2 h. ago A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking

A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking

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5 h. ago Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man's 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and confessed to the crime

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7 h. ago If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that is not to decry their efforts so far

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8 h. ago Judge tosses convictions in 2002 killing of NBA star Chris Paul's grandfather

A North Carolina judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in the death of Chris Paul's grandfather over two decades ago

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8 h. ago Who is Ethan Guo? The teenage influencer trying to fly across all seven continents solo

Authorities say 19-year-old landed his small plane illegally in Chilean territory and he was charged on June 29 with handing false information to ground control and landing without authorization

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10 h. ago Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

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11 h. ago Student who called hospital worker a 'Welsh c***' when staff were unable to help her sister as she had a seizure is convicted of racism

Layla Ahmed unleashed the verbal attack when staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff were unable to help her sister who was having a seizure on the floor.

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11 h. ago Student who called a hospital worker a 'Welsh c***' when staff were unable to help her sister who was having a seizure on the floor is convicted of racism

Layla Ahmed unleashed the verbal attack when staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff were unable to help her sister who was having a seizure on the floor.

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11 h. ago One of Scotland's worst conmen with 100 convictions strikes again on prison leave

Robert Markward, who specialises in conning the elderly, tricked nine pensioners by posing as a student nurse, handyman and electrician, swiping cash, purses and bank cards.

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12 h. ago Migrant milestone reached faster under Starmer than previous prime ministers

It took 20 months to hit the milestone under Rishi Sunak’s premiership compared with 13 months under Sir Keir Starmer.

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12 h. ago More than 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel since Keir Starmer became PM: Asylum seeker reaches Britain's shores every 11 minutes... but minister still insists it's 'not our fault'

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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12 h. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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12 h. ago Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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13 h. ago Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe

US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

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13 h. ago US woman found guilty of conspiracy to murder after failed assassination plot

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.

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13 h. ago Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

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13 h. ago Besotted US hitwoman guilty of bid to kill UK businessman at family home

Aimee Betro travelled from her home in Wisconsin to shoot businessman Aslat Mahamud. She was in a three-way conspiracy with online lover Mohammed Nazir and his dad Mohammed Aslam

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14 h. ago Anna Sorokin ‘horrified’ after rabbits used for photoshoot dumped in New York park

Fake heiress denies responsibility as social media users accuse her of mistreating the three bunniesAfter years of prison and conniving her way into luxury, Anna Sorokin has New York talking about her again.This time, it is not posing as a German heiress or being jailed for four years, instead the convicted fraudster has been left “disturbed” and “horrified” after three rabbits used in her photoshoot were found dumped in a nearby park. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago First migrant is convicted of illegally working for Deliveroo

Abdullah Merez, 23, admitted that he had been illicitly delivering food for the company after being caught in Woking, Surrey, on May 2 this year. He was fined just two hours of pay.

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14 h. ago Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They're also illegal

A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular

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