52 m. ago Teenager sentenced after raping child, 12, in secluded tunnel

Jake Richards has been sentenced after launching his sickening attack on his young victim

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3 h. ago Australians to perform acts of kindness on national day of mourning for Bondi terror attack victims

Mitzvahs – or charitable acts – will include preparing meals for vulnerable communities while the Sydney Opera House will host a memorial serviceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Australians are expected to perform acts of kindness on Thursday to commemorate the victims of last month’s Bondi terror attack, as the Jewish tradition of mitzvah spreads across faiths and backgrounds.A mitzvah, which is a core value in Judaism, has come to mean any charitable act and is being requested of Australians to mark the national day of mourning. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago BREAKING: Elderly couple killed in Merseyside arson attack were ‘not intended victims’

Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, were killed in the blaze at their home in St Helens last July, but were 'not the intended victims,' a murder trial has heard

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31 h. ago Town mayor claims he's victim of 'personal attack' after 'totally undemocratic' decision

George Etheridge, the mayor of Blackwood, claims democracy is being made a mockery of

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37 h. ago Surfer becomes fourth shark attack victim in 48 hours as beaches labelled 'unsafe'

Officials have closed beaches on the coastline to swimmers and surfers after an uptick in the number of shark attacks

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46 h. ago Sydney shark attack victim goes 'silent with pain as blood all over surfboard'

Bystanders on North Steyne Beach near Manly in New South Wales, Australia, said a surfer was pulled from the sea with lacerations to his leg - and suffered a heart attack

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5 d. ago Criminals held in hospital will have benefits cut under new Government plans

Nottingham attack victims' parents said they were 'delighted' by the proposed changes, which would extend the benefits ban to serious offenders detained in hospitals under court order

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5 d. ago Criminals detained in hospitals could lose thousands in benefits under plans

The parents of a Nottingham attack victim said they were ‘delighted’ that the Government is looking into a benefits ban for hospital order convicts.

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8 d. ago CCTV released after woman in her 70s has purse snatched at bus stop

The victim sustained a back injury from the attack

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9 d. ago Boy yells 'it's the beast' during school hammer attack after Yorkshire Ripper search

A 15-year-old boy smuggled a hammer and axe into his Nottingham school before launching a brutal attack on a fellow student, leaving the victim with a fractured skull

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1 week ago How Manchester Arena attack survivors are using their trauma to help Southport victims

An initiative has been launched to support teachers

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2 w. ago Sick killer who murdered 10 pensioners by pretending to be deaf says 'I hate old people'

Juan Carlos Villa Cardona used his pint-sized physique to gain the trust of his elderly victims – before launching into a frenzied knife attack as soon as he got inside their homes

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2 w. ago Edinburgh man who left victim with head injury after unprovoked attack outside pub avoids jail

An Edinburgh man who left an innocent victim with a horror head injury after attacking him outside a pub has escaped a jail sentence.

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2 w. ago Attack outside city centre casino leaves victim with bleed on the brain

The victim suffered 'severe injuries'

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2 w. ago Woman in her 30s sexually assaulted in bus layby after getting into vehicle near shop in town centre

A WOMAN was sexually assaulted in a man's car in a terrifying late night attack. The victim, in her 30s, had been in Bognor Regis town centre on Thursday evening when she got into a car near a Tesco Express on Station Road. Cops say the vehicle – believed to be silver or grey –...

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3 w. ago Australian prime minister centres New Year’s message on Bondi victims

Anthony Albanese centred his New Year's message on the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

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3 w. ago Sydney New Year’s Eve strikes more sombre tone as fireworks follow minute’s silence for Bondi

Terror attack victims remembered with menorah projected on to Harbour Bridge ahead of traditional dazzling displayAustralia paused to show solidarity with the Jewish community as New Year’s Eve festivities rolled across the nation.Weeks on from the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, hundreds of thousands of people around the Sydney Harbour observed a minute’s silence and shone a collective, defiant light following the recent atrocity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Powerful message families of Bondi Beach terror attack victims want Anthony Albanese to read as they pen blistering open letter to the PM: 'Owe us answers'

The loved ones of 11 victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack have joined forces to write a blistering open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street reveal the identity of their Christmas Day attack victim following surprise cliffhanger

Coronation Street fans are in for a Christmas Day shocker after this year's festive special ended with a shocking cliffhanger.

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