9 h. ago Dad crushed baby's skull then went out for a cigarette as nurses tried to save him

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Daniel Gunter, who has today been sentenced to life in prison, 'crushed' the skull of his premature baby son before going for a cigarette break as nurses tried desperately to save the child

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16 h. ago Two Australian women and four children escape Syrian detention camp and flee to Victoria

The six Australians received no government assistance in their 500km journey from the violent Al-Hol detention camp to LebanonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens.The two women and four children – the Guardian is not revealing their names or ages – escaped from the notorious Al-Hol detention camp in north-east Syria, travelling more than 500km to cross the Lebanese border, where they were able to obtain Australian documents in Beirut. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal against her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian film producers and experts call Trump tariff proposal ‘bizarre’ and impossible to enforce

US president threatens levy on all foreign-made films, but experts point out that the industry is global and Australia is intertwined with HollywoodFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has vowed to fight a proposed 100% tariff on Australian-made films after the US president, Donald Trump, posted on his social media platform that he planned to go ahead with the huge levy “on any and all movies made outside the United States”.Industry experts have described the proposal as bizarre and virtually impossible to enforce, given the global nature of film, with production, financing and post-production often spread across several countries. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban citing ‘marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences’

Divorce papers filed in Nashville court include detailed plan for shared childcare of their daughtersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, bringing a surprising end to a long and seemingly successful union that brought together two superstars from the worlds of movies and music.The 58-year-old Oscar-winning actor petitioned on Tuesday to end her marriage to the 57-year-old Grammy winning country singer in a Nashville court. The documents state the couple has undergone “marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life

A local prosecutor in South Carolina plans to seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees was commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden

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8 d. ago Boris Becker's regret he shares with Emma Raducanu after life spiralled into prison stint

The tennis legend won five Grand Slam titles, including three at Wimbledon, but endured a turbulent life away from the court and was sent to prison in 2022

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8 d. ago P Diddy inmates write glowing reviews of rapper's prison 'life skills' classes

P Diddy has been held in the Metropolitan Detention Centre since September 2024 and recently the rapper has been teaching some of his fellow inmates "entrepreneurship"

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8 d. ago Cocaine Quarterback review – true crime shouldn’t be this entertaining

It’s right to be sceptical of college footballer turned drug kingpin Owen Hanson sharing his own story from prison. But huge characters join in to tell a wild, droll tale with the ultimate endingDressed in a khaki jumpsuit, his face red in a way that suggests recent tears, Owen Hanson describes his life behind bars. On his first day in prison, another inmate gave him a weapon – a “bonecrusher” – and told him to keep it on him at all times. “I’m some fucking surfer kid from Redondo Beach and you’re telling me I have to go to war?!” Hanson says, shakily.This is one of many moments in the first episode of Cocaine Quarterback that makes me deeply sceptical. The three-part docuseries – released under the Prime Video Sports umbrella – tells the story of a college footballer from California turned drug kingpin, but part one feels more like The Owen Hanson Story, as presented by Owen Hanson. Central to the tale is his father’s alcoholism, his parents’ divorce, and his first, faltering foray...

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1 week ago Ryan Routh stabs himself in the neck with a pen as he is found guilty of plotting the assassination of Donald Trump

Ryan Routh, 59, faces life in prison after being found guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course

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1 week ago Ryan Routh found guilty of 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Florida

Routh represented himself in trial over botched attempt on Trump’s life at West Palm Beach golf course The man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on his West Palm Beach golf course two months before Trump clinched his second presidency in the 2024 White House election has been found guilty by a jury in Fort Pierce, Florida.Ryan Routh – who now faces up to life in prison at a later sentencing hearing – reportedly tried to use a pen to stab himself in the neck as the guilty verdict was read in court. Officers quickly swarmed him and dragged him out of the courthouse. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Internal rebellion at exclusive Melbourne club as members worry ‘Karens’ might spoil ‘bohemian’ vibe

Savage Club members concerned admission of women will upset their wives and inhibit ‘loud and boisterous behaviour the club is famous for’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne’s men-only Savage Club is facing an internal rebellion against its decision to allow women in for meals, with some members warning of uneasy wives and “Karens”.A group of members has called an extraordinary general meeting for Thursday, writing in an email that “the loud and boisterous bohemian behaviour that the club is famous for will now have to be tempered for fear of upsetting a ‘Karen’ at the other end of the dining room” if women are allowed to lunch. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How DNA on a glass of beer at airport led to capture of serial Australian rapist, the Night Stalker

Breakthroughs in forensic technology resulted in Glenn Gary Cameron’s arrest more than three decades after he terrorised women in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than three decades ago the New South Wales police announced it had formed a special team to catch a man, later dubbed the “Night Stalker” or the “Moore Park rapist”, who terrorised women in the early 90s across Sydney.A poster with a sketched image of the man, based on one of his victim’s recollections, was also released. Below the image it said: “Do you know this person? Serial rapist sought over possible seven attacks.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sydney’s Night Stalker rapist pleads guilty to 13 charges over attacks against women in 1990s

Glenn Gary Cameron’s identity had remained secret after he was arrested in early 2024 at Sydney airport after a breakthrough in forensic technologyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of terrorising women in the early 1990s across Sydney, who was dubbed the Night Stalker, has pleaded guilty to 13 charges.The man appeared before Downing Centre local court on Thursday, weeks after the serial rapist was unmasked as Glenn Gary Cameron. His identity had remained a secret since he was arrested more than 18 months ago due to suppression orders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell's cushy life in jail: Disgraced socialite spotted on her way to a yoga class inside plush prison

Disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 63, (pictured) is being held inside the deluxe new Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell's cushy life in jail: Disgraced socialite spotted on her way to a yoga class inside plush prison

Disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, 63, (pictured) is being held inside the deluxe new Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

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1 week ago Mum, 27, who has 22 kids with criminal husband jailed for murder makes shocking promise

Kristina Ozturk shot to fame in 2021 after revealing she had welcomed 22 children via surrogacy with her husband Galip - a convicted criminal who was sentenced to life in prison for murder before going on the run

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2 w. ago Elderly Brit couple detained by Taliban in Afghan hellhole prison finally freed

Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been held in Taliban captivity in Afghanistan for nearly eight months and feared they would die in prison after giving 'their life in service'

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2 w. ago Seven teenagers charged with murder after stabbing deaths of two boys in Melbourne

Charges follow two incidents in Cobblebank on 6 September that resulted in the deaths of Dau Akueng, 15, and Chol Achiek, 12Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeven teenagers have been charged with murder after the stabbing deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek in Cobblebank in Melbourne’s west earlier this month.The seven males, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on Friday morning after raids on homes in Melbourne’s north and west by homicide squad detectives. They were interviewed by police before charges were laid in the afternoon. Continue reading...

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