2 h. ago Bangladesh tribunal sentences Hasina to jail for contempt over a claim she had a license to kill

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people

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2 h. ago ‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker realityThe first time Dalia* took ayahuasca nothing happened. The second time it changed her life. It was 2017, and she had joined a dozen strangers in a chalet outside Barcelona. Everyone was searching for something. For many it was a way out of misery: an escape from years of addiction, or a last-ditch attempt to survive crippling depression. Dalia, a therapist in her early 30s, hoped ayahuasca would help her process the recent death of her mother. “I felt completely alone at that time,” she said. “And I think in some form that’s how everyone there felt.”The retreat, run by a wellness company called Inner Mastery, began with the two dozen participants talking about their expectations, before imbibing ayahuasca. The Amazonian plant brew, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful naturally occurring psychoactive, induces an a...

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2 h. ago Romelu Lukaku makes worrying Man Utd transfer admission after Jose Mourinho call

Romelu Lukaku spent two seasons with Manchester United following a big-money move from Everton and it appears the striker wasn’t particularly sold on Old Trafford after all

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2 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban at southern border saying he exceeded authority

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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2 h. ago Gangster who ordered drug deal that sparked Scotland's turf war caged over machete attack and firebombings

Michael Heeps orchestrated the drug deal with fake bank notes from his jail cell.

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4 h. ago House voting on rule to pave the way to final debate on Trump’s tax

Procedural vote would open final debate but measure has already been voted against by enough Republicans to have it failWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Republican voters on Trump legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: 'Fourth man' in 'Sextator' scandal at The Spectator magazine leaves staggering sum in his will

As parties go, few can rival the Spectator's for its heady mix of wealth, power, and old-school glamour, with past guests including Dame Joan Collins and Georgia Toffolo.

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4 h. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday

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5 h. ago Schools watchdog warns too many children get 'life lessons from AI and influencers' and classrooms must focus on 'human interaction'

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of schools, believes many pupils' world views are now being shaped by shadowy figures on the internet.

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6 h. ago Judge denies bid by the suspect in Tupac Shakur's killing for a new trial in a jailhouse fight

Duane Davis, while awaiting trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, has lost a bid for a new trial in a separate battery case

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6 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: 'Fourth man' in 'Sextator' scandal at The Spectator magazine leaves staggering sum in his will

As parties go, few can rival the Spectator's for its heady mix of wealth, power, and old-school glamour, with past guests including Dame Joan Collins and Georgia Toffolo.

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7 h. ago Man already in jail charged in the 2024 death of a woman in New London

Man already in jail charged in the 2024 death of a woman in New London  NBC Connecticut

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7 h. ago Children are receiving ‘life lessons’ from influencers and AI – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver will say classroom learning with human interaction ‘has never been more important’ as more pupils spend time online.

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7 h. ago Man who tried to kill wife in 'frenzied' bow and arrow attack jailed for 20 years

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Stephen Carr fired arrows at his wife Lorna and stabbed her six times while she was on the phone to emergency services, Leeds Crown Court heard in his sentencing

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8 h. ago 'Dangerous' Diddy is sent back to jail to await sentencing on two guilty charges after shock split verdict that stunned America

Diddy has not been seen in public since September 2024, when he was arrested on suspicion of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

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8 h. ago Diddy to remain in jail as sentencing delayed until October as he's found guilty

P Diddy has been denied bail after a New York jury found him guilty of two charges against two separate women following his lengthy trial

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9 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must remain in jail after judge denies request for bail while he awaits sentencing – live

Judge declines to release music mogul after jurors convict Combs of transportation to engage in prostitutionFull story: Sean Combs found guilty on two of five countsKey moments from the trialSeven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trialThe foreperson will now read the verdict.The jury is in the courtroom and the foreperson has given the verdict form to the court deputy. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Wimbledon 2025: Raducanu beats Vondrousova, Fritz survives, Osaka through, Paolini exits – live

Updates as we move into the second round at SW19Rampant Brits’ best performance since 1976 | Mail BryanAs expected, the rain is not relenting yet. Play has been pushed back to 12.15, at the earliest. Though looking at the forecast there could be another couple of hours of drizzle before what’s forecast to be a clear mid-afternoon/evening.Emma Raducanu stressed the importance of leaning on her support network at Wimbledon as she prepares for her challenging second-round match against Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 champion.Raducanu, who reached the second round on Monday with a solid 6-3, 6-3 win over the 17-year-old British wildcard Mimi Xu, reflected on the additional support she has received at the All England Club. “At Wimbledon, it’s particularly special. I had really good friends in the box there,” said Raducanu, before reeling off a list of names. “To have them all here in this one week, and the way the stars align that they could be here, it means so much when I see them there...

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9 h. ago P Diddy judge makes decision on whether shamed rapper is allowed to return home

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail and ordered to return to jail to await sentencing after being convicted of two counts of transportation for prostitution

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10 h. ago Pubs 'pricing out' poorer customers who are switching to cheap supermarket beer

Pubs are increasingly attracting wealthier customers, according to the Morgan Pub Collective's boss. It follows a report which found punters outside of London are parting with an average of up to £7 for a pint

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