18 h. ago Shirley Ballas says she ‘will never feel completely safe again’ after stalker

Kyle Shaw, 37, in February pleaded guilty to stalking the Strictly judge, causing serious harm or distress.

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22 h. ago Alex Acosta set to face Congress over sweetheart deal that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to minor state charges

The former US attorney for the Southern District of Florida will now be forced to answer questions about the controversial deal he struck with Epstein in 2008.

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23 h. ago Lil Nas X's father reveals star's heartbreaking request from jail after nude public 'breakdown' and arrest

The 26-year-old music artist spent multiple days in jail last week for stripping nude on a major street in Los Angeles and allegedly assaulting police officers.

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57 h. ago Man who hid cameras in London home pleads guilty to string of sexual offences

Man who hid cameras in London home pleads guilty to string of sexual offences  The Guardian

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58 h. ago Prolific predator faces 'lengthy' jail sentence after drugging and raping victims

Chao Xu, 33, of south-east London, who "preyed on unsuspecting women", has pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences against at least 12 victims during a three year period, a court heard

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59 h. ago Sir Alf Ramsey '50 years ahead of time' when player convicted of homosexuality offence

EXCLUSIVE: New book 'The Unseen Sir Alf' reveals secret 'evidence' which shows how Sir Alf Ramsey was ahead of his time in his handling of a young player who pleaded guilty to a homosexuality offence

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60 h. ago Moment drug dealer says 'I'm f*****' after getting caught flogging £500k of magic mushrooms on the dark web

James Edmans pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering offences after being arrested by officers two years ago.

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61 h. ago 'Labour hypocrisy on full show': How Angela Rayner attacked 'tax dodgers' before SHE was accused of 'escaping £40k in stamp duty' on seaside pad

The Labour deputy leader has repeatedly hit out at 'tax dodgers' during her years as an MP in the House of Commons.

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3 d. ago Democratic pleas for ‘more than prayers’ after Minnesota church shooting give Republicans a pivot off gun control

JD Vance accused a former Biden press secretary of ‘attacking’ Americans for praying when Democrats say school shootings must be met with action

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3 d. ago How distant relatives, DNA markers and a water bottle helped sentence a cold case killer to 22 years in prison

Eugene Gligor pleaded guilty to the 2001 killing of Leslie Preer, his ex-girlfriend’s mother, after he was arrested last year

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3 d. ago Business owner assaulted former employee during row over missing ladders

Johnathan Saunders attacked Gareth Rimron outside his home after he accused him of slamming a car door on his wife's hand

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3 d. ago Police officer pleads guilty to sexual activity with girl, 14, over a year

Pc Nathan Henderson, who has been suspended by Cleveland Police, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of sexual activity with a child

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3 d. ago Two Afghan asylum seekers deny abduction and rape of girl, 12, in quiet Warwickshire town

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape relating to the underage girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, as well as two counts of sexual assault and one count of abduction.

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3 d. ago Reform council accused of ‘massive attack on local democracy’ after Nottingham Post ban

The editor of the Nottingham Post said the move was a ‘worrying sign of potentially things to come if Reform wins the next election’

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3 d. ago Jalena Ostapenko responds to accusations of racism after allegedly calling Taylor Townsend ‘uneducated’ in heated US Open clash

Some social media users accused Ostapenko of using racist tropes to attack her opponent

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4 d. ago Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez pleads guilty to campaign finance violation

Former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez has pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that also allegedly involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker

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4 d. ago Pictured: Homeless man who battered woman to death with mallet after she took him in

Apapale Adoum, 39, pleaded guilty to the murder of Victoria Adams, 37, at the Old Bailey on Tuesday

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4 d. ago Love Island star jailed after attacking man over supermarket car parking space

A former Love Island contestant is facing time in jail after pleading guilty to punching a man over a car parking spot at a supermarket "despite other car parking spaces being available"

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5 d. ago Australia has ‘high level of confidence’ Iran behind antisemitic attacks as ambassador spotted leaving embassy

There is no accusation Ahmad Sadeghi, the embassy or Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved in any attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has rubbished denials from Iran over accusations its military wing had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, claiming evidence of direct links from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the arson attacks.It comes as Iran’s ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was spotted leaving the Canberra embassy on Wednesday after becoming the first ambassador to be booted by the federal government since the second world war. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago El Chapo's cartel friend will 'die behind bars' after admitting guilt over murders and smuggling

The 77-year-old crime lord and cartel boss, who was an associate of El Chapo, will die behind bars but avoided the death sentence by pleading guilty to crimes including drug smuggllng and murder

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