18 h. ago Domestic abusers could be forced out of social housing under new powers for Scots landlords

New regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament will finally bring into force provisions that formed part of a domestic abuse law passed nearly five years ago.

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33 h. ago Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions

Country is ‘uninvestable’ today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil giants “total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from power.At a roundtable press conference at the White House on Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil executives, including leaders from Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhilips, the US president doubled down on claims that Maduro’s arrest presents American oil companies with an unprecedented opportunity for extraction. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Sky Sports star Leonna Mayor announces split from disgraced rugby ace Stuart Hogg

Horse racing presenter Leonna Mayor has announced that she and Stuart Hogg are no longer together, with the rugby star having previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of his ex-wife

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39 h. ago Shamed rugby star Stuart Hogg splits from 'world's sexiest jockey' girlfriend who gave birth to their child weeks after he was spared jail for domestic abuse of estranged wife

Former jockey Leonna Mayor had been in a relationship with the 33-year-old former Scotland captain and they had a son called Teddy in February last year.

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42 h. ago 'Scotland's oldest domestic abuser' walks free from court after choking wife

Charles Morrison, 90, was banned from any contact with frail spouse Catherine who told a court she was in favour of a non-harassment order.

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59 h. ago Coronation Street gives Theo Silverton and Todd Grimshaw future 'hint' after 'murder' twist

Fans have been left devastated by the domestic abuse storyline with the couple in the ITV soap

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64 h. ago Russian drone strikes cause major blackouts in two regions of Ukraine

Russian drone strikes have knocked out power in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and left over 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity

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3 d. ago Serial rapist David Carrick among Met Police officers not properly vetted before joining force

Carrick, who was given 37 life sentences for his crimes, was not properly vetted in 2017, with checks failing to reveal an allegation of domestic abuse against him

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3 d. ago Trump says he plans crackdown on defense firms over executive pay and stock buybacks

President accuses US defense companies of delivery failures and attacks ‘exorbitant’ salaries to top executivesDonald Trump has claimed he plans to crack down on executive compensation and shareholder payouts at military defense contractors, as his administration ramps up spending on the armed forces.In a post on social media, the US president said defense giants had been failing to swiftly deliver “vital” equipment to the US military and its allies across the world. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Cheating husband 'shot wife dead' as kids called emergency services begging for help

Jeri Mains, 44, was a 'victim of domestic abuse' and had filed a protective order against Cecil Mains, 47, on Christmas Day but it wasn't granted as no judges were working then

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3 d. ago We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer

How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a roleSea levels are rising faster than at any point in human history, and for every foot that waters rise, 100 million people lose their homes. At current projections, that means about 300 million people will be forced to move in the decades to come, along with the social and political conflict as people migrate inland. Despite this looming crisis, the world still lacks specific, reliable forecasts for when and where the seas will rise – and we have invested almost nothing in understanding whether and how we can slow it down.Societies must continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s increasingly clear that the world needs to do more: we need to predict the future of the world’s ice with precision, and to explore safe, science-backed methods to keep it from melting away. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Welsh Corriedale star Gareth Pierce's life away from ITV soap

Welsh actor Gareth Pierce, who plays Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street, is currently starring in a harrowing domestic abuse storyline. Here's everything about his real life, wife Amy Lee Pierce and family

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4 d. ago Why the surprise over Trump’s Venezuela coup? US presidents promise isolation – and deliver war | Simon Jenkins

Last week’s events in Caracas come in a long line of American interventions. The White House has awesome power and is never shy of using itIt is starting to trickle out. Last week in Caracas was not an invasion, it was a putsch. It was the militarised kidnap of one ruler to aid his more amenable deputy into power. Since April last year, according to reports, vice-president and now interim president Delcy Rodríguez and her brother Jorge – the president of the Venezuelan national assembly – have been dealing secretly with Washington. This has reportedly been via that hotspot of informal diplomacy, Qatar.We have yet to know the details. But the rumours are plausible that last week’s episode was staged to look outrageous, including Delcy Rodríguez’s initial condemnation of it as atrocious. President Nicolás Maduro was handed over to the Americans swiftly and peacefully. The only slip was Trump describing Delcy as “quite gracious” before she was hastily sworn into office soon after the r...

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6 d. ago Thousands left without power in Berlin as local government says 'left

A fire broke out on January 3, on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal which left over 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses without power across four districts

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6 d. ago More than 200 houses left without power in UK city as temperatures plummet & Arctic blast hits Britain

HUNDREDS of houses were left without power in a major city as temperatures plummeted to -2C. Brits have already been wrapping up warm to fight the arctic blast that has buffeted the UK in recent days. And amid the bone-chilling conditions, more than 200 properties were left without power in Tameside, Manchester, on Sunday evening...

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6 d. ago Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid

Protest over climate crisis and AI has cut power to tens of thousands of homes which may take days to fully restoreGerman leftwing militants protesting over the climate crisis and AI have claimed responsibility for an arson attack that cut power to tens of thousands of households in Berlin.The fire that broke out on a bridge across the Teltow canal in the south-west of the capital early on Saturday could deprive up to 35,000 homes and 1,900 businesses of electricity – and in many cases heat – until 8 January, the grid company Stromnetz Berlin said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘We will grind you down’: how rogue peers became Labour’s toughest opponents

As Labour seeks abolition of hereditary peers, Tory-dominated House of Lords has inflicted near-record number of defeats on No 10‘We will grind you down’: how Labour reforms have changed the unwritten rules of play in the LordsDining in the House of Lords canteen just after Labour came to power, one Labour adviser found themselves sitting opposite two Tory peers.In particular, the pair were fuming about the forthcoming abolition of hereditary peers. Both agreed, the adviser said, that there should be a deliberate strategy to undermine the government on all its legislation, to slow down debate, and to push the new Lords leader, Angela Smith, to ask No 10 for concessions. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago New year, new Nicola! Brooklyn Beckham's wife shows off 'new teeth and lips' on social media

Nicola Peltz showed off what looked like new veneers and lip fillers in her latest snaps.

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8 d. ago New year, new Nicola! Brooklyn Beckham's wife shows off 'new teeth' on social media

The actress, 30, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself alongside husband Brooklyn Beckhamas they celebrated the New Year in a Floridanightclub.

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9 d. ago FKA Twigs says she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life after settling domestic abuse lawsuit with ex Shia LaBeouf as she reflects on being an 'idiot' in her 20s

FKA Twigs has shared she's overcome 'brutal and violent' moments in her life as she graced the cover of ELLE UK's February issue.

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