42 m. ago Monday's news in pictures as transport cop banned from the force

Our round up of news for Monday September 8, after Inspector Ryan Tierney was banned from the transport force after he sexually assaulted two work colleagues.

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65 m. ago Rachel Reeves blasts Reform UK 'clown show' and warns economic plans will hit Brits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to launch a fresh attack on Nigel Farage's economic strategy, which experts have previously warned doesn't add up

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2 h. ago Woman 'opened door to see ex in bunny mask and holding cleaver' before attack

Jamie French, 31, was denied bail after appearing before Judge David McHugh charged with assault causing harm to the woman and causing criminal damage to her home

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3 h. ago ‘Mean guy’: Trump rips into Biden at Bible Museum for going after anti

Trump goes off-script to attack Joe Biden, gloat about the Olympics and relitigate 2020 at religious liberty event

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3 h. ago Shark attack victim's family break silence as sightings sparks new evacuation

Surf-scene icon Mercury Psillakis, 57, was praised for his heroic actions in helping others in keeping a pack of surfers safe in the moments before he was attacked by a shark

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3 h. ago Patient died after it took over 10 hours to get a CT scan when he complained of chest pains, lawsuit says

The lawsuit was filed by Maria Healey on behalf of her brother, Andrew Gabor, who died from a pulmonary embolism last year.

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3 h. ago Man attacked woman with meat cleaver then mocked her as she lay bleeding

Mark Nuttall has been jailed for attempted murder

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4 h. ago Rapist issues threats to court before being handed fourth life sentence for attacking prison officer

"Vengeance will be sweeter"

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4 h. ago Man sexually assaulted teenage girl then begged her not to tell anyone

The teen 'courageously resisted' Grant Edwards' prolonged assault

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4 h. ago Netanyahu orders Gaza City residents to ‘leave now’ as six killed in attack in Jerusalem

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire around 10.15am local time at people waiting at a bus stop near Ramot Junction at the northern entrance to the city on a road leading to a settlement, Israeli police said.

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4 h. ago Israel is hit by terror while unleashing its own terror in Gaza – only extremists will win

An attack by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem revealed quiet heroism that Gazans show every day – but only extremists will benefit from the latest volley of violence, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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5 h. ago Grisly true crime doc reveals teen killer's chilling response after brutal attack

Laura Whitmore on Britain's Killer Teens premieres tonight.

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5 h. ago You should see a doctor if you experience this common symptom of mouth cancer for more than three weeks

Last year, 3,637 people in the UK lost their lives to mouth cancer 🏥

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5 h. ago Bruce Loose brought his own unique blend of complexity and a menacing darkness to San Francisco punks Flipper | Stevie Chick

The singer, who died from a heart attack on 5 September, ripped up the two-minute hardcore song blueprint and won over a legion of fans including Kurt Cobain and Jane’s AddictionAs the blitzing tempo and mosh pit violence of hardcore swept the US in the early-80s, San Francisco punks Flipper – whose frontman, Bruce Loose, died this weekend of a heart attack – assumed a provocative stance, choosing sarcastic nihilism over dumb machismo and swapping high-velocity thrash for menacing, slow-as-sludge post-punk jams. In an era of 7in singles packed with 30-second screeds, Flipper would draw their tunes out to 20-or-more minutes of grind, fielding spiteful comparisons to hated hippies the Grateful Dead as bassist and founder Will Shatter warned audiences, “the more you heckle us, the longer this song gets”.But the true “culprit for any pissing off of audiences”, as drummer Steve DePace told Scene Point Blank in 2022, was Loose. Born Bruce Calderwood, in the late 70s Loose cashed in a life...

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5 h. ago Royal watchers warned to be kind as Kate's new hair sparks conversation

A hairdresser with experience of working alongside cancer patients has encouraged royal watchers to be kind, as cruel comments over Catherine, Princess of Wales' recent blonde look spark outrage

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5 h. ago Chilling true crime doc exposes 'vicious and sustained attack' as teen brutally killed

Laura Whitmore on Britain's Killer Teens premieres tonight on Crime+Investigation.

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5 h. ago Trump directs ire at Tom Hanks for being ‘destructive’ and ‘woke’

US president applauded West Point alumni for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring the actorUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump launched a vitriolic attack against Tom Hanks for supposedly being “destructive” and “woke” after one of America’s most beloved actors was snubbed without much explanation by West Point last week.On his social media site on Monday, the US president applauded the alumni association of the US Military Academy (or West Point) for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring Hanks, twice an Academy award winner who has played numerous military characters and also has a long history of advocating for veterans. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor

President calls Hanks ‘woke’ in vitriolic post after US Military Academy calls off ceremony with little explanationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump launched a vitriolic attack against Tom Hanks for supposedly being “destructive” and “woke” after one of America’s most beloved actors was snubbed without much explanation by West Point last week.On his social media site on Monday, the US president applauded the alumni association of the US Military Academy (or West Point) for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring Hanks, twice an Academy award winner who has played numerous military characters and also has a long history of advocating for veterans. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Donald Trump ordered to pay £61m to writer after sexual assault allegations

Trump had argued that he should not have to pay the sum as a result of a Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity, while his lawyers had asked for a new trial

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6 h. ago REVEALED: Dark side of Microsoft after engineer's horrifying death at work... as his family issues explosive attack on tech titan

The tragic death of a Microsoft engineer, 35, has shaken his family and the tech titan.

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