86 m. ago Edinburgh crime: Female robber threatened woman at knifepoint before stealing handbag in city centre attack

CCTV imagery shows the suspect went on to attempt a second robbery nearby.

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91 m. ago US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglersStakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the CaribbeanIs US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Virgin Atlantic passenger who rained punches and headbutts down on her boyfriend after downing 16 cans of wine is jailed

Hairdresser and mother-of-two Karen Baker, 59, attacked Steven White on the nine-hour flight from Miami to London Heathrow on February 9 this year.

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1 hour ago Andrew Windsor told Epstein he had nothing to do with abuse claims in new email

The former Prince told Epstein and his lawyers "I can't take any more of this" after a newspaper pursued them for comment about sexual abuse at Epstein's home

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1 hour ago Timothée Chalamet risks angering his legion of female fans with snide comment about childless women

As Vogue's cover star, the actor sat down with a reporter and talked about his booming career and social life. But for many readers, one moment stuck out more than others.

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1 hour ago 'Knife attacker' who allegedly stabbed boy, 14, to death on his way to play football later boasted 'We just done a murder' in a rap video, court hears

Ibrahima Seck was allegedly attacked after an 'altercation' near a pub in New Moston, Manchester, on June 8.

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2 h. ago Mum of murdered Holly Newton, 15, learned of attack from stranger using her phone

Micala Trussler tells a new documentary that the woman called saying: ‘I've got your daughter's phone she's been stabbed.’ And I remember just screaming. We knew straight away who'd done it.'

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2 h. ago Police search for woman who tried to be Donald Trump’s press secretary after 'racist attack'

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, previously wanted to be the White House press secretary for Donald Trump and was seen in London with her partner Philip Ostermann following an alleged assault

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2 h. ago Pregnant woman who survived Bataclan attack speaks for first time after 10 years

A woman who was two months pregnant as she survived the Bataclan attack 10 years ago reveals the hero who saved her life became her daughter's godfather

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2 h. ago Family pays tribute to ‘special and gentle’ woman stabbed near Birmingham bus stop

Katie Fox died from her injuries days after the attack

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2 h. ago Girlfriend of Brit killed in Bataclan terror attack pays tribute to her 'eternal'

Helen Wilson and Nick Alexander were watching American rock band Eagles of Death Metal when three gunmen burst into the Paris music venue and opened fire on 1,500 fans

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2 h. ago British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike

Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demandsUK politics live – latest updatesThe British Medical Association is acting like a cartel and its “antics” are endangering the NHS’s future, the health secretary has said before the latest doctors’ strike begins on Friday.Wes Streeting launched his most strongly worded attack yet on the doctors’ union, coming close to accusing resident doctors in England of being greedy in their pay demands. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Virgin Atlantic passenger rained punches and headbutts down on her boyfriend after downing 16 cans of wine is jailed

Hairdresser and mother-of-two Karen Baker, 59, attacked Steven White on the nine-hour flight from Miami to London Heathrow on February 9 this year.

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3 h. ago California immigration detainees complained a guard harassed and sexually assaulted them. He then get promoted

Officer accused of summoning detainees to private office late at night and making threats and promises in order to coerce them into granting sexual favors

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3 h. ago Huge expansion of walking and cycling routes planned around town centre

The aim is to create a ‘connected network of walking and cycling routes’ to key locations

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3 h. ago Media watchdog under fire as new tech chief launches blistering attack

Liz Kendall criticised the sluggish pace of the media regulator and said families across the country 'have been waiting too long for the protections' under the Online Safety Act

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3 h. ago Tributes to 'beautiful and kind' woman, 34, stabbed in the neck during 'unprovoked attack' in Birmingham city centre

Katie Fox, 34, suffered a serious neck injury after being brutally knifed just metres away from Birmingham 's New Street Station. Her family described her as their 'shining light'.

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3 h. ago Killer out on bail for stabbing gets just five years for knifing love rival through the heart after hiding blade down side of sofa

Kai Sainz-Stafford, 24, attacked carpenter Sam Siviter, 35, with a knife he had hidden down the back of a sofa. A neighbour dialled 999 but he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital.

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3 h. ago The victims who exposed Britain's worst paedophile: How brave boys' testimony finally unmasked beast Neville Husband

Neville Husband (pictured) led a campaign of prolific sexual and physical abuse for well over a decade at Medomsley Detention Centre. 

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3 h. ago Pakistani parliament votes to give army chief new powers and legal immunity

Critics attack constitutional amendment that will also limit supreme court’s independence as ‘funeral for democracy’Pakistan’s parliament has passed a controversial amendment to its constitution that will expand the powers of the army chief and grant him lifelong legal immunity while limiting the independence of the supreme court, in a move critics described as a “funeral for democracy”.Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s powerful army chief who is widely seen as a de facto ruler of the country, was the main benefactor from the 27th constitutional amendment, which was passed by the parliamentary lower house on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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