19 m. ago Scratch card addict kept vulnerable 'slave' in her home for 25 YEARS before victim finally called for help using a secret mobile phone

A court heard how Amanda Wixon, 56, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, abused the victim for 25 years from 1996.

Society

30 m. ago William Shatner mocks Stephen Miller’s call for him to save ‘woke’ new Star Trek series

U.S. Homeland Security Advisor last week decried Paramount+’s ‘tragic’ new spinoff, ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’

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34 m. ago Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believesGeorg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreEU leaders’ tough rebukes to Donald Trump in Davos must be followed by concrete action when they convene in Brussels on Thursday night. The US president’s attempt to strong-arm Greenland and Denmark, backed by explicit tariff threats against those who refuse to comply, is not bluster or improvisation. It is economic coercion, openly deployed to force political submission and territorial concessions. The danger lies in the demand itself, but also in how Europe responds.The EU has reached a moment of truth. If it cannot defend one of its member states whose most basic interests are under direct threat, then the EU is weakened as a geopolitical actor and emptied of purpose.Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you ...

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37 m. ago Farage says Greenland would be safer as part of the US after Starmer says UK ‘will not yield’ to tariff threat – UK politics live

Reform UK leader says Greenland would be ‘more secure’ if part of the US, after PM says he will not back down to TrumpWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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41 m. ago Judge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files

A judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case says two members of Congress lack the legal right to intervene and press their demand for a court-appointed observer to ensure the government complies with a new law ordering release of its files on Jeffrey Epstein

Economics

47 m. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

Events

47 m. ago Ordering takeaway food is most popular way Brits console themselves after a tough day, study finds

Brits are inclined to indulge in an alcoholic drink, a takeaway, a chocolate bar and a bubble bath after a bad day

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61 m. ago Michelle Keegan reveals baby daughter Palma, 10 months, has reached a major milestone as she shares a sweet photo of her crawling on the beach during family holiday

Michelle Keegan revealed her baby daughter Palma has reached a major milestone as she shared a sweet photo of her crawling on the beach during a family holiday. 

Society

63 m. ago Teenager sentenced after raping child, 12, in secluded tunnel

Jake Richards has been sentenced after launching his sickening attack on his young victim

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84 m. ago AI boss says chip sales to China ‘like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea’

Anthropic CEO says Trump administration’s approval has ‘incredible national security implications’

Events

90 m. ago Jason Statham says he no longer gets 'nervous' before action films as he reveals surprising London ‘shelter’ between roles

The British actor, 58, spoke with The Standard at the UK premiere for his new film, Shelter, where he was joined by long-time partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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91 m. ago Mum of 10 kept woman as slave for 25 years to care for her kids

Amanda Wixon took in her victim, her friend's daughter, in 1997 and she was not released funtil March 2021

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91 m. ago Mum of 10 kept woman as slave in 'prison cell' for 25 years to care for her kids

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Amanda Wixon took in her victim, her friend's daughter, in 1997 and she was not released until March 2021 after Wixon's son contacted the police

Events

1 hour ago ‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist

The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnishedIn August 1972, the front page of the New York Times arts section published a story titled, Time to Break the Silence on Paul Robeson? The legendary bass-baritone spent the first half of the 20th century as one of the greatest talents the US had ever produced, and its second, both in life and in death as an outcast, the greatest casualty of the second Red Scare period to which today’s current attacks on liberal and progressive politics draw comparison.This week marks 50 years since Robeson’s death and the silence remains. His erasure from the lineage over the decades shows that what Robeson’s political opponents did not take from him, the years have most certainly. Robeson’s decoupling from the story of African American culture has been so complete that in the half-century since his death, even generations of Black Americans have never heard of him...

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1 hour ago Woman in her 80s dies after falling in pothole and breaking her hip

A woman in her 80s has died after falling in a pothole and breaking her hip - as her MP warns the Prime Minister it is time for action.

Events

1 hour ago Man arrested screaming 'I should have killed him' after stab victim found on floor

Police discovered a mop bucket with blood-tinged water at the property

Events

1 hour ago Gabby Logan admits fears over TV return after devastating call during Match of the Day

Gabby Logan had to leave midway through Match of the Day earlier this month after rushing to a family emergency as her father passed away - but she was back in action on Tuesday

Politics

1 hour ago Man United injury news latest as double update drops for Michael Carrick before Arsenal clash

Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Sunday, facing Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and will look to build on the Manchester derby win

Events

2 h. ago New pier and beach lido along with bars and aquarium part of ambitious plan for city waterfront

The dramatic plans for Swansea's Civic Centre site include new cafes, bars, beach sports shops and apartments

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2 h. ago WW3 an 'immediate threat' as UK government urged to consider conscription

A number of European countries are reconsidering national service or have brought it back in response to rising security threats from Mad Vlad and an increasingly-volatile relationship with the US

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