45 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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45 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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47 h. ago Elon Musk calls for Netflix users to cancel subscriptions over woke cartoon features trans gay boy and bisexual autistic girl

Elon Musk has called for people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions after he found out there is a cartoon on the platform that features a gay, transgender teen and bisexual autistic girl.

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52 h. ago Medication designed to treat Alzheimer's patients could be used to boost autistic teen's communication skills, experts discover

Researchers tracking dozens of US teenagers with autism, have found that over half of those who took the drug saw an improvement in their social communication skills.

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4 d. ago Prehistoric fish discovery rewrites history of tooth evolution

The ability to lose baby teeth can now be dated back 380 million years

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6 d. ago ‘I’ve never guessed I’d be duped like this’: Lovelorn dater loses $1.4 million in romance scam

A Colorado man lost $1.4 million to a cryptocurrency romance scam after meeting a woman on Ashley Madison

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7 d. ago Alert as millions could lose money amid new Winter Fuel Payment

The Winter Fuel Payment was reinstated for millions of pensioners earlier this year, but scammers are trying to take advantage of confusion surrounding the benefit

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7 d. ago Millions could lose money thanks to Winter Fuel Payment change, experts warn

Messages are being sent from the Department of Pensions and the Department of Energy

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7 d. ago New Winter Fuel Payment warning as millions could lose money

People have been getting messages from the Department of Pensions and the Department of Energy

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8 d. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy jailed for criminal conspiracy

Sarkozy is expected to appeal his sentence, but will still be required to go to prison.

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9 d. ago Trump administration to hold back grants from NYC, Chicago, Fairfax schools over bathroom policies

The Trump administration says three major public school districts could lose $24 million in funding because of their policies supporting transgender students

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1 week ago Half a million pensioners set to lose their winter fuel payments within four years

With the £35,000 cut-off, which was brought in earlier this year, set to be frozen for the foreseeable future, more people will fall victim to this in coming years.

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1 week ago Family of a man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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1 week ago Family of man stabbed to death by girlfriend welcome decision to reject her appeal against sentence

Beautician Dionne Christie's appeal was lodged at the High Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, but was refused by judges earlier this month.

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2 w. ago New Hampshire Supreme Court to hear death row inmate's appeal for life sentence

New Hampshire's Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, the state's only inmate on death row

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3 w. ago Autistic teen who hacked Grand Theft Auto, Uber and EE to demand millions loses appeal against sentence

Arion Kurtaj was handed an indefinite hospital order for his involvement with a cyber-crime group, who blackmailed telecoms firm BT/EE as well as stealing code and video footage from developer GTA VI.

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3 w. ago John Lewis and Waitrose owner loses £88 million after national insurance hike

The retail giant has reported a substantial half-year loss

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3 w. ago Sick Scots dentist caught in paedo sting loses appeal to have jail time cut

Steven MacMillan, who sent sexual messages to a 13-year-old girl, has lost his appeal against his sentence of 20 months.

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3 w. ago Trump loses appeal and must pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll

President Donald Trump lost an appeal with a court ruling that he must pay $83.3 million to columnist E. Jean Carroll.

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3 w. ago TV blackout warning as millions could lose major service by this date

As many as 16 million households are in danger of Freeview being taken off the air as the Labour government appeared unsure about securing its future

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