3 d. ago Judge approves Harvey Weinstein’s request to sleep at hospital during retrial

Ex-media boss moved from Rikers Island jail to Manhattan hospital as he awaits rape and sexual assault retrialHarvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he is not in court for his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges.The judge, Paul Goetz, late on Thursday ordered that Weinstein, 73, be immediately relocated from the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex to the prison ward at Bellevue hospital in Manhattan so he can receive necessary medical treatment. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rules

Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he’s not in court for his #MeToo retrial

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4 d. ago Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets

Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi ArabiaIraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange haze. Visibility dropped to less than half a mile, causing travel disruptions, with two major airports halting flights, and streets in Basra, the largest city in southern Iraq, left deserted. Respiratory problems sent thousands to hospital. The storm also affected Kuwait, where wind gusts exceeded 50mph, and visibility in some areas was diminished to zero.This massive dust cloud originated in Saudi Arabia before being blown into Iraq. While dust storms are common in Iraq, climate change is expected to intensify them across the region in the future, fuelled by desertification in Saudi Arabia and Syria. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein asks to be allowed to sleep in hospital not jail during retrial

Lawyers say conditions at Rikers and stress of trial on ailing ex-studio boss may ‘lead to serious health complications’Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial.Weinstein’s lawyers made the request as jury selection resumed for a second day. The 73-year-old disgraced movie mogul arrived in court in a wheelchair, as he has at all of his recent court appearances. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein stuns courtroom with dramatic performance in desperate bid to get out of jail

The 73-year-old arrived in court on Wednesday in a wheelchair after his lawyers filed a request that he spend his nights at a hospital in the city instead of Rikers Island for the duration of his rape retrial.

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5 d. ago Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial

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8 d. ago Three teenagers in hospital after alleged stabbing near busy Scottish city beach

The alleged stabbing took place near Portobello beach in Edinburgh

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9 d. ago Airstrike destroys parts of Gaza City hospital as Israel intensifies offensive

Civil defence agency says al-Ahli hospital hit as IDF operations cut off access to southern city of RafahSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageAn Israeli airstrike destroyed parts of a hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday as Israel continued its military offensive in the war-battered Palestinian territory and cut off access to the southern city of Rafah.The Palestinian civil defence agency said Israel’s air force fired missiles at al-Ahli hospital, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital. It is the only hospital still functioning in Gaza City after the destruction of medical facilities in the northern area of the strip. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands review – Pinochet and the Nazis

A human rights lawyer skilfully gathers the threads that link the former Chilean dictator to a fugitive SS officerAugusto Pinochet expected London to be a hospitable city when he arrived there in October 1998. The 82-year-old former Chilean dictator had backed Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands war and, while the Conservatives were no longer in power, a former prime minister counted as a friend in high places.British police were not interested in kidnap, murder and torture in South America under a junta that had seized power in a coup in 1973. Besides, a former head of state had diplomatic immunity. Or so Pinochet thought, until officers from Scotland Yard, acting on an extradition request from a Spanish judge, turned up at the private clinic where he had undergone a minor back operation.The ensuing legal battle to determine which crimes might be pinned on the old man, under what statute and in which jurisdiction, is one thread of 38 Londres Street by lawyer and author Philippe Sand...

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1 week ago Pedestrian in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by taxi at busy city junction

The incident happened at one of the busiest junctions in Glasgow’s city centre

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1 week ago Boy taken to hospital after being attacked in busy Scottish sports park

The boy was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being assaulted in the park

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4 w. ago Audi crashes into two ambulances parked outside busy Scottish city hospital

Two ambulances have been damaged in the collision outside a Glasgow hospital

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4 w. ago Israel kills 'new Hamas PM' in precision airstrike days after he took office

Hamas' so-called new Prime Minister Ismail Barhoum (pictured) was killed in the strike that hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis on Sunday night.

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