57 h. ago Child, 7, dies after woman 'sends poisoned Easter egg to ex's new family'

A 35-year-old woman in Brazil has been arrested after a potentially deadly chocolate egg was sent to her ex-partner's new family. The family were left a note with the Easter egg delivery

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67 h. ago Inside tragic 'flat from hell' where toys lay 'covered in human faeces': Neighbours tell of horror stench MONTHS after woman arrested over child and animal neglect

Shocking scenes from inside the filthy property near Faversham, Kent show soiled mattresses, walls smeared with faeces and heaps of rotting rubbish, sparking health fears among neighbours.

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3 d. ago ‘I can’t protect my unborn baby from HIV’: The stark reality of Trump’s aid cuts

From the pregnant woman who fears HIV will now be transmitted to her child, to the father of four lying in agony on a mattress with no access to drugs. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, chief international correspondent Bel Trew finds the US president’s brutal severing of aid – and abrupt halt in medication – is already tearing lives apart

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3 d. ago A1 crash driver hit with host of charges after horror smash injured seven police

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, will appear at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Saturday over the collision involving five police vehicles on the northbound A1 on April 9.

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4 d. ago Woman who accused Jesse Lingard's grandfather of historic child sex abuse is 'making him out to be an ogre', he tells court

Kenneth Lingard, 86, denied the complainant's allegation that he had conducted a 15 year campaign of abuse when she was between five and 19 years old.

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4 d. ago Sydney author loses bid to conceal identity amid charges erotica novel contains child abuse material

Woman has pleaded not guilty to all charges as News Corp lawyer argues ‘horse has bolted’ when it comes to suppressing her identityGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn erotica author charged with child abuse offences over content in an unreleased book has had a bid to conceal her identity rejected, despite her lawyer arguing “all she has done is written a fictional novel”.Sydney woman Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, 33, who works as a marketing executive at a charity and writes under the pen names Lauren Ashley and Tori Woods, has pleaded not guilty to the three charges: one count of producing, one count of possessing, and another of disseminating child abuse material.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Judge rejects defense that Gaudreau brothers contributed to own deaths

Judge refuses to throw out indictment in Gaudreau caseDefense had hoped to have charges reduced or dismissedNHL player, brother were killed when hit by car in AugustThe family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men’s own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night.After nearly two hours of argument, a judge agreed the issue was moot under New Jersey criminal law – upholding all of the charges against the driver, including manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn't relevant

Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by cycling while intoxicated

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6 d. ago Woman ‘sexually abused by Jesse Lingard’s grandad’ accused star of hiding 'dark secret'

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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6 d. ago Jesse Lingard accused of hiding 'dark secret' as grandad faces child sex offences

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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7 d. ago Elderly woman and child in hospital after gangland war attack

Violence linked to gangland wars has escalated in both Glasgow and Edinburgh in recent weeks

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7 d. ago Glasgow gang war sees elderly woman and child assaulted in home

The assault was on a 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy

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7 d. ago Woman and her husband fell in love with a baby name but says their dog 'ruined' it

A pregnant woman and her husband who are expecting their first child have both agreed on a name that they love but it has caused an unexpected issue with their dog

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7 d. ago Wild probe after driver caught smuggling lorry load of monkeys, zebras and antelopes

Border police between The Netherlands and Germany were shocked when they did a routine vehicle check of a lorry's cargo - it was packed to the brim with wild animals, everything from monkeys to swans

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8 d. ago Woman conceives a child with the help of a robot in AI powered pregnancy

The 40-year-old woman from Mexico had difficulty producing eggs and failed to get pregnant via IVF - so 'precise' AI was used with a 'level of accuracy beyond human capability'

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9 d. ago First picture of grandad who died in Edinburgh 'hit and run' as driver charged

Ian Harrower, 61, from Rosyth in Fife, tragically died at the scene.

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9 d. ago Legal and ethical ‘nightmare’ after woman gives birth to stranger’s child due to Monash IVF mistake

Case of incorrect embryo transfer at Brisbane clinic raises custody questions that could set a legal precedent in Australia, lawyers sayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe future of a child whose birth mother was mistakenly given a stranger’s embryo is a legal and ethical “nightmare” without precedent in Australian law, experts say.Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she unwittingly gave birth to another woman’s child.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after IVF bungle in Brisbane

Mistake at Queensland fertility care clinic results in woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient’s baby after embryos mixed upGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has given birth to another person’s baby after their fertility care provider mixed up their embryos.Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she gave birth to a child of another woman. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman 'traded a child for a monkey to boost her exotic animal collection'

"As crazy as it sounds, we’ve had a few human trafficking cases in the past, so we’re treating it seriously.. There’s at least two witnesses who are coming forward saying that that was the case."

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1 week ago Police issue update after concerns over 'filming' in Kilmarnock playpark

Concerns were raised that a woman may have been filming a child in Howard Park last week but police have now confirmed there was "no criminality".

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