38 m. ago Mum accused of murdering her three children including baby faces court

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48 m. ago In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex

The European Union's highest court has sided with a Syrian refugee in a landmark case against Frontex, the EU border agency

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71 m. ago Man sues Tennessee county after he was jailed over meme related to Charlie Kirk killing

Lawsuit alleges that Larry Bushart’s first amendment rights were violated when he was arrested and jailed for 37 daysA former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme on Facebook related to the 10 September assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.According to the new 30-page lawsuit filed this week, 10 days after Kirk’s killing, Larry Bushart, 61, shared a post in the comments of a Facebook post about a vigil for Kirk in Perry county, Tennessee. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago German prosecutors file lawsuit against Greensill bosses over role in bank’s collapse

Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s financesGerman prosecutors have brought criminal charges against three people involved in running Greensill Bank for their role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.The Bremen public prosecutor’s office said the unnamed people were charged with crimes related to the bankruptcy, as well as the misrepresentation of the German bank’s finances. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Aldi mocks M&S over Cuthbert the Caterpillar scandal with cheeky stunt

Aldi and M&S settled out of court in 2022 over Cuthbert the Caterpillar, but the budget supermarket continues to fire cheeky swipes at its rival on social media

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1 hour ago Aldi trolls M&S over Colin the Caterpillar with hilarious stunt outside store

Aldi and M&S settled out of court in 2022 over Cuthbert the Caterpillar, but the budget supermarket continues to fire cheeky swipes at its rival on social media

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2 h. ago PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to pay £148m to Government

The decision could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company.

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2 h. ago Starmer facing new rebellion as dozens of Labour MPs sign letter against scrapping jury trials

After the welfare rebellion before the summer, Sir Keir Starmer has a new challenge to his authority on court reform

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2 h. ago Police seek to trace man after boy, 15, killed in London stabbing

Detectives urgently want to speak to 22-year-old Abdel Derdour in connection with the fatal stabbing of Adam Henry.

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2 h. ago Parents of ‘sextortion’ victim who took own life sue Instagram owners Meta

Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane, died in 2023 after being tricked online.

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2 h. ago Amir Khan says Anthony Joshua’s fight against Jake Paul is more important than any of his world title bouts

AMIR KHAN has warned Anthony Joshua that his fight with Jake Paul is more important than any of his world title bouts. Two-time heavyweight world champion AJ faces prankster-turned-prizefighter in a shock Netflix clash on Friday. Joshua himself accepts he is expected to make light work of Paul, collect a fortune and become an overnight...

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2 h. ago Winston Churchill’s great nephew the Duke of Marlborough accused of strangling wife three times, court docs show

THE Duke of Marlborough has been charged accused of strangling his estranged wife three times, court papers show. Charles James Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Princess Diana, was held by police in May last year. The 70-year-old was summonsed to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court today but JPs heard he was "unable to attend"....

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2 h. ago Duke of Marlborough is accused of strangling his estranged wife three times as he mysteriously misses court appearance

The Duke of Marlborough is accused of strangling his estranged wife, Edla. Both are pictured in 2015. Charles James Spencer-Churchill was not present for the court hearing in Oxford today.

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3 h. ago Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal is not independent

The EU's top court has ruled that Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is not "independent and impartial" due to politicized appointments by the previous conservative government

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3 h. ago Sue Radford shocks fans with huge Christmas food shop including 4kg carrots

22 Kids and Counting star Sue Radford has shared a glimpse into her Christmas preparations as she stocked up on festive food

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4 h. ago This student group agrees US universities are too elitist – but aims to transform, not destroy them

Class Action, a grassroots network formed after the affirmative action ruling, seeks to be critical of universities in their current formLast spring, as the Trump administration was freezing billions in federal research funding for universities and threatening the visas of thousands of international students, Emily Hettinger, a senior at Yale, joined a campus protest in defense of higher education.It was a strange place to be for Hettinger, who had been growing disillusioned with Yale over what she saw as its elitism and disinterest in the disadvantaged community surrounding its Connecticut campus. “I remember feeling this sort of dissonance,” Hettinger said. “I wanted to defend higher education, but I didn’t want to defend it in its current form.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Indonesian court sentences an Australian to 12 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

An Indonesian court has sentenced an Australian man to 12 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

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5 h. ago BBC The Repair Shop Christmas special chaos as experts forced to seek refuge

The Repair Shop aired its 2024 Christmas special earlier this week, and it was filled with emotional restorations and heartwarming moments - but it all descended into complete chaos

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5 h. ago Shackled, alone and scared: the grim reality for women forced to give birth in prison

Across the world, incarcerated pregnant women are often held in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaignersRead more in our Women in prison seriesDina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was with her five-year-old son, was accused of “illicit association” with gang members and jailed without evidence.Three weeks later, her family received a call from the prison authorities to collect the body of her newborn baby. The cause of death has not been investigated and the family has no idea what happened, or whether Hernández – who is believed to remain in prison – received any postnatal care. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 22 Kids and Counting fans shocked by Sue Radford's massive Christmas food shop

22 Kids and Counting star Sue Radford is gearing up for a busy Christmas period with her famous family

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