1 hour ago Driver sobs as he’s jailed for killing woman, 22, in 140mph horror crash on Christmas Day as he fled cops

A DRIVER has been jailed for killing a woman in a 140mph horror crash on Christmas Day. Evan Forde was fleeing police in his Mercedes when smashed into the back of Maria Carolina Do Nascimento's BMW. The 22-year-old tragically could not be saved and was declared dead at the scene in Brent Cross, North London....

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4 h. ago Driver is jailed for killing social worker, 33, who helped bring grooming gang to justice when he ploughed into her in his modified BMW

Sarah Fensom (pictured), 33, suffered a fractured spine and life-threatening neck injuries after Lee Horsley crashed into her car while overtaking traffic. She died three days later from her injuries.

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23 h. ago Taxi driver jailed after scalding police officer with boiling hot cooking oil

A taxi driver threw boiling hot cooking oil over a police officer before barricading himself in his garage.

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33 h. ago Grooming gang victims deserve justice, says minister as two survivors quit probe

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday, levelling heavy criticism at the Home Office’s handling of the issue

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7 d. ago Renfrewshire banned driver escapes jail after driving three times over two days

Alison Gibson got behind the wheel on three separate occasions despite already being a disqualified driver

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8 d. ago Paisley youth care worker opens up about her passion for helping others

Niamh Stobie of the Paisley-based charity Kibble says she wants to gove every single child the childhood they deserve.

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9 d. ago MAFS newcomers bring the drama in first look at explosive dinner party as groom says he’s been ‘disrespected’ by wife

MAFS newcomers bring the drama with them as the groom says he's been "disrespected" by his wife at an explosive dinner party. Reiss and Leisha walked down the aisle on the E4 show last week but its been a bumpy ride. The pair got off to a bad start at their wedding reception when Leisha pummelled Reiss with questions about...

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1 week ago Mum begged daughter, 12, to stop social media challenges before she died in train horror

The parents of a 12-year-old girl who was killed while carrying out a dangerous social media challenge say their ‘thrillseeker’ daughter posted terrifying daredevil videos to TikTok

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1 week ago Prince Harry 'extremely angry' after Meghan Markle's Paris video move

Meghan Markle uploaded footage from the Pont de l’Alma bridge, which leads to the Pont de l’Alma tunnel, the site of the car crash that killed Diana. Social media users dubbed it 'insensitive'

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2 w. ago Experts on how to talk with kids about violence in the news: ‘No topic is off limits’

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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2 w. ago How do you talk to kids about violence in the news? We asked experts

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habitsWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images – as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen’s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones – and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations – and what to avoid.Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletterEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospitalTara Conley, assistant ...

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2 w. ago Hit and run driver who smashed into motorist after petrol garage row jailed

Lauren Willis, 28, collided with another motorists car in Sittingbourne, Kent, before driving away - leaving the man with injuries to his face, teeth and hands

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2 w. ago ‘No one’s been willing to take a risk’: are Palestinian films still struggling to get seen?

As a genocide continues, the road to audiences has been smoother for Israeli films while Palestinians must get inventiveThis March, two documentaries on the aftermath of the 7 October 2023 attacks reached theaters within days of each other. One, called October 8, focused on the “emergence of antisemitism on college campuses, on social media and on the streets” after Hamas forces killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, most of them civilians. The film, executive-produced by Debra Messing, was widely released by Briarcliff Entertainment, a maverick distribution studio that has also handled Trump biopic The Apprentice and Jamal Khashoggi documentary The Dissident; Messing promoted the film on mainstream programs such as MSNBC’s Morning Joe. It ultimately grossed more than $1.3m domestically, a high total for a political documentary.The other film, The Encampments, faced a tougher road. A documentary on campus protests against Israel’s retaliatory destruction of Gaza, focusing...

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3 w. ago Female cousins aged 20 and girl, 15, all decapitated during livestreamed torture video

Two young cousins and a teen girl were tortured and killed on a livestream on social media in a case that has shocked Argentina and the world.

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3 w. ago Chinese 'Bitcoin queen' admits laundering cryptocurrency from £5billion investment fraud with the help of her takeaway worker assistant

Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, admitted charges of possessing and transferring criminal property on the first day of her trial at Southwark Crown Court.

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3 w. ago Sweden's teenage girl assassins: How ruthless mobsters are recruiting 'young blondes' to kill and maim rivals in 'napalm' bomb attacks in gang

Girls as young as 15 are recruited on social media as 'child soldiers' and given cash to complete killings before spending the blood money on clothes and handbags.

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3 w. ago Johnstone driver who killed road worker gets three years in jail

Norbert Kas crashed into the victim when he lost control of his BMW moments before striking Neil Farr and his colleagues in Dumbarton, where they were attending an earlier incident.

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3 w. ago My mum was raped by a grooming gangs predator when she was just a schoolgirl

Jodie Sheeran was just 14 years old when she was raped by a member of a grooming gang, and died in 2022 having never found justice. Now, the family say they have again been 'misled'.

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3 w. ago Inside warped mind of sick nursery worker who abused 21 babies as they 'reached for help'

Roksana Lecka - who kicked one little boy in the face repeatedly - assaulted babies as young as 10 months, and covered the mouth of one tot when he started to cry

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3 w. ago Drug driver on M8 jailed after causing 134mph crash which injured two cops

Dylan Hood walked away from the scene and changed his clothes before being arrested outside a pub.

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