2 h. ago Noel Clarke claims Guardian 'smashed his life' after newspaper published allegations from women accusing him of sexual misconduct, £70m libel trial hears

The actor is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over a series of articles from 2021 and 2022 that featured allegations from women accusing him of sexual misconduct.

Economics

3 h. ago Man accused of killing and dismembering body tells police 'It's definitely a mistake, 100%', trial hears

WARNING, TRIAL HAS HEARD EVIDENCE SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING: Mr Everett was killed and then 'dismembered', jurors have heard

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6 h. ago Washington Post columnist quits and accuses publisher of killing op

Ruth Marcus said that the publisher’s decision to spike her column ‘underscores that the traditional freedom of columnists to select the topics they wish to address and say what they think has been dangerously eroded’

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6 h. ago Man accused of killing fiance and staging death as suicide Googled ‘Can I kill an illegal human?’ beforehand, cops say

Ty Vaughn is accused over the death of his partner Luis Banos Norberto, who was found dead at their Baytown apartment

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11 h. ago Man's body chopped into 27 pieces and dumped at different locations

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, is on trial at accused of murder after he allegedly killed and cut up Stuart Everett, 67, after attacking him at the home they shared

Society

28 h. ago Gypsy Rose Blanchard issues stark warning to Luigi Mangione over worrying fan mail

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is offering a word of caution to Luigi Mangione - the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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38 h. ago Legal expert's verdict on if Idaho murder suspect's bold defense will help him avoid the firing squad

Top defense attorney speaks about new developments in the case against Bryan Kohberger - and why the defense strategy is unlikely to make any difference to the accused killer's fate.

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3 d. ago EastEnders actor's brother's sickening cover up texts after dismembering her body

Gemma McCluskie's other brother says their murdering sibling is a monster and a scumbag for what he did to her, as the cover up texts he sent after dismembering her body reveal

Politics

3 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump and media: attention is power. Can Democrats grab it? | Editorial

The presidency is no longer just a ‘bully pulpit’. It’s become part of the disinformation machineDonald Trump won the White House not with money, though he spent plenty of it, but by dominating the conversation. He hasn’t stopped campaigning. He uses attention to bolster his political power, and uses his office to make sure that everyone keeps watching.He was barred from leading social media platforms after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, but four years later, their owners attended his inauguration. Many of his key hires appear picked for their media presence as well as their ideological bent and sycophancy. Tuesday’s interminable address to Congress was garnished with the kind of wild claims or outright lies that he knows take off on social media. For him, posting online ultimatums to Hamas and a disturbing AI-generated “Trump Gaza” video is all part of foreign policy. One of the most chilling, and telling, moments of last week’s attack on Volodymyr Zelensk...

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3 d. ago Man accused of murdering and dismembering housemate Stuart Everett found with his 'phone and bank cards', trial hears

WARNING, TRIAL HAS HEARD EVIDENCE SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING: Mr Everett was killed and then 'dismembered', jurors have heard

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3 d. ago The spymaster, the ringleader and the ‘minions’: who’s who of the spy ring trial

The group was led by a fugitive in Moscow who gave orders to a Bulgarian in Great Yarmouth, the court heardThree UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever done’: spy trial’s tales of scheming, bluster and a love triangleA hierarchical network of individuals constituted a Russian-directed spy ring, the Old Bailey heard during a three-month espionage trial. Directed from Moscow by a fugitive, it was led by a Bulgarian based in Great Yarmouth who, largely through a friend and deputy, directed the operations of the others. Here are those named in court. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘The dumbest thing I’ve ever done’: spy trial’s tales of scheming, bluster and a love triangle

Trial of three ‘minions’ in spy ring for Russia heard of chaotic errors, tangled relationships, a cancer lie and a red buttonThree UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for RussiaThe spymaster, the ringleader and the ‘minions’: who’s who of the spy ring trialIt began with a simple request, though it was written by one of the world’s most wanted men. “We’d be interested in a Bulgarian guy working for Bellingcat: Christo Grozev,” the author wrote at 7.46pm on 14 December 2020. Another message followed on Telegram: “Can we look into this guy or would it raise too many questions?” And so a spy ring of Bulgarians based in Britain but working for Russia began to form.The author was Jan Marsalek, a fugitive businessman accused of involvement in a €1.9bn fraud on the German payments company Wirecard – and an agent for Russia. Earlier that year he had fled to Moscow, and now he had time on his hands. The message’s recipient was Orlin Roussev, 47, an IT specialist and private investigato...

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3 d. ago Noel Clarke has been 'completely exiled from showbiz and perceived as a criminal' after newspaper labelled Dr Who star a sex pest, £70m libel trial hears

The 49-year-old is suing Guardian News and Media over seven articles and a podcast which said 20 women who knew Clarke had come forward with allegations of misconduct.

Economics

4 d. ago Kentucky sheriff hints at why he shot judge friend in bombshell legal filing

An attorney for accused killer and former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, 43, offered details on his plan to defend his client over the shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins last year.

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4 d. ago Hacksaw and human remains found days apart in reservoir, Stuart Everett murder trial hears

WARNING, TRIAL HAS HEARD EVIDENCE SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING: Mr Everett was killed and then 'dismembered', jurors have heard

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4 d. ago Police officer on Wayne Couzens' unit denies assaulting boy who called him 'fat a**e'

Pc Stephen Evans, who works on the same police unit that jailed killer Wayne Couzens was on, has appeared at a conduct hearing accused of grabbing a 13-year-old boy by the throat

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4 d. ago Woman who killed her baby boy tells police 'he knows nothing about this' as she's arrested at home

Joanne Sharkey has admitted killing 'Baby Callum' who was found dead near Warrington

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4 d. ago Man accused of being 'pimp' to two teens "held gun to girl's head and said 'you do as I say... you're mine'", trial hears

Christopher Oates denies seven charges relating to two alleged victims

Politics

5 d. ago Los Angeles sues power utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfire

Southern California Edison accused over Eaton fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed nearly 10,000 structuresLos Angeles county is suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s deadly Eaton fire.The fire was one of several major blazes that tore through the region starting on 7 January. It killed at list 17 people in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, and destroyed more than 9,400 structures. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Stuart Everett's 'heart and genitals found in separate bags', murder trial told

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS - Marcin Majerkiewicz is on trial for the murder of his housemate Stuart Everett, 67, in Manchester last year, whose body was found dismembered

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