1 hour ago Armed police put court on lockdown as gangster Jamie Rothwell arrives for sentencing

A prison van arrived at court amid heavy security

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2 h. ago The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar review – whimsical fantasy in a kingdom long, long ago

In this first adult novel from the acclaimed children’s author, an immortal magician returns to tell the story of a royal court where he cast his spells some 500 years beforeThe American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump, hapless Stanley Yelnats, sent to a summer camp for wayward boys, where a terrifying Warden has peculiar ideas about character reformation. The 5ft-deep holes the boys are required to dig turn out to have a surprising purpose. Shifts of time, register and perspective render a simple premise mesmerisingly intricate. It has peril, love, crime, wickedness, redemption and friendship in, well, spades.A quarter of a century later, Sachar has written his first supposedly adult novel, in which many of the same ingredients reappear. A man “dressed like a typical American tourist”, but with an odd habit of storing cake crumbs in t...

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2 h. ago Karen Matthews' paedophile ex boyfriend flees home after graffiti appears

Convicted sex offender Craig Meehan has fled his home, neighbours have said

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3 h. ago International manhunt for paedophile as cops admit 'he could be anywhere'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Hassan Mahmood was found guilty of four counts of child sexual offences following a four-day trial, but the 23-year-old fled the UK on the second day in court

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3 h. ago ‘Challenger level is about survival’: brutal reality of life below elite tennis

Shared motel rooms, sleeping on floors and making a net loss are among hurdles facing the globetrotters chasing ranking pointsLess than a year after exiting the 2022 Wimbledon quarter-final on the All England Club’s pristine No 1 Court, Cristian Garín found himself 10,000 miles away on a hard court on the Pacific island of Nouméa, New Caledonia.The Chilean, who had a career-high ranking of world No 17, had signed up for an ATP Challenger event, tennis’s second-tier tour, mostly attracting players outside the top 100, after a wrist injury forced him to miss two ATP Masters 1000 events. By January 2023, Garín sat at a precarious No 82. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago International manhunt launched for paedophile, 23, who fled the UK during his trial

Hassan Mahmood was found guilty of four counts of child sexual offences following a four-day trial, but the 23-year-old fled the UK on the second day in court, with the trial continuing in his absence.

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11 h. ago Almost three quarters of people ignore calorie labels when ordering takeaways – poll

77% of people didn’t even realise that any calorie information was available during their most recent online takeaway purchase

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13 h. ago Tennessee town considers deal to turn closed prison into immigration detention facility

Officials in a rural Tennessee town are scheduled to meet to consider an agreement to turn a former state prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company

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13 h. ago Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man's 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and confessed to the crime

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14 h. ago Michigan jury awards nearly $60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor

A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges

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15 h. ago Spirit Airlines warns it could soon go out of business as Americans shy away from trips

Spirit Airlines may not make it past 2026, the company said in its quarterly report on Monday

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15 h. ago Serial shoplifter spared prison four times because she's a single mum is finally jailed after stealing £3.2k of designer sunglasses

Kayleigh Bradley, 37, preyed on shopkeepers using a foil lined bag and a small 'detagger' she had bought on the internet to beat the security alarms.

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15 h. ago 5 questions to ask if you suspect you're being called by a scammer

Phone scams are on the rise, with more than 12.5billion reported in the first quarter of 2025.

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17 h. ago Bryan Kohberger is already complaining in prison as maximum security inmates torment him 24/7

According to an insider, Bryan Kohberger is being driven 'crazy' by his other inmates inside the notorious Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna.

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17 h. ago Man who fired a shotgun outside a New York synagogue gets 10 years in prison

A man who fired a shotgun outside a New York synagogue shortly after the Israel-Hamas war began has been sentenced to 10 years in prison

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19 h. ago International manhunt launched after Bury paedophile flees country on second day of trial

"We are determined to find him no matter where he thinks he can hide"

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20 h. ago One of Scotland's worst conmen with 100 convictions strikes again on prison leave

Robert Markward, who specialises in conning the elderly, tricked nine pensioners by posing as a student nurse, handyman and electrician, swiping cash, purses and bank cards.

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20 h. ago ‘I’m on the right side of history’: The church minister risking prison time to support Palestine Action

More than 500 people were arrested at the biggest demonstration since the group was proscribed a terrorist organisation

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20 h. ago JD Vance claims Kamala Harris snubbed White House olive branch gesture

JD Vance claims Kamala Harris snubbed a White House olive branch tradition, saying she "rebuffed" his family's request to see their new living quarters in January.

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21 h. ago Serial shoplifter mum with 128 offences jailed after dodging prison four times

Kayleigh Bradley has been locked up after stealing more than £4,000 of goods after a string of previous court appearances for shoplifting.

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