65 m. ago Mum grins as son who killed dad for taking away phone aged 15 AVOIDS prison

Lincoln Peterson killed his dad after his parents decided to take his electronics as a punishment for his school grades - his mum smiled in court as he was spared jail

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71 m. ago Heartache as body found in hunt for missing dad with newborn son

A man's body has been found in the search for missing dad Brandon Parfitt, who has a newborn son less than two months old, with formal identification yet to take place

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1 hour ago Jury selection begins in trial of matriarch charged with arranging her ex

Jury selection began in the trial of the matriarch of a South Florida family on charges of orchestrating the hit-man murder of her ex-son-in-law

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2 h. ago Tommy Fury fans make same demand after launch of BBC documentary

As Tommy Fury's new documentary aired, viewers had the same request for his father, John Fury

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2 h. ago Rangers collapse early against Club Brugge to leave Martin facing fans’ wrath

Russell Martin’s eighth match of a Rangers reign already riddled with doubts proved close to a living nightmare. Championship promotion races and playoffs, the ill winds of struggling in the Premier League have nothing on the fever-dream pressures of failing to turn around one of Glasgow’s giants.Martin may be a believer in his own processes but in an environment where snap decisions are often sustained, he does not have long to set them in place. The chances of Rangers playing Champions League football rather than the Europa League are an outside chance after a first-half performance of rank ineptitude, the tone and probably the two-legged tie set by a horrible opening 20 minutes in which three soft goals were conceded. So early in his stewardship, Martin is still in the experimental phase and until a revival in the second half the experiment looked likely to be abandoned some time soon. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Police officer who Tasered suspect during a chase in Covid lockdown has spent FIVE YEARS barred from front

PC Imran Mahmood caused Jordan Walker-Brown, 27, to break his back and left him paralysed after a police through Harringay, north London , on May 4, 2020.

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3 h. ago ICE adds two Mustang GT Fastbacks to its fleet – at Trump’s request – in latest move to entice recruits

Exclusive: The deportation agency believes the vehicles will serve “as a bold, high-performance symbol of innovation, strength and modern federal service,” according to federal procurement documents reviewed by The Independent

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3 h. ago Body found in search for missing Ebbw Vale dad with newborn son

A body has been found in the search for missing dad Brandon Parfitt following a police search, Gwent Police has confirmed

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4 h. ago World's richest tennis player's billionaire father broke own golden rule at US Open

Jessica Pegula is one of the finest tennis players in the world and is the daughter of Terry Pegula, who is the billionaire owner of both the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres

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4 h. ago EastEnders' Nicola Mitchell opens up about traumatic past in emotional scenes

EastEnders fans heard Nicola Mitchell open up about her traumatic past for the first time in tonight's episode, as she was seen breaking down on her father's death anniversary

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4 h. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago US pediatricians contradict US government for first time in 30 years over Covid vaccine advice for babies

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations

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5 h. ago NHS worker's smile hid sickening desires which made colleagues' 'skin crawl'

Tracy Turner and her husband Stuart Compton pleaded guilty after they schemed to carry out horrific attacks on children, one of whom they said they wanted to 'dispose' of

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5 h. ago Woman, 71, held a father and his children at gunpoint after claiming they were not related, cops say

Helen Litchfield’s roommate led the family to safety while she was distracted, deputies said

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5 h. ago Tommy Fury's mum in rare family appearance as they support son at Manchester documentary premiere

The 26-year-old star arrived at The Printworks alongside his family for the premiere of Tommy: The Good. The Bad. The Fury

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5 h. ago Mysterious ancient cross depicting site of Jesus' crucifixion rewrites Christian history

An ancient plaque depicting a cross styled after Golgotha, the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, has been uncovered in a surprising location that challenges beliefs.

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6 h. ago Account tied to Trump nominee posted conspiracy theories about Epstein, the 2020 election and Covid, report says

Erwin Antoni, the president’s pick to take over the Bureau of Labor Statistics, serves as the chief economist for The Heritage Foundation and contributed to Project 2025

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6 h. ago Florida grandma accused of plotting with son to murder her daughter’s husband goes on trial

More than a decade after Dan Markel was gunned down outside his Florida home, there are still many twists and turns in the case involving several members of the same family. Andrea Cavallier explains how jailhouse phone calls led to the arrest of Donna Edelson, whose trial begins this week

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6 h. ago Katherine Ryan admits she’s ‘conflicted’ about sending son Fred, 4, to school full

EXCLUSIVE The pregnant comedian has also shared her plan to ‘get hot’ after giving birth to her fourth child, saying she’s ‘looking forward to becoming a very glamourous mid-forties woman’

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6 h. ago Diphtheria cases spiralling in Somalia, health officials warn

MSF says low vaccination coverage and poor living conditions driving spread of deadly bacterial diseaseDiphtheria cases are rapidly increasing across Somalia, officials and humanitarians warn, with children accounting for more than 97% of the cases.Diphtheria, a highly contagious and deadly bacterial disease that mainly affects children, is preventable by a vaccine. While Somalia has improved vaccination rates in recent years, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) blames the uptick in cases on persisting immunisation gaps. Continue reading...

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