85 m. ago Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent

Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 electionUgandan opposition politicians have accused the president, Yoweri Museveni, of attempting to quash dissent by prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges in military courts in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections next year.The government is pushing to introduce a law to allow military tribunals to try civilians despite a supreme court ban on the practice. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Mushroom trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's texts to estranged husband Simon before deadly mushroom lunch shown in court

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial.

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3 h. ago Mushroom trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon reveals moment that blew up his relationship with the accused mushroom lunch killer as he tears up on the witness stand

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial.

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5 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook’s murder trial continues in Victoria’s supreme court

Victorian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Hello and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live coverage of the Erin Patterson trial, which is expected to restart at 10.30am this morning.Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch took place in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Prince Harry's charity Sentebale rocked by yet another resignation

Engulfed by an appalling storm of accusation since its board of trustees resigned last month Sentebale now appears to be at the mercy of events beyond its control.

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6 h. ago Family of boy 9, who died after 'gross failure of basic care finally receive hospital apology: 'We have had to fight for answers'

Dylan Cope, from Newport, died on December 14, 2022, just eight days after he was sent home from hospital with a perforated appendix

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8 h. ago Paddleboard operator jailed over river deaths was sacked as police officer

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, made a fraudulent insurance claim, a South Wales Police misconduct hearing was told.

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8 h. ago Jailed paddleboard boss Nerys Lloyd was sacked from police force before river death tragedy

A South Wales Police Accelerated Misconduct Hearing found Nerys Lloyd had breached professional behaviour standards by placing a fraudulent insurance claim

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8 h. ago China makes stunning claim about Covid's origins after lab leak furor

The Chinese government published a report on the Covid pandemic Wednesday claiming to know the true origin of the coronavirus.

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9 h. ago Vanessa Feltz doubles down on claims over Greg Wallace's 'conduct'

Wallace, 60, stepped down from MasterChef last year after multiple misconduct allegations over a 17-year period

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10 h. ago Philly judge faces ethics complaint over role in wife's cheesesteak shop

A Philadelphia judge’s role in a cheesesteak shop his wife owns is resulting in allegations from the panel that investigates judicial misconduct in Pennsylvania that his efforts have run afoul of ethical rules for jurists

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11 h. ago Jury shown footage of murder accused begging dead wife to come home

Richard Satchwell, 58, from Grattan Street in Youghal, Co Cork, denies murdering his wife Tina Satchwell at the home they shared in March 2017.

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12 h. ago ‘Grandpa robber’ admits involvement in Kim Kardashian jewel heist

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, told court he was in part driven by taste for easy money after armed robbery of reality TV starA retired restaurant-owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Kardashian jewel heist: ‘Grandpa robber’ partly driven by taste for easy money, court hears

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, has admitted involvement in armed robbery of reality TV star but denies being ringleaderA retired restaurant owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Fashion designer Riccardo Tisci accused of drugging and sexually assaulting New York restaurant

Exclusive: “My intentions were never to end up in Riccardo Tisci’s bed,” accuser Patrick Cooper told The Independent

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13 h. ago Teen accused of assaulting and robbing elderly woman was on parole for a murder he committed four years earlier

The 18-year-old was released on parole in December after robbing and killing someone in 2021

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13 h. ago Mushroom murder trial: The bizarre case of a woman accused of killing her ex

Erin Patterson is on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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13 h. ago JoJo Siwa reveals EXACTLY what happened during her breakup with Kath Ebbs as she claims her ex demanded she buy them a business class flight home and accuses THEM of breaking boundaries

Appearing on The Viall Files podcast on Wednesday, the star talked through exactly what went down, as well as clarifying that Chris Hughes , 32, was not the reason for the split.

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13 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree 'chopped with chainsaw' as footage shows it fall in 'matter of minutes'

The two men accused of the 'mindless vandalism' filmed the act in a clip lasting two minutes and 41 seconds – the clip ends with a 'thud' as the tree hits the ground, Newcastle crown court heard

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13 h. ago Map: Every council where local elections have been postponed this year

Reform and the Greens have accused the government of denying democracy, while the Liberal Democrats have accused Labour and the Conservatives of a ‘disgraceful stitch-up’

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