83 m. ago Virginia Giuffre dead: Family of Jeffrey Epstein survivor's poignant tribute in FULL

Virginia Giuffre, the sex trafficking survivor who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has died at her farm in Western Australia

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2 h. ago Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, dies aged 41

Giuffre’s family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several yearsVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died. She was 41.Her family issued a statement on Saturday confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, has died aged 41

Giuffre’s family issued a statement confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several yearsVirginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein who also alleged she was sexually trafficked to Prince Andrew, has died. She was 41.Her family issued a statement on Saturday confirming she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Virginia Giuffre dead: Family heartbroken as Jeffrey Epstein victim passes away after suicide

Virginia Giuffre's family today confirmed, with "utterly broken hearts", the woman has died at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia - years after Jeffrey Epstein's abuse

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6 h. ago How Pope Francis became the People's Pope. The bereaved family he phoned 100 times. The lowly nuns he honoured. And the kiosk seller who served his favourite marshmallow ice cream...

Instead, the eyes of the world will be on St Peter's Basilica this morning as the pontiff who did so much to restore the Church's scandal-torn reputation is laid to rest.

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6 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother Danny Beard slams Mickey Rourke over 'abhorrent' comments

Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this month after a series of 'unacceptable behaviour" towards his housemates

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8 h. ago PSG’s hopes of unbeaten Ligue 1 season dashed by Nice before Arsenal trip

Paris Saint-Germain’s hopes of becoming the first side to complete a Ligue 1 season unbeaten came crashing down at the Parc des Princes on Friday when Nice handed them their first defeat of the league campaign, winning 3-1 to boost their own Champions League ambitions.Having already secured the title earlier this month, PSG still top the Ligue 1 standings on 78 points, while Nice move up to fourth on 54. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra to make MMA debut and calls out Luis Suarez

He has officially confirmed he is set to fight in Paris next month

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10 h. ago Baby dies after eating 'poisoned' granola delivered to family home by mystery figure

Eight-month-old Yohana Maitê Filgueira Costa died after eating granola and fruit that was delivered as a gift to the family home in Brazil while a relative is also seriously ill in hospital

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11 h. ago Brussels rebuffs UK bid to prise open access to EU single market

Post-Brexit ‘reset’ talks intensify ahead of crucial summit next month

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11 h. ago Cardiff issue statement on departing players and explain situation amid strife

The region was temporarily placed into administration and taken over by the WRU earlier this month

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial

Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians and one-party states centrally target universities with the aim of restricting dissent,” Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism at Yale, wrote in the Guardian in September. Last month, he announced that he was leaving the US for Canada because of the political climate and particularly the battle over higher education.It is not merely that universities are often bastions of liberal attitudes and hotbeds for protest. They also constitute one of the critical institutions of civil society; they are a bulwark of democracy. The Trump administration is taking on judges, lawyers, NGOs and the media: it would be astonishing if universities were not on the list. They embody the importance of knowledge, rational...

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12 h. ago Three in court facing murder bid and firearms charges as gangland war rages

Marshall O’Hara, Steven Ramsey and Nicky Robertson, have appeared in court.

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13 h. ago FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration officials

Hannah Dugan apprehended in courthouse where she works after agency says she helped man evade authoritiesUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI on Friday arrested a judge whom the agency accused of obstruction after it said she helped a man evade US immigration authorities as they were seeking to arrest him at her courthouse.The county circuit judge, Hannah Dugan, was apprehended in the courthouse where she works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 8.30am local time on Friday on charges of obstruction, a spokesperson for the US Marshals Service confirmed to the Guardian. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Patrice Evra mocks Luis Suarez in shock announcement to confirm MMA career switch

Former Manchester United stalwart will compete in the Professional Fighters League in Paris next month

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13 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council urging people to mark May's National Walking Month

Walking is a great way to become more active as it is free, low impact, requires no special equipment and pace and distance can easily be increased.

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14 h. ago Jodie Marsh blames 'online trolls' for ruining her 'life dream' of running animal sanctuary as she appeals licensing refusal

The 46-year-old former glamour model told Chelmsford Magistrates' Court that online trolls are behind much of the criticism of her animal sanctuary Fripps Farm in Lindsell, Essex.

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14 h. ago Man United favourite Patrice Evra set for sensational career switch

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra is set to make his MMA debut under the PFL banner next month

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15 h. ago ‘Don’t be a ball buster, OK’: Inside Trump’s brash approach to silence dissenters and push his agenda

The president reportedly put Texas House Rep. Chip Roy in his place as Republicans wrangled over the spending bill earlier this month

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15 h. ago Urgent warning to parents as common household product leaves daughter 'blinded in one eye'

According to Jodi lowe, her daughter Luca began screaming and inadvertently rubbed the product across her eyes before she could intervene.

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