3 h. ago Nothing to see here: Trump press chief in full denial mode over Epstein

Karoline Leavitt defied the laws of moral physics to insist that the true wrongdoers were Biden and the DemocratsDonald Trump was described as “that dog that hasn’t barked” in email by Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t tell Kristi Noem, who has a way of dealing with troublesome hounds.The US president would love nothing more than to let sleeping dogs lie, but that hope was dashed on Wednesday when Democrats released emails suggesting that Trump was aware of Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors and had spent hours with one victim. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘I know how dirty Donald is:’ Revelations from bombshell Trump

‘That dog that hasn’t barked is trump,’ Epstein wrote to associate Ghislaine Maxwell in 2011

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26 h. ago Transgender TSA officer sues Kristi Noem after Trump’s executive order bars her from patting down travelers

Exclusive details: TSA officer Danielle Mittereder ‘just wants to do her job,’ her attorney told The Independent. ‘And she’s not allowed to do it, for the sole reason that she is transgender.’

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30 h. ago EastEnders fans say Okie 'shouldn't have died' after major Harry Mitchell twist

The drug dealer was killed following a battle for a knife on the BBC soap

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34 h. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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40 h. ago Drug dealer freed from prison by Trump now back behind bars for new crimes

Jonathan Braun ‘caused fear and terror in his victims’

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52 h. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Breuckner FREE to leave Germany after living in tent

Christian Brueckner, who has been investigated over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007, was freed from prison in Germany in September and has now been told he can leave the country

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55 h. ago Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of his release

A convicted drug dealer granted clemency by President Donald Trump has been sent back to federal prison for violating the terms of his release after being charged with several new crimes

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57 h. ago What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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57 h. ago Au revoir, prison! Nicolas Sarkozy arrives home after being freed from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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58 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president arrives home after being released from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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58 h. ago France’s Sarkozy freed from prison after 3 weeks as he awaits appeal

Former president granted conditional release while contesting Libyan financing conviction

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59 h. ago Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – Europe live

Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in ParisAs we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30 GMT), let’s take a look at other news across Europe.If Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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3 d. ago Police searching for Palestine Action prisoner who absconded after being freed from prison for wedding

The government has warned that Sean Middlebrough may face a longer sentence after he absconded

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3 d. ago Trump shares false claim Obama earned $40m in ‘royalties’ from Obamacare

US president promoted fictional claim from satirical website that has been debunked repeatedly since 2017Donald Trump promoted the false claim that Barack Obama has earned $40m in “royalties linked to Obamacare” in a post to his 11 million followers on Truth Social on Sunday.The fictional claim that the former US president receives royalty payments for the use of his name to refer to the Affordable Care Act, which he signed into law in 2010, has been repeatedly debunked since at least 2017, when it was featured on America’s Last Line of Defense, a satirical website that produces fake news reports designed to generate engagement from outraged conservatives. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Drugs kingpin who enjoyed Rolex watches worth over £80k gets his comeuppance

A trio of players in the cocaine trade, led by flash Keiron Leonard, are now behind bars

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4 d. ago ‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard

Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of controlA federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention.The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. She found that protests near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility were “predominately peaceful, with only isolated and sporadic instances of relatively low-level violence”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago More pressure on David Lammy as it's revealed a record 90 violent or sex offenders were freed from prison by mistake in past year

The number of bungled releases mark the highest on record, and eight times the figure from the year before, when 11 were freed in error.

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7 d. ago HMP Wandsworth: Inside 'inhumane' prison at centre of wrongly freed inmates scandal

The notorious South London prison has been under public pressure in the past, with serious issues raised in past and recent reports, and a high-profile sex scandal hitting the courts in 2024

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