5 h. ago Global ‘Free Marwan’ campaign calls for Palestinian political leader’s release

Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solutionA global campaign is being launched to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner seen by many as the best hope of leading a future Palestinian state, as negotiations continue in the context of the current Gaza ceasefire.The campaign, being led by Barghouti’s West Bank-based family with UK civil society support, is seeking to put the 66-year-old’s fate at the centre of the next stage of the ceasefire. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Louisiana man who spent 30 years on death row freed on bail after conviction overturned

A Louisiana death row inmate spent 30 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned allowing him to walk free on bail.

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43 h. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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59 h. ago Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail

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66 h. ago Nigel Farage jokes late Queen could have been 'Putin sympathiser'

Keir Starmer had demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the party’s former leader in Wales being sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for

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68 h. ago Barry George cleared of Jill Dando murder charged with raping teen decades before

Barry George, 65, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of rape and indecent assault against a 14-year-old in 1987 - he was acquitted of murdering Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando in 2008

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5 d. ago 'Cruel' gangster's reign ends after years of 'terror', including kidnap, torture, and murder

Tommy Pitt was a brutal gangster who wanted to be the most feared in Manchester - but his reign of terror was brought to an end, and he will now stay behind bars for the next decade

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1 week ago Man caged for over 11 years for machete attacks in Inverness

Malcolm Macleod, 31, will spend the next decade behind bars after attempting to kill Jay Williamson, 29, and Brian MacLeod, 47, in Inverness

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1 week ago BBC EastEnders' Barry Evans 'back from dead' as he returns after two decades

EastEnders have confirmed that Barry Evans will be making an unexpected return in the coming weeks as part of a huge storyline involving Nigel Bates' ongoing dementia struggles

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1 week ago EastEnders legend Barry Evans returns to soap after 21 years in tragic storyline

Albert Square icon Barry Evans is heading back to EastEnders this December after two decades away from Walford, with actor Shaun Williamson admitting he was 'shocked'

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1 week ago EastEnders Barry Evans return confirmed as Shaun Wiliamson reprises role after 21 years

Barry Evans is returning to Albert Square after over two decades with Shaun Williamson reprising his iconic role in EastEnders

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2 w. ago I didn't even remember my wife's name after being hurled down the stairs of a nightclub

Alec Williams went from being in charge of 30 people to not knowing his wife's name and forgetting that his father had died after being hurled down a flight of stairs in a Barry nightclub more than two decades ago

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2 w. ago Two double murderers among UK criminals locked up in October

Yostin Andres Mosquera and Shaine March will both spend at least four decades behind bars for their crimes

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3 w. ago Taylor Swift throwback pics from two decades ago show star's barely aged a day

A look back at Taylor Swift's rise from small-town country singer to global megastar in photos, as throwback snaps from her early days of fame reveal she's barely aged a day

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3 w. ago Dad who raped daughter and said he'd 'do it to her sister' jailed after brave teen speaks out

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 19-year-old girl bravely spoke out about her 'monster' father's years of abuse at an Irish court as he was sentenced to spend more than a decade behind bars

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3 w. ago Victor Conte, architect of infamous sport steroids scandal, dies aged 75

Balco boss revealed Marion Jones used growth hormonesConte served four months in prison over involvementVictor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.The federal government’s investigation into another company Conte founded, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco), yielded the convictions of Jones, elite sprint cyclist Tammy Thomas, and former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield along with coaches, distributors, a trainer, a chemist and a lawyer. Continue reading...

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