44 h. ago 'Openly gay' British woman, 20, who is 'not interested in men at all' is 'distraught' after Cypriot court clears five Israelis of gang

Police said she had picked the men out of a line-up as having raped her during a hotel pool party in the coastal resort town of Ayia Napa on September 3 2023.

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68 h. ago Five men accused of gang raping British woman in Cyprus cleared after 'police errors'

The lawyer for a 20-year-old woman who accused five men of raping her in Ayia Napa in September 2023 says it is 'ridiculous' they were acquitted, adding that telling her the outcome of the case was 'one of the hardest phone calls I have ever had to make'

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2 d. ago Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman

Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rightsA Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in the resort of Ayia Napa has been met with outrage as calls mount for the verdict to be challenged.Dismissing the charges on Monday, the three-member district court in Paralimni ruled the testimony of the 20-year-old had not been credible because it “lacked coherence and contained numerous substantial contradictions”. The defendants, Israelis aged between 19 and 20, claimed sexual contact with the woman had been consensual. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Coldstream Guard told female soldier 'shh, go back to sleep' as he raped her while they were on deployment with the British Army, court martial hears

Lance Corporal Jordan Morris and the woman were on deployment with the British Army to Kenya when the alleged incident took place.

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3 d. ago Cyprus court drops all rape charges against 5 Israelis after doubting British woman's credibility

A Cyprus court has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible and replete with “fundamental contradictions.”

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3 d. ago Five Israeli men are CLEARED of gang raping Brit tourist, 20, in Ayia Napa hotel as Cypriot court calls her testimony 'inconsistent'

The defendants from the Israeli Arab town of Majd al-Krum, all of whom were aged between 19 and 20 at the time of the alleged incident, were reported to police by the British woman in September 2023

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5 d. ago US woman released by Taliban after guards forcibly dragged her from British pensioner couple still being held in Afghanistan

Faye Hall was today released by the Taliban after the Trump administration removed bounties worth millions of pounds from three senior members.

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6 d. ago Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing

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6 d. ago The British Royal Hitler named as the 'most dangerous woman in Europe'

She is often credited for holding up the monarchy through various crises, including the abdication of King Edward VIII and the bombing of Buckingham Palace during World War II.

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7 d. ago British mother, 51, who ended her life at Swiss suicide clinic that did not tell her family had sunk into depression after sudden unexpected death of her only son, 26

The Pegasos clinic helped Anne Canning, 51, to die without informing her family, despite reportedly promising it had changed its practices after a similar case in 2023.

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7 d. ago Swiss suicide clinic that helped healthy British woman, 51, die without telling her family sent automated reply to frantic relatives saying they were experiencing 'higher than usual demand'

The Pegasos clinic helped Anne Canning, 51, to die without informing her family, despite reportedly promising it had changed its practices after a similar case in 2023.

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7 d. ago Swiss suicide clinic 'helps British woman die without her relatives' knowledge' after their 'cowboy operation' was slammed by another UK family whose loved

The 51-year-old woman from Wales, whose name was given as Anne, travelled to the Pegasos clinic near the Swiss city of Basel in January to end her life but told her family she was going on holiday

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8 d. ago British holidaymaker, 83, died after 'very drunken' stranger fell on top of her while she was on break in Alicante

Retired nurse Barbara Cahill was holidaying in Alicante in October 2023 when a drunk man suddenly fell on top of her as she was strolling through the streets in a tourist area.

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9 d. ago Father of British woman who died during Albanian diving trip says he is devastated after three

Saimir Kushova, 48, had been wanted by authorities in Albania following the tragic death of Rebecca Gannon, 29, who drowned while on an organised diving trip with him.

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1 week ago British woman, 73, is killed in jet ski crash during holiday in the Bahamas

The 73-year-old, whose identity has not yet been released, died on Saturday whilst visiting the private island RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay, police have confirmed.

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1 week ago Americans horrified by one thing as they try UK Chinese takeaway for first time

Americans have been left stunned by how different British Chinese takeaways are compared to the US - and one woman and her sister decided to see if the Brits' version lives up to the hype

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1 week ago Benidorm KFC carnage as furious British woman hurls napkin holder at staff and shouts vile insults over the state of her chicken

Wearing a multi-coloured top and floral skirt, the purple-haired woman was spotted by another shocked customer as she launched tissues over the counter.

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1 week ago BBC star Yung Filly accused of raping tourist in Magaluf after sex assault charge

YouTube star Yung Filly, who has appeared on the ITV Soccer Aid and shows such as The Great British Bake Off, has been accused of sexually assaulting another woman

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1 week ago Amber Anning makes British history to win 400m gold at World Athletics Indoor Championships

Anning is the first British woman ever to win an individual world indoor sprint title

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1 week ago Amber Anning survives US bumps to seize World gold after Molly Caudery disappointment

Amber Anning became the first British woman to win an indoor 400m world title after a messy final in Nanjing after pole vault favourite Molly Caudery came an agonising fourth

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