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Officers arrived at the care home with a set of handcuffs and a spoof arrest warrant

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1 hour ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura testifies on how she would frequently leave ‘freak offs’ with infections

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend continues her testimony Wednesday morning as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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1 hour ago Ruben Amorim offers update on Manchester United future after surprise comments

Ruben Amorim suggested on Sunday that Man United should change managers if they are in a similar same state next term.

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1 hour ago Warning West Lothian community centre plans could lead to closures

Livingston North SNP member Andrew Miller said he won’t be surprised if most centres opt for full council control - a new option proposed last week.

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2 h. ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura testifies about her injuries after Sean Combs attacked her in hotel

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend is expected to continue her testimony Wednesday morning as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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2 h. ago Cassie Ventura describes a decade of alleged abuse in testimony at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CitySinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs threw a vase at her.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago We revisited Man United pundit predictions and only one foresaw horror season

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3 h. ago Diddy trial hit by very notable absences as Cassie and jury brace for gruesome freak

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs's ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura will resume her testimony against him on Wednesday.

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3 h. ago Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan surprises DDLJ musical cast in London

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3 h. ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura continues testimony after detailing shocking ‘freak off’ demands

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend is expected to continue her testimony Wednesday morning as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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3 h. ago Foodie tests out new Krispy Kreme pistachio doughnut and is surprised by one thng

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3 h. ago ‘Forgive me, Reader: I ghost him.’ The best dating apps, tested

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4 h. ago Baroque breakout hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is unlike any game you’ve played before

This might be the most French game ever – but there is more to the small-scale development of this belle époque-inspired beauty than you thinkMuch has been made of the fact that the year’s most recent breakout hit, an idiosyncratic role-playing game called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was made by a small team. (It has just sold its two-millionth copy). It’s a tempting narrative in this age of blockbuster mega-flops, live-service games and eye-watering budgets: scrappy team makes a lengthy, unusual and beautiful thing, sells it for £40, and everybody wins. But it’s not quite accurate.Sandfall Interactive, the game’s French developer, comprises around 30 people, but as Rock Paper Shotgun points out, there are many more listed in the game’s credits – from a Korean animation team to the outsourced quality assurance testers, and the localisation and performance staff who give the game and its story heft and emotional believability. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Kim Kardashian makes bizarre fashion choice as she teams busty feathered gown with a baseball cap for lunch with suited and booted Kris Jenner after testifying in jewellery heist trial

The influencer, 44, departed her hotel in a plunging cream satin gown with a feathered trim, which was a sight to behold in itself.

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4 h. ago Diddy trial latest: Jury shown heartbreaking photos of 'abused' Cassie Ventura and best friend Kerry Morgan as testimony resumes

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs's ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura will resume her testimony against him on Wednesday.

Culture

4 h. ago 'Freak' George North gets rave reviews in France as Wales internationals fight for huge prize

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4 h. ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura to continue testimony after detailing shocking ‘freak off’ demands

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend is expected to continue her testimony Wednesday morning as the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial enters its third day

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5 h. ago Driving test backlog reaches record high as over 600,000 wait for tests

There are now nearly 100,000 more learners waiting for a test compared to the same time last year

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