5 h. ago Teen boy arrested in connection with rape and murder of teen girl

The boy also faces charges in connection with the rape of another girl, aged 16. Emergency services were called to a property in Huddersfield at 11.36pm on Monday, August 11.

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6 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sexual abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Girl, 14, who died on children's mental health ward when Ghanaian agency worker with a fake ID left her unsupervised was unlawfully killed, inquest rules

Ruth Szymankiewicz, who was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, was under strict one-to-one observation when the staff member for her walked away.

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8 h. ago Girl left unwatched by agency worker at psychiatric unit was unlawfully killed, inquest finds

Jury finds failings of worker before Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took own life amount to gross negligence manslaughterRuth was failed by system, say parentsA vulnerable 14-year-old girl was unlawfully killed when an agency support worker failed to keep her under observation at a secure psychiatric unit, an inquest jury has concluded.The worker, who used a false identity, left Ruth Szymankiewicz alone even though she had complex mental health issues and was judged to need constant watching because she was a suicide risk. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago The weird yet highly valuable music memorabilia that's in demand for 2025

From album mispresses to an actual, functional scooter - here’s five weird, wonderful and incredibly valuable pieces of music memorabilia

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35 h. ago Three children charged with murder after man 'beaten to death with rocks'

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, from London have been charged with the murder of Alexander Cashford.

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37 h. ago British girl, 14, is accepted into university to study psychology after being home schooled by her mother during the Covid pandemic

A British girl has been accepted into university to study psychology - aged just 14.

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58 h. ago Isle of Sheppey death: Locals fought to save man's life after 'commotion'

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody after a man died following reports of a fight on the Isle of Sheppey

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3 d. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies on Isle of Sheppey

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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3 d. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies in Isle of Sheppey

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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3 d. ago Shirtless David Beckham, 50, and wife Victoria, 51, continue soaking up the sun on their £16m superyacht amid lavish Italian getaway

The former footballer, 50, and Spice Girl, 51,  enjoyed a spot of reading while topping up their tans as they were joined by youngest son Cruz, 20, and his gorgeous girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29.

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3 d. ago Mel B gushes her second wedding to husband Rory McPhee 'exceeded her expectations' after tying the knot in lavish three

The Spice Girl, 50, exchanged vows with the hairdresser, 37, in an emotional outdoor ceremony in Marrakesh, weeks after their first wedding at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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3 d. ago Girl, 16, and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are arrested after man in his 40s is 'murdered in fight' on the Isle of Sheppey

Kent Police raced to the scene on Warden Bay Road, in Leysdown-on-Sea, shortly after 7pm on Sunday after reports that 'an altercation broke out involving a small group of people'.

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3 d. ago Mel B wows in stunning second wedding in dress that took 850 hours to make

Mel B got married for a second time in Marrakesh to her husband Rory McPhee, with Spice Girl bandmate Mel C there to celebrate the big day with her

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3 d. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies in Kent

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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4 d. ago How the Spice Girls have said 'Stop Right Now' to ageing: The girl band's skin secrets, decoded by a top dermatologist

The Spice Girls are still drawing attention with their looks three decades after rising to fame so Nina Prisk, aesthetician, reveals the group's secrets that have made ageing 'Stop Right Now.'

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4 d. ago I thought we’d entered the age of body positivity. Then came ‘shrinking girl summer’ – is everyone getting smaller except me?

It’s been the year of weight-loss drugs, with celebrities seemingly disappearing before our eyes. For those of us left behind, it’s both a torment and a temptation. Spoiler alert: I tried the jabs, tooIt is a balmy evening in early July. I have finally managed to get both of my small children to sleep and I am engaging in what has become a new and unhealthy ritual: scrolling through Instagram and trying to work out which of the people behind accounts I once followed for their body positivity content are now taking weight-loss drugs. I take a break from scrolling to pinch layers of fat between my thumb and middle finger, willing them – as I have since I was a child – to disappear. My fingertips trace the folds of skin that have appeared between my hips and ribs since my youngest son was born last summer, then over the raised red zigzags that have emerged all over my tummy since I first began growing children in 2021.By the time my partner has made his way up to our room, I am sobbing...

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4 d. ago You can mute – but you can never leave. Why have WhatsApp groups become so stressful? | Polly Hudson

There is the initial group. Then the side group. Then another splinter group. Suddenly, in your bones, you know the wrong message is going to end up with the wrong person It’s the new last taboo. Officially added to the list of topics you absolutely must not discuss, along with politics, money and religion: the WhatsApp side group. Apparently nobody told Melanie C from the Spice Girls though, because she has just revealed far too much about theirs.“There are subgroups within the group,” she told the Sydney Morning Herald’s Sunday Life magazine. “I definitely know there is a chat group that doesn’t contain me, but somewhere else we keep Ginger or Posh out.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago David Beckham and son Cruz perform Frank Sinatra duet in sweet video shared by Victoria

Former Spice Girl captures sweet father-son moment as Cruz strums guitar and David joins in for a Sinatra duet on their luxury yacht

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