29 h. ago Transgender people face an increasing number of restrictions. It may only be the beginning

A Supreme Court ruling upholding the state laws could ripple beyond athletics

Politics

8 d. ago Brits escape death sentence after smuggling £300k worth of cocaine in Angel Delight

Drug mules Lisa Stocker and Jon Collyer have been freed from their Bali prison hellhole, getting back to the UK within months despite risking the firing squad over their cocaine-smuggling scheme

Economics

8 d. ago Jailed Brits who smuggled cocaine disguised as Angel Delight escape death sentence

The British couple told police that they did not know the packages contained £300,000 of cocaine, and believed they were delivering treats to a friend in Indonesia

Events

2 w. ago Brit 'Angel Delight drug smugglers who feared execution in Bali given 'lucky' update

Convicted smugglers Lisa Stocker, Jon Collyer and Phineas Float have been given an update on their prison sentence after they were spared the death penalty after they admitted to smuggling cocaine

Events

2 w. ago Gruesome death sentence locked in metal bull and burned to death in public

The brazen bull was a life-sized bronze cast of the animal that was left completely hollow inside

Events

2 w. ago I found lump in my armpit then NHS app told me 'horrible' truth of what it was

Freya Hodge said 'I thought I had just been handed my death sentence'

Politics

3 w. ago Former New York state prison guard sentenced to up to life in prison in inmate's death

A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera footage has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

Events

3 w. ago Fury over 'paltry' sentence for killer who beat father to death after queue

Demiesh Williams, 30, was jailed for just five years for the fatal assault on Andrew Clark, 43, in Beckenham, south London

Events

3 w. ago Florida Supreme Court upholds death sentences by nonunanimous juries

Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous juries to sentence people to death

Events

3 w. ago What to know about the Arizona serial killings that resulted in the death penalty

An Arizona man has been sentenced to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix in 2017

Events

3 w. ago Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017

A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather

Events

3 w. ago Mexican cartel member accused of faking his death sentenced to nearly 12 years

Gutierrez-Ochoa was wanted in Mexico on suspicion of kidnapping two Mexican Navy members in 2021

Events

3 w. ago Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death is sentenced to 11

A Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid capture has been sentenced to more than 11 years in U.S. prison

Events

3 w. ago Moment killer strolls back to supermarket to attack father in row over a queue jump

Demiesh Williams, 30, was today sentenced to five years and three months in prison over the death of Andrew Clark, who was described as a 'hard-working family man'.

Events

3 w. ago Matthew Perry death sees second doctor Dr Mark Chavez receive sentence

A second doctor has been sentenced following the death of Friends icon Matthew Perry who was found drowned in a hot tub at his home after taking ketamine in 2023

Events

3 w. ago Wigan mum with no symptoms praises free screenings which caught her cancer early

'To know it's not a death sentence anymore is just such a Godsend'

Events

4 w. ago BBC Bargain Hunt star avoided 'death sentence' diagnosis after health scare

Eric Knowles faced a cancer scare at a young age and the Bargain Hunt star went back to his roots as part of a BBC show which delved into the history of the NHS

Events

4 w. ago Child bride's desperate plea before 'execution for killing husband after years of abuse'

A young woman who endured years of horrific domestic abuse was sentenced to death in a trial that has been criticised by human rights groups

Events