35 h. ago Lucy Letby lawyer claims killer nurse learned she faced more charges in jail 'gossip'

Britain's most prolific child killer discovered she was facing yet more charges over the deaths of multiple babies through chatter behind bars, her lawyer claims

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66 h. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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3 d. ago Foreign agents must register with UK authorities from TODAY or face jail but Labour is accused of 'kowtowing' to Beijing as China is spared from the toughest rules

The new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) came into effect on Tuesday as ministers look to crack down on covert action by foreign governments.

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6 d. ago Hero who stopped phone snatcher in his tracks with fearsome body check reveals why he stepped in

Alex, originally from New Zealand , was on his lunch break from work when he said he first spotted a cyclist that he described as looking 'slightly off'.

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7 d. ago Palestine Action say their jailed members are spreading 'intifada' in Britain's prisons after plot to target more RAF bases was revealed

A former prisoner and Palestine Action activist said the British state had made a 'miscalculation' in locking him up - and he had persuaded others to join the 'intifada' or 'uprising'.

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7 d. ago Driver, 20, who inhaled laughing gas moments before he hit and killed cyclist, 81, on pedestrian crossing faces a 'very long time in jail'

Cain Byrne, 20, smashed into Graham Slinn, 81, as he walked across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire beside his bicycle, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown Court.

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7 d. ago UK man is charged in the US with leading a global hacking scheme which caused £18 million in damages

Kai West, arrested in France in February, faces up to 20 years in jail if found guilty

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8 d. ago British man 'caught accepting cocaine in police sting' faces 12 years in Bali jail

Elliot James Shaw, 50, is the fourth Brit to come before a Bali court on cocaine trafficking charges in recent weeks. Shaw was arrested after a police sting operation at a hotel near a Bali beach

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8 d. ago Brit 'caught accepting half a pound of cocaine from a drug smuggler in police sting' faces 12 years in jail in Bali

Prosecutors say Eleonora Gracia, 46, was arrested in March at Bali's airport with 244 grams (half a pound) of cocaine wrapped in a condom hidden in her vagina.

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2 w. ago Russian oil tycoon accused of cheating with secret second family faces jail for not paying legal fees in multi

Mikhail Kroupeev, the non-executive chairman of energy company Gulfsands appeared at the High Court in London today following the collapse of his 36-year marriage.

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2 w. ago Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi

Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination in British Columbia of a prominent Sikh activist signaled a “significant escalation in India’s repression efforts” and reflects a broader, transnational campaign by the government in New Delhi to threaten dissidents.The report was made public a day after Mark Carney shook hands with Narendra Modi at the G7 and pledged to restore diplomatic relations in a very public attempt to turn the page on the bitter diplomatic row unleashed by the murder of the Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian tycoon accused of 'cheating with secret second family' faces jail for contempt in mega divorce fight

Elena Kroupeeva says her marriage of opulent wealth and luxury living collapsed when she discovered her husband’s ‘secret family’ in Russia

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2 w. ago Horror UK abortion prosecutions from hospital arrest while still bleeding to 'appalling' jail time

A law change aimed at decriminalising abortion in England and Wales was debated in the House of Commons after a string of women have faced prosecution and even jail

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2 w. ago Pacific faces ‘critical moment’ in fight for press freedom, media watchdog warns

Some reporters in the region face jail for alleged defamation in countries where news outlets often lack resources to defend lawsuitsThe Pacific is facing a “critical moment” for press freedom, the region’s media watchdog has warned, as a number of senior journalists in a range of Pacific countries are facing costly lawsuits and criminal prosecution for alleged defamation.“We have seen a few cases coming up challenging the fundamentals of press freedom in the region,” said Robert Iroga, the chair of the Pacific Freedom Forum. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chelsee Healey supports dad of baby daughter as he faces jail for drug

Hollyoaks actress Chelsee Healey watched from the public gallery at Manchester Crown Court as the father of her 15-month-old daughter, Eddie Raindford, faced jail

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2 w. ago UK troops drilled over dental hygeine and face jail if they don't look after gnashers

Thousands of soldiers need fillings, tooth extractions and professional cleaning according to the Ministry of Defence stats - they now face harsh punishment if they don't look after their gnashers

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3 w. ago Rochdale Asian grooming gang who used two teenage girls as sex slaves from the age of 13 face years in jail after being convicted of rape and indecency

The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as 'sex slaves' from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006.

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3 w. ago British activist facing jail in Iceland after protesting against whale hunting

Brit Elyssia Phillips and her close friend Anahita Babaei remained on top of a whaling boat mast for 33 hours

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3 w. ago British activist facing jail in Iceland after protesting against whale hunting 

Brit Elyssia Phillips and her close friend Anahita Babaei remained on top of a whaling boat mast for 33 hours

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3 w. ago Dodgy firestick owners ‘really could’ face jail in crackdown

‘Dodgy’ firestick users have been warned they ‘really could’ face investigations 🚨

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