24 h. ago Australia deporting refugee to Nauru may cause his ‘imminent’ and ‘preventable’ death, court hears

Legal team of man who was part of cohort of non-citizens freed after high court decision argues Nauru’s medical facilities are ‘insufficient’ to treat his severe asthmaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers for an Iranian refugee Australia wants to deport to Nauru say there is a “real risk he will die” there, setting the stage for a showdown against the federal government’s $2.5bn NZYQ deal.The case surrounding the Iranian refugee, known as TXCM, who was granted a 30-year visa for Nauru in February and subsequently placed back into immigration detention after being freed by the 2023 high court ruling, was heard in the high court on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Intensive care nurse accused of gross negligence manslaughter of boy, seven, in her care has been left 'traumatised' by his death, court hears

James Dwerryhouse suffered severe brain damage at the Portland Hospital when a blood saturation monitor was turned off without a doctors permission on August 26, 2016.

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6 d. ago Girl, 13, was suffering from a 'distressing' mental disorder when she repeatedly stabbed woman to death, court hears

The girl denies murdering 43-year-old Marta Bednarczyk in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and claims she is guilty of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility,

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2 w. ago Girl, 13, was not suffering from depression when she stabbed woman, 43, to death, court hears

The jury at Lincoln Crown Court heard that the teenager stabbed Marta Bednarczyk at least 143 times at a terraced house in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, in March this year.

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2 w. ago Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries, in interview Australia tried to suppress

In an interview kept secret since February, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugeesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNauru may seek to return refugees from the NZYQ cohort to their home countries, the Nauruan president has said, in an interview officially translated into English for the first time, and which the Australian government sought to keep hidden.David Adeang’s interview erroneously claimed those being sent to Nauru were not refugees and said Nauru may seek to return them to their countries of origin where possible. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries

In newly translated excerpts of a February interview, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugeesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNauru may seek to return refugees from the NZYQ cohort to their home countries, the Nauruan president has said in a new translation of a February interview that has been the subject of months-long controversy.David Adeang’s interview erroneously claimed those being sent to Nauru were not refugees and said Nauru may seek to return them to their countries of origin where possible. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago American student, 26, stabbed girlfriend to death as 'he tried to defend himself while she attacked him', court hears

Chinese national Zhe Wang, 31, was found in her bedroom in a pool of blood after police broke in to her flat in Manor Park, Hither Green, on March 20 last year.

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2 w. ago Oasis fan who died at Wembley concert plunged from height after falling over balcony in a 'tragic accident', inquest told

Lee Claydon, 45, of Bournemouth, Dorset died at the stadium in London on August 2, Barnet Coroner's Court heard. The Met Police has completed its investigation into his death.

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3 w. 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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4 w. ago Monster shook girlfriend’s baby son to death just one week after they first met

Kieran Humphreys, 33, was left to look after six-month-old Archie after just a week of dating Saskia Woodbridge, now 20, and shook the baby to death at a house in Bedfordshire, a court heard

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