56 m. ago Inside Chelsea rift that led to Enzo Maresca exit as axed boss sent stern letter

Chelsea sensationally sacked Italian coach Enzo Maresca earlier this month following a stunning outburst but it appears that the writing was on the wall for the former Leicester boss before then

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1 hour ago Actor Timothy Busfield surrenders to face child sexual abuse charges in New Mexico

Actor denies allegations of abuse centering on two preteen boys in video statement: ‘I’m going to confront these lies’The actor and director Timothy Busfield surrendered on Tuesday to New Mexico authorities, four days after they obtained a warrant to arrest him on child sexual abuse allegations, according to officials.The Albuquerque police department spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos confirmed Busfield turned himself over to officers after it was widely reported that the agency was working with US marshals to search for the Emmy winner. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft

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2 h. ago Alleged plot to kill Costa Rica’s president uncovered ahead of elections

Authorities received a call from a woman who reported a supposed plot against the president

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2 h. ago BBC The One Show host shares heartfelt tribute to TV icon after tragic death

Lauren Laverne and Roman Kemp hosted The One Show on Tuesday night

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2 h. ago West Wing star Timothy Busfield SURRENDERS to New Mexico cops on child sex abuse charges and says allegations against him are 'lies'

Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to law enforcement in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued on child sex abuse charges last week.

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2 h. ago Missing actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in and vows to fight child sex abuse allegations

‘I did not do anything to those little boys,’ Busfield said in a video before turning himself in

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3 h. ago Clothes shop owner in Iran 'to be first executed' after tragic family farewell

Erfan Soltani, 26, was arrested at his home in Fardis, central Iran, after allegedly taking part in anti-government protests last week.

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3 h. ago Philadelphia cemetery announces security overhaul after man allegedly stole more than 100 skeletons

Surveillance video reportedly captured Jonathan Gerlach’s car near the cemetery with ‘numerous bones and skulls in plain view in the back seat’

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4 h. ago Gregg Wallace reflects on MasterChef sacking that ‘changed his life forever’

Gregg Wallace has reflected on his BBC sacking over MasterChef misconduct allegations.

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4 h. ago Russian tanker involved in dramatic raid pictured as it reaches Britain

The Marinera, which was raided last week for allegedly violating US sanctions, has been escorted to Moray Firth in Northern Scotland, where it has now dropped anchor

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5 h. ago Citroen set to unveil a ‘new 2CV’ at this year’s Paris Motor Show

Exclusive: Famous French icon is being used to inspire a new, cheap, small car that could debut in October

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5 h. ago Tearful Nebraska state Sen. McKeon resigns amid accusations of inappropriate behavior

State Sen. Dan McKeon has resigned from the Nebraska Legislature amid allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a woman who works for another lawmaker

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7 h. ago Xabi Alonso's stance on Man Utd job after Real sacking with Liverpool icon out of work

Xabi Alonso was sacked by Real Madrid on Monday, just eight months into his tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu, and the Spaniard has already been linked with a return to management

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7 h. ago Jurgen Klopp's final stance on Real Madrid job after message to club chiefs

Real Madrid have sacked Xabi Alonso and replaced him with reserve team manager Alvaro Arbeloa, but Liverpool icon Jurgen Klopp continues to be linked with the Bernabeu hot seat

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7 h. ago Actor Timothy Busfield remains at large days after facing child sexual abuse charges

New Mexico authorities obtained warrant to arrest Busfield and US marshals are reportedly helping search for himActor and director Timothy Busfield evidently remained at large on Tuesday, four days after New Mexico authorities obtained a warrant to arrest him on child sexual abuse allegations, and US marshals are reportedly helping search for him.Albuquerque police told outlets including Deadline and People that its officers were working with the marshals – who specialize in capturing fugitive criminal suspects – to get Busfield into custody. The agency did not offer a timeline for when the Emmy winner may be arrested in connection with a case that has gained attention across the US entertainment industry and beyond. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Iranian hero the Ayatollah wants to hang: Clothes shop owner, 26, 'is set to be the first executed by the regime after spending ten final minutes with his family'

Erfan Soltani will only be allowed a final 10 minutes with his family before he is hanged on Wednesday for allegedly taking part in an anti-government protest last Thursday.

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7 h. ago Gran appears at court accused of breaching abortion buffer zone laws

Rose Docherty, 75, faces two charges of allegedly breaching new abortion buffer zone laws

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7 h. ago Boy planning terrorist acts wanted ‘white supremacist utopia’, Leeds court told

Northumberland teenager, who denies terrorism charges, amassed weapons and researched local synagogues, alleges prosecutorA white teenage boy alleged to hate Jews and black people gathered weapons and researched local synagogues as he prepared to commit acts of terrorism, a jury has heard.The boy, now 16, from Northumberland, was proud of holding Nazi beliefs and became a member of a banned terror group which had the goal of creating a “white supremacist utopia”, prosecutors said. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Drugs and gangs exist in Venezuela, but don’t be fooled. Trump arrested Nicolás Maduro to plunder our wealth | Andrés Antillano

The US president invokes the usual suspects – drugs, organised crime, illegal migration – but this is simply a grab for resources and powerIn the early hours of 3 January, Caracas and other cities in Venezuela were bombed and the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was kidnapped along with his wife by US military personnel. In addition to the 100 deaths recorded so far as a result of the attack, approximately 100 more were caused by US attacks on small boats in the previous months, under the pretext of combatting drug trafficking. Although it seems clear that the real intention of Donald Trump’s administration was to seize Venezuela’s wealth, the initial argument to justify the military deployment in the Caribbean was that it was to fight the illegal drugs trade and stop the flow of migrants that the Venezuelan government was allegedly causing by emptying prisons of criminals and sending them to the US.As a criminology professor who has studied Venezuelan drug trafficking for 20 y...

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