67 m. ago Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu repeats threat to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages

Israeli PM says he will take ‘more powerful repression’ if Hamas does not release remaining hostagesFull story: Hundreds join Hamas protest in GazaHere are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires:The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that at least 830 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on 18 March, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Emile Soleil murder suspect family's Catholic priest, 85, 'committed suicide' days before the toddler's grandparents were arrested

Father Gilliot frequently expressed his emotional angst during the saga, and allegedly 'took his own life' last Saturday at his home in Aix-en-Provence, it emerged today.

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74 m. ago Captured Ukrainians convicted on terrorism charges by Russia in what Kyiv called a sham trial

Russia has convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law

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88 m. ago British boxing champ jailed for six years after running away to Ireland, Thailand and Mexico

Boxer Lennox Clarke has been sent down after being caught supplying drugs to a known dealer after he returned to the UK following trips abroad to avoid arrest

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89 m. ago Fugitive woman, 29, wanted on child cruelty charges after she and baby fell from moving car flees to Tenerife

Fugitive Raychel Hardingham, 29, and the one-year-old child fell from a blue Volvo opposite a Shell petrol station in Taverham, Norfolk at 9.54pm on April 21, 2023.

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1 hour ago Masked knifeman stabbed stranger to death 90 seconds after meeting, court told

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, 30, is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar in Brixton last Thursday.

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2 h. ago Best horse Aidan O’Brien trained being shipped to Australia for cut price stud fee

City Of Troy, the Derby winner and joint best horse in the world in 2024 who is now a stallion, will shuttle down under where a mating will cost a fraction of what breeders were charged in Europe

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2 h. ago Teacher who 'asked boys to have sex with her wearing Scream mask' gets prison makeover

Brittany Fortinberry, who is facing dozens of child sex charges against pupils at a school where she taught, appears dishevelled in a new mugshot released from prison where she is being held

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3 h. ago Illegal 'sound from hell' sonic weapon may have been used to shut down Belgrade protest

A peaceful anti-corruption in Belgrade on March 15 turned into a 'frightening' stampede after a deafening sound was emitted that left many people feeling sick the day after

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4 h. ago Turkish state media accused of concealing reality of mass anti

Independent and opposition media outlets have shared footage of the Turkey protests despite threats that they may lose their licence

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4 h. ago Palestinians protest Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Videos circulating online show Palestinians chanting against Hamas during an anti-war protest in the Gaza Strip

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4 h. ago Emile Soleil: Dead toddler's aunt and uncle arrested alongside grandparents for Alps 'murder'

Philippe and Anne Vedovini, both 59, are currently being questioned about the death of their two-year-old grandson Emile Soleil who vanished from their isolated holiday home in the Alps

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4 h. ago ‘Porn is the most conservative business I was ever in’: behind the scenes at Café Flesh

The 1982 film was rejected by its conservative financiers but had an influential afterlife at cinemas such as the Scala in King’s Cross. A restored print is showing in London this monthYou never forget your first visit to Café Flesh. Mine took place in June 1986: it was a month before my 15th birthday and I was spending Saturday afternoon, as I often did, at the notorious Scala cinema in tawdry, pre-gentrified King’s Cross. I don’t know which staff member thought it appropriate to allow an acne-peppered child in to see the post-apocalyptic sex fantasy Café Flesh – in a double-bill with the equally explicit hardcore horror-comedy Thundercrack! – but I’m glad they did.When I emerged blinking into the early evening sunlight, I had witnessed sights that few 14-year-olds could have imagined. The movie is set in a desolate future where “the Nuclear Kiss” has left 99% of the population unable to enjoy intimacy without becoming nauseous. These are the Sex Negatives. The remaining 1%, known ...

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4 h. ago Ben Affleck opens up about ‘excruciating experience’ playing Batman in Justice League

‘A lot of it was misalignment of agendas, understandings, expectations,’ actor says

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4 h. ago Taxi driver's nose broken as passenger smashes him in face with wine bottle

Anthony Griffiths, 49, attacked a taxi driver then destroyed a police van after being arrested

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4 h. ago Revealed: Teen son of little Emile's grandfather was 'dragged out of his bed' during bombshell arrests over toddler's death

French cops investigating the tragic death of little Emile dragged a teenager out of bed and arrested during an early morning raid that saw him, his sister and parents get taken into custody

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4 h. ago Police descend on Greater Manchester street amid sexual assault investigation

A man has been arrested

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5 h. ago New London cop accused of stalking due in court after third domestic violence arrest

New London cop accused of stalking due in court after third domestic violence arrest  CT Insider

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5 h. ago Demi Vollering missed the Tour de France title by four seconds. What did she do next?

The Dutch rider was narrowly beaten in her bid to retain her title. But she has stormed back at the start of this season using lessons from her childhoodEarlier this month, on the final climb of the Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering flew past Anna van der Breggen, her former coach and renewed rival, handily winning by 18 seconds. As the first spring classic of the year, the Italian race is renowned for its white gravel roads and regarded as a barometer of early season fitness. Vollering, already one of her sport’s best riders, showed she was capable of an even higher level.“The whole team was motivated, so I wanted to win for them,” says Vollering, “but I didn’t feel a lot of pressure before the race, because everything is new with the team.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Spanish city's huge issue as locals fume over housing demand surges

Amid escalating anti-tourist sentiment, one local has accused foreign property investors of 'harassing' him into giving over his landlord's contact details so they can purchase the apartment he lives in

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