11 h. ago Trump grants second pardon to Jan 6 rioter who had discussed seizing DC in ‘civil war’

Kentucky man pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm charges last year

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24 h. ago Terrified residents living where hitman hid after killing Marc Webley in gangland hit speak out

An Edinburgh resident who lives on the street where gunman Grant Hunter hid after shooting Marc Webley has shared her fears after fleeing Ukraine "from one war to another".

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29 h. ago South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ methodSouth Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method.Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to death for the October 2004 killing of Willard “TJ” Tietjen and pleaded guilty to two other murders. Bryant’s lawyers had argued in final appeals that the sentencing judge had been unable to consider his brain damage from his mother’s alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, but South Carolina’s supreme court declined to halt the execution on Monday. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Summer camp worker pleads guilty to abusing children atfer feeding them laced sweets

Eight boys aged between eight and 11 were taken to hospital after the incident as a precaution

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36 h. ago Summer camp worker pleads guilty to abusing children after feeding them laced sweets

Eight boys aged between eight and 11 were taken to hospital after the incident as a precaution

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49 h. ago Former customs officer sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping traffickers bring drugs into US

A former Customs and Border Protection officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican traffickers to bring drugs into the U.S. Diego Bonillo pleaded guilty in July to multiple charges, including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin

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50 h. ago Serial rapist who drugged victims to be sentenced for 24 sexual offences

Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over the course of three years including rape, sexual assault and upskirting.

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52 h. ago Lanlan Yang pleads not guilty to all charges over crash of $1.5m Rolls Royce SUV in Sydney’s east

Case has attracted attention from Chinese Australian community and on social media due to her lavish wealth and speculation about her backgroundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe high-profile Sydney Chinese woman Lanlan Yang has pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to a crash in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in July that left a driver for FM radio host Kyle Sandilands with serious injuries.The 23-year-old was accused of being at the wheel of a $1.5m Rolls-Royce SUV when it collided with a Mercedes driven by George Plassaras on New South Head Road in Rose Bay on 26 July. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Donald Trump pardons UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis

Lewis was fined $5m and given three years probation by New York judge over ‘brazen’ insider trading schemeJoe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, has been pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis pardoned by Donald Trump

The British billionaire was fined five million US dollars (£3.8 million) after he pleaded guilty last year to insider trading.

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55 h. ago Moment Marc Webley’s assassin & accomplice nailed by cops after carrying out gangland execution

THIS is the stunning moment cops swooped on Marc Webley’s assassin and his girlfriend after he was murdered in a gangland execution. Grant Hunter is seen being taken away by cops who also nicked Emma McVie during the dramatic armed raid in Edinburgh. The incredible clips include images filmed through a door peephole moments after...

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55 h. ago Petting zoo owner fined over £20,000 after infecting 264 adults and children with a dangerous parasite

Hazelgrove Farm owner Sharon Wheeler pleaded guilty at the Southampton magistrates' court to a safety offence after children were witnessed kissing goats which were visibly covered in faeces.

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58 h. ago Man accused of verbally abusing council leader pleads not guilty

The incident is alleged to have taken place earlier this year

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58 h. ago Footage captures moment hitman fires shots at mobster Marc Webley in gangland execution

Grant Hunter admitted to shooting Marc Webley, 38, outside a pub in Granton, Edinburgh.

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59 h. ago Moment armed cops arrest hitman and girlfriend over murder of lotto winner Jane Park's ex

Hunter has now pleaded guilty to the murder of Marc Webley, who was shot dead outside an Edinburgh pub on New Year's Eve 2023

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61 h. ago Former NFL player Antonio Brown released from Miami jail to await attempted murder trial

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been released from a Miami jail a day after pleading not guilty to second-degree attempted murder

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62 h. ago Former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis to be pardoned by Donald Trump

Lewis was fined $5 million (£3.8 million) last year after he pleaded guilty to insider trading

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62 h. ago Marc Webley gangland execution in pictures as gunman pleads guilty

Grant Hunter, 34, pleaded guilty to murdering Webley, 38, at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday.

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62 h. ago Gunman who shot Edinburgh gangster Marc Webley dead outside pub on Hogmanay pleads guilty

A gunman has admitted murdering Edinburgh gangster Marc Webley, who was shot dead outside a pub in the city on Hogmanay 2023.

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62 h. ago Donald Trump to pardon UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis

Lewis was fined $5m and given three years probation by New York judge over ‘brazen’ insider trading schemeJoe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, is to be pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees. Continue reading...

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