2 h. ago Man, 61, who drugged, raped & shared vile vids of wife with pervs jailed for 8 years in ‘Germany’s Gisele Pelicot’ case

A DEPRAVED German caretaker has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for several years and sharing footage of the vile abuse online. Fernando P, whose identity is protected under German privacy laws, has been convicted of carrying out the appalling assaults between 2018 and 2024. The 61-year-old...

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3 h. ago Why does the Scandinavian sleep method work for so many couples?

One reason it may work is because the body’s internal clock manages daily rhythms in core body temperature, which drops when you fall asleep

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaringAt last, the perception of popular fiction by women as “silly novels by lady novelists”, as George Eliot sniffily put it back in 1856, is changing. Next year, the British Book Awards will recognise romantic fiction for the first time. The recognition is long overdue.This welcome news came in the same week as the deaths of two doyennes of the form, Joanna Trollope and, at just 55, Sophie Kinsella, only a couple of months after the loss of national treasure Dame Jilly Cooper. Between them these publishing power houses produced more than 100 books, sold millions of copies, and inspired hit films and TV series, most recently last year’s star-studded adaptation of Cooper’s 1985 Riders. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Teen who committed sex act with rocking horse at playground walks free

Callum Green, 19, carried out 'an act outraging public decency' at a playground in Hartlepool - and behaved in a 'reckless' and 'indecent manner' which left the scene damaged

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4 h. ago Foreign prison officers get visa exemption to prevent UK jail chaos

The Chief Inspector of Prisons earlier warned of a ‘devastating effect’ if a solution was not found

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5 h. ago Dr Oz claims it costs $150K to create male genitalia during surgery

Trump administration moves to effectively block access to gender-affirming care for minors

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5 h. ago American Airlines makes major change to its basic economy tickets

The change in policy only surfaced when a terms and conditions update on the carrier’s website was noticed by frequent flyers on Wednesday

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5 h. ago Dr Oz bizarrely says it costs $150K to create male genitalia during surgery

Trump administration moves to effectively block access to gender-affirming care for minors

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6 h. ago Wife and lover's murder plot as they're jailed for conspiring to kill husband

Michelle Mills and her lover, Geraint Berry, have been jailed for 19 years after being convicted of conspiring to murder her husband, Christopher Mills

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6 h. ago ‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases

US law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat routinely delay or reject warrants. The companies disagreeMax Osterman was 18 when he connected with a drug dealer on Snapchat who used the handle skyhigh.303. Max would message him whenever he wanted to buy Percocet, and they would meet. After about a year, and just days after their last exchange, Max collapsed. The pills he ordered had been laced with fentanyl. He died from the overdose in February 2021 at his home in Broomfield, Colorado.The dealer continued selling prescription painkillers until 2023, when he was jailed on two drug distribution convictions. When handing down the sentence, the judge said he was responsible for four deaths, yet he never faced charges for supplying the pills that killed Max. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files on Friday

Deputy attorney-general Todd Blanche says thousands more will be unveiled in ‘next couple of weeks’

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6 h. ago Married college professor murdered his pregnant mistress and her dog to stop affair being exposed, police say

Matthew R. Sierra, 38, of Genoa, Wisconsin, is sitting in jail on a $1million bond after he allegedly killed his on-and-off-again girlfriend, Alexis Pickett, 27, and her dog before setting her house on fire.

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6 h. ago Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt give sweet nod to his father with newborn’s name

The couple made their relationship Instagram official in March

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7 h. ago Jealous husband who stabbed to death wife as she slept in bed jailed for life

Hai Van Nguyen murdered Hien Thi Vu with a kitchen knife at their Lewisham home after believing she was having an affair

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7 h. ago Teen who performed sick sex act with rocking horse at play area dodges jail time

Callum Green, 19, was found guilty of outraging public decency by using a rocking horse and a branch during a sex act in a play area in Hartlepool, County Durham, on the morning of October 19, 2024

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7 h. ago Taylor Swift finally reveals who set her up with Travis Kelce — and it wasn’t a celebrity

The famous couple got engaged in August after two years of dating

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7 h. ago Woman and secret lover who plotted to kill her husband in Wales jailed

Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry sentenced to 19 years each for conspiring to murder Christopher Mills A woman who plotted with her secret lover to murder her husband so they could start a new life together has been jailed for 19 years.Michelle Mills, 46, and Geraint Berry, 47, planned to kill Christopher Mills so they could continue their affair, and Berry recruited Steven Thomas, also 47, to help carry out their attack on 20 September last year. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Three more jailed over huge Sikh gang 'medieval battle' that led to brutal broad daylight assassination of DPD driver

Chaos erupted at the international sports event in Alvaston, Derby, when two armed rival groups before a 'pre-planned and organised' mass fight broke out.

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8 h. ago 'German Pelicot', 61, who drugged and raped his wife for years and shared videos of his attacks online is jailed for eight years

The 61-year-old was found guilty of aggravated rape, sexual coercion, dangerous bodily harm and other crimes.

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8 h. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirm 'next chapter' and name change in joint statement

The couple have spoken on their future

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