4 d. ago Neighbours heard shouts and bangs. In the end two people lost their lives

A jury took just 35 minutes to find Mary Anne Phillips guilty of murdering her husband William – a decision that saw the 59-year-old sent to the gallows

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4 d. ago ‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast

An initiative linking people across race, class and faith offers an antidote to silence, hate and growing divisionDonate to the charity appeal hereAs a black woman in Northern Ireland, Maureen Hamblin knows that racism comes in many forms. “It’s not just the smashing in of shop windows,” she says. “It can be quiet, it can be silent.”Bystanders who hear racist remarks and remain mute, as if oblivious, amplify the hurt and leave victims feeling alone and isolated, a recurring experience that left Hamblin drained. “There was a time when I’d lost a lot of faith in white people, in white men.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago With the death of Stanley Baxter, Scotland has lost a singular talent

With mischief in his eyes and the sleekest pins in the business, the star of stage and screen was without parallel

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2 w. ago Mum arrested after neighbour 'heard screams of daughter locked in dog kennel'

Kandy Thompson, from Anson in Texas, who reportedly fostered up to 50 children with her late husband, allegedly kept a 22-year-old woman locked in a makeshift enclosure

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3 w. ago Baby review – an astute portrait of queer Brazilian hustlers lost in the system

Abandoned by his parents and fresh out of juvenile prison, the wide-eyed Wellington meets a charismatic hustler on the restless streets of São PauloChannelling the urban restlessness and vibrancy of São Paulo, Marcelo Caetano’s bracing drama centres on those who live on the fringes of an ever-changing metropolis. Fresh out of juvenile prison, 18-year-old Wellington (João Pedro Mariano) finds himself at a crossroads; abandoned by his parents, the wide-eyed young man finds solace in the arms of others. On an evening out with his rowdy group of queer and non-binary friends, Wellington crosses paths with Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro), a hunky, charismatic hustler more than twice his age. Bathed in the flickering glow of a neon-lit porn cinema, their first meeting is sensuous and erotic, with an edge of danger. Ronaldo quickly introduces Wellington to the shadowy world of sex work and drug dealing.Caetano depicts Wellington’s new life of crime with tender empathy rather than as a sensational...

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3 w. ago From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts

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3 w. ago Horror as teen dies in fireworks accident after neighbours hear 'boom' like 'a bomb'

A 17-year-old boy has died after suffering severe burns in a tragic fireworks accident in his garden in a Los Angeles neighbourhood on Wednesday night when neighbours heard a "boom" that sounded "like a bomb"

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