15 h. ago Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago James Argent's ex Nicoline Arthursson breaks her silence with damning statement after he was given suspended jail sentence for pushing her down steps in Spain

The ex- TOWIE star, 37, received a suspended jail sentence earlier this month after he was arrested for pushing Nicoline down some steps at their Spanish home.

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52 h. ago Foreign Office updates Greece travel advice that could mean a 'long jail sentence' if ignored

Travel guidance for the destination was updated on Wednesday, June 4.

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3 d. ago Fake psychiatrist ordered to pay back £406k to NHS after bogus 20

Zholia Alemi was sentenced to 7 years in jail after being found guilty of 13 counts of fraud and two counts of using material to falsify medical qualifications, among other charges

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3 d. ago Prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case says he craves 'steak and beer' as new hunt begins

Christian Brüeckner invited a TV crew into the jail near Hanover where he is serving a seven-year sentence for rape and told police what he's most looking forward to when he's released

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4 d. ago Smuggler who claimed £5m coke haul was sombreros has jail sentence cut

Border Force stopped Kristopher Purvis in Edinburgh Airport's "nothing to declare" customs channel when he claimed all he brought back from Mexico was four sombreros.

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4 d. ago Urgent advice for anyone going to Greece, Turkey or Italy after earthquakes

Experts have explained what you need to know about current delays, cancellations and travel rules

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4 d. ago Is it safe to travel to Turkey or Rhodes after major earthquake injures dozens?

The latest travel advice after tremors rock Marmaris, Mugla and Rhodes

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7 d. ago James Argent 'hires new legal team' after he was handed suspended jail sentence for pushing his ex Nicoline Arthursson down steps in Spain

The former TOWIE star, 37, received a suspended jail sentence earlier this month after he was arrested for pushing Nicoline down some steps at their Spanish home.

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8 d. ago State of emergency declared in tourist destination as UK visitors advised caution

The Foreign Office has issued updated information on the State of Emergency in parts of Peru

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9 d. ago Edmonton Green station attack saw thug, 18, stomp on pensioner, 84

Zepheniah Dufeal, 18, launched a brutal and unprovoked attack on a 84-year-old stranger who got off the same train as him - he has been sentenced to 14 years in jail

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9 d. ago Brit, 79, faces huge sentence in notorious hellhole jail if meth drug mule guilt proved

The pensioner was held after leaving a flight from the Mexican resort of Cancun at Santiago Airport, where he had hoped to stay overnight and then catch a flight to Australia

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9 d. ago Man found to have killed millionaire wife sentenced to two years in jail for contempt

Donald McPherson was found to have unlawfully killed his wife

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1 week ago Paedo surgeon who abused 299 kids recorded sick birthday tradition in twisted diary

French medic Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children. His diaries were a crucial part of the prosecution's case against him

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1 week ago Men who tried to smuggle nearly £600,000 of cannabis from Canada to UK jailed

Both men had two suitcases, each containing hundreds of illegal packages

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1 week ago French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds of children jailed for 20 years

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been at the centre of one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases having admitted abusing hundreds of children and he has now been sentenced to 20 years in jail

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1 week ago French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months

Authorities in France say that a French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in jail in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed

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1 week ago Former Man United star Brandon Williams breaks his silence after receiving suspended jail sentence for dangerous driving

The former Manchester United defender had been 'driving erratically' in his Audi A3 before hitting a Ford Fiesta and careering into the central reservation of the A34 in Cheshire at almost 100mph.

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1 week ago Brit arrested in Bali on drug charges avoids death penalty and is sentenced to 10 months in jail after 'taking a package of MDMA from a taxi driver'

A British man arrested in Bali for allegedly taking a package containing just over a kilogram of MDMA from a taxi driver has avoided the death penalty.  

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1 week ago Brandon Williams breaks silence after suspended jail sentence for 99mph crash

Ex-Manchester United defender Brandon Williams says he is preparing to return to football after being given a jail sentence, suspended for two years, following 99mph car crash while driving without insurance

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