60 m. ago BBC reporter denies excluding ‘unhelpful comments’ about Adams claim

Jennifer O’Leary denied taking out statements from the Spotlight programme to emphasise the claim against Gerry Adams.

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5 h. ago Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin Bell

In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need itMartin Bell is a Unicef ambassador and a former BBC war reporterIn a short space of time, the British government has made two decisions that will negatively affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. The first was the severe cut in foreign aid announced in March. The second was the similarly severe reduction in Foreign Office support for the BBC World Service. And these from a supposedly progressive government. It doesn’t seem progressive to me, but cheap and reactionary.I have double interest to declare. I am a long-term BBC loyalist who served the corporation for more than 30 years in the unquiet corners of the world, from Vietnam to Bosnia and from Belfast to Angola. My loyalty survived even such daft editorial decisions as to give an interview with Prince Harry precedence over real news. (That was little more than 10 days ago.) I have als...

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5 h. ago BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has called a ‘grievous smear’ that alleged he sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

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6 h. ago BBC reporter took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation, court told

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has called a ‘grievous smear’ that alleged he sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

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11 h. ago Diddy trial: Key moments so far as rapper's ex Cassie Ventura tells court of alleged abuse

Here’s a rundown of the case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after two days of his sex trafficking trial

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18 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses continue to give evidence on day 11 of the alleged mushroom murder case

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesKey figures in the mushroom lunch trialDr Thomas May began giving his evidence yesterday, telling the court that:death cap mushrooms were most commonly reported in Maythere had been three known sightings of death cap mushrooms in the Gippsland regionthe “citizen science” website iNaturalist is often used to report sightingsa smooth capa white stem which usually has a visible ringwhite gills Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Diddy's ex Cassie Ventura tells court rapper 'forced her into orgies' and 'left guns lying around to scare her'

The ex-girlfriend of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs took part in his days-long sex parties because she feared he would blackmail her if she refused, jurors heard yesterday.

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27 h. ago Kim Kardashian feared she would be ‘raped and killed’ during Paris robbery

TV star tells court of moment when two gunmen burst into the bedroom of her luxury hotel apartment in 2016A tearful Kim Kardashian described how she was convinced she was going to be raped and shot dead when two gunmen burst into the bedroom of her luxury hotel apartment in Paris while the TV star was in bed.One of the men, who were dressed as police officers, shouted “ring, ring,” pointing to his fingers, before dragging her across the bed leaving her naked body exposed and using zip ties and tape to secure her wrists and ankles. They then taped her mouth and carried her into the bathroom, where they dumped her on the floor. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Sobbing Kim Kardashian FORGIVES defendant after telling court she thought she was about to be raped and killed during Paris jewellery heist

'I was certain that was the moment that he was going to rape me,' she told a Paris court on Tuesday. 'I absolutely did think I was going to die.'

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29 h. ago BBC source on Adams claim would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told

Mr Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

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29 h. ago Sobbing Kim Kardashian tells court she thought she was about to be raped and killed during terrifying Paris jewellery heist

'I was certain that was the moment that he was going to rape me,' she told a Paris court on Tuesday. 'I absolutely did think I was going to die.'

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29 h. ago Kim Kardashian tells Paris court she said a prayer as 'I was going to die'

A masked man tied her up, a trial has heard

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30 h. ago Kim Kardashian cries as she tells court how Paris robbery ‘changed everything’: Live updates

The Californian star waved at onlookers before entering the Parisian court to give evidence against a gang accused of binding and gagging her during the 2016 jewellery heist

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30 h. ago Kim Kardashian pleaded for her life during Paris robbery, her stylist tells court

Simone Harouche says she was woken by the star’s screams and feared she was being raped and they would both be killedThe night armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian and forced her to hand over jewels worth millions of dollars left her traumatised and changed her life for ever, her best friend and fashion stylist told a Paris court.Speaking for the first time since the 2016 attack in Paris, Simone Harouche said she thought the American TV star was being raped and that they would both die when she was woken from her sleep in the early hours by the sound of Kardashian’s terrified screams. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Kim Kardashian trial live: Stylist Simone Harouche ‘heard screaming’ and feared star was being raped

Celebrity stylist Simone Harouche tells court she heard Kardashian pleading for her life as 10 people face trial over $10m jewellery heist in Paris apartment in 2016

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38 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Fungi expert tells court disturbingly easy way death cap mushrooms can be found

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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41 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson showed 'no evidence' of food poisoning, doctor tells court

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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52 h. ago UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisonersFormer UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.Graphic accounts of routine executions of handcuffed prisoners and the killings of people in their sleep were handed to the BBC, which reported that weapons were planted during cover-ups. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Gerry Adams fights for peacemaker reputation in trial over BBC murdered spy claim

Former Sinn Féin leader denies claim made in 2016 documentary he sanctioned 2006 killing of MI5 informant Denis DonaldsonIt is a small, compact courtroom with a digital clock that glows beneath the judge’s bench, but the evidence unfurled in the case of Gerry Adams versus the BBC is expansive and spans decades of Irish and British history.The former Sinn Féin leader’s childhood and political awakening, the evolution of the Troubles, the IRA’s deadly campaign, the peace process, the murder of a British spy, all have been outlined – and contested – in the libel hearing at Dublin’s high court. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Former US congressmen tells BBC libel trial Adams had reputation as ‘dependable’

Former Irish Republican leader Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over accusations contained in a broadcast of the Spotlight documentary series.

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