2 h. ago Mercedes driver admits killing woman, 22, in 140mph hit and run crash on Christmas Day minutes after fleeing from police

Evan Forde, 32, was behind the wheel of a black Mercedes when he crashed into the back of a BMW early on December 25 2022.

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4 h. ago Epping migrant hotel is set to CLOSE as council wins legal battle following weeks of anarchy after resident was charged with sexual assault

Council leaders won the first stage of their battle close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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5 h. ago Epping migrant hotel set to CLOSE after council wins legal battle for temporary injunction, despite Home Office claiming it would breach asylum seekers' human rights

Council leaders won the first stage of their battle close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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5 h. ago Air Force's top uniformed officer is retiring early in latest Trump military shake

The Air Force’s top uniformed officer is set to retire early in the most recent shake-up of military leadership during President Donald Trump’s second term

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6 h. ago Mercedes driver admits killing young woman in 140mph Christmas Day crash

Brazilian Maria Carolina Do Nascimento, who was a passenger in the BMW, died at the scene in Brent Cross, north London, in 2022.

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11 h. ago Florida man who fatally stabbed friend over Trump convicted of second

Donald Jamesbrown Henry and Shawn Popp got into a fight over ‘Trump going bankrupt’ when the latter was attackedA Florida man who fatally stabbed a friend during an argument in 2022 over Donald Trump’s businesses having gone bankrupt, is facing possibly spending the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of murder.Donald Jamesbrown Henry, 38, awaits a sentencing hearing tentatively scheduled for October after jurors found him guilty Friday of second-degree murder in the killing of Shawn Popp, whose death came to be regarded by some as an example of the havoc that politics can wreak on interpersonal relationships in the US. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Florida man convicted of killing a woman abducted from an insurance office is set to be executed

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman from an insurance office in the early 1980s and killing her is set for execution in Florida

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33 h. ago Woman killed in east London named, as fourth arrest made during murder investigation

Woman killed in east London named, as fourth arrest made during murder investigation  Sky News

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56 h. ago A 1974 murder rocked a small Pittsburgh suburb. Police just found the woman’s killer using a 23andMe

Annette Tokarz, a 23-year-old with a ‘heart of gold’ died in 1974, but police never arrested a suspect. Now, a detective has solved the case 51 years later, Katie Hawkinson reports

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3 d. ago Woman 'murdered' outside Romford care home with killer still on the run

A woman believed to be aged in her 20s was killed outside a care home in Chadwell Heath, east London, in the early hours of this morning with police launching a murder investigation

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3 d. ago Woman killed in Chadwell Heath, east London following attack

Woman killed in Chadwell Heath, east London following attack  BBC

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3 d. ago Things to know about the indictment against the New Orleans mayor

Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard

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4 d. ago Shameless hit and run driver who killed pregnant woman's unborn baby jailed

Ashir Shahid, 20, crashed into pregnant Ranju Joseph as she walked across a pedestrian crossing in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, badly injuring her and killing her unborn child

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4 d. ago Shameless killer who rapped about mowing down pregnant woman jailed for 13 years

His teenage brother who egged him on has also been jailed

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4 d. ago Pensioners could be set for a £500 boost to state pension next year

The state pension is set to increase thanks to official guarantees on future payments

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4 d. ago Rapper Sean Kingston to be sentenced for $1 million fraud scheme in South Florida

Rapper Sean Kingston is scheduled to be sentenced in South Florida on Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme

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4 d. ago ‘Historical amnesia’: Indonesia’s fight over plan to amend history books

Anger the controversial plan coincides with anime flag movement, seen as a critique on the decline of democratic freedoms under President PrabowoIndonesia has delayed plans to publish a set of controversial history books amid backlash from historians and activists who have accused the project of being an attempt to downplay past atrocities, and represents “historical amnesia”.In May Indonesia’s culture minister Fadli Zon announced the planned release of a 10-volume “official history” project. The set of new books would remove colonial bias, feature updated research, promote national pride and have a “positive” tone, he said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Member of cultlike Zizian group faces new murder charge in border patrol agent’s death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop in January has been indicted on murder and other new charges that make her eligible for the death penalty

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5 d. ago Woman thought volunteer officer could ‘kill’ her during alleged sexual assault

Amersham Law Courts heard that James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, attacked the alleged victim multiple times.

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6 d. ago People urged to put bowl of water on windowsill as heatwave hits Wales

The Met Office has said the UK is set to be hit by a heatwave this week - but there is a cheap and easy way to keep your home cool as temperatures soar

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