17 h. ago Funeral director charged more than two decades after skull was found in a ravine near a boy scouts’ camp

The skull belonged to Alyce Catharina Peterson, who died at the age of 92 in July 2001

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4 d. ago Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security charges

Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges are city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesLong-awaited verdicts in Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial will be delivered on Monday, one of the city’s most closely watched rulings since its return to Chinese rule in 1997.The Apple Daily founder has pleaded not guilty to two counts of “conspiracy to foreign collusion” under the security law, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as one count of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Funeral director calls for 'respect' after spotting 'heartbreaking' new trend

Steven Bell says this is someone's final journey and people need to think

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1 week ago Jemma Redgrave steps up to prevent an alien invasion in The War Between the Land and the Sea

A fixture in the Whoniverse for over a decade, the scion of a family acting dynasty takes charge in the Dr Who spin-off series

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1 week ago 5ft singing nutcracker statue stolen from funeral director's as cops make arrest

Proprietor Luke Allum explained the nutcracker brings happiness to local children and was switched on around 3pm for pupils finishing their day.

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2 w. ago Funeral director employee caught with hundreds of child abuse and 'interference with corpse' images

Images on Anthony Williams' devices showed 'sexual interference with corpses'

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2 w. ago Major update after Scots widow handed dead husband's feet still in socks

Annette Federspiel, 58, was given a bag of her husband Mark's belongings by a funeral director - but when she opened it, she found his feet were still in his socks

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2 w. ago Nuclear submarine officer is charged with sex attacks on junior colleagues over course of a decade

Lieutenant Commander John Cursiter appeared at Catterick Military Court via videolink to deny six charges.

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2 w. ago Swiss prosecutors file charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over ‘tuna bonds’ scandal

Banks accused of ‘organisational deficiencies’ relating to scam that crashed Mozambique economy nearly a decade agoBusiness live –latest updatesSwitzerland’s federal prosecutor has filed charges against the failed bank Credit Suisse and its new owner, UBS, over the long-running “tuna bonds” loan scandal that crashed Mozambique’s economy nearly a decade ago.The Swiss attorney general said on Monday that it had brought money-laundering charges against an unnamed employee of Credit Suisse, but was also taking action against the lender and its rival-turned-owner UBS. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Barry George cleared of Jill Dando murder charged with raping teen decades before

Barry George, 65, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of rape and indecent assault against a 14-year-old in 1987 - he was acquitted of murdering Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando in 2008

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3 w. ago Pete Hegseth's Department of War to cut ties with Boy Scouts after 100 years over 'genderless' attack on young males

The organization changed its name to Scouting America last year, which was criticized with Hegseth calling it a 'genderless' attack on 'boy-friendly spaces' in leaked documents.

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3 w. ago Hegseth’s Pentagon ready to cut ties with the Boy Scouts over perceived wokeness and ‘attacking boy

Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly said the proposal could be ‘too restrictive’

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