4 h. ago Black cab serial rapist John Worboys to have public parole hearing after bid to get it held behind closed doors

The 68-year-old serial sex attacker will be considered for release by a Parole Board panel on June 9 and 10, following a successful application for the hearing to be held in public.

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4 h. ago Black Cab Rapist John Worboys parole hearing to be held in public

The serial sex attacker's case sparked an outcry when he was cleared for release in 2018 and led to reforms in the parole system, including the introduction of public hearings

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11 h. ago Man charged in London law office fire case held on $100,000 bond, hearing set

Man charged in London law office fire case held on $100,000 bond, hearing set  LEX18

Society

5 d. ago Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington

We’ve already geoengineered the planet through the careless release of greenhouse gases. Now we need a plan to manage the risks we’ve set in motionA few months ago, Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a Georgia representative, held a hearing on her bill to ban research on “geoengineering”, which refers to technological climate interventions, such as using reflective particles to reflect away sunlight. The hearing represented something of a first – a Republican raising alarm bells about human activity altering the health of the planet. Of course, for centuries, people have burned fossil fuels to power and feed society, emitting greenhouse gases that now overheat the planet.Unfortunately, her hearing waved past an urgent debate that policymakers are confronting around the world: after centuries of accidental fossil-fuel geoengineering, should we deliberately explore interventions to cool the planet and give the energy transition breathing room?Craig Segall is the former deputy executive offi...

Science

6 d. ago Black cab serial rapist John Worboys claims he would be 'intimidated' if parole hearing is heard in public

Worboys - who is believed to have attacked over 100 women - claims he would be intimidated and unable to give 'full' evidence if a bid to make him appear in public at the hearing via video link succeeds.

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8 d. ago Republicans silent and Democrats incensed on fifth anniversary of US Capitol attack

Democrats held hearing to examine impact of January 6, while protesters commemorated attack on Capitol groundsCongressional Republicans were largely silent on the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection on Tuesday, even as Democrats sought to use the occasion to blast Donald Trump and a small group of protesters convened on the grounds of the US Capitol in solidarity with those who carried out the attack.Democrats, who are in the minority in Congress after fruitlessly hoping that the well-documented violence would cause voters to reject Trump for good, seized on the anniversary to decry the president as a threat to democracy, and accuse Republicans of acting as his accomplices. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Woman 'who killed two girls in Colombia with poisoned raspberries' is arrested and faces extradition hearing after being held in psychiatric unit since jumping into Thames

Zulma Guzman Castro is alleged to have killed Ines de Bedout, 14, and her close friend, Emilia Forero, 13, who both died in hospital in Bogota days after eating the fruit

Events

1 week ago New rule hailed as huge boost for black cab drivers: ‘It is a landmark step for fairness’

The Treasury said online minicab firms were “illegitimately using a niche scheme to avoid tax”

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1 week ago Thousands ring in 2026 – after a year like no other in Manchester

The characteristic Mancunian rain held off for one night so our city, rocked by heartbreak in 2025, could start a new year in hope

Sport

2 w. ago Hibernian cling on to defeat league leaders Hearts in pulsating derby

Raphael Sallinger made two crucial stoppage-time saves as Hibernian held off a late fightback from Hearts to defeat the Scottish Premiership leaders 3-2 in the Edinburgh derby at Easter Road.Hibs were three up and seemingly coasting early in the second half after Kieron Bowie added to first-half goals from Jamie McGrath and the substitute Josh Campbell. But Hearts hit back through Lawrence Shankland and Cammy Devlin, setting up a grandstand finale in which Shankland and Beni Baningime were denied by Sallinger, as Derek McInnes’s side suffered only their second league defeat of the season.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fears black cab rapist John Worboys will walk free after police drop rape probe

Detectives in Lancashire have dropped a probe into one of Britain's worst serial sex offenders over a historic allegation of rape, paving the way for him to walk free

Events

4 w. ago London black cab driver describes how he passed the Knowledge

London black cab driver describes how he passed the Knowledge  BBC

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