14 h. ago Epping migrant hotel is set to CLOSE as council wins legal battle following weeks of anarchy after resident was charged with sexual assault

Council leaders won the first stage of their battle close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.

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18 h. ago Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt appearing in court today after sexual assault arrest

Dawson's Creek and Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt is due to appear at Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, after being charged with sexual assault

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20 h. ago Future Queen's son charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is facing 32 charges after a lengthy police investigation into allegations from several women

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20 h. ago Woman who was sexually assaulted by passenger on flight to London is refused compensation

Momade Jussab (pictured) was detained on landing and later convicted of sexual assault, for which he was jailed for six and a half years.

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40 h. ago ‘It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life’: Eva Victor on sexual assault drama Sorry, Baby

The actor’s directing debut has been acclaimed for reimagining the ‘trauma plot’. Victor discusses bootcamp with Barry Jenkins – and what you can learn from working in a bridal shopIn late 2020, the actor and comedian Eva Victor decamped from New York to their cousin’s house in rural Maine with a surprise window of time and an urgent subject. Covid had shut down production on Billions, Showtime’s soapy finance drama on which Victor scored their first regular acting gig. Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, a fan of Victor’s short comedy videos on social media, had DM-ed to offer encouragement and a request: send a script when you’re ready.That year, everything felt incomprehensibly big – global pandemic, political upheaval, social fracturing. But alone in wintry Maine, Victor turned far inwards, towards a quiet personal trauma. “It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life. There’s a lot of pain in trying to remove it and you can’t,” says Victor. “You just have to find a w...

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49 h. ago Festivals diary: Why everything is broken and one comedian's famous heckler

Eva Victor told the Edinburgh International Film Festival is was not her first time in Edinburgh in August

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3 d. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut against Oviedo

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey, 32, has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies, and his signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Friday night there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, alongside Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal already 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times, and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. The...

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3 d. ago Thomas Partey protests notable by absence on Villarreal debut

Midfielder comes off bench in 82nd minute in La LigaPartey has denied rape and sexual assault chargesThomas Partey was greeted with some whistles, a little applause and no major protest as he made his competitive debut for Villarreal on Friday. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder has been released on bail in England, charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, which he denies. His signing had drawn complaints from supporters in Spain but on his first La Liga appearance at the Estadio de la Cerámica there was mostly indifference.Partey was introduced in the 82nd minute, along Alfonso Pedraza, with Santi Comesaña and Nicolas Pépé making way. As the two players entered the pitch, with Villarreal 2-0 up against Real Oviedo and the game drifting to a conclusion, some whistles could be heard among the clapping. Partey touched the ball 13 times and the first four or five of those were met more clearly with whistles, although they soon faded. They did not come fr...

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4 d. ago Moment Met Police arrests 'one of London’s most dangerous offenders' for multiple rapes and sexual assault

Clinton Easy was detained last year following an investigation led by Scotland Yard detectives

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4 d. ago Babysitter who provided young girls to her boyfriend for sexual assault sentenced to 100 years in prison

Brittney Lyon provided her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera girls as young as three to drug, bind and abuse in exchange for going on dates, prosecutors say

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5 d. ago Woman thought volunteer officer could ‘kill’ her during alleged sexual assault

Amersham Law Courts heard that James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, attacked the alleged victim multiple times.

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6 d. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials

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6 d. ago An Uber ride that should’ve taken 23 minutes became a nightmare — and she’s not alone: Incidents every 8 minutes

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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6 d. ago An Uber ride that should’ve taken 23 minutes became a nightmare — and she’s not alone: ‘Attacks every 8 minutes’

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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6 d. ago Asylum seeker at Epping migrant hotel is charged with sexual assault after Ethiopian charged for 'attacking girls' in a separate incident sparked huge protests

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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6 d. ago Another migrant living at controversial Epping asylum hotel charged with sexual assault

The Bell Hotel has been at the centre of a series of anti-migrant protests

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6 d. ago Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody

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6 d. ago Syrian asylum seeker, 32, is charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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6 d. ago Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrestsEighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising.A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gregg Wallace hits back at sexual misconduct claims in latest online rant as sacked MasterChef star insists no one came forward during BBC investigation

Wallace faces an uncertain professional future after his 19-year tenure on the show was curtailed by his BBC employers in 2024.

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