7 h. ago Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber

Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’

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12 h. ago Campaigners and charities horrified by revelations about impact of Trump’s ‘reckless’ USAID cuts

Trump has been accused of giving ‘millions of people a death sentence’ after The Independent exposed the reality of the cuts on the ground

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3 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother's JoJo Siwa hails 'beautiful partner' as she shared 'dream' just hours before entering house

The American TV personality is among the famous faces to have swapped their freedom to live in the famous compound

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4 d. ago Coleen Campbell hauled from cell over hammer attack after ex

Coleen Campbell is currently serving a 13 year sentence for manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-husband Thomas Campbell, but has been back in court for a hammer attack

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4 d. ago Coleen Campbell battered woman in love triangle street attack days before helping kill her ex

Campbell is currently serving a 13 year sentence for manslaughter in connection with the death of her ex-husband

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4 d. ago Killer who stabbed neighbour 'murdered' by fellow prisoner at high security jail

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a convicted killer, who was serving a life sentence after stabbing his elderly female neighbour to death in 2006.

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4 d. ago Convicted killer John Mansfield 'murdered' by fellow prisoner at high security jail

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of John Mansfield, who was serving a life sentence for murder at HMP Whitemoor after stabbing his neighbour to death in 2006

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4 d. ago A former Colorado sheriff's deputy is to be sentenced in the death of Christian Glass

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in emotional distress is set to be sentenced

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5 d. ago Petrol drivers urged to ignore garage 'death sentence' as it could be wrong

A mechanic has urged drivers to exercise caution when a garage says your petrol or diesel vehicle has a blown engine - here's what you need to know about a second opinion

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7 d. ago Death Row man picks firing squad in second execution after failed plea for clemency

Mikal Mahdi, 41, was sentenced to death for the brutal slaying of an off-duty cop in South Carolina in 2004 after he'd already fatally shot a convenience store clerk in the head

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8 d. ago Serial killer utters Death Row confession after keeping grim murders secret for 17 years

The ‘National Forest Serial Killer’ was convicted for the murders of four people after a gruesome killing spree and received the death sentence in April 2011 - but he's made a confession

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8 d. ago Lawyers fight to stop South Carolina man’s execution by firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who killed a man in 2004, endured prolonged torture as child and didn’t receive a fair trial, lawyers argueA 42-year-old man on South Carolina death row is fighting to stop his execution by firing squad, with his attorneys arguing he endured prolonged torture as a child and did not receive a fair trial.Mikal Mahdi is due to be killed on Friday, nearly 20 years after he was sentenced to death for the 2004 killing of James Myers, a 56-year-old off-duty public safety officer. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man who kicked taxi driver to death after asking for cigarette in 'senseless attack' sentenced to jail

The taxi driver was pushed down a steep embankment before being kicked repeatedly in the head

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9 d. ago 3 Americans convicted in Congo of an attempt to overthrow the government now face US charges

Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation’s government

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1 week ago Donald Trump's tariffs war hits himself as he and Americans face fake tan price hikes

EXCLUSIVE: After announcing a tariff war which rocked the economic world, it has transpired Trump's own famous tan might be under threat as US citizens set to pay through the nose for tanning oils

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1 week ago American academic faces 15 years in jail for insulting royal family

Paul Chambers, a 58-year-old lecturer at Thailand's Naresuan University, was arrested last week following a complaint filed by the army.

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1 week ago Congo repatriates 3 Americans who had faced death sentences over a failed coup plot

Congo says three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt last year have been repatriated to the United States

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1 week ago American YouTuber who tried to contact world’s most isolated tribe faces five years in prison

Indian police arrested 24-year-old American Youtuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov

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1 week ago Former Washington archbishop Theodore McCarrick, defrocked over abuse allegations, dies aged 94

Most senior American prelate in Catholic church to face accusations of sexual abuse died in state of MissouriThe first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US churchman said on Friday.Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and the most senior American prelate in the Catholic church to face claims of abuse, died in the state of Missouri aged 94, the New York Times reported, citing a Vatican statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman's bid to help ensure diagnosis 'isn't a death sentence' after dad and three friends die

Jo Jefferies' dad Kevin Hesketh, 66, from Stockport, died shortly after holding his new granddaughter in his arms

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