19 h. ago Mum says she will 'forever be lost' after teenage son run over and killed

Alfie Moran was described as a 'special boy with the biggest heart'

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24 h. ago Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death

Lawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-oldThe Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys.Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January after a brief illness. He was one of twin boys born to Adichie and Ivara Esege, a doctor, in 2024 by surrogacy, eight years after the birth of their first child, a girl. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of ‘hiding facts’ in ICE killing

Jacob Frey criticizes Trump administration’s response to shooting death of Renee Nicole GoodOfficials in Minneapolis on Friday accused federal authorities of “hiding the facts” over the killing of a US citizen by an officer with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, and demanded the inclusion of state investigators in the FBI inquiry.Jacob Frey, the Minnesota city’s Democratic mayor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the shooting, speaking at a press conference two days after the death of Renee Nicole Good in her car in a confrontation with federal officers amid protests and community scrutiny during an immigration crackdown. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Locals' fury as boss of 'most complained about London council' gets OBE

The council has been accused of being one of the worst performing local authorities in London

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6 d. ago Afghan migrant, 18, charged with 'endangering' 46 others on Channel crossing

Aman Naseri appeared at Margate Magistrates' Court on Wednesday following the alleged offence on January 5.

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6 d. ago National Park goers could be fined if they attempt to cover Trump’s face on their passes

National Park staff will make a judgment call as to whether visitors with altered passes face fines

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8 d. ago Afghan migrant faces jail over sexually assaulting women after he entered the UK illegally

Afghan migrant Sohail Amiri faces jail and deportation after admitted sexually assaulting women in Southampton, where anti-migration protests have taken place previously (pictured)

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8 d. ago "No parent should have to deal with the loss of their child": Thousands raised after tragic death of boy, 16, in crash

Alfie Moran, described by his mother as a 'special boy with the biggest heart' was struck on Kingsway in Burnage

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1 week ago Afghan migrant, 25, faces jail after sexually assaulting woman who fell asleep while eating pizza he bought her

The victim told a court she woke up on a bench near LondonBridge station to find Abid Sherzad touching her intimately.

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1 week ago Sidcup man charged with 47 historic rape and sexual offences involving young boys

Edward Sweeney, 84, of Sidcup, will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 9

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1 week ago I invited Afghan migrants into my home after they messaged me on an LGBT dating app ... I thought they were just shy but they ended up running off with my phone

Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 22, and Bilal Hotak, 21, carried out 35 burglaries and 20 related scams, seizing phones, watches, passports and withdrawing money from bank accounts.

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1 week ago European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship

Begum’s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015The European court of human rights has questioned the UK government over its 2019 decision to remove Shamima Begum’s British citizenship.Lawyers in Europe have asked how Begum’s treatment complies with the UK’s responsibilities to victims of trafficking. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nurse 'attacked by Afghan migrant in crowbar rampage' reveals she was 'beaten nearly to death' as she reveals gruesome injuries inflicted on her

Meg Lynch said she was 'nearly beaten to death' while stood getting a drink from a vending machine.

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2 w. ago Deranged teen 'shoots parents and kills mum' in Boxing Day attack as manhunt ends

Jarrod Noll, 18, was arrested in West Virginia following a massive manhunt launched by Pennsylvania authorities after he was accused of shooting both of his parents on Boxing Day

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2 w. ago Child abuse victim of Jackanory presenter tells how climbing saved him

Iain Peters waited more than 50 years before going to the police but hopes he can be a beacon for other survivorsA man who was sexually assaulted by a children’s television presenter has spoken of how climbing and mountaineering saved his life and “sanity” during the 50 years in which he kept the abuse secret.Iain Peters, 77, who has waived his right to anonymity, was between nine and 13 years old when he was abused weekly by John Earle, when he was a geography teacher and deputy head at a now-closed boarding school in Okehampton, Devon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities

Italian authorities have arrested nine people linked to three charities, accused of raising millions for Hamas

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2 w. ago UK police to ask FBI about Epstein file ‘abuse parties’ where ‘child victim was drugged and tortured’

The Epstein files, released in the United States this week, contain lurid claims against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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2 w. ago Two Afghan migrant burglars who used dating app Grindr to trick victims into letting them into their homes are jailed

Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 23 (left), and Mohammed Bilal Hotak, 27 (right), stole £68,000 of phones, passports and wallets over a six-month spree by feigning romantic interest in their targets.

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3 w. ago RAKIB EHSAN: Equalities chief is divorced from the realities of life in modern Britain

Two weeks ago, a 15-year-old British schoolgirl from Leamington Spa stood up in court and told the judge: 'The day I was raped changed me as a person. Now every time I go out I don't feel safe.'

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3 w. ago David Walliams: All the concerning themes in his bestselling children’s books

The author’s stories have been accused of sexism, classism, fat-shaming and more

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