3 h. ago Julia Wandelt's chilling letter to Madeleine McCann parents with 'cruel signature'

Julia Wandelt, 24, from Poland, who has falsely claimed to be Madeleine McCann, is on trial along with Karen Spragg, 61, from Cardiff, accused of stalking the family

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3 h. ago Christian Horner accuser 'gets £3m payoff' after leaving Red Bull for another F1 team

Christian Horner always denied the allegation of 'inappropriate behaviour', made by a female colleague at Red Bull Racing, and was cleared by two investigations carried out by external KCs

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8 h. ago FCO issues new warning after Brits 'raped and sexually assaulted' in popular tourist spot

The Foreign Office urged UK tourists them to stay vigilant for a number of issues, including sexual assaults, harassment and groping

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11 h. ago City banker who falsely claimed female colleague sexually harassed him by commenting on his string vest could face jail over 'wicked lies' in bid to secure compensation

Damilare Ajao, who worked at Commerzbank, claimed the manager made a number of 'sexual advances' towards him and 'sexually harassing' comments about his underwear.

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12 h. ago Taylor Swift blasted for 'alarmingly false claim' that puts fans at risk

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has been criticised after sharing what dieticians have described as 'alarmingly false' claims about how Sourdough is healthy for gluten-free people

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45 h. ago Donald Trump suggests he 'could have stopped 9/11', but no one listened to his warnings

Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the 9/11 attacks, and said he deserves 'credit' for trying to stop the terrorist attack

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3 d. ago Prince Harry 'fell into trap laid by enemies with trademark angry outburst'

A royal expert has claimed that when Prince Harry publicly corrected false quotes attributed to him, he "fell into a trap" laid by his "palace enemies" who would rather he didn't reconcile with the King

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4 d. ago Warning after elderly Lanarkshire resident conned by bogus caller imitating police officer

Police say a man called the elderly woman's landline number and falsely claimed he was a detective constable from Hamilton police office.

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5 d. ago Female engineer calls allegations she would "out" transgender colleagues "shocking"

Engineer Maria Kelly told an employment tribunal that accusations she planned to “out” her transgender colleagues were “shocking”.

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5 d. ago Trump falsely claims that national guard troops are ‘in place’ in Portland

On a post on social media, the president says guards had been deployed, while no members were presentDonald Trump once again shared misinformation about Portland, Oregon, on social media on Wednesday, when he announced that the national guard troops he called up in response to a small protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) office in the otherwise tranquil city are “now in place” and have begun restoring “LAW AND ORDER”.However, Portland’s NBC News affiliate KGW reported 90 minutes after Trump’s social media post that no members of the guard were yet in place around the Ice field office where dozens of protesters have demonstrated against immigration sweeps since June. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continuesJD Vance, the US vice-president, used false claims to blame Democrats for the government shutdown as the White House warned that worker layoffs were imminent.Federal departments have been closing since midnight after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a funding measure. The crisis has higher stakes than previous shutdowns, with Trump racing to slash government departments and threatening to turn furloughs into mass firings. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Female engineer began using 'secret toilet' at work after seeing trans colleague in women's restroom, employment tribunal told

Maria Kelly said she does not want to 'sacrifice my privacy and my dignity' by sharing toilets with a man and is taking legal action against her employer Leonardo UK.

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6 d. ago Trump administration suggests ‘imminent’ layoffs as bipartisan group of senators seek way out of government shutdown – live

Bipartisan collaboration good sign that lawmakers are looking for a way out of the funding lapse; JD Vance falsely claims that Democrats want to fund healthcare for ‘illegal aliens’ US government shuts downThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago US government shutdown live: White House says ‘layoffs are imminent’ as JD Vance uses false claims to blame Democrats for shutdown

Vice-president falsely claims that Democrats want to fund healthcare for ‘illegal aliens’ as press secretary says shutdown will affect federal workersUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume

The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation

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6 d. ago Female engineer 'forced to use secret toilets' after encounter with trans colleague

Maria Kelly has taken Leonardo UK to court over the firm’s use of mixed-sex toilets.

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6 d. ago 15153161 Female engineer began using 'secret toilet' at work after seeing trans colleague in women's restroom, employment tribunal told

Maria Kelly said she does not want to 'sacrifice my privacy and my dignity' by sharing toilets with a man and is taking legal action against her employer Leonardo UK.

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6 d. ago Lewis Capaldi opens up about wild pregnancy claim from obsessed fan

Lewis Capaldi has revealed his strangest fan experience yet after a woman falsely claimed he is the father of her child...

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7 d. ago Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended over 'harassment' allegation

Scottish Labour says it takes ‘all complaints seriously’, when asked about a probe into MSP Foysol Choudhury

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7 d. ago Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended over 'sexual harassment' allegation

Scottish Labour says it takes ‘all complaints seriously’, when asked about a probe into MSP Foysol Choudhury

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