46 m. ago Councillor who called Rotherham grooming gang victims 'white trash' could keep seat for extra year after Labour election delay

Labour councillor Dennis Jones stepped down from his role at Peterborough City Council and was suspended from the party after his messages to a fellow councillor were made public.

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50 m. ago Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese

Korey LaVergne, 37, jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to officialsAuthorities in south-west Louisiana recently arrested a Roman Catholic priest on accusations of behaving indecently with a child, igniting a new scandal in the diocese where the US church’s reckoning with clergy abuse began – an institution that just disclosed it could lose up to $162m over pending litigation.Korey LaVergne was jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Acadia parish sheriff KP Gibson, whose agency arrested the priest. LaVergne had presided over mass at St Edward church in Richard – where the Lafayette diocese had assigned him as pastor – hours before he was booked into the Acadia lockup. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Love Island star arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and coercive behaviour

A Love Island star in his 20s was arrested at a London airport on suspicion of sexual assault, stalking, criminal damage and assault but has since been released on bail

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1 hour ago Boris Becker's new life with shamed tennis legend banned from UK after prison stint

Boris Becker was one of the biggest names in tennis but the German icon's legacy was derailed when he was jailed for two-and-a-half years

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3 h. ago Love Island star arrested on sexual assault and stalking allegations

Former contestant held at Gatwick Airport after woman contacts police with claims

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3 h. ago Like Cheryl, I was stalked by a man I’d met ONCE – I interviewed him for a job & he became obsessed, he even proposed

OPENING an email full of gushing declarations of love and admiration, Jen Pickering could not believe what she was reading. “Let’s move in together” and “we should start making preparations for the baby” the 500-word email read. But rather than being pleasantly surprised with the emotive letter, Jen’s stomach was churning with horror. Because the...

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7 h. ago Katie Allan's mum welcomes report that found 'routine contempt' toward women in jails

Mum Linda, whose daughter Katie took her own life at Polmont has welcomed an independent report which has found “routine ­institutional contempt” toward women in jails.

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11 h. ago Australia news live: NSW dog owners face jail time for leaving pets in cars; flood warnings issued for Sydney

Under the proposals, offenders could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Brazen’ judge comments highlight family court failuresLegal experts have criticised the handling of abuse cases in family court, after a woman and alleged survivor of domestic abuse alleged a judge suggested she be taken to a park to “fight it out” with her former partner.The judge has evidence before them of family violence, which by definition is a pattern of violence, control and abuse of power, and yet has opted to collude with the alleged perpetrator, emboldening this person to continue his offences.The fact that these attitudes permeate the justice system does not surprise me but it is shocking how brazen (these comments) are.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Love Island star 'arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, stalking and coercive control'

A Love Island star has allegedly been arrested on suspicion of 'sexual assault, stalking and coercive control' as he landed into the UK.

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14 h. ago Timothy Busfield claims there is 'no proof' for child sex abuse charges as wife pleads for his 'protection' in jail

On Friday, Busfield's legal team filed a new motion in opposition to the state's motion for pretrial detention.

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14 h. ago Kenyan rapist allowed to STAY in Britain after Home Office waited nearly 26 YEARS to deport him

A RAPIST was allowed to stay in Britain after the Home Office waited nearly 26 years to deport him. Mohammed Mubeen Agha Aslam’s case was never considered by bungling officials. And despite efforts to boot him out since, a judge allowed him to stay. Kenyan Aslam, now 56, was jailed for 19 years in 1988...

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14 h. ago Brits have their say on Poundland’s £1 engagement ring for cash

HERE’S a gem of a bargain for cash-strapped lovers popping the question this Valentine’s Day – a £1 ring. The sparkler, with a choice of four “stones”, is flying off the shelves at Poundland. But would you say, “I do” to a budget proposal – or send your penny-pinching partner packing? Graeme Culliford and Victoria...

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18 h. ago Masked man who caused 'distress and alarm' to Metrolink users and 'duped' criminal among those jailed this week

The Manchester Evening News looks back on the cases before the courts this week

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19 h. ago Tycoon sues a parish councillor for £1.6MILLION for stopping him turning his Grade II listed mansion into a wedding venue and spa

Investment banker Dr Philip Kaziewicz, 55, and his wife Rachel, 46, own Grade II listed mansion Hemingford Park Hall in Cambridgeshire and wanted to turn it into a wedding venue and spa.

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21 h. ago Why was he allowed behind the wheel? HGV driver racked up 28 criminal offences...before killing two young pilots and leaving their wives widowed

A lorry driver jailed for killing two Ryanair pilots in a horrific motorway crash was once a teenage joyrider with a string of motoring convictions, it can be revealed.

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21 h. ago Horrific list of injuries TV paedo John Alford inflicted on his victim and what happened next

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Former Grange Hill and London's Burning actor John Alford, 54, was jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of sexual offences against two teenage girls

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23 h. ago Uber driver 'emerged from wreckage' of M62 crash that killed two Ryanair pilots

HGV driver Anthony Burns jailed after ploughing into taxi on the motorway near Warrington

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24 h. ago Matt Damon says some people would have preferred jail to ‘cancellation’

The ‘Good Will Hunting’ star was speaking to Joe Rogan when he said cancellation follows people ‘to the grave’

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26 h. ago Penny Lancaster, 54, puts on a leggy display in a bouclé mini dress as she joins her husband Sir Rod Stewart, 81, for a date night at Annabel's

The legendary singer, 81, looked as dapper as ever while the model, 54, put on a leggy display in a white bouclé mini dress, which buttoned down the front.

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27 h. ago Lammy blocks open prison move for killer of London schoolboy Jimmy Mizen 'who rapped about murder'

Jake Fahri was jailed for life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy Mizen in Lee, south London

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