1 hour ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison aged 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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3 h. ago Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in campaign in any waySee all our Australia 2025 election coverageOne of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Thousands of homes to receive faster broadband in Labour connection drive

The move is part of Labour’s “digital revolution,” tech minister says

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3 h. ago Elizabeth Hurley seals 'unexpected' Billy Ray Cyrus romance with a passionate kiss as her son reacts

Her son Damian wrote in the comment box, 'Awwww ❤️.' The lovebirds were seen wearing the same clothing and in were in the same setting as the image from their relationship debut.

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4 h. ago Handyman who was jailed for life over rape and murder of four people at 1986 Fordingbridge 'mansion massacre' dies in prison ages 73

George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman.

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4 h. ago Elizabeth Hurley seals 'unexpected' Billy Ray Cyrus romance with a passionate kiss as her son says 'awww'

Her son Damian wrote in the comment box, 'Awwww ❤️.' The lovebirds were seen wearing the same clothing and in were in the same setting as the image from their relationship debut.

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5 h. ago Channel 4 star is 'charged with rape and sexual assault' of woman in hotel

A Channel 4 star has been "charged with rape and sexual assault" after allegedly attacking a woman at a pub and hotel in Oxfordshire back in September 2022

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6 h. ago Channel 4's Amazing Spaces star charged with rape and sexual assault at hotel

James Catling, best known for his appearance in George Clarke's Amazing Spaces earlier this month, has been charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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6 h. ago Holidaymakers throw fists in cruise ship carnage as dozens want a bit of the action

A video posted by a passenger on the Carnival Jubilee ship showed several people involved in a massive fight as the company banned a staggering 24 people from ever sailing on its ships again

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: US and Kyiv ‘ready to sign’ minerals deal amid uncertainty over last

Ukraine’s first deputy PM travels to Washington to sign deal as later reports claim US pushing Ukraine to sign extra documents Kyiv felt were not ready Ukraine and the US said they were ready to sign a minerals deal, amid reports that a last-minute obstacle injected uncertainty into the timing. “Our side is ready to sign. The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told reporters. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that and we are ready, if they are.”Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, is on her way to the US to sign the minerals deal, according to a senior source in the Ukrainian presidency. Ukraine’s prime minister, Denis Shmyhal, said on Wednesday that the reworked deal would be signed within the next 24 hours and would have to be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament.But later reports claimed the US was pushing Ukraine to sign additional documents, but that Kyiv felt they were not ready yet. The ...

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7 h. ago 6 bombshells as pornstar denies double dismemberment murders of bodies in suitcase

Yostin Andres Mosquera faces trial for the alleged murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71 - a court heard he 'decapitated and dismembered' them before dumping their remains in suitcases

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7 h. ago Channel 4 star, 32, charged with rape and sexual assault after alleged attack on woman at posh pub

The star who appeared on an episode of Channel 4's Amazing Spaces appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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8 h. ago Channel 4 Amazing Spaces star 'charged with rape and sexual assault of woman at hotel'

James Catling, who appeared on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces this month, has appeared in court after being charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

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9 h. ago Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

The former Sinn Fein president criticised a BBC broadcast that aired allegations that he sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

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9 h. ago Jury shown footage of murder accused begging dead wife to come home

Richard Satchwell, 58, from Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork, denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home they shared in March 2017.

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9 h. ago ‘Grandpa robber’ admits involvement in Kim Kardashian jewel heist

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, told court he was in part driven by taste for easy money after armed robbery of reality TV starA retired restaurant-owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Kardashian jewel heist: ‘Grandpa robber’ partly driven by taste for easy money, court hears

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, has admitted involvement in armed robbery of reality TV star but denies being ringleaderA retired restaurant owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Girl, 9, was chained in basement for years and forced to drink from puddle to survive, investigators say

David Boyd, 64, is facing charges of repeated sexual assault of a child, physical abuse of a child, trafficking of a child and false imprisonment

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10 h. ago BGT finalist says his sex is 'fast, energetic, maybe a bit passionate' as he denies rape

Former Britain's Got Talent finalist Andrew Johnston has denied charges of rape and sexual assault as he described his sex as 'fast, energetic, maybe a bit passionate'

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10 h. ago 'I’m in a relationship but I think I’ve fallen for my female friend'

Resident agony aunt Coleen Nolan has advice for a confused reader who's got a girlfriend but thinks he might want more than just friendship with someone else

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