69 h. ago Charges dropped against actor arrested on set of hit TV show Rivals

Nigel Adams, 45, was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police at Berkeley Castle on June 4 after being accused of assault against his partner. Charges against the actor have since been dropped.

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4 d. ago Only a quarter of those found with cannabis are charged by police as forces are accused of going soft on 'war on drugs'

Data shows that despite 68,513 people being found in possession of cannabis, only 17,000 were charged. The rest were largely subject to a 'community resolution'.

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1 week ago Andrew Tate escapes criminal charges for alleged attack on model Bri Stern in Beverly Hills hotel

Andrew Tate will not face criminal charges after Bri Stern accused him of choking her during sex at a Beverly Hills hotel, citing lack of evidence. His lawyer says Tate fully cooperated.

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1 week ago Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Hugo Carvajal faces narco-terrorism and weapon charges amid accusations he helped lead a drug-trafficking groupA former top Venezuelan military intelligence chief has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to narco-terrorism conspiracy, drug-trafficking and weapons charges, piling further US pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, AKA “El Pollo” or “The Chicken,” was the director of Venezuela’s military intelligence under presidents Hugo Chávez and Maduro. On Wednesday, days before his trial was set to begin, he pleaded guilty to four federal counts, related to accusations that he helped lead a drug-trafficking group within the Venezuelan government. Continue reading...

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1 week ago German prosecutors indict alleged helper in plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

German prosecutors have announced charges against a suspect accused of supporting a foiled plot last year to attack Taylor Swift concerts in neighboring Austria

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2 w. ago Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos indicted on more charges

Russian-born Kseniia Petrova, conducting cancer research for Harvard’s medical school, indicted on three new countsA Harvard University researcher detained by Ice for months after being accused of smuggling frog embryos into the US was indicted on Wednesday on additional criminal charges.Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of concealment of a material fact, one count of false statement and one count of smuggling goods into the United States. She had originally been charged with smuggling in May. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos faces additional charges

A Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling clawed frog embryos into the United States is facing additional charges

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2 w. ago Briton accused of staging Disneyland mock wedding with child is charged with fraud offences in France

Sex offender was arrested after alleged hiring of Disneyland Paris for fake ceremony with nine-year-old ‘bride’A British sex offender accused of staging a mock wedding with a child at Disneyland Paris has been charged with money-laundering and fraud offences in France.Jacky Jhaj, 39, who in 2016 was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds, was arrested this weekend at Disneyland Paris after the theme park was hired for a private wedding. Staff are said to have called police when they saw that the “bride” in a wedding dress was a nine-year-old girl. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man accuses Met of running scared after officer ‘threatened to charge him for waving Israeli flag’

Man accuses Met of running scared after officer ‘threatened to charge him for waving Israeli flag’  GB News

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2 w. ago Rape charge against man staying in asylum hotel 'was kept secret to avoid stirring up community tensions'

Council chiefs in Portsmouth have been accused of hushing up a rape charge against the inhabitant of an asylum hotel in order to avoid inflaming 'community tension'.

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3 w. ago New charges accuse Bolsonaro of running spy ring from Brazil’s presidential palace

The former president has denied wrongdoing as federal police accuse him of overseeing a spy ring targeting rivalsFederal police have formally accused Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, of presiding over an illegal spying network which allegedly snooped on political rivals, journalists and environmentalists during his administration.Bolsonaro is already facing the prospect of jail time over his alleged role in masterminding a military coup plot designed to help him keep power after losing the 2022 election to the leftwing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. There is broad consensus among analysts that Bolsonaro’s conviction is a foregone conclusion and the 70-year-old populist is expected to face arrest in the coming months once a supreme court trial concludes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More charges for UK rapper Yung Filly who is accused of raping a woman in a Perth hotel room

The popular YouTuber is facing additional charges of sexual penetration without consent after a brief court mention.

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3 w. ago Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate

Judge declared a mistrial after the jury foreperson said he wouldn’t continue deliberatingThe judge in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes case declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge after the jury foreperson said he wouldn’t continue deliberating.The decision to end deliberations on Thursday came a day after the jury delivered a partial verdict, convicting the ex-studio boss of one of the top charges and acquitting him of another. Both charges concern accusations of forcing oral sex on women in 2006. Those verdicts still stand. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Japan's Princess Kako addresses Brazil's Congress, meets with Lula in presidential palace

Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a private ceremony

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