saunders has been convicted of killing Kevin Price

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3 d. ago Dad of Scot killed on Spanish stag do pleads for help to find son's killer

Tomorrow marks 13 years since Ian Mallon’s son Craig was killed in Lloret de Mar and no-one has ever been convicted for his murder.

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3 d. ago A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His younger brother, John, was remodeling a home in Lufkin, Texas, where both brothers lived, and Glenn asked whether he could help.“He was so happy about the idea of working with me and turning his life around,” John said. “He was thinking positively about his future. I think about this memory often.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Army veteran appeals for volunteers to help servicemen and women

An Army veteran, from South Lanarkshire, is appealing for local people to volunteer to provide vital support for the men and women who have served their country.

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8 d. ago Ten people break out of New Orleans jail, including man convicted of killings

Local, state and federal officials launch ‘full-scale’ search and warn people who escaped are ‘armed and dangerous’Ten people in custody at the New Orleans jail, including a man convicted of four killings, escaped early on Friday morning.The escapes prompted local, state and federal officials to launch a “full-scale search operation” and warn community members to be on the lookout for “armed and dangerous” individuals.This article was amended on 16 May 2025 to update the number of people who escaped as well as how many had been caught, based on newer information. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Eleven people break out of New Orleans jail, including man convicted of killings

Local, state and federal officials launch ‘full-scale’ search and warn escapers are ‘armed and dangerous’Eleven people in custody at the New Orleans’s jail, including a man convicted of four killings, escaped early on Friday morning.The escapes prompted local, state and federal officials to launch a “full-scale search operation” and warn community members to be on the lookout for “armed and dangerous” individuals. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years for frenzied stabbing at lecture that left author blind in one eye

A New York jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Hadi Matar of trying to kill celebrated author Salman Rushdie

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9 d. ago Florida set to execute suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to the OJ Simpson case

A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s is facing execution for a murder

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9 d. ago The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s

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1 week ago Detective who helped wrongly jail man for 38 years implicated in second scandal

Former police chief Tom Baxter spearheaded the inquiry that saw Peter Sullivan wrongly convicted of the brutal killing of 21-year-old florist Diane Sindall before going on to clear detectives in the Bridgewater Four scandal

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1 week ago Marjorie Taylor Greene joins calls for Derek Chauvin to be pardoned

Georgia Republican calls for release of former Minneapolis police officer convicted over the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to mass demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world

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1 week ago Unanswered questions in Diane Sindall's brutal murder as police hunt for real 'Wolfman'

Peter Sullivan had his conviction for Diane Sindall's heinous killing quashed after spending 38 years behind bars. Merseyside Police is now screening and eliminating 260 men from the investigation so far

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1 week ago 2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025

Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025

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1 week ago Peter Sullivan, who has spent 38 years in jail for murder, has conviction quashed

Sullivan is believed to be UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after his jailing for murder of Diane SindallA man who has spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman in 1986 has had his conviction quashed at the court of appeal.Peter Sullivan, who was 30 when he was sentenced and is now 68, is believed to be the UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after three senior judges quashed his conviction for the killing, 17 years after his first attempt to have it overturned. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Broadcast mogul Sanjog Gupta in line to increase Indian influence at ICC

Head of live sport at Jiostar set for ICC chief executive roleIPL set to resume on Saturday following suspensionIndian influence at the top table of world cricket could be set to increase with Sanjog Gupta, the head of live sport at broadcast giants Jiostar, having emerged as the frontrunner to become the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council.The ICC is currently looking to fill the role with Geoff Allardice, the incumbent, serving a notice period that runs until the body’s AGM in July. Three separate sources have told the Guardian that Gupta is favourite to succeed the Australian, moving across from the broadcast company that holds the ICC’s $3billion (£2.2bn) rights deal for global events. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge sets Menendez brothers resentencing hearing for next week

Brothers granted hearing that could lead to freedom but attorneys withdraw bid to remove prosecutors from caseAfter months of legal battles, Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will finally get a resentencing hearing in Los Angeles court next week, giving the brothers a new chance at freedom.LA county superior court judge Michael Jesic ruled on Friday that the resentencing hearing can take place, starting next Tuesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case

Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencingAttorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case.The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man shot dead in road rage horror brought back to life by AI to address killer

US Army veteran Christopher Pelkey was fatally shot by Gabriel Paul Horcasitas in a road rage incident on his way home from a church softball game in Arizona on November 13, 2021

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2 w. ago Killer of Met sergeant Matt Ratana loses conviction and sentence appeal bids

Louis De Zoysa, 27, was given a whole life order in July 2023 after being convicted of Sgt Matt Ratana’s murder the previous month.

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