13 h. ago Terror police probing whether Starmer firebomb attacks that left his family scared are linked to a hostile state

A 21-year-old man is accused of setting the Prime Minister's £2m north London property alight on Monday night, just days after the torching of a car and a flat which he had previously owned.

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22 h. ago A French icon falls: Gérard Depardieu’s guilt will make his films hard to watch

Some will argue the actor’s legacy of landmark film roles should not be tainted by his conviction for sexual assault. But it willIt seems strangely appropriate that 76-year-old French movie star Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexual assault and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence on the eve of the 78th edition of the Cannes film festival. Both Cannes and Depardieu, born in the 40s, belong to an old world, but it seems only one of them has managed to adapt to the times we live in, especially since the #MeToo movement.For anyone who followed the trial closely, it was never in doubt that justice would prevail and that a French monument was about to fall. Once the accusers, two female technicians who worked as set-dresser and assistant director on the film Les Volets Verts in 2021, had pressed charges and the facts been exposed in court, there was little doubt as to the dignity of the victims and the veracity of the sexual assaults. But what was particularly striking was h...

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24 h. ago Kim Kardashian tells Paris trial 'I absolutely did think I was going to die'

Kardashian is set to face 10 men accused of orchestrating the heist

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32 h. ago A Paris court is to rule in French actor Gérard Depardieu's sexual assault case

A Paris court is set to deliver its verdict on accusations that French actor Gérard Depardieu sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film with him

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6 d. ago Provisional trial date set as man appears in court accused of murder after Rochdale fatal collision

A trial date has been set for November this year

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7 d. ago Elderly patients 'murdered by serial killer nurse' who was dubbed the 'Angel of Death' may have died of natural causes, Court of Appeal told

Colin Campbell was jailed for 30 years in 2008 for the murder of four pensioners and the attempted murder of another at hospitals in Leeds, Yorkshire, by injecting them with insulin.

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2 w. ago Trump officials increasingly recruit local police for immigration enforcement despite ‘red flags’

Agreements with agencies in 38 states resurrect aggressive tactics shelved more than a decade ago amid alarms about civil rights abusesThe first few months of 2025 have been tumultuous for Sheriff Bill Rogers, the chief law officer of Columbus county in North Carolina. In February, his department settled a lawsuit accusing Columbus jail deputies of neglecting the care of a county inmate who was almost beaten to death in 2023. Then in March, a group of Roger’s deputies were accused of assault during the arrest of a 57-year-old who claimed he was punched in the back of the head and left bloody after allegedly running a stop sign.Those episodes follow years of scandal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man accused of setting fire to Quran denies racially aggravated public order offence

Martin Frost pleaded not guilty to the single charge

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2 w. ago Kneecap set for action on ‘false accusations of antisemitism’ at Coachella gig

Following the performance, former The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne called for their US work visas to be revoked.

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2 w. ago The shocking moment BMW was found torched on a residential street

The car was set on fire by Suaiel Haider to try and cover for his nephew

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2 w. ago Gregg Wallace reveals struggles with 'suicidal thoughts' after MasterChef scandal

Gregg Wallace revealed he struggled with suicidal thoughts after he was axed from MasterChef amid accusations of inappropriate behaviour on set

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3 w. ago Abusive thug strangled girlfriend and 'set fire to her hair' in violent relationship

'Danger to the public' Ryan Black, 40, set his girlfriend's hair on fire and accused her of cheating on him during a violent relationship where he left her unconscious

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3 w. ago Internet conspiracy theorists accuse Meghan Markle of 'staging' her Easter duckling video after noticing key detail

The Duchess of Sussex , 43, looked overjoyed on Easter Sunday when she came across a flock of ducks crossing the road in Montecito. But some accused her of setting it up.

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3 w. ago Revealed: The British surrogacy firm that pays 'exploited' women in Mexico just £12,000 to carry babies to term

Britons looking for a child are turning to Mexico for cut-price surrogate babies - with one UK agency accused of cashing in by setting up a branch in the country.

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3 w. ago Student could face ‘decades behind bars’ for alleged Tesla firebomb attack in Missouri

Owen McIntire is accused of setting fire to two Tesla Cybertrucks worth more than $100,000 each in Kansas City and damaging two charging stations worth $550 each

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3 w. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent 'fix' claims as Simon Cowell breaks silence

Max Fox in the audience on Saturday night's show is seen standing up and calling out to Simon, prompting accusations the whole thing was a set-up

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3 w. ago Berlin palliative care doctor charged with murder of 15 patients

Authorities say suspect had a ‘lust’ for killing and used drugs to paralyse the respiratory muscles of victimsProsecutors have charged a Berlin palliative care doctor with the murder of 15 patients, alleging he acted out of a “lust” for killing.The 40-year-old suspect is accused of killing 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024 using a deadly cocktail of sedatives. German press reports identified the suspect as Johannes M, but prosecutors have not released a name. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Millions who take cheap, common drug could be protected from deadly type of cancer

Cambridge found a drug that costs mere pennies per pill could help prevent a type of cancer that kills about four out of five patients within five years of their diagnosis.

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3 w. ago Security review planned for Pennsylvania governor's official residence after arson attack

An independent expert will review security at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence after investigators accused a man of scaling a wall and setting fire to the mansion

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3 w. ago Germany's Harold Shipman charged with killing patients and setting homes on fire

The medical professional is accused of setting fires in his victims' homes in order to cover up evidence while being charged in connection to the deaths of 15 patients

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