10 h. ago Madeleine McCann stalking trial hears dramatic phone call from detective

A trial of two women accused of stalking the McCann family heard a phone call between a key detective on the missing case and a woman who allegedly claimed she is Madeleine

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34 h. ago Madeleine McCann's sister says her parents installed a panic alarm with direct link to police after Polish 'stalker' turned up at their home and insisted she was Maddie

Julia Wandelt turned up at the McCanns' property amid an alleged stalking campaign, which saw her sending unwanted emails and making numerous phone calls to the family, a court heard.

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35 h. ago BBC expert decodes '£325 rule' for customers of Virgin Media, Plusnet, BT, EE, Sky, Vodafone

Consumer journalist Rebecca Wilcox was speaking on BBC Morning Live today and said 'make one phone call'

Economics

36 h. ago Hundreds of drug dealers 'walking free' across Scotland over claims of court delays

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused John Swinney of being unable to "run a court system that sends drug dealers to prison".

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56 h. ago Bombshells from 'fake' Maddie McCann's trial – Kate's 'final straw' and 'aggressive' meeting

Prosecutors allege Julia Wandelt "peddled the myth" that she was Madeleine while stalking the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their home

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56 h. ago A knock at the door. A call from a strange number. Here's how the Nobel Prize winners heard they won

This year’s Nobel Prize science winners got the good news from late-night phone calls and door knocks

Politics

57 h. ago The chilling phone call Manchester synagogue terrorist made during attack

"We are continuing to investigate the full circumstances and motivation behind what happened. The investigation is continuing at pace"

Events

58 h. ago Calls for phone masts to have 'robust emergency systems' after storm left Scots unable to dial 999

Residents in parts of rural Stirling lost the ability to dial 999 when the power went off last week and one councillor says the situation highlights an urgent need for better backup power supplies for phone masts.

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61 h. ago Kate McCann tells court ‘final straw’ from ‘stalker’ claiming to be Madeleine was when she targeted missing tot’s sister

KATE McCann today told a court the "final straw" from an alleged stalker claiming to be Madeleine was when she messaged the missing youngster's sister. Julia Wandelt allegedly sent unwanted emails, made multiple phone calls and even turned up at the home of Kate and Gerry McCann. The 24-year-old falsely claimed she was Madeleine, who vanished from...

Events

63 h. ago Former Rangers boss Dick Advocaat nagged Livingston gaffer to make Joshua Brenet signing

David Martindale has revealed a phone call for the Dutchman helped seal the deal

Politics

3 d. ago Steven Gerrard lays out conditions to return to management as England legend reveals ‘six interesting phone calls’

STEVEN GERRARD has claimed he has "unfinished business" as a manager but will only join a club that gives him "support" and "competes to win". The Liverpool legend hasn't coached since being sacked by Saudi side Al-Ettifaq at the start of the year. He had great success in his first job at Rangers between 2018...

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3 d. ago Federico Chiesa phone call saw Liverpool star left OUT of Italy squad as update issued

Arne Slot has had a handful of injury issues over the opening months of the season and has been offered an update on Federico Chiesa after he was left out of Italy’s squad for the international break

Politics

3 d. ago Storm Amy power cuts safety fears as residents in Scots town unable to call 999

Residents in Callander were unable to call the emergency services during Storm Amy, with many left unable to make or receive calls, even in an emergency during the storm

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4 d. ago Brazil’s president asks US to scrap tariffs in ‘friendly’ call with Trump

Presidents spoke on a video call as expert speculates that Haiti could be an area where the two leaders can cooperateBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has urged Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country’s imports and sanctions against its officials, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a “friendly” video call, swapping phone numbers after months of friction.Ties between the US and Brazil have nosedived as a result of Trump’s campaign to pressure Brazilian authorities into abandoning the coup trial of his far-right ally, Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Fake' Maddie McCann cries as stalking trial hears 'unequivocal proof' she isn't missing Brit

Prosecutors said Wandelt "pursued the myth” that she was Madeleine and stalked the missing girl’s parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their home.

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4 d. ago ‘A club nobody wanted to be a part of’: Families of Americans killed by Israel face uphill climb to justice

Dozens of American citizens have been killed by Hamas and Israel – but the US government has taken a very different approach to the latterWithin hours after they were told that Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi had been killed by an Israeli sniper while at a protest in the West Bank last year, her family was on a phone call with the parents of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza more than two decades ago.The families were introduced by a mutual contact in Washington state, where both Corrie and 26-year-old Eygi had lived. There were other parallels in their stories: Corrie was protesting against the demolition of a Palestinian family’s home in Rafah when a soldier drove over her; Eygi was at a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus. Both had traveled to the region with the International Solidarity Movement, a group that for years has brought foreign activists to stand with Palestinians against Israel’s occupation. An Israeli ...

Society

4 d. ago Storm Amy causes chaos in Stirling as residents left without power and roads flooded

The storm brought widespread disruption, with power outages, severe flooding and fallen trees causing havoc across the Stirling area over the weekend.

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4 d. ago Trump unloads on Netanyahu during phone call for being 'so f

President Donald Trump dropped the 'f-bomb' as he hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call discussing a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Politics

5 d. ago Big Brother's Caroline left heartbroken after eviction of Gani during Storm Amy

The Big Brother house is already down two contestants in less than a week - with one housemate taking the exit of Gani hard as they formed a firm friendship the has now been temporarily torn apart

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5 d. ago Moment Storm Amy's 100mph winds lift children's play house off the ground and sends it hurtling

Three children watched on in horror as the two-storey structure was toppled, sending loose parts flying into the air.

Society