64 m. ago Southern Water boss is given bodyguard after he was placed under 'citizen's arrest' by activists over sewage pollution

Lawrence Gosden, 56, the water company boss, was surrounded by six female activists who held hands and surrounded him after he allegedly caused a 'public nuisance'.

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74 m. ago People put off giving CPR by unrealistic TV depictions, researchers say

Most dramas show characters searching for pulse and giving breaths but experts say chest compressions on their own can save lives Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a dramatic intervention, but researchers say TV portrayals are often misleading – potentially influencing whether viewers feel able to carry it out themselves.According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK. Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Porsche dealer scammed £1.5million from customers after secretly selling their luxury cars and keeping the profits

John Hawkins, 66, embarked on a 'sustained and calculated campaign of dishonesty' as he attempted to keep his failing business Specialist Cars of Malton Ltd (SCML) afloat.

Economics

2 h. ago Escape review – notorious Japanese revolutionary tells story of country’s most wanted criminal

Director Masao Adachi – formerly of the Japanese Red Army – on the infamous Satoshi Kirishima, who went on the run in 1975 after a series of corporate bombingsMasao Adachi is an 86-year-old Japanese film-maker and former revolutionary activist who spent almost 30 years in Lebanese exile due to his former membership of terrorist group the Japanese Red Army in the 1970s; arrested on his return to Japan, after his release from prison he returned to cinema – and has now made this intriguing chamber piece called Tôsô, or Escape, an intensely, sometimes even passionately acted piece of work, imagining the inner life of a man who was once Japan’s most wanted fugitive.It is about the now infamous Satoshi Kirishima who, after his involvement in terrorist attacks on corporate buildings, went on the run from the police in 1975 and for decades lived as a cash-in-hand construction worker under a false name, hiding under the radar but in plain sight. He was never recognised and finally confessed ...

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2 h. ago ‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations“Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,” says Monaira*. She was forced to flee her home in Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched so-called clearance operations across Rohingya villages.During the violence, her brother was taken by military soldiers, shot dead, and his home set on fire. “Children were thrown into the fire in front of my eyes,” says Monaira, who was raped by military personnel. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Prince Harry's ex arrested 'for leaving Majorca hotel without paying bill'

Police sources in Majorca said the prince's old flame was arrested after hotel management reported her to officials over an accusation she had not settled a bill

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4 h. ago Horrified police find 'human penis and testicle' behind bar after man disappeared

In a grisly case that took place in 2024, a bar worker allegedly tortured and stabbed his love rival, 45-year-old Cumali Turhan, to death before leaving the UK and fleeing to Turkey.

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4 h. ago How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

Was British army major Robbie Mills leading a secret double life? Or was his post-humous accuser hoodwinking Mills’ family? A true-crime investigation finds outA true-crime investigation into the supposed secret double life of British army major Robbie Mills. After Mills died in 1955, apparently from an accident on a submarine, a man called John Cotell turned up at his home claiming to be a friend of his – and a fellow spy. Journalist Eugene Henderson tells the troubling tale of Cottell, who rapidly insinuated his way into the Mills family’s lives. Alexi DugginsWidely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Human penis and testicle' found in bar as £10k reward offered in hunt for murder suspect

In a gruesome case that occurred in 2024, a bar worker allegedly tortured and stabbed his love rival, 45-year-old Cumali Turhan, to death before escaping the UK and fleeing to Turkey.

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5 h. ago ‘Act of family vengeance’: French defamation case highlights perils of writing autofiction

Complaint against Cécile Desprairies over Nazi collusion novel alleges that ‘resentment permeates the entire work’The Polish poet Czesław Miłosz is famously credited with the line: “When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.” In contemporary European literature, a book these days is often the beginning of a familial feud. With thinly disguised autobiographical accounts of family strife undergoing a sustained boom across the continent, it can increasingly lead to family reunions in courtrooms.Such was the case with the French historian Cécile Desprairies, who on Wednesday was sued for defamation by her brother and a cousin over the depiction of her late mother and her great-uncle in her 2024 novel La Propagandiste. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Defence jobs boom as Germany’s arms companies go on hiring spree

Data from selection of companies and start-ups suggests limited success in hiring from embattled auto sector

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9 h. ago Texas middle school teacher allegedly had sex with teenage student in Walmart parking lot

Jaden Renee Charles, 26, a mother-of-four, is facing two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, with authorities saying she had a relationship with more than one of her students.

Society

11 h. ago Immigration arrests and tense confrontations in Minneapolis, in photos

Immigration arrests and tense confrontations with activists continued Sunday in the Twin Cities. That’s four days after the fatal shooting by an immigration officer of a local woman, Renee Good, who stopped during an enforcement operation.

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12 h. ago Woman, 35, beaten to death over witchcraft allegations between feuding neighbours

A woman has allegedly been beaten to death with bricks, stones and iron rods as part of an ongoing feud between neighbours over claims of witchcraft

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12 h. ago Arson suspect arrested after blaze at historic Mississippi synagogue

Multiple Torah scrolls were damaged after fire broke out early Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in JacksonA suspect has been taken into custody after a historic synagogue in Mississippi was badly damaged in a fire that authorities described on Sunday as an arson case.According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 3am Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson. No one was hurt in the fire. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Three arrested after alleged racially motivated attack on Muslim religious leader in Victoria

Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-eastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Victorian Muslim religious leader was punched in the face after he and his wife were allegedly forced from their car on a Melbourne freeway in what police allege was a racially motivated attack.Police allege the pair were travelling along the South Gippsland Highway in Melbourne’s south-east at 7.40pm on Saturday when they were “racially abused” by three occupants of a small black hatchback. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee

Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogatorsThe UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators to put to him while they were torturing him at a string of CIA “black sites” around the world where he was held between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Basic CCTV blunder led to arrest of ‘killer’ Michael McKee in murder of ex

COPS have revealed the basic error made on CCTV that led them to arrest Michael McKee in the murder case of his ex-wife and her dentist husband. It comes as shocked neighbors break their silence about the grisly double murder. Monique Tepe, 39, and her husband Spencer, 37, were both found shot dead at their...

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16 h. ago Suspect arrested after fire damages synagogue once bombed by KKK

The blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday.

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16 h. ago Serial killer elephant on rampage as animal 'killed 17 people across 12 attacks'

A male elephant has embarked on a deadly killing spree in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, India, where in one attack the animal decapitated a villager

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