12 h. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut against Oviedo

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey, 32, has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies, and his signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Friday night there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, alongside Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal already 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times, and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. The...

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12 h. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal on Friday. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail in England, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies. His signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, along Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. They did not come fr...

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31 h. ago Moment Met Police arrests 'one of London’s most dangerous offenders' for multiple rapes and sexual assault

Clinton Easy was detained last year following an investigation led by Scotland Yard detectives

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33 h. ago Manhunt for perv who hurled 'sexualised comments' at female jogger as she ran down road

South Yorkshire Police have released an e-fit of a man they wish to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted while running, with the man hurling 'sexualised' comments in her direction

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33 h. ago Predator who sexually assaulted two women as they lay next to him in his bed jailed for 16 months

The fully-clothed females had stayed over at Paul Slaven's Moodiesburn home after they'd been socialising together.

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33 h. ago The 'lost' Vera Lynn tracks you've never heard: WWII Forces' Sweetheart's audition recordings to be released 90 years on

The late singer's first records were found when Dame Vera's daughter donated her mother's record collection to the British Library after she moved out of her home in East Sussex.

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35 h. ago Babysitter who provided young girls to her boyfriend for sexual assault sentenced to 100 years in prison

Brittney Lyon provided her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera girls as young as three to drug, bind and abuse in exchange for going on dates, prosecutors say

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37 h. ago Teenager who murdered British mother in her Australian home has sentence REDUCED

The boy, who cannot be named as he was aged 17 at the time of the offences, fatally stabbed Emma Lovell in the heart after he broke into her family's house north of Brisbane about 11.30pm in 2022.

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42 h. ago Male stripper 'jiggled bride's breasts' and 'forced her legs open' during raunchy hen do

Stuart Kennedy, 42, allegedly sexually assaulted the 32-year-old woman in Crieff Hydro

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42 h. ago Male stripper in court after 'jiggling bride's breasts' during raunchy hen do

Stuart Kennedy, 42, allegedly sexually assaulted the 32-year-old woman in Crieff Hydro

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48 h. ago Migrant hotel resident accused of sexually assaulting three women in as many weeks

Qais Al-Aswad, 26, who resides at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Brighton Road, Horley, Surrey has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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48 h. ago The robbers, sex attackers and handbag thieves running riot on lawless London's trains as Tube crime surges

British Transport Police have issued five appeals for suspects across the London train network this week as they probe reports of crimes such as sexual assaults, bicycle theft and wallet robbery.

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57 h. ago Woman thought volunteer officer could ‘kill’ her during alleged sexual assault

Amersham Law Courts heard that James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, attacked the alleged victim multiple times.

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63 h. ago BREAKING: Man, 38, charged with raping teen boy on bench in popular UK seaside town

The man is alleged to have approached the teen while he was sitting on a bench in Brighton and asked him for help before sexually assaulting him

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67 h. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials

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3 d. ago An Uber ride that should’ve taken 23 minutes became a nightmare — and she’s not alone: Incidents every 8 minutes

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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3 d. ago An Uber ride that should’ve taken 23 minutes became a nightmare — and she’s not alone: ‘Attacks every 8 minutes’

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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3 d. ago First picture of 'Clapham Common Prowler' who sexually assaulted schoolgirls as they walked home alone

John Nyhan has admitted prowling around Clapham Common looking for teenage girls to sexually assault

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3 d. ago Asylum seeker at Epping migrant hotel is charged with sexual assault after Ethiopian charged for 'attacking girls' in a separate incident sparked huge protests

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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3 d. ago Another migrant living at controversial Epping asylum hotel charged with sexual assault

The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of a series of anti-migrant protests

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