1 hour ago Prisoner set free from jail under Keir Starmer's early release scheme 'groped woman within 15 minutes', court hears

Amari Ward, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting the female while she gave him a lift to a train station, he denies the charge.

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2 h. ago Middle East latest: Hamas will return bodies of 4 dead Israeli hostages in exchange for prisoners

Hamas will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the group said, just days before the first phase of the ceasefire between the warring parties was to expire

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2 h. ago Skunk Anansie star reveals they have stage four cancer: Diagnosis inspired band's 'emotional' upcoming album The Painful Truth

The band, made up of Skin, Cass, Ace, and Mark Richardson, are set to release their sixth record The Painful Truth in summer.

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3 h. ago Netflix Just One Look release date, cast and plot: Everything to know about latest Harlan Coben drama

Just One Look is the next Harlan Coben novel to be transformed into a Netflix drama, following in the footsteps of hits like The Stranger, Fool Me Once and Stay Close.

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3 h. ago Gaza ceasefire deal remains intact as Hamas and Israel agree to move forward with swap

620 Palestinians are expected to be released after Israel initially delayed the handover

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3 h. ago Hamas to turn over bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for release of hundreds of prisoners

Hamas says that it will return the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, two days before the first phase of the ceasefire between the warring parties is set to expire

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4 h. ago Sex abuse allegation first made against priest 17 years before police were told

Anthony Pierce, who held the post of Bishop of Swansea and Brecon between 1999 and 2008, has pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16

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4 h. ago Sydney nurse charged with making threats after saying on video she wouldn't treat Israelis

A Sydney nurse has been charged with making threats after she appeared in an online video saying she would not treat Israeli patients

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4 h. ago Liam Payne's blood alcohol level at the time of his death revealed four months after he fell from hotel balcony

Liam Payne's blood alcohol level at the time of his death has been released in a new report.

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4 h. ago South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages

Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise populationSouth Korea’s birthrate rose last year for the first time in nine years, as a surge in marriages raised hopes that the country may be lifting itself out of its demographic crisis.Preliminary data released by the government body Statistics Korea on Wednesday showed that the number of babies born per 1,000 people in 2024 stood at 4.7, the first rise since 2014. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sydney nurse who threatened to ‘kill Israeli patients’ charged by police

Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, charged with threatening violence after video sparked public outcry

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7 h. ago Scots creep used underground 'torture chamber' at Highland home to abuse vulnerable women

Kevin Booth recruited females from the UK and abroad to come to Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, Caithness, and administered so-called “punishment beatings”.

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7 h. ago Dear Coleen: Ex broke my heart but says he could help me move on

"What I can’t get my head around is there was no warning, no conversations – nothing. I’ve just been left hanging."

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7 h. ago Judge OKs prison abuse settlement, rejecting Trump administration's push to rewrite protections

A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring and increased transparency in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse at a now-shuttered federal women’s prison in California

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8 h. ago Six babies died from cold in Gaza over two weeks, doctors say

Gaza health ministry records 15 deaths from hypothermia this winter, all of them children

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9 h. ago Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey faces disciplinary action over John Smyth child abuse scandal

Mr Carey, archbishop from 1991 to 2002, is one of ten priests and ex-bishops facing possible Church of England proceedings over alleged safeguarding failures in the case of John Smyth.

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11 h. ago Almost four in five doctors ‘forced to provide corridor care in past month’

Medics told the Royal College of Physicians the issue is impacting patient safety.

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12 h. ago Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

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12 h. ago Dozens of Nobel laureates urge Trump to help release Belarusian political prisoners

Around 1,400 political prisoners – including doctors, journalists and scientists – are jailed in the country, according to human rights groups

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13 h. ago Met warn public ‘don’t approach’ suspect who ‘attempted to rape male in his 20s’

Officers release CCTV image of man in his mid to late 50s

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