3 h. ago Basketball player, 27, accused of murdering man in student accommodation came to Britain a child refugee from war

Congolese national Benjamin Katabana, 27, is accused of stabbing to death Ucheena Okirie who was aged in his 30s at Somerleyton House, Norwich, Norfolk.

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8 h. ago Twin tower student block sparks 'red on red' clash between Sadiq Khan and Westminster council

The 600-bed canalside development near Paddington station will be 90m tall and ‘block out daylight’ in surrounding homes

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14 h. ago Man accused of murdering Joanne Penney 'didn't intend to cause violence'

Joshua Gordon is on trial along with several others accused of murdering Ms Penney who was shot at close range when she opened the door of a property in Llys Illtyd

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17 h. ago Former basketball player behind Rutherglen business slam dunks Great British Entrepreneur Award

Adam Pearce, founder and director of Minerva Innovation Group, was named Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year for "exceptional and inspirational" success following the launch of his firm specialising in R&D tax credits.

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27 h. ago Boy, 12, 'vomited in pain as mums trapped him in basement and watched him die'

Two women accused of murdering a 12-year-old boy allegedly watched him die on camera as he was trapped in their basement vomiting and screaming, a court has heard

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30 h. ago Pride of Britain hero sets up charity so no child is left alone in hospital

He's conquered 210 marathons, broke world records and raised a staggering £1million for charity, now Jamie McDonald has launched a children's charity to tackle loneliness in hospitals.

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31 h. ago Two men accused of sick murderous plot to take over island and turn women into sex slaves

Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, are accused of making plans to take over a island in Haiti, murder its male inhabitants and turn women and children into sex slaves

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59 h. ago ‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war

Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadiumInside a dim locker room at the Nablus municipal stadium, in the occupied West Bank, the television rarely goes dark, streaming day and night the relentless news from Gaza. Gathered in front of it are a group of men from Khan Younis. For more than two years, they have lived in this stadium converted into a refugee camp, their lives suspended between exile and the war they watched on a screen.They are mostly construction workers who were in Israel on the morning of 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched its attack. As Israel rounded up Palestinians from Gaza, they fled to the West Bank, where they remain – cut off from wives and children living in makeshift tents inside the strip. With very few exceptions, civilians are not currently allowed in or out of Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man found stabbed to death inside student accommodation as one arrested

Norfolk Police said the victim was pronounced dead at the student accommodation building in Norwich this morning, and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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3 d. ago Brit soldier accused of murdering Kenyan mum claims 'I'm innocent'

Robert Purkiss, 38, is fighting extradition to Kenya after he allegedly murdered a woman, 21, and 'threw her half-clothes body in a septic tank' - the ex-soldier has spoken publicly for the first time

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4 d. ago Married British soldier accused of stabbing young mother to death in Kenya breaks his silence from behind bars as he fights extradition to Africa

An ex-soldier facing extradition over the 'murder' of a Kenyan mother has insisted he is innocent. Robert Purkiss, 38, has never spoken publicly. He is being held on remand.

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4 d. ago Labour MPs face a serious dilemma on asylum seekers – but this is not the way out of it | Polly Toynbee

The party sees its harsh policies as politically necessary. But what happened to talking up the value of migrants for a thriving economy and society?This is how Labour MPs see it. They face brutal dilemmas and miserable choices. How to manage our asylum system is one of the worst. Through their constituency work, they will have met refugees with tragic stories of war and fear, of terrifying journeys across the world, of gangsters on night-time beaches. But MPs’ experience of hearing those heart-rending stories clash head-on with what they see as political necessity, demanding they block their ears and harden their hearts. A life in politics is not for the squeamish.Wes Streeting, a practising Christian, yesterday writhed while answering questions on LBC radio about the home secretary’s tough plans for deterring small boat arrivals. The flavour of his reply reflected how many on Labour’s benches feel. Confronted with the government’s intention to deport more families with children – ...

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4 d. ago Man accused of murdering his ex's sister and her three children in house fire says he spilled petrol accidentally

Bryonie, 29, and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, all died in the blaze on Westbury Road in Bradford on 21 August last year.

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4 d. ago Officer acquitted in death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting

An Ohio officer who fatally shot a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shoplifting has been acquitted/convicted of murder

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4 d. ago House fire murder accused says he spilled petrol accidentally, trial told

Sharaz Ali is alleged to have deliberately set fire to the home of Bryonie Gawith in a botched revenge attack on his former partner, Bryonie’s sister.

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4 d. ago Pictured: 'Burglar' accused of stabbing a father to death before leaving with a bag of cash as he appears in court charged with murder

Anthony Priestley, 53, was found gravely injured with stab wounds at his property on Aldrich Avenue, Coventry, at around 4am on November 18.

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4 d. ago Man accused of murdering dog walker Brian Low with shotgun near Aberfeldy and disabling CCTV to stand trial

Brian Low’s body was found on a track near Aberfeldy

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4 d. ago Man accused of gun murder of dog walker to face trial next year

David Campbell, 76 , is accused of killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy in February 2024.

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5 d. ago Jay Slater's mum 'hurt' after trolls accused her of murdering son

The teen went missing after a night out in the Canary Islands last year and his body was later found.

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5 d. ago Israel accused of war crimes over expulsion of 32,000 refugees from West Bank camps

A report by Human Rights Watch claims the IDF carried out war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing

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