23 h. ago Former aide to de facto leader of Georgia being held as ‘personal prisoner’, mother claims

Marina Ramazashvili says son, Giorgi Bachiashvili, was the victim of a ‘vendetta’ by billionaire politicianThe mother of a jailed former aide to Bidzina Ivanishvili has accused the de facto leader of Georgia of treating her son as his “personal prisoner” as she appealed to the west for help.Marina Ramazashvili, a renowned ophthalmologist in Georgia, said Giorgi Bachiashvili, who has allegedly been beaten in his prison cell, was the victim of a “vendetta” waged by the billionaire politician. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago British woman, 23, jailed for life in Dubai after making ‘very stupid mistake’

Mia O’Brien got ‘mixed up’ with the wrong crowd and ‘is now paying the price’, her mother claimed

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1 week ago Sri Lankan mother who entered Britain wins appeal for her asylum claim to be reheard

In her asylum claim, the mother of five said she suffers from severe depression and is 'not fit to fly' until she recovers from the disorder.

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1 week ago Queen Camilla fought off indecent assault on train by hitting attacker with her shoe, book claims

A new book claims Camilla did “what my mother taught me” and took off her shoe to fend off the man when she was a teenager.

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1 week ago Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant

Copper Box Arena, LondonDressed like a vicar, Albarn leads his band – joined by a choir, a string quartet, De La Soul and more – in renewing Demon Days’ downbeat dramaGorillaz are 25. In 2000, this cartoon-fronted project seemed like something fun for Damon Albarn to do between Blur albums, hiding behind Jamie Hewlett’s comic-book animations, but they’ve overtaken Blur almost everywhere but Britain. The number of children in the audience testifies to Gorillaz’s powers of self-rejuvenation – an ever-changing vehicle for Albarn’s ceaseless curiosity.Gorillaz are marking the occasion with an immersive exhibition, House of Kong, and four era-specific shows. This second night revives 2005’s Demon Days. Co-produced by Danger Mouse, it remains the most satisfying expression of the Gorillaz concept: focused in both its themes (innocence and violence) and personnel (rappers and the rap-adjacent). Dressed like a hip vicar, Albarn serves double duty as a frontman and a conscientious host, alth...

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1 week ago Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant

Copper Box Arena, LondonDressed like a vicar, Albarn leads his band – joined by a choir, a string quartet, De La Soul and more – in renewing Demon Days’ downbeat dramaGorillaz are 25. In 2000, this cartoon-fronted project seemed like something fun for Damon Albarn to do between Blur albums, hiding behind Jamie Hewlett’s comic-book animations, but they’ve overtaken Blur almost everywhere but Britain. The number of children in the audience testifies to Gorillaz’s powers of self-rejuvenation – an ever-changing vehicle for Albarn’s ceaseless curiosity.Gorillaz are marking the occasion with an immersive exhibition, House of Kong, and four era-specific shows. This second night revives 2005’s Demon Days. Co-produced by Danger Mouse, it remains the most satisfying expression of the Gorillaz concept: focused in both its themes (innocence and violence) and personnel (rappers and the rap-adjacent). Dressed like a hip vicar, Albarn serves double duty as a frontman and a conscientious host, alth...

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2 w. ago Gorillaz: Demon Days at the Copper Box Arena review – the ultimate in fan service

Laden with bangers and packed with guest appearances, this was a performance for the history books

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2 w. ago Gorillaz joined by special guests as they play Demon Days album in full

The band are playing four shows at the Copper Box Arena on east London’s Olympic Park.

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2 w. ago Woman sparks parenting debate after revealing stranger's kid stained her $200 jacket... Whose side are YOU on?

When Julia Austin, 36, from Los Angeles, posted a rant about it on TikTok, claiming that she felt like the child's mother should have offered to pay for her messed-up coat, it lead to a massive debate.

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2 w. ago Gorillaz kick off run of four London shows with debut album in full

It was the first time the band had performed at their House Of Kong venue in the Copper Box Arena at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

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2 w. ago Triple murderer executed on death row more than 30 years after killings

Curtis Windom was executed by lethal injection at a prison in Florida more than 30 years after he murdered his girlfriend, her mother and a man who he claimed owed him money

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2 w. ago Family of woman murdered 33 years ago finally see justice as thug killed on death row

Curtis Windom murdered his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 (£1,500 today) and was sentenced to die in November 1992 - almost 33 years ago

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2 w. ago Drunk driver jailed for causing death of ‘vibrant and popular’ teenage passenger

Ethan Entwistle, 18, died when Colby Hammond, 20, lost control of his Seat Ibiza at high speed with three passengers in Dumpton Park Drive, in Kent.

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2 w. ago Florida to put man to death for a triple murder in record 11th execution this year

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 is scheduled to be executed in Florida, which would be the 11th execution in the state this year

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2 w. ago Moment toddler walks into hospital 'with a knife stuck in her head' after her mother claimed 'it flew out of a sheet when she was changing the bed'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A three-year-old girl walked into a hospital in China with a fruit knife seemingly lodged deep in the side of her head.

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3 w. ago Fury of family of Virginia ­Giuffre over Ghislaine Maxwell interview as they claim sex trafficker is 'rewriting history'

Mother-of-three Ms Giuffre, who claimed she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and trafficked three times to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17, committed suicide in April.

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3 w. ago Parents of missing baby arrested on suspicion of murder after 'kidnapping'

Emmanuel Haro was reported missing on August 14 after his mother claimed she was attacked and knocked unconscious outside a shop.

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3 w. ago Princess Andre focuses on her career as she asks fans for feedback on her reality show amid Peter and Katie Price's bitter fallout

The 18-year-old has hit back at claims she is embroiled in a family feud with her mother amid ongoing tension betwen her famous parents.

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3 w. ago Decomposing baby found in box by cops as mother claims she 'had no control over how she died'

A Wisconsin mother was found to be living with the decomposing corpse of her 10-month-old daughter in a cardboard box and told police that she "had no control over how she died"

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3 w. ago Baby killer Constance Marten calls prosecutors 'Harry Potter dementors' in jail tell

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, went on the run with their newborn daughter before the baby was found partly decomposed in a shopping bag in Brighton back in March 2023

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