50 m. ago Trump makes claims about judges as he explains Alcatraz reopening order

Donald Trump slammed what he called the leniency of “radical judges,” as he vowed to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous island prison near San Francisco.

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76 m. ago I bet my entire life savings on red at the roulette and it changed my life

The audacious all-or-nothing bet at the Plaza Casino made that young man briefly famous - or infamous - around the world and even inspired a Simon Cowell-backed TV game show.

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90 m. ago Trump live: President orders reopening of Alcatraz prison and attacks ‘radicalized judges’ on deportations

Commander-in-chief insists notorious San Francisco penitentiary should be revived as he ramps up his moves to deport illegal immigrants

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1 hour ago This is the only dog shampoo that really removes smell – my dog gets so many compliments

I found the first shampoo that didn't just cover up bad smells but actually got rid of them, and it left her coat so softy and shiny she got compliments from everyone we know

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2 h. ago ‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed

Victorian trial hears from online friends who say murder accused discussed her dehydrator and asked for advice on cooking beef wellingtonWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after a deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Heartbreaking tributes paid to 'brilliant dad' who died after collapsing on Benidorm night out

Joseph McManus, 42, was on a three-day trip with a group of friends when he collapsed in Benidorm - has family are now raising money to have his body brought home

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2 h. ago Donald Trump hits movies made in the UK with 100% tariffs: Blow to Britain's film industry as President turns up trade war to save 'dying' Hollywood

Incentive programmes for years have influenced where movies are shot, increasingly driving film production out of California and to other states and countries with favourable tax incentives.

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2 h. ago 'Dog poo problem is causing MAYHEM on our streets, so why is nothing being done about it?'

Local residents are taking to 'vigilante justice' by posting videos of perpetrators online.

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2 h. ago David Beckham ‘feeling very lucky’ following 50th birthday celebrations

The former football star turned 50 on Friday May 2.

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3 h. ago Households urged to save plastic bottles and add to garden immediately

If you have old plastic bottles lying around, don't toss them out - they can actually be recycled into a handy item that will help you grow many different kinds of plants

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4 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook described estranged husband as ‘coercive’ and in

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, was in the court room in Morwell last week for the first week of Erin Patterson’s murder trial.Catch up on his report on the first week of the trial: Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Iraq's justice minister says prisons are at double their capacity as amnesty law takes effect

As a general amnesty law takes effect in Iraq, the country’s prisons are facing a crisis of overcrowding, housing more than double their intended capacity, the country’s justice minister said in an interview

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4 h. ago Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’

Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mushroom chef Erin Patterson's estranged husband denies accusing her of poisoning his parents after deadly lunch

Simon Patterson has denied accusing his estranged wife Erin of poisoning his parents in the days after the deadly lunch. 

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4 h. ago Here’s a radical way to save England’s collapsing justice system: get rid of juries | Simon Jenkins

We’re saddled with an archaic system. As record numbers of trials stall and costs soar, it’s time for us to ditch this relicAre the middle ages about to end? We all know Magna Cartaset the principle that justice delayed is justice denied. These days, outmoded British judicial systems amount to precisely such a denial of justice, playthings of a legal profession supremely confident of its perfection. No aspect of these systems is more superfluous than juries. There is no conclusive evidence they are more “just” than systems based on judges in the rest of Europe – or in non-jury courts in Britain.As of September 2024, a record 73,000 trials in England and Wales are, like A&E patients, waiting their turn in a bureaucratic corridor. In March, a trial of a man alleged to have been threatening members of the public with a machete was postponed for three and a half years to 2028. According to a 2023 report by the charity Rape Crisis, on average adult survivors of rape in England and Wa...

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4 h. ago Programme for Government: John Swinney vows to unveil 'radical' action with 'relentless focus' on SNP delivery

John Swinney is poised to ramp up his appeal to voters ahead of next year’s Holyrood election as he vows to publish a “radical” Programme for Government.

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4 h. ago Rangers takeover to spark demolition job as 'radical' Americans leave nothing off the table – Keith Jackson

It was a derby damp squib but the Light Blues will look very different when the sides meet again next season

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Savvy shoppers can save on their next holiday using a limited time deal

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5 h. ago This crisp and colorful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal

The cooks at Christopher Kimball's Milk Street make a crisp, colorful romaine and radicchio salad

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6 h. ago 'My dad campaigned for justice for decades – now it's my turn'

Teacher David Edwards was infected with HIV as well as hepatitis B and C and campaigned for justice throughout his life

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