6 h. ago A postal worker died from a massive stroke while police and jail staff ignored him for hours. Now they face a federal lawsuit

Officers reportedly watched as Kingsley Fifi Bimpong writhed around in a pool of his own urine on the floor of a jail cell until he was ‘cold to the touch’

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12 h. ago Former police worker charged after investigation into alleged corruption

The suspect worked for Lancashire Constabulary

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13 h. ago Police launch probe after thug threatened worker during Dumbarton shop robbery

Police are hunting the thug, who was wearing a black coloured football top with orange stripes down one sleeve and green stripes down the other - and also wore a black face covering.

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15 h. ago Letitia James accuses Donald Trump of ‘weaponizing’ US justice system after her indictment – US politics live

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baselessWe’ll hear from Donald Trump at 10am EST today, when he heads to Walter Reed Medical Center for his “semi-annual” physical exam. We’ll be keeping an ear out for any reaction he has to the indictment of Letitia James, his longtime political adversary. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivalsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal grand jury indicted Letitia James, the New York attorney general, for bank fraud on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter.Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, personally presented the case to the grand jury on Thursday, the person said. US attorneys do not typically present to a grand jury. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape

Metropolitan police say Westwood, 68, has been charged with sexual offences against seven womenThe former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape.The Metropolitan police said the 68-year-old had been charged with offences dating from 1983 to 2016. Officers said their investigation remained open and urged anyone with further information to come forward. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago A Want in Her review – daughter’s searing portrait of family addiction and mental illness

Film-maker Myrid Carten exposes her relationship with her mother – who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism – in this painful but powerful documentaryFor anyone who has been close to an alcoholic, or someone with mental-health issues or, as is the case here, both at once, this is a hard watch. Film-maker Myrid Carten, who holds the camera much of the time as well as directing, exposes here the open wound that is her relationship with her mother Nuala, who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Nuala often goes missing on binges, and as the film opens we hear Myrid telling someone on the phone how she just spotted her mother on a Belfast street in a total state, but recognisable because of the glamorous high-heeled shoes she was wearing.You’d struggle to realise this is the same woman we see in news footage from years earlier: soignée, composed and described as a social worker who has written a guidance paper for police on how to handle victims of domestic abuse. The Nuala of ...

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9 d. ago North Lanarkshire crime: Two men charged in murder investigation after man's death in Airdrie

The men will appear in court on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

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1 week ago Cannabis company owner wins $1.9M verdict in lawsuit against the city and lawmakers have to pay out of their own pockets

The lawsuit follows an investigation from the media and federal officials into alleged corruption surrounding city of Baldwin Park’s legal cannabis licensing process

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1 week ago Pedestrian, 56, killed in horror crash on Scots road pictured as man, 58, charged

A MAN has been charged after a woman died in a horror crash last year. Kellylee Robson, 56, was struck by a motor on Dumbarton Road in Clydebank on Thursday November 7. She tragically lost her life after the crash. A major investigation into the tragedy was launched. Cops have now arrested and charged a...

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1 week ago Protesters rally at an opulent Hungarian estate linked to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in rural Hungary at a country estate linked to alleged corruption involving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

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2 w. ago Elon Musk and Peter Thiel mentioned in Epstein documents released by Democrats

Prince Andrew and Steve Bannon also referenced in six-page batch of documents made public with redactionsDemocratic lawmakers on Friday released documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that may show interactions between the disgraced financier and prominent conservatives, including Elon Musk, Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel.The six pages of documents made public with redactions come from a batch provided by the justice department to the House oversight committee, which is investigating how the sex-trafficking charges against Epstein, who died in 2019 in federal custody, were handled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sick nursery worker Rosksana Lecka smirks at police while being quizzed about harming babies

The sick nursery worker, 22, was seen fiddling with her hair and smirking during a police interview in which a detective said she was "visibly bored" when asked why she abused babies in her care

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2 w. ago Moment cruel nursery worker who abused 21 babies appears ‘bored’ when shown injuries by police

Roksana Lecka, 22, has been jailed for eight years for carrying out a ‘staggering’ campaign of abuse in Twickenham, south west London

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2 w. ago Grinning nursery worker who attacked 21 babies utters six heartless words to police

Roksana Lecka, 31, was arrested at her home in Hounslow, west London, after CCTV emerged of her abusing the children at two nurseries in the capital

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2 w. ago Liam and Noel Gallagher’s older brother Paul pleads not guilty to rape and string of sex offences

LIAM and Noel Gallagher's older brother has pleaded not guilty to rape and a string of sex offences. Paul Gallagher, 59, was charged in July following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Gallagher is charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour and three counts of sexual assault. He is also accused of three counts of intentional...

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2 w. ago Police descend on shop after worker 'hit on head with baton' during robbery

Officers arrested a man

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2 w. ago Police watchdog investigating 'any missed opportunities' after teen charged with murdering boy

Mohanad Goobe was stabbed to death in Moss Side

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2 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya trial

Former French president cleared of other charges in relation to alleged pact with Gaddafi regime The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a trial in which he and aides were accused of making an alleged corruption pact with the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive funding for the 2007 French presidential election campaign.But Sarkozy was was acquitted of three other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. Continue reading...

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