5 h. ago Premier League star's father charged with sex attack while 'on a night out with his family at a Wetherspoons'

A Premier League footballer's father has reportedly been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in a Wetherspoon's pub.

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34 h. ago Brit Mia O'Brien's Dubai prison hell future revealed in jail accused of torture

Mia O'Brien, a British university sudent slapped with a whole life sentence in Dubai, is reported to be inside a hellhole prison alleged to have previously carried out torture

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3 d. ago Costly mistake drivers make after road accidents – there's one word to avoid

Former police detective and BBC star Rebecca Mason has shared the six things you should do if you're involved in a car accident - including one word you should never say

Transport

3 d. ago The one word drivers should never say after a car accident – it could cost thousands

BBC star and former police detective Rebecca Mason has shared the six things you should do if you're involved in a car accident - and one word you should never say

Transport

4 d. ago GMB viewers threaten to 'report' Susanna Reid and Ed Balls to Ofcom over alleged 'attack'

Good Morning Britain viewers have threatened to report Susanna Reid and Ed Balls to Ofcom after they accused the presenters of 'attacking' new Green party leader Zack Polanski

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7 d. ago Five MSPs were 'secretly filmed by camera hidden in Holyrood toilets'

At least five male MSPs have been contacted by police as potential victims of an alleged secret camera in a Holyrood toilet, it has been reported.

Politics

7 d. ago Newcastle respond to Alexander Isak's 'tearful goodbye' at training ground before transfer

Alexander Isak is reportedly set to leave Newcastle for Liverpool and there are allegations the Swedish striker has already bid a tearful farewell to his teammates

Politics

9 d. ago Detainees report alleged uprising at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘A lot of people have bled’

Reports of incident were denied by Florida and Ice officials as detainees say they were beaten and teargas was firedGuards at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail deployed teargas and engaged in a mass beating of detainees to quell a mini-uprising, it was reported on Friday.The allegations, made by at least three detainees in phone calls to Miami’s Spanish language news channel Noticias 23, come as authorities race to empty the camp in compliance with a judge’s order to close the remote tented camp in the Everglades wetlands. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Iran’s ambassador breaks silence after being expelled from Australia over antisemitic attacks

Sadeghi told reporters the allegations were ‘baseless’

Politics

1 week ago Care home resident screamed 'he's trying to kill me' as roommate 'strangled him to death'

Jerome Babij was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on August 26 after following reports of an alleged altercation at a care home, according to police

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1 week ago Sting sued by former Police bandmates over alleged lost royalties

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland claim they did not receive songwriting credits for hit Every Breath You TakeSting has reportedly been sued by his former Police bandmates over alleged lost royalties from their hit song Every Breath You Take.In the suit, filed in London’s high court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they never received songwriting credits on the 1983 single. The pair also allege they have never been paid for their writing contributions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Does buying a film digitally mean you actually own it? | J Oliver Conroy

A new lawsuit aimed at Amazon questions the legitimacy of the word ‘buy’ when it comes to owning a movie on your devicesA possible class-action lawsuit against Amazon Prime, one of the world’s biggest platforms for streaming film and television, has raised an odd question: what does it mean to buy something?The proposed lawsuit, which was filed last week in federal court and first reported by the Hollywood Reporter, alleges that Prime’s practice of offering users the chance to “buy” (as opposed to “rent”) content is inherently deceptive. The suit argues that buying something implies perpetual possession – but that Amazon, like many other streaming services, is really just selling its customers viewing licenses that can be revoked at any time, in keeping with fine print that most customers do not read or understand. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Think you actually own all those movies you've been buying digitally? Think again | J Oliver Conroy

New lawsuit aimed at Amazon questions the legitimacy of the word ‘buy’ when it comes to owning a movie on your devicesA possible class-action lawsuit against Amazon Prime, one of the world’s biggest platforms for streaming film and television, has raised an odd question: what does it mean to buy something?The proposed lawsuit, which was filed last week in federal court and first reported by the Hollywood Reporter, alleges that Prime’s practice of offering users the chance to “buy” (as opposed to “rent”) content is inherently deceptive. The suit argues that buying something implies perpetual possession – but that Amazon, like many other streaming services, is really just selling its customers viewing licenses that can be revoked at any time, in keeping with fine print that most customers do not read or understand. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Less serious violence at Notting Hill Carnival this year, say police

Less serious violence at Notting Hill Carnival this year, say police  BBC

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1 week ago Ice is processing Kilmar Ábrego García for deportation, Kristi Noem says – US politics live

US homeland security secretary says Ábrego García is being processed for deportation but doesn’t say where he will be sent amid concerns he will go to UgandaKilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agentsThe justice department is alleging in a new court filing that three Smartmatic executives who were indicted last year on bribery and money-laundering charges transferred money from a 2018 voting machine contract with Los Angeles county into slush funds that were originally set up to pay bribes to election officials in Venezuela and the Philippines between 2012 and 2016 to obtain and retain lucrative election contracts.Prosecutors say one of the executives transferred an undisclosed amount from the $282m LA county contract into the slush funds in 2019 but did not say if anyone actually received bribes from the county’s money at that point. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing bosses deliver verdict on future of BBC show after a male star was arrested on suspicion of rape

The male suspect is reportedly being 'quizzed by police over allegations involving non-consensual intimate image abuse'.

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2 w. ago Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape as Met Police launch investigation

A male Strictly Come Dancing star is being questioned by police over a rape allegation and another involving 'non-consensual intimate image abuse'

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2 w. ago Where is Jussie Smollett now six years after hate crime hoax scandal?

Jussie Smollett was taken to trial in 2019 for allegedly filing a false police report after the actor claimed he suffered a racial and homophobic attack in Chicago

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2 w. ago Metropolitan Police called in to investigate Strictly 'cocaine use' allegations

The broadcaster has reportedly alerted the police to new allegations, according to the Sun

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2 w. ago Strictly star Chris Robshaw's 'horror stalker threats nearly led him to reject BBC show'

Strictly Come Dancing's latest contestant Chris Robshaw has reportedly become the victim of a stalker as he has allegedly been threatened with violence and false allegations

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