16 h. ago Brixton 'spiritual healer' who raped woman 'to exorcise spirit' may be serial attacker, police fear

Police describe Bernard Williams’ offending as ‘shocking’ as he is sentenced to nine years in prison

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16 h. ago Brixton 'spiritual healer' who raped woman 'to exorcise spirit' may be serial attacker, say police

Police describe Bernard Williams’ offending as ‘shocking’ as he is sentenced to nine years in prison

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30 h. ago Hero officers who confronted Southport killer honoured for bravery

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first officers to arrive on the scene

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33 h. ago Atlanta United CEO Garth Lagerwey taking leave after cancer diagnosis

The MLS executive has no timetable for a returnAtlanta United president and chief executive officer Garth Lagerwey is undergoing cancer treatment and taking an indefinite leave of absence.United officials announced the news Thursday and noted that “the prognosis of a complete recovery is encouraging.” There is no timetable for Lagerwey’s return. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Distressing video of sobbing and bloodied female police officer after she was 'attacked by Manchester Airport suspects' is shown to court

Constable Lydia Ward, who jurors heard is heavily pregnant, told of being 'terrified' after coming under attack - as new police footage was shown to a court.

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38 h. ago Tributes paid to man stabbed to death outside luxury Knightsbridge hotel

Police are investigating whether the attack was a robbery

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39 h. ago Planned Parenthood offices begin rejecting Medicaid after Trump signs bill to defund healthcare organization

Some offices continue to treat patients as provision in Trump’s policy bill was recently blocked by a court orderAt least two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates have notices on their websites telling patients that, thanks to a provision in Republicans’ new tax-and-spending bill that “defunds” the reproductive healthcare giant, they can no longer accept Medicaid.However, this provision – which abortion rights supporters have called a “backdoor abortion ban” – was recently blocked by a court order. Other Planned Parenthood affiliates are continuing to treat patients who use Medicaid to pay for treatment. Continue reading...

Society

42 h. ago Murder probe after man stabbed to death outside luxury hotel in London

Police are investigating whether the attack was a robbery

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43 h. ago Two cops stomped on naked woman's head in a Sydney street before pepper

Two police officers have admitted to using unlawful force after attacking the 48-year-old schizophrenic woman in an industrial area at Emu Plains, in western Sydney.

Politics

50 h. ago Revenge porn blackmailer's plot to bribe Iraqi general with 'stolen gold'

The Dundee chef tried to strike deal with top Iraqi officer to dodge jail time for vile abuse of daughter.

Politics

52 h. ago Reason benefit cheat mum dodged jail despite lying to DWP about being single parent

Jemma Forsythe was caught out after she and husband Alan posted pictures of themselves on holiday - and so the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) discovered her deceit

Society

59 h. ago Rapist repeatedly attacked woman and then tried to flee to Ireland to evade police

Amjad subjected his victim to an 'emotionally and physically abusive relationship' and was 'manipulated financially and degraded' by him

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61 h. ago Pret A Manger unveils £13 supersized salad targeted at hybrid workers who 'want to treat themselves the days they are in the office'

The range 'starts from' £9.95 - rising to £12.95 for the top-of-the-range miso salmon salad starts from £12.95 - and will be higher in some locations and if eaten in-store.

Economics

69 h. ago Southport inquiry UPDATES: Families of children injured by Axel Rudakubana set to speak

Several young girls who were targeted by Axel Rudakubana during the attack in Southport last year were left with 'serious injuries', Merseyside Police said following his conviction

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3 d. ago Man attacked on Scots street in broad daylight while walking his dog

Officers are checking local CCTV and carrying out door to door enquiries.

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4 d. ago Teen 'raped in public toilet' on Bournemouth seafront as police launch appeal

A 31-year-old man from Bournemouth has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a teenager was allegedly attacked in a public toilet by Undercliff Drive - police are appealing for witnesses

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4 d. ago Brother of Notting Hill Carnival killer who knifed mother to death in front of her daughter, three, is jailed for attacking police officer at the festival

Shakeil Thibou stabbed Cher Maximen with a zombie knife during last year's edition of the event. At the same time, his brothers Sheldon and Shaeim assaulted PC Oliver Mort.

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5 d. ago First responders 'still haunted' by 7/7 bombings recall horrifying day 20 years on

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Supt Anna Bearman was a 23-year-old police constable on the Met Police response team when the suicide bombing attacks took place on three London Underground trains and a bus

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5 d. ago Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

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6 d. ago Boy, four, killed in cemetery after 'gravestone fell on him'

Paramedics raced to the Lancashire cemetery where the boy was treated after a gravestone fell onto him, with officials later confirming he tragically died

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