3 h. ago Man who avoided court for rape as teen faces fresh charges for attacking woman

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was previously accused of serious sexual assault when he was 15-year-old.

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26 h. ago The Neil Gaiman allegations have left Netflix’s The Sandman in an ethical minefield

The fantasy drama returns months after the author – on whose books ‘The Sandman’ is based – was accused of sexual assault. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at the difficult quandary now facing viewers – and the thorny issue of separating art from artist

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33 h. ago Arsenal break silence after Thomas Partey is charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault just five days after leaving the club

Arsenal have broken their silence after former midfielder Thomas Partey was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, just days after his contract at the Emirates expired.

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36 h. ago Thomas Partey: the former Arsenal midfielder facing five rape charges

Ghanaian left club this week after playing a central role in Premier League title challenges under Mikel ArtetaFor the first time since Thomas Partey left his home town of Krobo Odumase in eastern Ghana at the age of 11, he woke on Tuesday without a club. Three days later the midfielder, who had departed Arsenal after his contract expired, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.What happens next with Partey’s career will be determined by the outcome of legal proceedings scheduled to start with his appearance at Westminster magistrates court on 5 August. The allegations relate to three women who reported incidents between 2021 and 2022. Partey denies all the charges and “welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name”, his lawyer said. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Man who urged vulnerable woman to kill herself while he watched online for his own sexual thrills is sentenced to nine years

Tyler Webb, 23, repeatedly told his victim to end her life during weeks of what she called 'calculated psychological violence' because he wanted to watch her die on a video call.

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39 h. ago ‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action

Voters may feel hotter summers are ‘too much’ but they appear to tolerate roll-back of policies to stop global heating“It’s just too much, isn’t it?” says Julie, a retiree in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, about the 42C (107.6F) heat that her brother had seen scorch Spain last week. The former local government worker has felt summers get hotter over her lifetime and says she “couldn’t stand” such high heat herself.But like many who experienced Europe’s first heatwave of the summer, Julie does not sound overly alarmed. She worries about climate breakdown for young people, but is not concerned about herself. She thinks more climate action would be nice, but does not know what can be done about it. She does not have much faith in the government. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Oldham disorder involving car chase and machetes prompts police to extend powers

Greater Manchester Police granted officers extended stop and search powers ‘following a number of incidents overnight involving weapons’.

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41 h. ago Thomas Partey, former Arsenal footballer, charged with rape and sexual assault

Five charges of rape and one charge of sexual assaultDue to appear in magistrates court next monthFormer Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service said.The allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents between 2021 and 2022. Partey has been charged with two counts of rape of one woman, three counts of rape of a second woman, and one count of sexual assault of a third woman. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on 5 August. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Wimbledon star only had £19 in the bank and was working as Uber driver before big payday

Carson Branstine made her first appearance at Wimbledon this year, but the American-born Canadian was forced to make some drastic decisions to get herself there

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62 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces growing wave of civil suits as criminal trial ends

Combs remains jailed awaiting sentencing as more than 50 civil cases alleging abuse and assault move forwardAfter two months, the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came to a close on Wednesday with a mixed verdict. The jury acquitted the 55-year-old music mogul of the most serious charges – racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking – but found him guilty on the two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.Still, this verdict marks only one chapter in Combs’s mounting legal battles. Combs, who remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan detention center in Brooklyn, is now awaiting sentencing and faces a growing number of civil lawsuits against him alleging sexual assault and abuse. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Major incident as man with axe injuries multiple train passengers in mass stabbing

A crazed man brandishing an axe caused uproar after he injured four people while stuck on a train heading to a major city, with police and emergency services stopping the service

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69 h. ago Ten times more cyclists than motorists are fined for running red lights in City of London 

And one in six bike riders admits to frequently ignoring traffic light signals to stop, according to a new study - as police declared a new crackdown on 'anti-social' cyclists.

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3 d. ago Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus' in west London

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

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3 d. ago Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus'

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

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3 d. ago French PM François Bayrou failed to act on abuse at Catholic boarding school, report says

Damning report by MPs comes after inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at Notre-Dame de Bétharram schoolThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, failed to act to prevent physical and sexual abuse at a private Catholic school in south-west France when he served as education minister between 1993 and 1997, a parliamentary report has said.The damning report issued by French lawmakers on Wednesday comes after a long parliamentary inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram boarding school near Pau in south-west France. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Conor McGregor faces wait over appeal against sexual assault verdict

Conor McGregor withdrew evidence in his appeal against a civil ruling that he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand after a night out in December 2018

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3 d. ago $3M Koenigsegg Jesko causes chaos in London with its horsepower then gets stopped by police on horses

$3M Koenigsegg Jesko causes chaos in London with its horsepower then gets stopped by police on horses  supercarblondie.com

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5 d. ago Bangladesh reels after rape of Hindu woman filmed and shared online

Public fury, protests, and legal demands follow viral video of gang-rape in Cumilla district

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5 d. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Norwegian royal family prince charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaults by police in Oslo

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