75 m. ago Mother of two missing teens thinks they were snatched to be sacrificed by religious followers linked to jailed polygamist Warren Jeffs

Elizabeth Roundy says her son, Allen Larand Fischer, 13, and her daughter, Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, disappeared Sunday night

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86 m. ago Fake Scottish tea fraudster who scammed luxury hotels out of £500k jailed for three years

Thomas Robinson, 55, conned his high-profile clients out of over £500,000.

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87 m. ago Fraudster who conned luxury brands into buying fake Scottish tea jailed

Thomas Robinson, 55, claimed to have cultivated the tea at his Perthshire estate using innovative techniques but was convicted of fraud in May.

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89 m. ago Prison officer who guarded Lucy Letby on her first night in jail says she was nothing like she seems

A former prison officer whose job it was to watch Lucy Letby during her first night in the cells has given a a rare insight into what the baby killer was like in person

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1 hour ago Assault on Balloch to Airdrie train prompts police search for man in black puffer coat

British Transport Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault on board a train between Balloch and Airdrie.

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1 hour ago Spanish High Court upholds conviction of Luis Rubiales in kiss case

Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault for an unsolicited kiss on Spain star Jenni Hermoso in 2023

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2 h. ago Tourist trapped in active volcano 'screamed for help' before tragic death

Juliana Marins, 26, fell inside the volcano during a recent hike.

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2 h. ago Final video captures tourist, 26, joking with friend at summit before deadly volcano fall

The friend of Juliana Marins, from Brazil, has shared footage of her last moments before she fell to her death. The 26-year-old was seen laughing and smiling before the fall

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2 h. ago Woman who breastfeeds her husband makes wild confession after 'drought'

Rachel and Alexander Bailey previously went viral when they revealed she breastfed him, with the couple insisting the practice was 'spiritual, not sexual'. Now they're back

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2 h. ago ‘A belter of a movie’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2025 so far

From repressive military regimes in I’m Still Here to funny French teenage delinquents in Holy Cow, readers pick films that have moved them this year• Read more of the best culture of 2025 so farSebastian is about an aspiring writer, Max, who lives a double life as a sex worker. It’s gritty and somewhat shocking, insofar as it’s not a highly discussed topic in film, yet it is also very tender. I watched it on a rainy Saturday afternoon without knowing anything about it. I was immediately hooked by how normal Max’s life was and intrigued by his decision to set up an online escort profile under the name of his alter ego, Sebastian, for the purpose of his novel, in which he details his varied sexual experiences. The film addresses issues such as shame, authenticity in fiction and consent with a refreshing lack of judgment on the topic of sex work. Ruaridh Mollica is fantastic as Max/Sebastian and I can’t wait to see him in more films. Ann-Marie, Glasgow Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Brit who claimed he 'accidentally' hacked Finnish pensioner to death with an axe after the 75

Garo Jlitakryan, 32, admitted lashing out at his victim, who has not been named, with an axe at least six times on July 29, 2024 in the victim's home town of Seinäjoki

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3 h. ago Iran finally reveals what happened to its nuclear programme in strikes as Nato chief fawns over 'daddy' Trump: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Trump compared the Iran strikes to the two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan at the end of WWII, claiming his strikes also ended a war by pushing Iran to the negotiating table.

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3 h. ago Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable

Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning JapaneseA teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the second Briton to win a place at one of the ancient sport’s professional stables.Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, left Yorkshire for Japan straight after finishing his GCSEs, to become the first British hopeful to join a stable since Nathan Strange – a Londoner who fought under the ring name Hidenokuni – in 1989. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Pope Leo issues orders insisting that priests must be celibate

Leo also said there must be ‘firm and decisive’ action on addressing church sexual abuse

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4 h. ago Fawning NATO chief calls Trump 'daddy' as US President compares his strike on Iran to Hiroshima and denounces 'scum' who doubt Tehran's nuclear facilities were destroyed

LIVE UPDATES: Trump compared the Iran strikes to the two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan at the end of WWII, claiming his strikes also ended a war by pushing Iran to the negotiating table.

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4 h. ago Kevin Spacey thanks Italian director for giving him a role ‘when few people had the guts’ during sexual assault accusations

‘American Beauty’ star has been honoured at a string of film industry events as he attempts to make a career comeback

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5 h. ago Woman who fractured baby's arm while in her care at Glasgow flat dodges jail

Demi Laurie took five hours to take the baby girl to a hospital after realising she was injured.

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5 h. ago I had a demon inside me... sex abuse fed the monster and drove my horrific crimes: One of Britain's biggest drug smugglers who was jailed with Reggie Kray comes clean

'When I got involved with crime, I loved it,' Michael admitted. 'It was exciting. People say: "How can you like criminality?" I'm not saying I like the action of crime - I liked the feeling, the high it brought.'

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5 h. ago Andrew Tate’s High Court trial over rape and sexual violence claims by four women brought forward

Four women are suing the former kickboxer over claims of sexual violence, which he denies

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5 h. ago ‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs

David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passedThe Kenyan marine ecologist David Obura is chair of a panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the world’s leading natural scientists. For many decades, his speciality has been corals, but he has warned that the next generation may not see their glory because so many reefs are now “flickering out across the world”. Continue reading...

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